Thread watched CNOTES 2023-2024 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[Udog]

NBA

Thursday, March 21

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Trend Report
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Sacramento @ Washington
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing at home against Sacramento

New Orleans @ Orlando
New Orleans
New Orleans is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games on the road
Orlando
Orlando is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Orlando is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Brooklyn @ Milwaukee
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Brooklyn's last 9 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Chicago @ Houston
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Houston
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Chicago

Utah @ Dallas
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games at home

New York @ Denver
New York
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New York's last 13 games
Denver
Denver is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against New York
Denver is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home

Atlanta @ Phoenix
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Phoenix's last 15 games


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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, March 21

 

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, MARCH 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SAC at WAS	07:00 PM	SAC -11.5 U 237.0	+500 +500
NO at ORL	07:00 PM	ORL +3.0 U 207.0	+500 +500
BK at MIL	08:00 PM	BK +9.5 U 220.0	+500 +500
CHI at HOU	08:00 PM	CHI +4.0 O 219.5	+500 +500
UTA at DAL	08:30 PM	UTA +14.0 U 237.5	+500 +500
NY at DEN	09:00 PM	DEN -9.5 U 207.5	+500 +500
ATL at PHO	10:30 PM	ATL +9.5 U 225.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Most NCAA Tournament wins:
101— Mike Krzyzewski
79— Roy Williams
65— Dean Smith
62— Jim Boeheim
57— John Calipari, Bill Self
56— Tom Izzo

Quote of the Day
“Obviously, we come in, we’re the underdog by all measures, but as a player you can’t think that way. You got to go out there and think you have the same talent level as them. I know they have draft picks, and I know I’m not going to the NBA, but I know on any given night I can compete with those guys — and our team can. That’s why I say we’re not a Cinderella, because when we play our A-game, we can be the best team on the floor.”
Oakland’s Jack Gohlke

Friday’s quiz
How many major league baseball teams have never won a World Series?

Thursday’s quiz
Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, a #15-seed beaten a #2-seed 11 times in the first round.

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Bull Durham, Crash Davis (Kevin Costner) struck out in his first at-bat with the Bulls.

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2 Dens for Friday; Den #1, Wrapping up the first day of the NCAA’s​

— Oakland 80, Kentucky 76
Jack Gohlke was 10-20 on the arc, scored 32 points.
For season, Gohlke is 131-347 on 3’s (37.8%), 4-8 on 2’s.
This is only 2nd time in last seven years a #14-seed won an NCAA game.

— NC State 80, Texas Tech 67
Wolfpack is 6-0 in postseason, after going 2-7 in last nine regular season games.
Oakland-NC State is an #11-14 2nd round game; here are all the #11-14 games, ever:
1989- Minnesota (-3) 80, Siena 67
1991- UConn (-4.5) 66, Xavier 50
1998- Washington (-3) 81, Richmond 66
2014- Tennessee (-7.5) 83, Mercer 63
2016- UCLA (-8) 92, UAB 85
2021- UCLA (-5.5) 67, Abilene Christian 47

— Washington State 66, Drake 61
Drake was only 6-14 on foul line, Wazzu 17-22.
Drake led 59-58 with 2:00 left in game.
DeVries, Drake’s best player, was only 6-18 from floor.

— Gonzaga 86, McNeese State 65
Zags led 48-25 at halftime, had a stress-free win.
Gonzaga has won 10 of its last 11 games.
Last eight years, Zags are 8-0 SU/4-4 ATS in 2nd round games.

— Iowa State 82, South Dakota State 65
Cyclones shot 64.7% inside the arc.
Iowa State won 12 of its last 14 games.
Cyclones force turnovers 25.6% of time, #2 in country.

— Texas 56, Colorado State 44
Longhorns led this game 27-11 at halftime.
Teams combined to shoot 7-38 on the arc.
Longhorns are 7-7 in their last 14 games.

— Kansas 93, Samford 89
Down 20 in second half, Samford fought back, got within two points.
Kansas won despite being minus-11 (18-7) in turnovers.
Jayhawks’ C Dickinson had 19 points, 20 rebounds with a bum shoulder.

— Tennessee 83, Saint Peter’s 49
Vols shot 11-24 on arc in this stress-free win.
Tennessee out-rebounded Saint Peter’s 47-21.
Vols’ next game is against Texas, Rick Barnes’ old team.
Barnes coached the Longhorns from 1999-2015.

Famous birthdays for March 22:
William Shatner, 93
Don Chaney, 78
Matthew Modine, 65
Brian Shaw, 58
Reggie White, 54
Marcus Camby, 50
Reese Witherspoon, 48
JJ Watt, 35

— Dayton 63, Nevada 60
Nevada led 56-39 with 7:39 left to play.
Wolf Pack ended first half on a 16-0 run.
Dayton ended game on a 24-4 run.
Dayton was 13-15 on foul line, Nevada 3-6.

— Duquesne 71, BYU 67
Dukes win in NCAA’s for first time since 1969.
Duquesne is 16-3 in last 19 games, after starting season 9-8 (0-5 in A-15)
BYU was 8-24 on arc; this year, they got 41% of their points on 3’s.

— Oregon 87, South Carolina 73
Oregon shot 67.7% inside arc, was 24-30 on foul line.
Under Dana Altman, Ducks are 8-0 in the first round.
South Carolina split its last 10 games, after a 21-3 start.

— Arizona 85, Long Beach State 65
Arizona’s lead was only 41-35 at halftime.
Wildcats shot 13-35 on the arc, 17-37 inside arc.
Arizona’s next game is against Dayton Saturday.

— Creighton 77, Akron 60
Bluejays made 10-17 shots on the arc.
Akron led 34-31 late in first half.
Creighton wins/covers despite being minus-9 in turnovers (14-5)

— Illinois 85, Morehead State 69
Illinois held slim 39-38 lead at halftime.
Illinois shot 1.33 points/possession (12-26 on arc)
Illini moves on to play Duquesne Saturday.

— North Carolina 90, Wagner 62
Game was 13-13 early on, but then reality set in.
Tar Heels shot 57.1% inside the arc.
North Carolina moves on to play Michigan State Saturday.

— Michigan State 69, Mississippi State 51
Spartans jumped out to 20-8 lead, and never trailed.
Michigan State won six of last seven first round games.
Miss State lost six of its last eight games.

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Friday’s 2nd Den: Some random knowledge…….​

— Padres 15, Dodgers 11
Teams split their two games in Korea.
Yamamoto’s LA debut: 1 IP, 43 pitches, 5 runs allowed.
Jake Cronenworth was 4-4 with 4 RBI for the Padres.

— Texas Rangers signed P Michael Lorenzen for one year, $4.5M with incentives that could take the contract up to $7M.

— Congrats to Mets P Jose Quintana, who became an American citizen this week.

— Happy 91st birthday to former big league OF George Altman, the only left-handed hitter ever to hit two home runs in a game against Sandy Koufax (two righty hitters did it).

— Oklahoma City Thunder fan banked in a half-court shot during a timeout the other night, and banked a $20,000 check for his efforts.

— Akron’s 6-7 Enrique Freeman was in college on an academic scholarship; he went to an open tryout to play for the Zips’ basketball team, and now he’s their best player.

— Illinois hasn’t been in a Sweet 16 since 2005; if they beat Duquesne Saturday, they’ll end that drought.

— When Duquesne beat BYU Thursday, the best player in Dukes’ history was there. Norm Nixon played 10 years in the NBA, scored over 12,000 points; he was on the last Duquesne team to play in the NCAA’s, back in 1977. He won two NBA championship rings playing for the Lakers.

— Detroit Pistons have used 30 players this year, tied for most players ever used in one season by an NBA team.

— SMU fired basketball coach Rob Lanier, after the Mustangs went 20-13 this year; they did lose six of their last seven games, but 20-13 is pretty good, especially after they went 10-22 last year.
Rich people run things in college sports, and rich people aren’t patient. SMU moves into the ACC next season; am curious to see who’ll they’ll hire as the Mustangs move way up in class.

— Lady on The Price Is Right Thursday was only $900 off on her showcase bid, which is great, but her bid went over, so she lost to a lady whose bid missed by $11,000.

Some 2nd round trends for the NCAA’s:
— Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last six second round games.

— North Carolina is a #1-seed; last four times they were a #1-seed, they went 3-1 ATS in their second round game (they went 2-4 ATS in last six 2nd round games, when they weren’t a #1-seed).

— Michigan State is 2-3 SU in their last five second round games. Since 2012, Spartans are 2-2 ATS as an underdog in second round games.

— Since 2017, #11-seeds who posted upsets in the first round, are 9-2 ATS in their second round game. Duquesne/Oregon are #11-seeds who play again Saturday.

— Last six years, #1-seeds are 9-13 ATS in second round.

— Last six years, #2-seeds are 8-12 ATS in second round.

— Last six years, #3-seeds are 7-16 ATS in second round.

 

[Udog]

TORONTO is 11-3 Under (7.7 Units) in home games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

DETROIT is 50-29 Over (18.1 Units) after 4 or more consecutive losses in the last 3 seasons.

NEW ORLEANS are 13-2 Under (10.8 Units) on Friday nights in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 63-42 ATS (16.8 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 100 or more points in the last 3 seasons.

MEMPHIS are 8-0 Under (8 Units) in road games off 2 or more consecutive road losses over the last 2 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 17-5 ATS (11.5 Units) after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.

LA CLIPPERS are 48-70 ATS (-29 Units) after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

LA LAKERS are 46-69 ATS (-29.9 Units) after a game where they covered the spread in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, March 22

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, March 22

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Trend Report
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Oklahoma City @ Toronto
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Toronto's last 16 games at home

Boston @ Detroit
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home

Memphis @ San Antonio
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Antonio's last 13 games at home

New Orleans @ Miami
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans's last 11 games when playing Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans

Cleveland @ Minnesota
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home

LA Clippers @ Portland
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
LA Clippers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games

Indiana @ Golden State
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games

Philadelphia @ LA Lakers
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games


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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, March 22

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, MARCH 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
OKC at TOR	07:00 PM	TOR +15.0 O 231.0	+500 +500
BOS at DET	07:00 PM	DET +14.0 O 222.5	+500 +500
NO at MIA	08:00 PM	MIA -3.0 U 208.5	+500 +500
MEM at SA	08:00 PM	SA -6.5 U 217.0	+500 +500
CLE at MIN	08:00 PM	MIN -7.5 O 207.0	+500 +500
IND at GS	10:00 PM	GS -5.0 O 240.0	+500 +500
LAC at POR	10:00 PM	POR +13.0 U 217.5	+500 +500
PHI at LAL	10:30 PM	LAL -7.5 O 224.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 8-pack:
Second round NIT matchups
— North Texas @ Seton Hall
— Bradley @ Cincinnati
— Virginia Tech @ Ohio State
— Minnesota @ Indiana State
— Georgia @ Wake Forest
— VCU @ South Florida
— Iowa @ Utah
— Boston College @ UNLV

Quote of the Day
“I don’t know if that’s the best win in Yale basketball history, but I will tell you that is the best basketball team we’ve beat in Yale basketball history, as far as I’m concerned.”
Yale basketball coach James Jones

Saturday’s quiz
Vermont is 1-9 in NCAA Tournament games; who is their only win against?

Friday’s quiz
Five major league baseball teams have never won a World Series:
Rockies, Brewers, Padres, Mariners, Rays

Thursday’s quiz
Since the NCAA Tournament went to 64 teams in 1985, a #15-seed beaten a #2-seed 11 times in the first round.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up the 2nd day of March Madness…….​

If you love college basketball and betting on the NCAA Tournament, get ESPN+ and watch these mid-major teams play all winter long. ESPN only shows the big $$$ schools but ESPN+ has just about all the conferences. The $99 a year for ESPN+ is well worth it.

— Grand Canyon 75, Saint Mary’s 66
First-ever NCAA Tournament win for Grand Canyon.
Antelopes were 28-36 on foul line, Saint Mary’s 7-12.
Grand Canyon-Alabama Sunday should be a fast-paced tilt.
My thought watching this game: GCU is better than a 12-seed.

— James Madison 72, Wisconsin 61
Dukes ran out to a 33-16 lead and had a fairly stress-free win.
JMU has won 14 games in a row, is now 32-3.
Dukes get their first NCAA Tournament win since 2013.

— Utah State 88, TCU 72
Aggies get their first NCAA Tournament win since 2001.
Utah State shot 55% from the floor.
Since 2019, Mountain West teams other than San Diego State are now 2-13 in NCAAs.

— Alabama 109, Charleston 96
Alabama made 13-23 shots on the arc; they led 51-34 at half.
SEC teams went 3-5 in first round of the tournament.
This game had highest total of any NCAA game since 1995.

— Purdue 78, Grambling 50
Game was only 36-27 at halftime.
Zach Edey scored 30 points, grabbed 21 rebounds.
Purdue out-rebounded Grambling, 47-23.

— Duke 64, Vermont 47
Game was only 34-29 at halftime.
Duke was 20-29 on foul line, Vermont 2-6.
Vermont is now 1-9 all-time in first round games.

— Texas A&M 98, Nebraska 76
Aggies came into game shooting 28.4% on arc; they were 13-23 in this game.
Texas A&M led 58-44……..at halftime.
Wade Taylor scored 25 points, was 7-10 on the arc.

— Houston 86, Longwood 46
This was a total mismatch, 43-16 at halftime.
Cougars scored 1.39 ppp, shot 66.7% inside arc.
Houston will have a tougher game Sunday, against Texas A&M.

Famous birthdays for March 23:
Ron Jaworski, 73
Jason Kidd, 51
Mark Buehrle, 45
Maurice Jones-Drew, 39
Gordon Hayward, 34
Kyrie Irving, 32

— Yale 78, Auburn 76
Auburn led by 10 with 7:27 left in game.
Yale was 21-31 on foul line, Auburn 15-22.
Last 13 years, Ivy League teams are 10-3 ATS in first round game.

— Colorado 102, Florida 100
Colorado led by 13 with 4:28 left, blew the lead.
Junior G Simpson hit baseline jumper with 0:02 left for the win.
Buffs won 10 of their last 11 games.

— San Diego State 69, UAB 65
Aztecs outscored UAB 14-7 over final of the game.
Jaedon Ledee scored 32 of San Diego State’s 69 points.
UAB shot 37.7% from the floor.

— Marquette 87, Western Kentucky 69
Marquette outscored the Hilltoppers 51-26 in second half.
Kolek returned from injury, scored 18 points, had 11 assists.
Marquette shot 60.6% inside arc, was +8 (18-10) in turnovers.

— Clemson 77, New Mexico 56
Tigers jumped out to 27-11 lead, had surprisingly easy win.
Clemson is only #6-seed to advance to second round.
New Mexico was 8-7 in its last 15 games, after an 18-3 start.

— Northwestern 77, Florida Atlantic 65, OT
Northwestern hit jumper with 0:09 left to force overtime.
Wildcats had previously blown a 9-point lead with 6:30 left.
FAU went 5-4 in its last nine games, after a 20-5 start.

— Baylor 92, Colgate 67
Baylor made 16-30 shots on the arc, led 54-34 at halftime.
Baylor is 6-0 SU/5-1 ATS in last six first round games.
Colgate was in NCAA’s for 5th year in row (0-5 SU/2-3 ATS)

— UConn 91, Stetson 52
Huskies jumped out to 23-4 lead, jogged to an easy win.
UConn advances to play Northwestern Sunday.
Stetson’s famous alumni: Jacob deGrom and Ted Cassidy, the guy who played Lurch on The Addams Family.

 

[Udog]

NEW YORK is 16-5 ATS (10.5 Units) after scoring 100 points or less over the last 2 seasons.

ORLANDO is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in home games versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of >=46% - 2nd half of the season...

CHARLOTTE is 19-37 ATS (-21.7 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 9-0 Over (9 Units) in home games after allowing 105 points or less over the last 2 seasons.

PHOENIX is 388-302 Over (55.8 Units) after 2 or more consecutive wins since 1996.

CHICAGO is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive overs in the current season.

HOUSTON is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins in the current season.

PORTLAND is 13-2 Over (10.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, March 23

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Trend Report
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Brooklyn @ New York
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Sacramento @ Orlando
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Charlotte @ Atlanta
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Charlotte is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing at home against Charlotte

Toronto @ Washington
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games when playing Toronto

Phoenix @ San Antonio
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Phoenix is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games

Boston @ Chicago
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

Utah @ Houston
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
Utah is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Denver @ Portland
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Denver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games


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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, March 23

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, March 23

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, MARCH 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
BK at NY	01:00 PM	BK +7.5 O 205.0	+500 +500
SAC at ORL	07:00 PM	ORL -3.0 O 217.0	+500 +500
CHA at ATL	07:30 PM	CHA +8.5 U 214.0	+500 +500
TOR at WAS	08:00 PM	WAS -6.0 U 231.0	+500 +500
PHO at SA	08:00 PM	SA +10.0 O 230.5	+500 +500
UTA at HOU	08:00 PM	UTA +11.0 O 228.5	+500 +500
BOS at CHI	08:00 PM	BOS -6.5 O 221.0	+500 +500
DEN at POR	10:00 PM	DEN -12.5 O 211.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Coaching changes for next year in college basketball:
— Bryant- Phil Martelli Jr
— Coastal Carolina- Justin Gray
— DePaul- Chris Holtmann
— Fairfield- Chris Casey
— Ohio State- Jake Diebler
— Old Dominion- Mike Jones

Quote of the Day
“Very seldom do you see him get to the free throw line when you can make a case that every other possession that he touches the basketball he gets fouled.”
NC State basketball coach Kevin Keatts, talking about his big man, DJ Burns

Sunday’s quiz
Colorado Rockies have played in one World Series, in 2007; who was their manager?

Saturday’s quiz
Vermont is 1-9 in NCAA Tournament games; their only win was against Syracuse in 2005.

Friday’s quiz
Five major league baseball teams have never won a World Series:
Rockies, Brewers, Padres, Mariners, Rays

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a snowy Saturday……​

Favorites won all eight games in the NCAA Tournament Saturday, going 6-2 ATS.
Oregon 86, Creighton 73, 2OT
Oregon led by 4 with 0:56 left in regulation.
Only two Ducks scored after halftime.
Creighton was 13-14 on the foul line, Oregon 4-5.
Since 1994, Creighton has had only two basketball coaches; Greg McDermott and Oregon coach Dana Altman, who led the Bluejays from 1994-2010.

NC State 79, Oakland 73
Wolfpack is 7-0 over the last 12 days (won 5 games at ACC tourney LW)
Oakland sharpshooter Gohlke was only 6-17 on the arc.
All five starters for NC State scored in double figures.

Gonzaga 89, Kansas 68
Gonzaga is in the Sweet 16 for the ninth year in a row.
Zags outscored Kansas 46-24 in the second half.
Kansas lost five of its last seven games.
Weird coincidence; the two coaches in this game, Bill Self/Mark Few, were both born on December 27, 1962.

Iowa State 67, Washington State 56
Game was 27-27 at halftime.
Cyclones shot only 37.2% inside arc, were 7-14 on arc.
Wazzu was only 5-23 on the arc.

Arizona 78,Dayton 68
Arizona shot 57.1% inside the arc.
Wildcats win their 7th straight second round game.
Arizona plays the Clemson-Baylor winner in the Sweet 16.

North Carolina 85, Michigan State 69
Spartans led 26-14 early on.
Michigan State is 2-4 in its last six second round games.
North Carolina is 6-0 vs Michigan State in NCAA Tourney games.

Tennessee 62,, Texas 58
Tennessee won despite shooting 33.8% from floor.
Vols allowed 49-58 points in their first two tournament wins.
Tennessee-Creighton is an interesting Sweet 16 game.

Illinois 89, Duquesne 63
Illinois led 50-26 at halftime of this stress-free win.
Duquesne had nothing left after their upset win Thursday.
Illinois starts four seniors; they shot 73.7% inside the arc.

Famous birthdays for March 24:
Garry Templeton, 68
Bruce Hurst, 66
Mike Woodson, 66
Steve Karsay, 52
Peyton Manning, 48
Chris Bosh, 40

— Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May bolted to Michigan Saturday; May was at FAU for six years, getting to the Final Four LY; last two seasons, the Owls were 60-13.
Speaking of May, when FAU lost to Northwestern Friday, one of the Wildcats’ players was Brooks Barnhizer, whose father was Dusty May’s high school coach.

— Saint Mary’s has won the WCC four times since 2010; in those four years, they went 1-3 in their first NCAA Tournament game.

— Indiana Pacers’ F Doug McDermott played college ball for his father Greg at Creighton; the McDermotts have another son, Nick, who is a caddy on the pro golf tour; he caddied for Nate Lashley last week at the PLAYERS Championship.

— Mets signed DH JD Martinez to a one-year, $12M deal. Martinez hit 33 homers for the Dodgers last year, with 103 RBI; unfortunately, he kicked my butt in the finals of our fantasy baseball league.

— Odd Fact of the Day: Only one team in NCAA Tournament history has gone a whole game without taking a foul shot; Illinois, in 1986.
Saturday night, Oregon didn’t take a foul shot until there was 0:24 left in regulation.

— Former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy is a TV analyst on the NCAA’s; it is great to listen to him analyze games, it is like taking a masterclass on basketball. Always learn stuff listening to him.

— St Bonaventure’s athletic director quit suddenly this weekend, a week after the Bonnies opted out of playing in the NIT, but nobody told the players. Must be an interesting story there.

— Oakland coach Greg Kampe has an unusual dentist; the mom of one of his players is Kampe’s dentist, so I’m guessing that kid plays a lot, especially right before his annual checkup.

— Kind of stunning to hear the grief that John Calipari is getting from disgruntled Kentucky fans after the Wildcats lost in the first round, for the second time in three years.
Last five years, Kentucky is 105-52, 62-27 in SEC games, but only 1-3 in NCAA Tournament.
Some nitwits want Calipari fired, but that would cost the school/boosters $33M; that’s the buyout on his contract, and who exactly would want to coach there if they ain’t happy with Calipari?

 

[Udog]

DETROIT is 9-0 Under (9 Units) in home games after 2+ home games in the current season.

LA CLIPPERS are 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) after 2 straight games where they made 50% of their shots or better in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) off a road loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 24-10 ATS (13 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 15-1 ATS (13.9 Units) off a road win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

LA LAKERS are 92-62 Over (23.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of >=46% in the last 3 seasons.




NBA

Sunday, March 24

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Trend Report
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New Orleans @ Detroit
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games at home

Philadelphia @ LA Clippers
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 7 games

Cleveland @ Miami
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cleveland's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Cleveland's last 15 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games
Miami is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Golden State @ Minnesota
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 7 games on the road
Golden State is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Golden State

Oklahoma City @ Milwaukee
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Oklahoma City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Indiana @ LA Lakers
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games at home


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NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, March 24

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, March 24

 

[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, MARCH 24​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NO at DET	03:00 PM	NO -12.5 U 217.5	+500 +500
PHI at LAC	03:30 PM	PHI +10.0 U 214.0	+500 +500
CLE at MIA	06:00 PM	MIA -4.0 U 203.5	+500 +500
OKC at MIL	07:00 PM	OKC +2.5 U 232.5	+500 +500
GS at MIN	07:00 PM	GS +2.5 U 220.0	+500 +500
IND at LAL	10:00 PM	IND +3.5 U 241.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Leading scorers in the NBA:
34.8— Luka Doncic, Dal
30.8— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
30.7— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
27.5— Kevin Durant, Phx
27.4— Donovan Mitchell, Clev
27.4— Jalen Brunson, NYK

Quote of the Day
“You appreciate him on film, then you appreciate him with his numbers. But then you play against him, and you’re like, ‘Holy cow, that kid is special.’ He’s a good player.”
Colorado basketball coach Tad Boyle, talking about Marquette’s Tyler Kolek

Monday’s quiz
What retired player has the most hits in Tampa Bay Rays history?
Hint: He played for Tampa Bay in the 2008 World Series

Sunday’s quiz
Colorado Rockies have played in one World Series, in 2007; Clint Hurdle was their manager.

Saturday’s quiz
Vermont is 1-9 in NCAA Tournament games; their only win was against Syracuse in 2005.

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

Favorites won 15 of 16 games in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday/Sunday, going 12-4 ATS. Very unusual.

— Clemson 72, Baylor 64
#6-seed Tigers were the only underdog to win in the second round.
Clemson led wire-to-wire, shot 56.7% inside the arc.
Clemson plays Arizona in the Sweet 16.

— Houston 100, Texas Tech 95, OT
Tech hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in regulation to force OT
Houston led by 13 with 3:49 left in regulation.
Tech lost by 5; they missed 16 foul shots (29-45).

— Marquette 81, Colorado 77
Marquette led 45-34 at half; game was tied with 3:33 left.
Kolek scored 21 points, had 11 assists; he played all 40:00.
Golden Eagles shot 73.5% inside arc, Colorado 58.3%.

— Alabama 72, Grand Canyon 61
Antelopes led by 3, with 6:03 left to play.
Grand Canyon was 2-20 on the arc, 23-37 on foul line.
Alabama plays North Carolina in the Sweet 16.

— San Diego State 85, Yale 57
Aztecs came into game shooting 31% on arc; they made 13-27 in this game.
Aztecs led 45-21 at halftime of this stress-free win.
San Diego State plays UConn in the Sweet 16.

— Purdue 106, Utah State 67
Aggies led 20-19 after the first 10:00, then it went downhill, quickly.
Utah State shot 35.9% from the floor.
Zach Edey scored 23 points, had 14 rebounds.

— UConn 75, Northwestern 58
UConn won easily; they led 40-18 at halftime.
Huskies won their last nine games, seven of them by 14+ points.
Northwestern made NCAA’s the last two years, first time they ever did that.

— Duke 93, James Madison 55
Duke led the Dukes 47-25 at halftime.
Blue Devils made 14-28 shots on the arc.
Duke plays Houston in the Sweet 16.

Famous birthdays for March 25:
Elton John, 77
Bonnie Bedelia, 76
Lee Mazzilli, 69
Avery Johnson, 59
Tom Glavine, 58
Kyle Lowry, 38

— College basketball coaching hires:
West Virginia hired Drake coach Darian DeVries as its new coach; his son Tucker is expected to follow him to Morgantown. Tucker DeVries scored 21.6 ppg this year, grabbed 6.7 rebounds per game. Darian DeVries was 150-55 in six years coaching Drake.
Rice Owls hired former SMU coach Rob Lanier as their new coach; Lanier has been a head coach for 10 years at three different schools, making the NCAA’s in 2002 at Siena, 2022 at Georgia State.

— Baltimore Orioles are 23-6 in spring training, which means very little.

— JD Martinez signed a one-year, $12M deal with the Mets; he mentioned how the Giants had offered him more $$$ than the Mets, but because San Francisco’s ballpark is bigger than Citi Field, he thought his numbers would go down with the Giants, and teams would think he was on the decline.

— In the NBA, Portland Trailblazers started five rookies Saturday night, only the second team since 1971 to start five rookies in a game.
On April 26, 2012, Golden State started five rookies against San Antonio; one of the rookies was Klay Thompson.

— The starting five Grand Canyon used against Alabama Sunday averaged 23.0 years old, starting lineup for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder averages 22.6 years old.

— NBA suspensions after a scuffle the other night:
Utah’s Kris Dunn got suspended for two games, a total of $35,678.
Houston’s Jabari Smith got suspended for one game, $53,601.

— All eight #1 and #2-seeds made it to the Sweet 16, for the first time since 2019.