CNOTES 2024 2025 NHL NEWS BEST BETS AND OPINION !

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NHL BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !!

01/01/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%..................-0.15

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DECEMBER TOTALS ....... 128 - 166 - 13,,,,,,,,,,,,,43.53%.....................- 248.95

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3) “It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great.”
Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own

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

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

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

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

 

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, January 2

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Trend Report
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Detroit vs Columbus
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Columbus's last 13 games at home
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Carolina vs Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina's last 13 games when playing Florida
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games at home

Boston vs NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 9 games when playing at home against Boston

Minnesota vs Washington
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Toronto vs NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Islanders is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto

Ottawa vs Dallas
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Ottawa is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas's last 14 games

Anaheim vs Winnipeg
Anaheim is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Anaheim is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Winnipeg is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim

Buffalo vs Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Utah vs Calgary
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Utah is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Utah

Vancouver vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Vancouver's last 11 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing Vancouver
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vancouver

Philadelphia vs Vegas
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Philadelphia is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas's last 8 games at home
Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Tampa Bay vs San Jose
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Jose's last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 18 of San Jose's last 25 games when playing Tampa Bay


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, January 2

 

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
BOS at NYR	07:00 PM	NYR -107 U 6.0	+500 +500
DET at CLB	07:00 PM	CLB -111 O 6.5	+500 +500
MIN at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS -163 U 6.0	+500 +500
CAR at FLA	07:00 PM	FLA -117 O 5.5	+500 +500
TOR at NYI	07:30 PM	TOR -108 U 5.5	+500 +500
ANA at WIN	08:00 PM	WIN -262 O 6.0	+500 +500
OTT at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL -190 U 6.0	+500 +500
UTAH at CAL	09:00 PM	CAL +110 O 6.5	+500 +500
BUF at COL	09:00 PM	COL -198 O 6.5	+500 +500
VAN at SEA	10:00 PM	SEA -118 U 5.5	+500 +500
PHI at VEG	10:00 PM	VEG -194 O 6.5	+500 +500
TB at SJ	10:30 PM	TB -275 U 6.5	+500 +500

 

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NHL BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !!

01/02/2025....................9 - 5 - 1...................64.28%..................+ 8.85
01/01/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%..................- 0.15

TOTALS........................10 - 6 - 1...................62.50%.................+ 8.70

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DECEMBER TOTALS ....... 128 - 166 - 13,,,,,,,,,,,,,43.53%.....................- 248.95

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

[Udog]

NHL

Friday, January 3

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh vs Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Pittsburgh is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games

Montreal vs Chicago
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 11 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal

Ottawa vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Ottawa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Anaheim vs Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Anaheim's last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Edmonton is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

Nashville vs Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Nashville's last 13 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Nashville's last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games at home



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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 3

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PIT at FLA	07:00 PM	FLA -200 O 6.5	+500 +500
OTT at STL	08:00 PM	STL -102 O 5.5	+500 +500
MON at CHI	08:00 PM	MON -127 U 6.0	+500 +500
ANA at EDM	09:00 PM	ANA +352 U 6.5	+500 +500
NAS at VAN	10:00 PM	VAN +154 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

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NHL BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !!

01/03/2025...................2 - 4 - 1....................33.33%..................- 11.00
01/02/2025....................9 - 5 - 1...................64.28%..................+ 8.85
01/01/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...................50.00%..................- 0.15

TOTALS.......................12 - 10 - 2...................54.54%................... -2.30

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DECEMBER TOTALS ....... 128 - 166 - 13,,,,,,,,,,,,,43.53%.....................- 248.95

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
College hoop teams shooting highest %age inside the arc:
63.1%— Alabama
62.7%— Michigan
62.2%— Cornell
61.3%— Auburn
60.6%— Indiana State
60.5%— Vanderbilt

Quote of the Day
“Through his actions and statements, he has shown he no longer wants to be part of this team. Jimmy Butler and his representative have indicated that they wish to be traded, therefore, we will listen to offers.”
Statement from the Miami Heat, who are paying Butler $48,798,677 this season

Saturday’s quiz
What team lost the second Super Bowl?

Friday’s quiz
Kansas City Chiefs lost the first Super Bowl, 35-10 to Green Bay.

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

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

— Michigan State 69, Ohio State 62
Spartans shot 56.8% inside the arc.
MSU is 12-2, despite shooting 28% on the arc (#342)
Spartans have #35 eFG% defense in country.

— Marquette 79, Creighton 71
Marquette is 4-0 in Big East, for first time since 2013.
Creighton was only 7-31 on the arc.
Kam Jones had 22 points, nine rebounds, five assists.

— New Mexico 82, Nevada 81 OT
Lobos hit a 15-footer at the buzzer for the walk-off win.
Nevada starts out conference play 0-4; they were 23-35 on foul line.
New Mexico was 31-41 on charity stripe.

— Siena 103, Manhattan 95 2OT
Jaspers led by six with 1:07 left in regulation.

— Wisconsin 116, Iowa 85
Badgers shot 21-31 on the arc: 63 points on 31 shots, an over 100% eFG%.
Wisconsin is 11-3, 5-3 vs top 100 teams.

— Georgetown 69, Xavier 63
Ed Cooley’s Hoyas are 12-2, 3-0 in Big East games.
Hoyas never trailed; they shot 55.3% inside the arc.

— There are three unbeaten teams left in college basketball, all in the SEC:
Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee.

— Famous birthdays, January 4th:
Dyan Cannon, 88
Sidney Green, 64
Todd Sauerbrun, 52
Ted Lilly, 49
Eric Weddle, 40
Kris Bryant, 33
Michael Lorenzen, 33
Derrick Henry, 31
Reynaldo Lopez, 31
Victor Wembanyama, 21

— Baltimore Orioles gave 41-year old P Charlie Morton a one-year, $15M deal; Morton has started 30+ games each of the last four years- he was 8-10, 4.19 in 30 starts for Atlanta last season.

— Utility guy Josh Rojas signed with the White Sox, where he figures to play most every day. Rojas has a .247 batting average over six seasons, a .685 OPS, but he is versatile and that plays in this day and age.

— Korean 2B Hyeseong Kim signed a 3-year deal with the Dodgers, worth $12.5M; this isn’t Ha-Seong Kim, who played the last four years for San Diego. Hyeseong Kim hit .326 for the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO last season.

— Texas State 30, North Texas 28
North Texas QB Drew Mestemaker started his first game at QB since he was in 9th grade; he threw for 393 yards and ran for 55 more. North Texas’ #1 QB bolted to Virginia.
Texas State QB McCloud threw for 307 yards and a TD.
Bobcats ran ball for 201 yards (4.6 yards/carry)

— Minnesota 24, Virginia Tech 10
Gophers win their 8th straight bowl game.
Minnesota outgained the Hokies, 403-223.
Virginia Tech lost five of its last six bowls.

— Miami Heat/Jimmy Butler are at an impasse; Heat suspended star guard Butler for seven games, for “conduct detrimental to the team” Butler is getting paid $48,798,677 this season, $336,543 per game, so this is a fine of $2,355,801.
Butler is in the last guaranteed year of his contract; he has a player option worth more than $52M for next season.
Miami will now listen to trade offers for the 35-year old Butler.

— Of the ten players who played the most games as a DH, six of them are in the Hall of Fame.

— Modern college sports: Georgia Tech poached UNLV’s punter.

— UConn football coach Jim Mora Jr posted a statement on social media about other teams poaching UConn’s players. Huskies just got their first bowl win since 2010.
“A simple note to the schools and coaches that have blatantly broken @NCAAFootball rules by tampering with our players in the last 24 hours. We do know who you are, we will pursue all avenues to hold you accountable. We are excited that we’ve built a program where coaches have to cheat to beat us and we will protect that program. Think hard before you tamper with our players.”
Alrighty then.

— Conference bowl records (SU/ATS)
AAC 6-2 SU/7-1 ATS
ACC 2-11 SU/1-12 ATS
Big 18 9-4 SU/11-2 ATS

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

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

Favorites: 20-20-1 ATS
Totals: over 21-20

 

[Udog]

NHL

Saturday, January 4

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Trend Report
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NY Rangers vs Washington
NY Rangers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 8 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

New Jersey vs San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New Jersey's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games at home

Detroit vs Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Detroit is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Montreal vs Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Montreal is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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

St. Louis vs Columbus
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Columbus's last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games

Boston vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home

Utah vs Dallas
Utah is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Utah is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Dallas is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Utah

Tampa Bay vs Los Angeles
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Tampa Bay is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Nashville vs Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Nashville's last 23 games on the road
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing at home against Nashville

Edmonton vs Seattle
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing Edmonton

Buffalo vs Vegas
Buffalo is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
Vegas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Vegas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home


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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, January 4

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NYR at WAS	12:00 PM	WAS -157 O 6.0	+500 +500
NJ at SJ	04:00 PM	SJ +260 O 6.0	+500 +500
DET at WIN	07:00 PM	WIN -204 O 5.5	+500 +500
MIN at CAR	07:00 PM	CAR -194 U 6.0	+500 +500
BOS at TOR	07:00 PM	TOR -150 U 6.0	+500 +500
STL at CLB	07:00 PM	STL +101 O 6.0	+500 +500
MON at COL	07:00 PM	MON +270 O 6.5	+500 +500
UTAH at DAL	08:00 PM	UTAH +163 O 6.0	+500 +500
TB at LA	09:00 PM	LA -118 U 6.0	+500 +500
BUF at VEG	10:00 PM	VEG -182 O 6.5	+500 +500
NAS at CAL	10:00 PM	NAS -101 O 6.0	+500 +500
EDM at SEA	10:00 PM	EDM -182 U 6.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL BEST BETS FOR JANUARY !!

01/04/2025..................9 - 8 - 0..................52.94%..................+ 18.50
01/03/2025..................2 - 4 - 1..................33.33%..................- 11.00
01/02/2025..................9 - 5 - 1..................64.28%..................+ 8.85
01/01/2025..................1 - 1 - 0..................50.00%..................- 0.15

TOTALS.....................21 - 18 - 2..................53,84%..................+ 16.20

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DECEMBER TOTALS ....... 128 - 166 - 13,,,,,,,,,,,,,43.53%.....................- 248.95

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Best/worst in college basketball leagues, in stat categories:
— 3-point %age: best: SoCon, 38.9% worst: Southland 28.4%
— foul shots: best: ACC, 76.3% worst: Patriot, 67.1%
— tempo: fastest: MAC 71.2 possessions/game slowest: NEC 64.3
— 2-point %age: best: Big Sky, 54.9% worst: CAA, 46.3%
— fewest turnovers: Summit, 14.9% worst: WAC 22.6% of possessions
— offensive rebounds: most: SEC, 33.6% least: Patriot, 22.7%

Quote of the Day
“I know that if we get in, we can make some noise with the players and coaches that we have in this building. We’ve just got to hope for some help tomorrow and sit back and watch it.”
Bengals QB Joe Burrow; Cincinnati needs some help Sunday to make the playoffs

Sunday’s quiz
Who was quarterback for the Vikings,, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?

Saturday’s quiz
Oakland Raiders lost the second Super Bowl, 33-14 to Green Bay.

Friday’s quiz
Kansas City Chiefs lost the first Super Bowl, 35-10 to Green Bay.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…..​

— Bengals 19, Steelers 17
Cincinnati outgained the Steelers, 314-193.
Chase caught ten passes for 96 yards and a TD.
Bengals won their last five games, by 7-10-18-6-2 points.
Cade York kicked four field goals for Cincinnati.
Sunday, if Denver wins, they’re in playoffs
If Denver loses/Miami wins or ties, the Dolphins are in the playoffs
If they both lose, Cincinnati gets in.
Steelers are in the playoffs, but they’ve lost four games in a row.

— Ravens 35, Browns 10
Baltimore clinches AFC North with this win.
Ravens’ first score was a pick-6 in first quarter.
Henry carried ball 20 times for 138 yards, two TD’s.
Ravens will host either Pittsburgh or Chargers in playoffs next week

— Famous birthdays, January 5th:
Robert Duvall, 94
Diane Keaton, 79
Rick Mount, 78
Charlie Hough, 77
Jim Gantner, 72
Alex English, 71
Steve Fuller, 68
Joe Cribbs, 67
Danny Jackson, 63
Bradley Cooper, 50
Warrick Dunn, 50
CJ Cron, 35

College basketball Saturday:

— SEC:
Favorites went 7-1 ATS on the first day of conference games.
7 of the top 18 teams in Ken Pomeroy’s rankings are SEC squads.

Kentucky 106, Florida 100
Kentucky was 14-29 on arc, scored 1.47 points/possession.
Florida shot 80.8% inside arc; this was their first loss of season.

Alabama 107, Oklahoma 79
Alabama scored 100+ points for 4th time this season.
Crimson Tide had 22 offensive rebounds, Sooners 18 defensive boards.
This was Oklahoma’s first loss this season.
Tennessee is now the only unbeaten team in the country,

— Big X
Iowa State 74, Baylor 55
Cyclones are 12-1, with only loss by a hoop to Auburn.
Baylor shot 34.3% inside the arc; they’re 3-4 vs top 100 teams.

Arizona 72, Cincinnati 67
Arizona blew a 19-point second half lead, but still pulled the game out.
Cincinnati has a player, Dillon Mitchell, who is 9-34 on the foul line.
Bearcats lost first two Big X games, by 3-5 points.
Arizona has won four in row, is 8-5 vs schedule #24.
Favorites are 9-6 ATS in conference games this season.

— ACC
North Carolina 74, Notre Dame 73
Tar Heels outscored Notre Dame 4-0 in last 0:13.
UNC scored 74 points, but had only two guys in double figures.
Carolina shot 70% inside the arc.
Tar Heels are 9-6, 3-6 vs top 100 teams.

Virginia Tech 86, Miami 85
Miami led by 6 with 3:17 left in game.
Hurricanes lost despite shooting 64.1% inside arc.
Tech is 6-8, 0-7 against top 100 teams.
Favorites are 17-11 ATS in conference games, 7-4 on road.

— Big East
St John’s 70, Butler 62
Red Storm won despite going 1-21 on the arc.
Last three Big East games, St John’s is 6-48 on the arc.
That said, Red Storm has won seven of its last eight games.
Butler has lost seven games in a row.
Big East home underdogs are 5-2 ATS in conference play.

— Mountain West
Mountain West home favorites are 0-12 ATS in conference games.
San Diego State 76, Boise State 68
Aztecs lost at home to Utah State last week; they out-rebounded Boise, 39-29.
Boise was only 7-30 on the arc.

— West Coast
Oregon State/Washington State are a combined 5-1 in WCC play; they’re going to make this league much stronger this year, giving Saint Mary’s a run for the #2-seed behind Gonzaga.
Oregon State is 12-4, in top 50 in country in eFG%, both offense and defense.
Washington State is 13-3; they’re shooting 59.3% inside arc, #16 in country.

— Upsets of the Day:
Ball State (+11.5) 75, Kent State 67
Omaha (+11.5) 85, North Dakota State 80
George Washington (+8.5) 82, Dayton 62
FIU (+6.5) 85, Western Kentucky 66
Richmond (+5.5) 72, UMass 64
Sacramento State (+5.5) 56, Portland State 53

— There were 14 teams that won Saturday that trailed by 10+ points at some time in the game.

— Big West
Cal-Irvine/Cal-San Diego are both 13-2, 3-0 in the Big West. Irvine is 35-8 in conference games the last 2+ seasons- they’ve got #34 eFG% defense in country.
Cal-San Diego is in its fifth year as a D-I team; they’ve scored 85 ppg in first three Big West tilts.

— Missouri Valley
Bradley 69, Missouri State 60
Braves have won five in a row, 11 of last 12 D-I games.
Bradley is shooting 43.1% on the arc, best in the country.
Home favorites are 3-10 ATS this season in MVC games.

— Sun Belt
Home favorites are 9-3 ATS in conference games; home dogs are 4-3.
South Alabama/Troy are tied for first at 3-0 early in conference play.