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

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NBA

Sunday, May 4

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Trend Report
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Indiana VS Cleveland
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games.
Indiana is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games.
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games.
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Cleveland is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home.

Golden State VS Houston
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Houston.
Golden State is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games against Houston.
Golden State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 15 games.
Houston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games against Golden State.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, May 4

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday, May 4​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IND at CLE	06:00 PM	CLE -8.0 U 229.0	+500 +500
GS at HOU	08:30 PM	HOU -2.5 O 205.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0........................00.00%...........................- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0.........................50.00%...........................- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0.........................00.00%...........................- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0.........................75.00%...........................+ 9.50

TOTALS..........................4 - 8 - 0.........................33.33%............................- 24.00

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00

 

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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
Last six Stanley Cup champs…….
2024— Florida Panthers
2023— Vegas Golden Knights
2022— Colorado Avalanche
2021— Tampa Bay Lightning
2020— Tampa Bay Lightning
2019— St Louis Blues

Quote of the Day
“This was not just a lights-out shooting performance for Buddy, it was a two-way performance. I thought his defense was fantastic……..We were lucky to get out of this series. That was an incredibly impressive display of resolve.”
Steve Kerr

Monday’s quiz
In the movie A Star Is Born, in what city did Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga get married?

Sunday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr.

Saturday’s quiz
In the 1979 movie Fast Break, UCLA assistant coach Jim Harrick, who would later win a national championship as head coach of the Bruins, had a small role as an assistant coach at fictional Nevada State.

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Monday’s Den: Trends for every major league team……

— Arizona (18-16)
Diamondbacks are 4-7 in their last eleven games,
Arizona is 15-9 vs right starters, 3-7 vs lefties.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Over is 5-0 in their last five home games.

— Braves (15-18)
Atlanta won seven of last nine series openers.
Braves are 9-5 at home, 6-13 on the road.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.

— Cubs (21-14)
Chicago won 13 of its last 19 games.
Over is 9-4 in their last 13 home games.
Cubs are 13-6 in night games, 8-8 in day games.

— Reds (18-17)
Reds lost six of their last nine home games.
Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
Reds are 2-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Rockies (6-28)
Colorado lost 10 of its last 12 games.
Rockies are 2-17 on the road (under 13-6).
Rockies scored in first inning in only two of 19 road games.

— Dodgers (23-11)
Dodgers won seven of their last eight games.
Dodgers are 15-3 at home, 8-8 on the road.
Over is 12-6 in their home games.

— Marlins (13-20)
Marlins lost seven of their last eight games.
Marlins are 3-8 in series openers.
Over is 9-0 in their last nine road games.

— Brewers (17-18)
Milwaukee is 10-6 at home, 7-12 on the road.
Brewers are 1-11 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Brewers are 2-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Mets (22-13)
Mets are 13-3 at home, 9-10 on road.
Mets are 9-2 in series openers.
Over is 6-1 their last seven home games.

— Phillies (19-15)
Phillies won six of their last eight games.
Phillies are 16-9 vs righty starters, 3-6 vs lefties.
Philly is 13-6 at home, 6-9 on road.

— Pirates (12-23)
Pittsburgh lost seven of their last eight games.
Last 7 series, Pirates are 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Pirates haven’t made the playoffs since 2015.

— St Louis (16-19)
Cardinals are 12-6 at home, 4-12 on road.
St Louis is 2-6 vs lefty starters, 14-13 vs righties.
Their last five games went over the total.
St Louis is 3-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Padres (22-11)
San Diego is 5-0 since Arraez got back in lineup.
Padres are 14-4 at home, 8-7 on the road.
Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games.

— Giants (22-13)
Giants are 20-5 vs rightly pitchers, 2-8 vs lefties.
SF is 7-4 in one-run games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.

— Washington (16-19)
Nationals are 9-7 at home, 7-12 on the road.
Washington is 5-4 in its last nine games; they didn’t lead any of those games after five innings.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 6 of 16 home games, 3 of 19 on the road.

— Famous birthdays, May 5th:
Larry Hisle, 78
Ron Oester, 69
Brian Williams, 64
LaPhonso Ellis, 55

PJ Tucker, 40
Adele Adkins, 37
James Conner, 30
Logan Gilbert, 28

— Orioles (13-20)
Baltimore is 4-9 in its last 13 games.
Orioles are 11-11 vs righty starters, 2-9 vs lefties.
Under is 11-1 in their last 12 games.

— Red Sox (18-18)
Boston lost four of its last five games.
Red Sox are 2-7 in last nine games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.

— White Sox (10-24)
Chicago won three of its last four games.
White Sox are 7-11 at home, 3-13 on the road.
Chicago is 2-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Cleveland (20-14)
Cleveland is 8-3 in series openers.
Cleveland is 10-3 against its AL Central rivals.
Over is 8-4 in their last 12 home games.

— Detroit (22-13)
Tigers won four of last five games, scoring 36 runs.
Detroit is 13-3 at home, 9-10 on the road.
Under is 11-3 in their last fourteen games.

— Houston (17-16)
Astros are 5-11 in the game following a win.
Houston is 11-7 at home, 6-9 on road.
Over is 7-0 in their last seven games.
Astros scored in first inning run in only 2 of 18 home games.

— Royals (19-16)
Royals won 11 of their last 13 games.
Kansas City is 11-5 at home, 8-11 on the road.
10 of Royals’ last 12 home games stayed under the total.

— Angels (13-20)
Halos lost 10 of last 12 games overall.
Angels lost their last nine road games.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.

— Twins (15-20)
Minnesota is 9-6 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Twins are 14-4 when they score 4+ runs, 4-16 otherwise.

— New York (19-15)
New York is 5-7 in its last 12 games.
New York is 11-7 at home, 8-8 on the road.
New York is 16-11 vs righty starters, 3-4 vs lefties.

— A’s (19-16)
A’s are 13-6 in their last 19 games.
A’s are 6-9 in Sacramento, 13-7 on the road.
Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

— Seattle (20-13)
Mariners won 17 of their last 23 games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight road games.
Seattle is 12-6 at home, 8-7 on road.

— Tampa Bay (16-18)
Rays are 9-13 at home, 7-5 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Rays are 4-0 in last four games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (17-18)
Texas lost four of its last five games.
Rangers fired their hitting coach Sunday.
Under is 16-4 in their home games.
Rangers haven’t scored in first inning in their last 10 home games.

— Toronto (16-18)
Blue Jays are 9-7 vs their AL East rivals, 7-11 vs everyone else .
Under is 12-3 in their road games.
Toronto is 12-15 vs righty starters, 4-3 vs lefties.

— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, A’s, Royals

 

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NBA
Dunkel

Monday, May 5

NBA

Monday, May 5

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New York VS Boston
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 15 games.
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
New York is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games against Boston.
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games against New York.
Boston is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York.

Denver VS Oklahoma City
Denver is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
Denver is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 9 games on the road.
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 16-4 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games against Denver.


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[Cnotes53]

Monday, May 5​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NY at BOS	07:00 PM	BOS -8.5 U 213.0	+500 +500
DEN at OKC	09:30 PM	DEN +9.5 O 226.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/05/2025....................2 - 1 - 1..............66.66%...............+ 4.50
05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0..............00.00%...............- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50

TOTALS.........................6 - 9 - 0................40.00%...............- 19.50

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Pitchers with the most saves for the Toronto Blue Jays:
217— Tom Henke
121— Duane Ward
105— Jordan Romano
104— Roberto Osuna
100— Billy Koch
90— Casey Janssen

Quote of the Day
“Why would you want to dance with somebody who doesn’t want to dance with you?”
Adam Sandler, in The Wedding Singer

Tuesday’s quiz
Which well-known actor played:
— Bradley Cooper’s brother in A Star is Born
— U of Wisconsin football coach in Draft Day

Monday’s quiz
In the movie A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga got married in Memphis.

Sunday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr.

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

— Knicks 108, Celtics 105 OT
Boston led 75-55 midway thru the third quarter.
Celtics were 15-60 on the arc; they missed 45 3-point shots!!!!
Knicks were 17-37 on the arc.
Knicks were +13 in the 21:00 that Mitchell Robinson played.
Celtics took 20 shots in third quarter; 19 of them were 3’s. Yikes.

— Nuggets 121, Thunder 119
OKC led by 11 points with 4:31 left in the game.
Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 0:02.8 left for the win.
Nikola Jokic had 42 points, 22 rebounds, six assists.
Denver outscored the Thunder 71-59 in the second half.

— Since 1970, there have been 20 NBA playoff series where one team won the previous series in seven games, while the other team swept their series. The team that swept the previous series won the next series 17 of 20 times.
Denver-Oklahoma City is the 21st series like that, since 1970. Nuggets won their last series in seven games, Thunder swept their last series.

— Utah Jazz/coach Will Hardy agreed to a contract extension, thru the 2031 season. Jazz are 85-161 in 37-year old Hardy’s three seasons, going 17-65 this year.

— Famous birthdays, May 6th:
Bob Seger, 80
Tom Bergeron, 70
George Clooney, 64
Jason Witten, 43
Dustin Colquitt, 43
Chris Paul, 40
Goran Dragić, 39
Jose Altuve, 35
Jonas Valančiūnas, 33
Mitch Spence, 27

— In the NHL, Dallas Stars coach Peter DeBoer has a career record of 9-0 in Game 7’s of a playoff series, which is really impressive.

— Edmonton Oilers left wing Jeff Skinner has played in the NHL for 15 years; before this year, he had never played in a playoff game, not one. 1,078 regular season games before he got his first playoff action.

— In the NFL, Baltimore Ravens released long-time kicker Justin Tucker, one of the best kickers ever, after 13 years with the team. Ravens won the Super Bowl in his rookie year, but recently he has come under fire for some off-field antics- he got released this week.

— If you’re on Twitter, go to @thehoopherald
There is a video on there of Steph Curry making 105 straight 3-point shots from the right corner, after a practice. He is the greatest shooter of all-time.

— Cardinals’ P Erick Fedde and Phillies’ 1B Bryce Harper were teammates at Las Vegas HS back in the day; they must’ve had a good team.

— Forget to mention this the other night, but Saturday in Chicago, Astros’ OF Jake Meyers went 4-for-4, with two homers, a double, triple and 7 RBI, the first player to do that since Ralph Kiner in 1950. Meyers batted 9th in that game- before Saturday, he had six RBI all season.

— Movie of the Day: Fast Break (1979)- Guy who loves basketball and runs a deli in New York City quits his job to become a small college basketball coach in Nevada. He recruits five players to come with him, but he has to beat national power Nevada State to get hired full-time by the school.
Gabe Kaplan is great as the coach; two of his players were played by Bernard King, who was a great NBA player, and Michael Warren, who played at UCLA.
Former UCLA coach Jim Harrick was a technical advisor for this movie, and has a non-speaking role in it, as an assistant coach for Nevada State.

— Braves 4, Reds 0
AJ Smith-Shawver didn’t allow a hit until the 8th inning.
Reds scored 42 runs in Brady Singer’s first five starts; they got shut out in his last two.

— Royals 3, White Sox 0
Cole Ragans struck out 11 guys in five shutout IP.
Kansas City has won 11 of its last 13 games.

— Padres 4, New York 3
San Diego scored four runs in 8th inning for the comeback win.
Machado/Bogaerts each had a 2-run hit in the decisive rally.

— Cubs 9, Giants 2
Giants made four errors, allowed six unearned runs.
Dansby Swanson is 12-26 during his 7-game hitting streak.

— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, A’s, Royals

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 6

NBA

Tuesday, May 6

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Indiana VS Cleveland
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games.
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland's last 15 games against Indiana.

Golden State VS Minnesota
Golden State is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
Golden State is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road.
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games.
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Minnesota's last 18 games against Golden State.


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[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, May 6​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IND at CLE	07:00 PM	IND +8.0 O 230.0	+500 +500
GS at MIN	09:30 PM	GS +6.5 O 210.5	+500 +500