CNOTES 2024 2025 NHL NEWS BEST BETS AND OPINION !

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Wednesday, May 14

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Wednesday, May 14

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Trend Report
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Florida VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games.
Florida is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
Florida is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Toronto's last 19 games against Florida.
Toronto is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home.

Edmonton VS Vegas
Edmonton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Vegas.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Edmonton's last 17 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas' last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas' last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas' last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton.
Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.


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Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Celtics 127, Knicks 102- Boston shot 22-49 on the arc.
— T’wolves 121, Warriors 110- Minnesota wins series, 4-1
— Twins 6-8, Orioles 3-6- Minnesota has won 10 games in a row.
— Astros 4, Royals 3- Jeremy Pena was 4-4, with two RBI
— Marlins 3, Cubs 1- Kyle Stowers homered twice, hit a triple.
— Diamondbacks 8, Giants 7- Ketel Marte homered twice.

Quote of the Day
“We did what was necessary to do what we needed to do to get it back to New York. You don’t get to pick the test that you have, you pick how you respond to them.”
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla

Thursday’s quiz
Last time Cowboys-Eagles played in a season opener was in 2000; who was the Dallas coach back then?

Wednesday’s quiz
Last time Indiana Pacers made the NBA Finals was in 2000; Larry Bird was their coach.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Burgess Meredith played the Penguin; he later played Rocky Balboa’s boxing trainer in the great Rocky movies.

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Thursday’s Den: Our first look at this year’s NFL schedule

Notes on the 2025 NFL schedule:
AFC East
Bills
Four of their first five games are at home.
Three of their first five games are in primetime.
Chiefs visit Buffalo in Week 9
Weeks 12-16, four road games in five weeks.

Dolphins
3/last 5 games are in cold weather: @ Jets, Steelers, Patriots.
Five primetime games, plus a game vs Washington, in Spain
Don’t play any 4:00 games.

Patriots
Weeks 5-7: 3 straight road games, at Buffalo, New Orleans, Tennessee
Week 7, Patriots @ Titans; Vrabel coached Tennessee from 2018-23.
Three of first four games at home.
Week 1, Raiders @ Patriots (Tom Brady owns part of Raiders now)

Jets
Week 1: Steelers @ Jets- Justin Fields played for Pittsburgh last year.
3/last 4 games are on the road.
Play Broncos in London in Week 6, don’t have a bye in Week 7.
Right now, 14 of their 17 games are at 1:00; low expectations.

AFC North
Ravens
Five of their first seven games are at home.
Weeks 5-8, have three home games and a bye week.
Weeks 9-11, 3 straight road games, at Miami, Minnesota, Cleveland
Play the Bengals in weeks 13/15.
Three of their last four games are on the road.

Bengals
Last three years, Bengals are 5-10 in Weeks 1-5, 25-10 from Week 6 on.
Three of their first four games are on the road.
Have four primetime games, plus four 4:25 games that aren’t on West Coast.
Weeks 7-10: three home games, then their bye week.

Browns
Browns have 40-year old QB Flacco, and two rookie QB’s,
Cleveland plays its first game and its last game against Cincinnati.
14 of their 17 games are in the Eastern time zone.
No primetime games; they play the Vikings in England in Week 5.

Steelers
Who will the QB be? Right now, it would be Mason Rudolph.
Only 5 of their 17 games are vs teams that were in playoffs last year.
Steelers have four primetime games, plus a game vs Vikings in Ireland.
Their games with the Ravens are in Weeks 14/18.

AFC South
Texans
Weeks 8-10, have three straight home games.
Visit SoFi Stadium twice; Week 1 vs Rams, Week 17 vs Chargers
Chargers beat Houston 32-12 in playoffs last year.
Visit Chiefs in Week 14; KC beat them 23-14 in playoffs LY.

Colts
Four of their first six games are at home.
Also visit SoFi Stadium twice; vs Rams in Week 4, Chargers in Week 7
Only one primetime game, Week 16 vs 49ers.
12 of their 17 games are in domed stadiums.

Jaguars
Play only one game in England this year, Week 7 vs Rams
Play only one primetime game, Week 5 vs Chiefs.
Two games vs Colts are in Weeks 14/17.
Two games vs Tennessee are in Week 13/18.

Titans
Weeks 4-6- 3 straight road games, at Houston, Arizona, Las Vegas (all domes)
No primetime games; league has low expectations for them.
Weeks 9-13- have four home games and their bye week.
Only cold weather game figures to be Week 14 in Cleveland.

AFC West
Broncos
First three games are against their three AFC West rivals.
Open season vs Chiefs on a Friday night in Brazil.
Five primetime games; league has high expectations for them.

Chiefs
Open season in Brazil vs Chargers; host the Eagles in Week 2.
5 of their first 8 games are in primetime.
Weeks 6-8, have three straight home games.
Play on both Thanksgiving/Christmas this year.

Raiders
Two of first three games are on East Coast, at New England/Washington
Raiders open season vs Patriots; Pete Carroll coached Patriots from 1997-99.
Weeks 15-16 are only time they play consecutive weeks on the road.

Chargers
Open season against the Chiefs, in Brazil.
Have two trips to east coast in Weeks 4, 6; lot of travel early on.
Three of their last four games are on the road. .
Five primetime games; league has high expectations for them.

Thanksgiving Day games:
Packers @ Detroit
Chiefs @ Dallas
Bengals @ Baltimore

Christmas Day games
Cowboys @ Washington
Lions @ Minnesota
Broncos @ Kansas City

NFC East
Cowboys
Open season at Super Bowl champion Eagles in Week 1.
Play four of their games on Thursdays.
Weeks 12-16, play four home games in five weeks.
Play on both Thanksgiving/Christmas this year.

Giants
Open season with road games at Washington/Dallas.
Two games vs Cowboys are in Weeks 2/18.
Have a late bye week, Week 14.
Have only one road game in the last five weeks.

Eagles
Don’t have back/back home games all season.
Two games vs Washington are in Weeks 16/18.
Two games vs Giants are in Weeks 6/8.
Host Bears on Black Friday afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving

Commanders
Washington is 18-1 to win Super Bowl; this time last year, they were 150-1
Their last four games are against NFC East rivals.
Weeks 4-8, play four road games in five weeks.
Have five primetime games, plus a Week 8 game in Spain.

NFC North
Bears
Their games vs Detroit are in Weeks 2/18
Three of their last four games are at home.
Weeks 4-9, have tour road games and a bye week.
Thought it was odd that Ben Johnson turned down Washington job LY, but left the Lions to coach division rival Chicago this year. Both teams have promising young QB’s.

Lions
Detroit has two new coordinators this year, the price of success.
Weeks 12-14, have three straight home games.
Week 15, they visit the Rams, a renewal of the Stafford-Goff thing.
Play on both Thanksgiving/Christmas this year.

Packers
Open season with home games vs Lions/Commanders.
Play three of last four games on the road.
Have four primetime games, four 4:25 games.
Two games with the Bears are in Weeks 14/16.

Vikings- unusual schedule
Week 1- visit Chicago on Monday night
Weeks 2-3- two home games
Weeks 4-5- a game in Ireland, a game in England
Week 6- bye
Week 7- host the Eagles
Weeks 8-16- six road games in nine weeks.
Weeks 17-18- home games vs Lions/Packers.

NFC South
Falcons
Week 5 is an early bye week.
Week 2 is at Minnesota, interesting if Kirk Cousins is still a Falcon.
12 of their 17 games are in domed stadiums.
Four primetime games, plus a Week 9 game in Germany,
They don’t have a bye week the game after playing in Germany.

Panthers
Three of their first four games are on the road.
Week 9 game in Germany, against the Falcons.
They don’t have a bye week the game after playing in Germany.
Two games with Tampa Bay are in Weeks 16/18.

Saints
It is unclear who Saints’ QB will be, but whoever it is will be young.
Open with home games vs Cardinals/49ers.
Finish with road games at Tennessee/Atlanta.
No primetime games; league has low expectations for them.

Buccaneers
Open season with road games, at Atlanta/Houston.
Weeks 13-15, have three straight home games.
Have four primetime games, three of them on road.
Four of their last five games are vs NFC South rivals.

NFC West
Cardinals
Three of their last four games are on the road.
12 of their 17 games are in domed stadiums.
Two games with the Rams are in Weeks 14/18.
Have only two games in the eastern time zone.

Rams
Three of their first four games are vs AFC East teams.
Play Jaguars in England in Week 7.
Week 8-12, have three home games and a bye week.
Two of their last three games are in primetime.

49ers
Open season with road games, against teams with new QB’s (Seattle/NO)
Three of their last four games are at home.
Have five primetime games, including two of last three weeks.
First game and last game are both against the Seahawks.

Seahawks
Sam Darnold faces his old team (Vikings) in Week 13.
Cooper Kupp plays against his old team (Rams) in Weeks 11/16
Seahawks have five trips to the eastern time zone.
Seattle finishes with road games, at Panthers/49ers.

 

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Thursday, May 15

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Thursday, May 15

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Carolina VS Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 9 games.
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Carolina is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games against Washington.
Carolina is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 6 games at home.
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Dallas VS Winnipeg
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas' last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas' last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg.
Dallas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 9 games.
Winnipeg is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Winnipeg's last 12 games against Dallas.
Winnipeg is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.


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Thursday, May 15​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CAR at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS +147 O 5.5	+500 +500
DAL at WIN	09:30 PM	DAL +111 U 5.5	+500 +500

 

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NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

05/15/2025......................1 - 3 - 0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,25.00%...................- 10.50
05/13/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%....................+ 10.00
05/11/2025......................1 - 2 - 0...........................33,33%....................- 6.00
05/10/2025......................4 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%...................+ 20.25
05/09/2025......................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 9.50
05/08/2025......................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 8.65
05/07/2025......................4 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%....................+ 20.95
05/06/2025......................0 - 4 - 0..........................00.00%......................- 22.60
05/05/2025......................1 - 1 - 0..........................50.00%......................+ 0.10
05/04/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
05/03/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%......................+ 12,40
05/02/2025......................2 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
05/01/2025......................4 - 4 - 0...........................50.00%......................- 1.35

TOTALS..........................29 -16 - 0...........................64.44%.....................+ 61.40

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NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS...................39 - 28 - 0.....................58.20%....................+ 44.95

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
— Nuggets 119, Thunder 107- Game 7 is Sunday in Oklahoma City.
— Twins 4, Orioles 0- Minnesota has won 11 games in a row.
— Rangers 1, Astros 0- Jake Burger homered for the game’s only run.
— Braves 5, Nationals 2- Atlanta is 15-7 at home, 7-15 on the road.
— Reds 7, White Sox 1- Nick Martinez threw seven shutout IP.
— Rays 8, Blue Jays 3- Brandon Lowe hit two home runs.

Quote of the Day
“When all is said and done, more is usually said than done.”
Unknown

Friday’s quiz
NHL’s Arizona Coyotes moved to Utah this year and became the Utah Mammoth; before the franchise moved to Arizona in 1996, where did the team call home?

Thursday’s quiz
Last time Cowboys-Eagles played in a season opener was in 2000; Dave Campo was the Dallas coach back then.

Wednesday’s quiz
Last time Indiana Pacers made the NBA Finals was in 2000; Larry Bird was their coach.

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AL teams’ records, by starting pitcher:

— Orioles (15-27)
Eflin 3-1
Morton 0-7
Kremer 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Sugano 5-4 (under 6-0 last six)
Povich 3-4
Young 1-1
Gibson 0-3
McDermott 0-1

— Red Sox (22-23)
Crochet 6-3 (over 3-0 last three)
Houck 2-7 (over 5-1 last six)
Buehler 4-2
Pitts 0-3 (under 3-0)
Newcomb 2-3 (over 4-1)
Dobbins 2-3
Bello 4-1
Giolito 1-2

— White Sox (14-30)
Burke 3-5
Cannon 1-6
Perez 2-2
Smith 1-7 (under 5-2)
Martin 2-6
Wilson 2-2
Gilbert 1-2 (opener)
Eisert 0-2 (opener)

— Guardians (25-18)
Lively 7-2 (under 6-2 last eight)
Williams 5-4 (over 5-1 last six)
Bibee 5-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Ortiz 3-5 (under 3-1 last four)
Allen 5-3
Nikhazy 0-1

— Tigers (29-15)
Skubal 6-3
Flaherty 1-7
Olson 5-3
Jobe 7-0 (over 5-2)
Mize 6-1
Montero 3-1 (under 3-1)
Holton 1-0 (opener)

— Famous birthdays, May 16th:
Rick Reuschel, 76
Pierce Brosnan, 72
Rick Rhoden, 72
Debra Winger, 70
Jack Morris, 70
John Salley, 61
Thurman Thomas, 59
Jim Mecir, 55
AJ Feeley, 48
Gardner Minshew, 29

— Astros (22-21)
Valdez 4-5
Brown 6-3 (under 6-3)
Arrighetti 1-1
Blanco 5-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Wesneski 2-4 (under 5-1)
Gusto 3-2
McCullers 0-2
Blubaugh 0-1
Gordon 1-0

— Royals (25-20)
Ragans 4-4 (over 3-1 last four)
Lugo 5-4 (under 7-2)
Bubic 5-4
Lorenzen 5-4 (under 7-2)
Wacha 4-5 (under 5-2 last seven)
Cameron 1-0

— Angels (17-25)
Kikuchi 3-6 (over 7-2)
Soriano 2-7 (over 6-2 last eight)
TAnderson 6-2 (over 3-0 last three)
Hendricks 3-5 (under 4-1 last five)
Kochanowicz 3-5

— Twins (24-20)
Lopez 4-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Ryan 3-5 (under 7-1)
Ober 7-2
Paddack 3-6 (under 3-1 last four)
Woods-Richardson 4-3 (under 5-1 last six)
Festa 2-1
Topa 0-1 (opener)

— New York (25-18)
Rodon 4-5
Fried 8-1 (under 6-1 last seven)
Warren 4-5
Carrasco 2-4 (under 4-2)
Schmidt 4-1 (over 3-1 last four)
Stroman 2-1 (over 3-0)
Yarbrough 1-1

— Movie of the Day: Let It Ride (1989)- A cab driver stumbles upon a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can’t stop gambling.
Richard Dreyfuss is the gambler, Teri Garr is his wife; David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly and Allen Garfield are also in the movie, which is very funny. Robbie Coltrane is excellent as the teller at the betting window.

— A’s (22-22)
Severino 4-5 (over 3-1 last four)
Springs 5-4 (over 6-2 last eight)
Bido 4-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Sears 6-2 (under 3-1 last four)
Holland 1-2
Ginn 2-1
Estes 0-2
Lopez 0-1

— Mariners (23-19)
Gilbert 5-1
Castillo 4-5
Miller 4-4 (over 4-0 last four)
Woo 6-2
Hancock 4-2 (over 5-1)
Evans 1-2 (over 3-0)
JFCastillo 1-1

— Rays (20-23)
Pepiot 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Littell 4-5 (under 7-2)
Bradley 5-3
Rasmussen 2-6 (under 6-2)
Baz 5-3
Boyle 1-0

— Rangers (24-21)
Eovaldi 5-4 (under 8-1)
Leiter 3-3 (under 5-1)
Mahle 5-4 (under 8-1)
deGrom 6-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Rocker 2-3 (under 3-1 last four)
Corbin 3-4 (under 3-1 last four)

— Blue Jays (21-22)
Berrios 5-4
Gausman 4-5 (over 4-0 last four)
Bassitt 5-4 (under 8-1)
Francis 3-5 (over 3-0 last three)
Lucas 2-2
Scherzer 0-1
Urena 1-1
Rodriguez 1-0

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday, May 16​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TOR at FLA	08:00 PM	FLA -230 O 5.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

05/16/2025......................0 - 2 - 0...........................00.00%...................- 17.00
05/15/2025......................1 - 3 - 0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,25.00%...................- 10.50
05/13/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%....................+ 10.00
05/11/2025......................1 - 2 - 0...........................33,33%....................- 6.00
05/10/2025......................4 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%...................+ 20.25
05/09/2025......................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 9.50
05/08/2025......................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 8.65
05/07/2025......................4 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%....................+ 20.95
05/06/2025......................0 - 4 - 0..........................00.00%......................- 22.60
05/05/2025......................1 - 1 - 0..........................50.00%......................+ 0.10
05/04/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
05/03/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%......................+ 12,40
05/02/2025......................2 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
05/01/2025......................4 - 4 - 0...........................50.00%......................- 1.35

TOTALS..........................29 -18 - 0...........................61.70%.....................+ 44.40

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NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS...................39 - 28 - 0.....................58.20%....................+ 44.95

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in runs scored:
49— Shohei Ohtani, LA
42— Aaron Judge, NYY
37— Corbin Carroll, Ariz
36— Mookie Betts LA/Fernando Tatis SD
34— Kyle Tucker Chi/Pete Crow-Armstrong Chi
33— Byron Buxton, Minn

Quote of the Day
“We watched the film, and we were kind of disgusted with our communication, our effort and our sense of urgency. That was something we knew we had to fix.”
Knicks’ G Josh Hart, talking about their Game 5 loss

Saturday’s quiz
The current Winnipeg Jets moved to Manitoba in 2011; before that, where did they play their home games?

Friday’s quiz
NHL’s Arizona Coyotes moved to Utah this year and became the Utah Mammoth; before the franchise moved to Arizona in 1996, they were the original Winnipeg Jets.

Thursday’s quiz
Last time Cowboys-Eagles played in a season opener was in 2000; Dave Campo was the Dallas coach back then.
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Saturday’s Den: Remembering a great friend……..

— Friday was the 10-year anniversary of the day my dad passed away, a cruddy day.

My dad was a nice person, an honest person- he was the kind of person this world needs a lot more of. He loved the Mets, the Knicks, the football Giants; he was a pretty good golfer, and he was a freakin’ great father.

He was a great example of the kind of person I should be; I would’ve been remiss if today had gone by without giving a wave up to heaven and saying hi.

I love you, dad. You are missed every day.

— Knicks 119, Celtics 81
New York led 64-37 at halftime.
Knicks win this series, 4-2.
Knicks-Pacers (#3-seed vs #4-seed) is the Eastern Conference final

— 49ers signed QB Brock Purdy to a 5-year contract worth $53M/year; Purdy has played three years in the NFL, is 27-15 as an NFL starter, 4-2 in playoff games.

— Illinois signed football coach Bret Bielema to a six-year contract, with $7.7M/year. Bielama has been at Illinois four years, has a 28-22 record, 2-2 in bowl games.

Overall in 16 years as a head coach, Bielema is 125-80, 5-6 in bowl games.

— Former NBA star Nick Van Exel had some thoughts on social media about the increased amount of Achilles tendon injuries in the NBA:

“There have been Achilles tears throughout the years but my thoughts on them is that they happen more now and I think it has something to do with them dam lows the players wear nowadays. Cover them ankles up fellas.”

— I’m curious how much these celebrities get for doing commercials:
Christopher Walken (Miller Lite)
Will Ferrell (PayPal)
Jeff Goldblum (apartments.com)

— Texas Rangers P Max Scherzer is getting direct deposits in his bank account from all over the continent this year; he is getting paid:

$30,833,334 from the Mets
$15,500,000 from the Blue Jays
$15,000,000 from the Nationals
$12,500,000 from the Rangers

— Famous birthdays, May 17th:
Paige Turco, 60
Danny Manning, 59
Hill Harper, 59
Craig Erickson, 56

Hubert Davis, 55
Sasha Alexander, 52
Carlos Pena, 47
Tony Parker, 43

Matt Cassel, 43
Channing Frye, 42
Matt Ryan, 40
Austin Ekeler, 30

— Week 1 NFL spreads:
Cowboys @ Philadelphia (-7)
Chiefs (-3) vs Chargers (@ San Paolo, Brazil)
Cardinals (-3.5) @ New Orleans
Bengals (-4.5) @ Cleveland

Dolphins @ Indianapolis (-1.5)
Raiders @ New England (-3.5)
Giants @ Washington (-7.5)
Buccaneers (-2.5) @ Atlanta

Panthers @ Jacksonville (-3.5)
Steelers (-2.5) @ NJ Jets
Texans @ Rams (-3.5)
49ers (-1.5) @ Seattle

Titans @ Denver (-7.5)
Lions @ Green Bay (-1.5)
Ravens @ Buffalo (-1.5)
Vikings @ Chicago (-1.5)

— Twins 3, Brewers 0
Minnesota won its 12th game in a row.
Twins haven’t allowed a run in their last 24 innings.
Joe Ryan allowed three baserunners in six scoreless IP.

— Cardinals 10, Royals 3
St Louis has won 11 of its last 12 games.
Ivan Herrera had three hits, four RBI.
Cardinals are 49-26 in their games at Kauffman Stadium.

— Phillies 8, Pirates 4
Pittsburgh led 3-1 in 7th inning.
Phillies scored four runs on only one hit in bottom of 7th.
Bryce Harper got his 1,000th career RBI

— Bronx 6, Mets 2
Juan Soto was 0-2 with three walks in his return to the Bronx.
Mets are 17-5 at home, 11-12 on the road.
Bronx leads AL East by five games.

— Nationals 4, Orioles 3
Mackenzie Gore allowed 12 baserunners in 3.2 IP, but only gave up 2 runs.
Winning run scored from 2nd base on a 9th inning infield hit.
Orioles lost 10 of their last 12 games.

— Marlins 9, Rays 4
Only 5th win for Miami in their last 29 games against the Rays.

— Astros 6, Rangers 3
Texas led 2-0 after six innings.
Astros scored six runs in the top of the 7th.
Christian Walker’s 3-run homer was the big hit.

— Mariners 5, Padres 1
JP Crawford hit the first pitch of the game for a home run.
Logan Evans tossed six shutout innings, allowing seven hits.
Seattle leads the AL West by a game and a half.

 

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Saturday, May 17

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Saturday, May 17

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Winnipeg VS Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games.
Winnipeg is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games.
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Dallas' last 13 games against Winnipeg.
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.


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[Cnotes53]

Saturday, May 17​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WIN at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL -132 U 5.5	+500 +500

 

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NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

05/17/2025......................2 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%..................+ 10.00
05/16/2025......................0 - 2 - 0...........................00.00%...................- 17.00
05/15/2025......................1 - 3 - 0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,25.00%...................- 10.50
05/13/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%....................+ 10.00
05/11/2025......................1 - 2 - 0...........................33,33%....................- 6.00
05/10/2025......................4 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%...................+ 20.25
05/09/2025......................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 9.50
05/08/2025......................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 8.65
05/07/2025......................4 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%....................+ 20.95
05/06/2025......................0 - 4 - 0..........................00.00%......................- 22.60
05/05/2025......................1 - 1 - 0..........................50.00%......................+ 0.10
05/04/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
05/03/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%......................+ 12,40
05/02/2025......................2 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
05/01/2025......................4 - 4 - 0...........................50.00%......................- 1.35

TOTALS..........................31 -18 - 0...........................63.26%.....................+ 54.40

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NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS...................39 - 28 - 0.....................58.20%....................+ 44.95

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Over/under win totals for Big 18 football teams:
10.5— Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State
8.5— Indiana, Michigan
7.5— Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, USC, Washington
6.5— Minnesota
5.5— Michigan State, Rutgers, UCLA, Washington
4.5— Maryland

Quote of the Day
“Obviously, very excited because of the type of game. For us to be able to come back and win this type of game means a lot. And also to get it going with the team to get everybody excited.”
Rafael Devers, after his walk-off home run Saturday

Sunday’s quiz
When the ABA folded in 1976, which four teams joined the NBA?

Saturday’s quiz
The current Winnipeg Jets moved to Manitoba in 2011; before that, they were the Atlanta Thrashers, from 1999-2011.

Friday’s quiz
NHL’s Arizona Coyotes moved to Utah this year and became the Utah Mammoth; before the franchise moved to Arizona in 1996, they were the original Winnipeg Jets.

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Sunday’s Den: Trends for every major league team……..​

— Arizona (24-22)
Diamondbacks are 6-2 in Pfaadt’s last eight starts.
Arizona is 19-14 vs righty starters, 5-8 vs lefties.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine home games.

— Braves (23-23)
Atlanta won seven of its last nine home games.
Braves are 15-7 at home, 8-16 on the road.
Under is 16-3 in their last 19 games.

— Cubs (27-19)
Chicago won four of its last five games.
Over is 13-7 in their last 20 home games.
Cubs are 22-14 vs righty starters, 5-5 vs lefties.

— Reds (23-24)
Reds are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 road games.
Reds are 3-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Rockies (8-37)
Colorado is 1-5 since they changed managers.
Rockies are 3-21 on the road (under 16-8).
Over is 6-0 in their last six home games.

— Dodgers (29-17)
Dodgers are 17-6 at home, 12-11 on the road.
Over is 9-1 in their last ten home games.
Dodgers scored in first inning in 9 of last 13 home games.

— Marlins (17-27)
Marlins are 1-6 in road series openers.
Miami is 11-13 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— Brewers (21-25)
Milwaukee lost seven of its last nine games.
Brewers are 12-9 at home, 9-16 on the road.
Under is 11-2 in their last 13 games.

— Mets (29-17)
Mets are 8-4 in their last 12 games.
Mets are 17-5 at home, 12-12 on the road.
Under is 9-2 in their last 11 games.

— Phillies (27-18)
Phillies are 23-11 vs righty starters, 4-7 vs lefties.
Phillies are 16-8 at home, 11-10 on the road.
Philly scored in 1st inning in 13 of 24 home games.

— Pirates (15-31)
Pirates are 3-5 since changing managers.
Pittsburgh is 9-13 at home, 6-18 on the road.
Under is 9-1 in their last ten games.

— St Louis (26-20)
St Louis won 12 of its last 13 games.
Cardinals are 15-6 at home, 11-14 on road.
St Louis is 14-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Padres (27-17)
Padres are 16-7 at home, 11-10 on the road.
San Diego is 6-3 when Pivetta starts.
Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.

— Giants (27-19)
Giants are 24-9 vs rightly pitchers, 3-10 vs lefties.
SF is 15-7 at home, 12-12 on the road
Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

— Washington (20-27)
Nationals won three of their last four games.
Washington lost its last five home games, scoring 10 runs.
Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

— Famous birthdays, May 18th:
Reggie Jackson, 79
Harmon Wages, 79
Eric Young Sr, 58
Tina Fey, 55
Donyell Marshall, 52
Vince Young, 42
Robert Quinn, 35
Clint Capela, 31

— Orioles (15-29)
Baltimore fired its manager Saturday, after a 15-28 start.
Last two years, Orioles were 101-61/91-71. Quick hook.
Baltimore lost its last seven home games.

— Red Sox (23-24)
Boston lost five of its last six games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Red Sox are 19-18 vs righty starters, 4-6 vs lefties.

— White Sox (14-32)
Chicago is 4-3 in its last seven games.
White Sox are 9-12 at home, 5-20 on the road.
Over is 7-3 in its last ten home games.

— Cleveland (25-20)
Cleveland is 14-8 at home, 11-12 on the road.
Cleveland is 10-3 against its AL Central rivals.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.

— Detroit (30-16)
Detroit is 17-5 at home, 13-11 on the road.
Tigers won four of their last five games.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— Houston (23-22)
Astros are 15-9 at home, 8-13 on the road.
Houston is 1-6 in road series openers.
Astros scored a first inning run in only 3 of 21 home games.

— Royals (25-22)
Kansas City is 16-9 at home, 9-13 on the road.
Under is 15-5 in Royals’ last 20 home games.
KC is 22-18 vs righty starters, 3-4 vs lefty starters.

— Angels (19-25)
Angels are 6-9 in series openers.
Over is 11-5 in their last 16 games.
Halos are 10-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (26-20)
Twins have won 13 games in a row.
Minnesota is 15-6 at home, 11-14 on the road.
Under is 12-5 in their last 17 games.

— New York (26-19)
New York won seven of its last ten games.
Under is 4-0 in their last four games.
New York is 23-14 vs righty starters, 3-5 vs lefties.

— A’s (22-24)
A’s lost eight of their last ten games.
A’s are 8-13 in Sacramento, 14-11 on the road.
A’s are 8-6 vs their AL West rivals.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine games.

— Seattle (25-19)
Mariners won eight of their last ten road games.
Seattle lost five of last six home games.
Over is 11-4 in their last 15 home games.

— Tampa Bay (21-24)
Rays are 10-7 on road, 11-17 in home games.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
Rays are 7-1 in last 8 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (25-22)
Texas won seven of its last eight games.
Rangers are 17-9 at home, 8-13 on road.
Under is 20-6 in their home games.

— Toronto (22-23)
Blue Jays are 10-9 vs their AL East rivals.
Over is 10-1 in their last eleven games.
Toronto is 6-9 in series openers.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Sunday, May 18

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Trend Report
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Florida VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games on the road.
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Florida's last 13 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games.
Toronto is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games against Florida.
Toronto is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, May 18

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday, May 18​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
FLA at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR +115 U 5.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

05/18/2025......................0 - 2 - 0 ...........................00.00%..................- 10.50
05/17/2025......................2 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%..................+ 10.00
05/16/2025......................0 - 2 - 0...........................00.00%...................- 17.00
05/15/2025......................1 - 3 - 0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,25.00%...................- 10.50
05/13/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%....................+ 10.00
05/11/2025......................1 - 2 - 0...........................33,33%....................- 6.00
05/10/2025......................4 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%...................+ 20.25
05/09/2025......................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 9.50
05/08/2025......................3 - 1 - 0...........................75.00%.....................+ 8.65
05/07/2025......................4 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%....................+ 20.95
05/06/2025......................0 - 4 - 0..........................00.00%......................- 22.60
05/05/2025......................1 - 1 - 0..........................50.00%......................+ 0.10
05/04/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
05/03/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.........................100.00%......................+ 12,40
05/02/2025......................2 - 0 - 0..........................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
05/01/2025......................4 - 4 - 0...........................50.00%......................- 1.35

TOTALS..........................31 -20 - 0...........................60.78%.......................+43.90

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NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS...................39 - 28 - 0.....................58.20%....................+ 44.95

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
Most NFL passing yards by a QB with no NFL playoff wins:
41,425- Derek Carr
39,500- Andy Dalton
34,990- Ryan Fitzpatrick
34,665- Jim Hart
32,224- Sonny Jurgensen
30,797- Norm Snead

Quote of the Day
“I was nervous, to be honest. Just knowing what was on the line…….to know if you don’t bring your A-game, it could all be over. But I think that nervousness motivated me.”
OKC Thunder star Gilgeous-Alexander, talking about Sunday’s Game 7

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the Toronto Blue Jays, who has the most pitching wins?

Sunday’s quiz
When the ABA folded in 1976, four teams joined the NBA- Spurs, Nets, Pacers, Nuggets

Saturday’s quiz
The current Winnipeg Jets moved to Manitoba in 2011; before that, they were the Atlanta Thrashers, from 1999-2011.

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

— Prayers go out to President Joe Biden, who was diagnosed with an ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer, and it has spread to his bones. The 82-year old Biden and his family “are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.”

Get well soon, sir.

— Thunder 125, Nuggets 93
Oklahoma City gets to the NBA’s Final Four for first time since 2016.
Thunder outscored Denver 39-20 in the second quarter.
Thunder-Minnesota series starts Tuesday.

— Since 1979, dating back to their days in Seattle, the Sonics/Thunder have won their last seven Game 7’s- this was their first one since 2014.

— Philadelphia Phillies closer Jose Alvarado was suspended 80 games without pay following a positive test for a performance-enhancing drug; he is ineligible for this year’s postseason.

— Arizona P Zac Gallen this year, by catcher:
with Jose Herrera at catcher: 2.92 ERA in four games
with Gabriel Moreno at catcher: 6.89 ERA in eight games

He also has a 6.03 home ERA, a 3.38 road ERA; this is a contract year for Gallen, not the best timing for him or the Diamondbacks.

— Arizona OF Corbin Carroll is the first ballplayer since Eddie Mathews in 1959 with 14+ home runs, 50+ hits, 5+ triples in the first 45 games of a season. Eddie Mathews is a Hall of Famer, so a good comp for Carroll.

— Orioles fired manager Brandon Hyde Saturday, after a 15-28 start, which seems kind of quick; the last two years, Baltimore was 91-71/101-61. All of a sudden this is his fault?

Four of the seven starting pitchers Orioles have used this year are 30+ years old; maybe the person who assembled this underachieving roster should shoulder some of the blame.

One stat about the Orioles that makes very little sense: they’re 1-7 in games after a day off.

— There are only three active major leaguers with 3,000+ plate appearances who have a career batting average of .300+:

Jose Altuve, Luis Arraez, Freddie Freeman

— Famous birthdays, May 19th:
Archie Manning, 76
Ed Whitson, 70
Jack Thompson, 69
Bill Laimbeer, 68

John Friesz, 59
Turk Wendell, 58
Paul Justin, 57
Brandon Inge, 48

— Bronx 8, Mets 2
Bronx scored six times in the bottom of the 8th inning.
Juan Soto went 1-10 with four walks in his return to the Bronx.

— Astros 4, Rangers 3
Isaac Paredes hit a 3-run homer in the 8th inning.
Astros didn’t get a hit off Jack Leiter until the 7th inning

— Phillies 1, Pirates 0
Mick Abel tossed six shutout IP in his MLB debut.
Phillies have won 15 of their last 20 games.

— Nationals 10, Orioles 4
Nationals led 6-0 in 1st inning Saturday, 7-0 in 2nd inning Sunday
CJ Abrams was 9-30 with four HR’s, 8 runs scored this week.

— Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2
Spencer Torkelson knocked in all three runs for Detroit.
Detroit is an MLB-best 31-16, 8-0 when Jackson Jobe pitches.

— Reds 3, Guardians 1
Will Benson hit two home runs for Cincinnati.
Reds have won four games in a row, Cleveland has lost four in a row.

— Angels 6, Dodgers 4
Angels led 4-0 in 5th inning, blew the lead, but won the game late.
Travis d’Arnaud hit his first homer of the year in the 8th inning.

— Diamondbacks 1, Rockies 0
Merrill Kelly allowed only one hit in seven IP.
Rockies are 8-38, the worst start for any team since 1901.

— If the playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Padres, Giants
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Twins, Guardians, Royals

 

[Udog]

No games today. The playoffs resume tomorrow.

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NBA teams who have won the most championships:
18— Celtics
17— Lakers
7— Warriors
6— Bulls
5— Spurs
3— Heat, Pistons, 76ers
There are ten teams who have never won an NBA title.

Quote of the Day
“I know there will be a lot of questions about what’s next. At the end of the day I think that will all be driven by the same thing that’s always driven us and that’s, ‘How do we get ourselves in the mix to compete for championships best?’ I think that will get more clarity as we take a deep breath, get a little more sleep than we have the last three nights.”
Celtics’ president of basketball operations Brad Stevens

Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams was a manager for four years in his post-playing days; what team did he manage?

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the Toronto Blue Jays, Dave Stieb has the most pitching wins (175).

Sunday’s quiz
When the ABA folded in 1976, four teams joined the NBA- Spurs, Nets, Pacers, Nuggets

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Tuesday’s Den: MLB teams’ records in series, home/away…..​

Teams’ records in series:
(away/home….total)

NL East
Braves 3-5/5-1-1…..8-6-1
Marlins 0-6-1/4-4…..4-10-1
Mets 3-4-1/6-1…..9-5-1
Phillies 3-4/6-1-1…..9-5-1
Nationals 3-5/3-3-1…..6-8-1

NL Central
Cubs 4-3-1/6-2…..10-5-1
Reds 3-4/2-5-1…..5-9-1
Brewers 2-6/5-2…..7-8
Pirates 1-7/3-4…..4-11
Cardinals 3-4-1/6-1…..9-5-1

NL West
Arizona 4-3/3-3-2…..7-6-2
Rockies 0-8/0-7…..0-15
Dodgers 4-2-2/6-2…..10-4-2
Padres 3-4/6-2…..9-6
Giants 4-3-1/5-2…..9-5-1

AL East
Orioles 1-5-1/2-5-1…..3-10-2
Red Sox 4-4/3-4…..7-8
New York 4-3/5-3…..9-6
Rays 4-2/4-5…..8-7
Blue Jays 3-3-1/3-4-1…..6-7-2

AL Central
White Sox 1-7/3-7…..4-11
Guardians 4-4/5-2…..9-6
Tigers 5-3/6-1…..11-4
Royals 2-5/5-3…..7-8
Twins 4-4/5-2…..9-6

AL West
Astros 1-5-1/7-1…..8-6-1
Angels 4-5/3-3…..7-8
A’s 4-3-1/2-5…..6-8-1
Mariners 6-1/4-3-1…..10-4-1
Rangers 3-4/4-2-2…..7-6-2

— Famous birthdays, May 20th:
Leroy Kelly, 83
Cheryl Sarkisian (Cher), 79
Terry Nelson, 74
Rick Upchurch, 73
Wendell Tyler, 70
Bronson Pinchot, 66
Todd Stottlemyre, 60
Timothy Olyphant, 57
Terrell Brandon, 55
Jayson Werth, 46

— Royals 3, Giants 1
Bubic-Ray pitchers’ duel was 0-0 after seven innings.
Vinny Pasquantino hit a 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
Giants are 24-9 vs righty starters, 4-11 vs lefties.

— Red Sox 3, Mets 1
Mets scored total of 10 runs in their last six games.
Jarren Duran had a double/triple in first two innings.
Mets are out of first place in NL East for first time since April 9th.

— Astros 4, Rays 3
Jake Meyers had the game-winning home run in 7th inning.
Tampa Bay is 10-8 on road, only 11-18 in their temporary home stadium.

— Phillies 9, Rockies 3
Colorado led this game 3-2 after the 7th inning- their bullpen imploded.
Kyle Schwarber hit his 300th career home run, a 466-foot blast.
Sunday’s 1-0 win over Pittsburgh took 1:59 to play, fastest Phillies game since 1998.

— Marlins 8, Cubs 7
Jesus Sanchez homered in first inning, also had a walk-off triple.
Marlins are 13-13 at home; six of those wins are walk-off wins.

— Brewers 5, Orioles 4
William Contreras had the game-winning single in 8th inning.
Cedric Mullins had a 3-run homer for the Orioles.
Baltimore lost their 7th game in a row.

— Diamondbacks 9, Dodgers 5
Dodgers have lost four in a row at home, for first time since 2018.
Arizona led this game 7-0 in the third inning.
Brandon Pfaadt threw 6 IP, became MLB’s first seven-game winner.
Dodgers swung at 42 of his pitches, didn’t whiff on any of them— unusual.

— Twins led Cleveland 2-1 in 4th inning; game was suspended by rain, will be resumed at 6:10 Tuesday night.

— If the playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mets, Padres, Giants
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Twins, Guardians, Royals