CNOTES COLLEGE BASKETBALL BEST BETS/ NOTES/NEWS/GOSSIP !

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Tuesday, December 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
GRAM at OSU	02:00 PM	GRAM +28.5*****	+500
FAU at UCF	02:00 PM	UCF -7.5*****	+500
LINW at MOSU	03:00 PM	MOSU -2.5	+500
UCRV at UCLA	04:00 PM	UCRV +24.5*****	+500
IDHO at CSB	05:00 PM	IDHO -5.5*****	+500
MORG at LMU	06:00 PM	LMU -24.5	+500
HARV at SJU	06:00 PM	SJU -25.5*****	+500
VILL at HALL	07:00 PM	HALL -1.5*****	+500

 

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CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS DECEMBER BEST BETS !

12/23/2025.............2 - 4 - 0..................33.33%.............- 12.00
12/22/2025.............4 - 2 - 0..................66.66%.............+ 9.00
12/21/2925..............9 - 15 - 0...............37.50%.............- 37.50
12.20/2025............ 11 - 19 - 0................36.66%...........- 49.50
12/19/2025.............9 - 10 - 0.................47.36%............- 10.00
12/18/2025...............6 - 6 - 0..................50.00%............- 3.00
12/17/2025...............5 - 10 - 0...............33.33%.............- 25.00
12/16/2025.............10 - 9 - 0.................55..00%............+ 0.50
12/15/2025...............6 - 3 - 0..................66.66%............+ 13.50
12/14/2025..............3 - 10 - 0................23.07%.............- 40.00
12/132025.............17.- 18 - 0................48.52%..............- 14.00
12/12/2025................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%..............+ 3.50
12/11/2025................4 - 6 - 0................40.00%..............- 13.00
12/10/2025................8 - 5 - 0................61.53................+ 12.50
12/09/2025................6 - 5 - 1................54.54%..............+ 2.50
12/08/2025................2 - 3 - 0................40.00%..............- 6.50
12/07/2025...............10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%...............+ 28.00
12/06/2025...............8 - 18 - 0...............30.76%...............- 59.00
12/05/2025................8 - 5 - 0...............61.53%...............+ 12.50
12/04/2025................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%...............- 1.50
12/03/2025................5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%...............- 8.00
12/01/2025................6 - 4 - 0...............60.00%...............+ 8.00

TOTALS...............146 - 168 - 1...............46.49%................- 189.00

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Villanova 64, Seton Hall 56- Wildcats shot 10-23 on arc in Big East opener.
— St John’s 85, Harvard 59- Red Storm out-rebounded Harvard, 39-22.
— Cal-Bakersfield 64, Idaho 63- Roadrunners won despite being 3-8 on foul line.
— Campbell 102, Green Bay 79- Camels shot 14-24 on arc, scored a ridiculous 1.54 ppp
— UCLA 97, Cal-Riverside 65- Bruins are 10-3, but only 3-3 vs top 100 teams.
— UCF 85, Florida Atlantic 80- 11-1 Knights were down 14 in the first half.

Quote of the Day
“No one felt worse than I did after that game. And I think it’s important to continue to move forward and realize that it’s what happened. It would be crazy of me to deny the truth of what happened and to live in this reality where if I tried to block it out, I don’t think that’s doing any good.”
Chargers QB Justin Herbert; Chargers play Houston this week

Wednesday’s quiz
In an episode of the old TV show Magnum PI, which actor, who played one of the more popular villains in the Batman TV show, played a jewel thief whose daughter was also a jewel thief?

Tuesday’s quiz
Brian Billick coached the Baltimore Ravens before John Harbaugh.

Monday’s quiz
Former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel is the all-time leader in passing yardage for the Missouri Tigers.

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Wednesday’s Den: 20 of my favorite non-sports movies…….​

20) The Gambler (2014)— Remake of a James Caan movie from the mid-70’s. College professor (Mark Wahlberg) seems to have an excellent life, but he has a huge gambling problem which drags him down. John Goodman plays one of the people he owes money to; he is very good in this. Jessica Lange plays the gambler’s mother, Brie Larson is his student/girlfriend.

19) Moon Over Parador (1988)— Richard Dreyfuss is an actor who is hired to stand in for the dictator of a Latin American country who suddenly dies. Jonathan Winters is a weird CIA agent whose wife is Polly Holliday, who played Flo in the old TV series Alice.
Sonia Braga, Raul Julia, Sammy Davis Jr and Dana Delany are all in this movie.

18) The Verdict (1982)— Paul Newman is a ambulance-chasing lawyer who started drinking too much when his marriage ended; he is handed a winning case that should be lucrative, but winning it is easier said than done. His friend is played by Jack Warden, one of my all-time favorites.
James Mason, Bruce Willis are also in this movie, which is a little dated now; no cellphones. The lawyer plays a pinball machine in the bar he frequents, but it is a very good movie.

17) Double Jeopardy (1999)— Unjustly jailed for her husband’s murder, a woman does six years in jail, until she gets paroled and realizes that the husband isn’t dead, so she sets out to find him and her son, who it turns out have moved to New Orleans.
Ashley Judd is the woman, Tommy Lee Jones is her parole officer, Bruce Greenwood is the grifter husband, Roma Maffia is a woman in jail who advises the woman on the best way to get paroled. Movie is a little intense, but it is very good.

16) Autumn in New York (2000)— Mostly a sad movie about a terminally ill young woman who falls for an aging playboy who owns a restaurant; when he finds out she is very ill, the playboy tries everything he can do to find a doctor who can help her get better.
Winona Ryder is the young woman, Richard Gere is the playboy, JK Simmons is the surgeon. Anthony LaPaglia, Jill Hennessy, Sherry Stringfield, Vera Farmiga are also in the movie, which is very good, but you’ll need a handkerchief.

15) Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)— Joe Mantegna plays a sportswriter who realizes that his 7-year old son is a chess prodigy; no one knows how/why. The parents hire a chess teacher and he begins to win tournaments, but then expectations get very high, and the kid’s interest begins to die down.
Excellent cast: Mantegna, Joan Allen is the mom, Ben Kingsley is the chess coach, Laurence Fishburne is a guy who plays speed chess in the park and who also coaches the kid. William H Macy, David Paymer, Josh Mostel are also in the movie, which is very good.

14) Good Will Hunting (1997)— A janitor at MIT can do complicated math problems better than the professors can, but he also has a criminal record, and has to get counseling for that. Robin Williams is great as the counselor, Matt Damon is the smart guy.
Ben Affleck is one of the smart guy’s friends, Minnie Driver is the smart guy’s girlfriend, but the scenes with Wiliams/Damon are epic. One of Robin Williams’ finest roles.

13) Dave (1993)— Guy who looks just like the President runs a temp job service in Washington; when the real president has a stroke while screwing around with his mistress, the guy (Kevin Kline) is hired as the stand-in president. Sigourney Weaver is the First Lady.
Frank Langella/Kevin Dunn are in the President’s cabinet, Ving Rhames is a Secret Service agent who protects the President. Charles Grodin is great in his smaller role as a friend of the look-alike, who wins up help balancing the country’s budget.

12) Begin Again (2013)— Down-and-out music executive stumbles into a Manhattan bar and discovers a young singer who can resurrect his career.
Keira Knightley is the singer, Adam Levine is her boyfriend, a popular musician who screws around on her and gets the boot. Mark Ruffalo is the music executive, and James Corden kind of steals the show as the singer’s old friend from back in England.
Hailee Steinfeld (Mrs Josh Allen these days) plays Ruffalo’s daughter, Catherine Keener is his wife. Rob Morrow, CeeLo Green are also in this movie, mostly a nice movie.

10) The Big Short (2015)— Group of investors bet against the US mortgage market in 2006-07 and are surprised to find out that the market is flawed/corrupt.
One investor is an eccentric ex-doctor who controls billions of dollars and basically risks it all to make even more money, but it it is going to take time, and the people whose money he works with are not terribly patient.
Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Marisa Tomei are all in this movie. Michael Lewis wrote the book, same guy who wrote Moneyball.

9) Absence of Malice (1981)— Sally Field plays a reporter who investigates a liquor wholesaler who is suspected of a murder- his father had been a mobster. There is no evidence that the son is guilty, but the authorities want to pressure him into giving them information.
The wholesaler has an iron-clad excuse that guarantees his innocence, but he won’t use it because he’d have to tell the authorities that a female friend of his had an abortion and 45 years ago, that wasn’t something you wanted to be known.
The wholesaler turns the tables on the authorities and makes them look incompetent.
Paul Newman is the wholesaler; with Sally Field, Willard Brimley, an intense, very good movie.

8) Leap of Faith (1992)— Steve Martin plays a traveling preacher whose bus breaks down, stranding his crew in a drought-stricken Kansas town. Miracles ensue. Liam Neeson, Debra Winger, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meat Loaf are all in this cast.
The preacher is a fraud, but people come out and give him a lot of money; the town where his bus breaks down is going through a drought— people want to know is he can make it rain.
There is one great scene near the end of the movie where kid who had been crippled in a car accident wants the preacher to heal his legs. It makes the movie worth watching.

7) Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)— Two piano-playing brothers have an act that is struggling, so they hire a beautiful singer to join the show, and they suddenly become more popular.
Jeff/Beau Bridges are the brothers, Michelle Pfeiffer is the singer; when one brother and the singer start messing around, tensions run high, even though the group is doing very well on stage.
Very good movie, but then again, I’d watch a movie if it was Michelle Pfeiffer reading names out of the phone book.

6) Molly’s Game (2017)— Young woman runs high stakes poker games for celebrities/rich guys, but when members of the Russian mob enter the game, things get complicated. This is a true story, and as we’re learning nowadays, real life is often stranger than fiction.
This movie comes after the book was written; Jessica Chastain plays Molly, Idris Elba is her lawyer, Kevin Costner has a smaller role as her demanding father.

5) Lost In Translation (2003)— Bill Murray plays a washed-up actor who is in Tokyo getting paid $2M to do a whiskey commercial. He meets Scarlett Johansson in the hotel bar and they become friends.
Apparently every American visiting Tokyo stays in the same hotel; the actor/woman, whose husband is a photographer who largely ignores her, they become friends and go out to dinner and have probing conversations, all platonic.
It is a nice movie with a vague but I think happy ending.

4) Rounders (1998)— Law student decides he’d rather play high stakes poker than finish law school. The scenes with Matt Damon and his law professor (Martin Landau) are excellent. Same guys who wrote this movie wrote the great Showtime series Billions.
Edward Norton is excellent as a grifter/degenerate gambler who often tries to cheat at cards; he gets himself and the law student beaten up. John Malkovich is a Russian who runs the poker room where a lot of the games are played. John Turturro plays Joey Knish, a veteran gambler who grinds out a living the hard way, but he does it.
This is a very good movie.

3) The Bodyguard (1992)— Whitney Houston is a famous singer with a contract on her head; Kevin Costner is the ex-Secret Service hired to protect her.
Protecting a famous singer is a lot different than protecting a politician; there is tension between the singer/bodyguard, but when the singer’s young son almost gets murdered, she listens to the bodyguard and they wind up OK.
Lot of good music in this movie; when Whitney Houston passed way in real life, Kevin Costner spoked at her memorial service.

2) Last Vegas (2013)— Four old friends get together in Las Vegas for the bachelor party of the one bachelor in group (Michael Douglas) who is marrying a woman 40 years younger than him. It is Douglas, Robert Deniro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline. Mary Steenburgen plays a singer in a Las Vegas bar who crosses paths with the friends.

Morgan Freeman’s character won $87,000 playing blackjack in this movie; in The Hangover, the one guy wins $85,000 playing blackjack, so on one of my trips to Las Vegas, I sat down at a table and suggested that blackjack must be an easy game, since so many people win a lot of money in the movies. I got a dirty look, a scowl and I shut up and was glad to break even.

1) A Few Good Men (1992)— Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson ate the stars; Kevin Bacon, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Pollak, JT Walsh as supporting actors is pretty strong.

A military lawyer tries to prove that two Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were simply following their commander’s orders. The last scene, with Jack Nicholson on the witness stand, is tremendous.

 

[Udog]

No games today. The season resumes Saturday.

 

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Merry Christmas!

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
San Antonio Spurs have won seven games in a row, with seven different leading scorers:
vs New Orleans- Harrison Barmes 24
vs Lakers- Stephon Castle 30
vs Oklahoma City- Devin Vassell 23
vs Washington- Dylan Harper 24
vs Atlanta- Victor Wembanyama 26
vs Washington- De’Aaron Fox 27
vs Oklahoma City- Keldon Johnson, 25

Quote of the Day
“When you’re 20 you care what everyone thinks……
When you’re you’re 40 you stop caring what everyone thinks…..
when you’re 60, you realize no one was ever thinking about you in the first place.”
Winston Churchill

Friday’s quiz
Who was the first head coach to lead two different franchises to a Super Bowl?

Thursday’s quiz
Red Miller coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.

Wednesday’s quiz
In an episode of the old TV show Magnum PI, Cesar Romero played a jewel thief whose daughter was a jewel thief, too; he also played the Joker on Batman.

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Friday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….​

— Cowboys 30, Commanders 23
Dallas led 21-3 with 7:00 left in first half.
Cowboys’ first four drives: 47 plays, 306 yards, 24 points.
Cowboys ran ball 44 times for 211 yards.
Last eleven games, Dallas’ team total: over 7-3-1
Washington kicked 51-yard FG with 2:09 left for a backdoor cover.
Commanders are 1-10 SU/3-8 ATS in their last eleven games.
39-year old backup QB Johnson was 15-23/198 in his first start since 2021.
Dallas ran 87 plays for 480 yards; Washington 41 for 328 yards.

— Vikings 23, Lions 10
Loss eliminates Detroit from playoff contention.
Lions turned ball over six times on their 12 drives.
Detroit ran the ball 30 times for only 68 yards.
Lions are 1-7 when they score less than 34 points.
Minnesota won, despite having only 3 net yards passing.
Vikings ran ball 28 times for 158 yards (5.6 yards/carry)
Vikings last four games, scoring 31-34-16-23 points.
Vikings held five of last six opponents under 300 TY.
— Broncos 20, Chiefs 13
Denver drove 65 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:45 left.
Broncos have won 12 of their last 13 games.
Underdogs covered Denver’s last eight games.
Denver is 13-3 SU, but 0-5 ATS as a road favorite.
Kansas City has lost five in a row, seven of last eight games.
#3 QB Oladokun was 13-22/66 passing, in his first NFL start.
Denver was 11-18 on third down, Kansas City 4-11
Broncos outgained the Chiefs, 303-139.

— Jacksonville State RB Cam Cook plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal; he has run ball for 1,659 yards this year, earned Conference USA MVP and All-America honors in his one year with the Gamecocks after transferring from TCU.

— Famous birthdays, December 26th:
Carlton Fisk, 78
Ozzie Smith, 71
Storm Davis, 64
Jeff King, 61
Tim Legler, 59
Omar Infante, 44
Trevor Siemian, 34
Hogan Harris, 29

— Great day to be an A’s fan: A’s signed OF Tyler Soderstrom to a 7-year, $86M contract extension; the deal buys out at least three free agent years, and keeps him under team control until his age 31 season.
Last year, Soderstrom hit 25 homers, had 93 RBI, had an .820 OPS.

— Our fantasy baseball draft starts in seven short weeks; it is a keeper league, so our draft is only two rounds, but how do you evaluate players coming here from Asia?
Two years ago, Shota Imanaga signed with the Cubs; I scoured the Internet, trying to find out about this guy. No one knew anything; in the last two years, he’s gone 24-11, 3.28 in 54 starts.
This year, there are three Asian players left to be signed; the deadline is January 4th to sign them. This year, pundits on YouTube podcasts all have lots of opinions on who is/isn’t good, so I’m curious to see where they get drafted in our league.

— Chiefs’ QB Chris Oladokun was on the Chiefs’ practice squad for two of their Super Bowl wins, but Thursday night was his first NFL start. He’s had an interesting journey:
2016-18- South Florida
2019-20- Samford
2021- South Dakota State
He was the Steelers’ 7th round draft pick in 2022; he has two Super Bowl rings, but now he’s started an NFL game. Didn’t go that well, but it is a start.

— Bowl records, by conference (SU/ATS):

AAC- 0-3/0-3

ACC- 3-1/2-2

Big X- 0-0

Big 18- 2-0/1-1

Conference USA- 3-2/3-2

MAC- 2-1/3-0

Mountain West- 1-3/1-3

SEC- 2-2/2-2

Sun Belt 2-4/3-3

— Movie of the Day: The Rewrite (2014)- An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at SUNY-Binghamton, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there. Hugh Grant is the teacher, Marisa Tomei the student. Allison Janney, JK Simmons are also in this movie.
Lot of the movie is filmed in Binghamton, including one scene at a merry-go-round that has helped Binghamton be known as the Carousel Capital of the World.
Anyway, this is a nice movie; our world needs more nice in it.

— Noah Eagle called the Dallas-Washington game on Netflix Thursday; the son of Ian Eagle, Noah Eagle is a network broadcaster at age 29. Pretty cool.

— Knicks 126, Cavaliers 124
Knicks were down 17 points in the fourth quarter.
Tyler Kolek had 16 points, 9 assists off the bench.

— Spurs 117, Thunder 102
De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points for San Antonio.
Oklahoma City is 0-3 against the Spurs this year, 26-2 vs everyone else.

— Warriors 126, Mavericks 116
Jimmy Butler scored 14 points, had 9 rebounds, 9 assists.
De’Anthony Melton scored 16 points in 24:00 off the bench.

— Rockets 119, Lakers 96
Houston had six players score in double figures.
Rockets shot 60.6% inside the arc.

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
NFL yeams’ records in one-score games:
1-7— Chiefs, Giants
2-8— Cardinals
1-6— Browns
2-5— Lions
1-5— Raiders
1-4— Commanders

Quote of the Day
“We don’t care enough right now. And that’s the part that bothers you a lot. We don’t care enough to do the things that are necessary. We don’t care enough to be a professional……”
Lakers coach JJ Redick

Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Celtics, who has made the most 3-point shots?

Friday’s quiz
Don Shula (Colts/Dolphins) was the first head coach to lead two different franchises to a Super Bowl.

Thursday’s quiz
Red Miller coached the Denver Broncos, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….​

— Minnesota 20, New Mexico 17 OT
Golden Gophers won their 9th straight bowl game.
Down 14-7, New Mexico ran a kickoff back 100 yards for a TD.
This was New Mexico’s first bowl outside of Albuquerque since 2004.
— If you were wondering, the all-time record for most consecutive bowl wins is 11, set by Bobby Bowden’s Florida State teams from 1985-95.

— Northwestern 34, Central Michigan 7
QB Stone threw for 226 yards, 3 TD’s.
Central Michigan lost three fumbles, committed four turnovers in all.
Wildcats have won six bowl games in a row.

— Texas-San Antonio 57, FIU 20
FIU actually led this game 14-0 in first quarter.
Roadrunners led 31-14 at halftime.
FIU went for it on 4th down 10 times, were 1-10.

— Michigan hired former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham as their new coach; Whittingham was 177-88 in 22 years at Utah, going 11-6 in bowls (they lost the last five). Utah is 10-2 this year; this is a big upgrade for the Wolverines.

— Green Bay Packers ruled out QB Jordan Love (concussion) for tonight’s game with the Ravens; Green Bay clinched a playoff spot when Detroit lost Thursday. Malik Willis will start for the Packers; he is 3-2 as an NFL starter, has thrown for 134 yards in three games this year.

— Famous birthdays, December 27th:
Tovah Feldshuh, 77
Craig Reynolds, 73
Mark Budaska, 73
Kent Benson, 71
Donald Igwebuike, 65
Eva LaRue, 59
Kevin Ollie, 53
Deuce McAllister, 47
Carson Palmer, 46
Cole Hamels, 42
Greg Zuerlein, 38
Rick Porcello, 37
Jordan Montgomery, 33
JJ Koski, 29
Brock Purdy, 26

— It was freakin’ freezing here in upstate New York Friday, and now it is snowing out; this is my annual “Why the hell don’t I live in Las Vegas?” night. Once a year, I curse myself out for living in a place where it occasionally gets very cold, and it costs me $40 to get my driveway plowed.

— They’re remodeling the grocery store I go to; its been taking a long time- they’re supposed to finish next month. It is funny going there; no one seems to know what aisle anything is in any more. Used to take me 10 minutes to do my shopping; takes a lot more now. I’m wondering how much it costs to do all that work.

— Thursday night in Denver, the Nuggets beat Minnesota 142-138 in OT; Nikola Jokic scored 56 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, had 15 assists— he scored 18 of his points in the 5:00 overtime, the most any player has ever scored in an overtime.

— College/minor league sports are off the rails; quarterbacks are transferring:
UNLV QB Anthony Colandrea is in the portal, after leading the Rebels to a 10-4 record. He played at Virginia in 2023-24.

(The last four Heisman Trophy winners have all been transfers)
Some other QB’s who are in the transfer portal:
Sam Leavitt, Arizona State
Drew Mestemaker, North Texas
Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
Josh Hoover, TCU
Rocco Becht, Iowa State
Brendan Sorsby, Cincinnati
DJ Lagway, Florida
Byrum Brown, South Florida
Aaron Philo, Georgia Tech

— Since the weather sucks outside, here are some baseball tidbits to help us feel warmer; most of this info came from an article by David Schoenfield on ESPN.com

Pittsburgh Pirates hit 117 home runs last year, 31 fewer than any other team,. Which why they acquired Brandon Lowe, Ryan O’Hearn. Paul Skenes had a 1.97 ERA but was only 10-10, because the Pirates don’t score enough freakin’ runs.

Mets ranked 27th out of 30 teams in IP by starting pitchers, now they let their closer walk to the Dodgers. Mets are going to be very interesting to watch between now and the start of spring training- they need to add talent, both hitting and pitching.

St Louis Cardinals went 232-254 the last three years, their worst three-year stretch since 1988-90, which is why they’re cleaning house now. This year’s attendance was 991,084 fans lower than the Cardinals’ home attendance in 2023- the natives are restless.

Milwaukee Brewers hit .258 as a team last year, but they hit .279 with runners in scoring position, that doesn’t happen much. It probably isn’t sustainable either, so Milwaukee’s offense could suffer this coming season.

Orioles/Marlins both got only 62 RBI from their first basemen last year, tied for worst in the major leagues. That explains why the Orioles went after Pete Alonso.

Cincinnati Reds got only 51 home runs from outfielders; they play their home games in one of the best home run parks there is, which may explain why they moved Noelvi Marte to RF.

Arizona Diamondbacks got saves from 17 different pitchers last year, an all-time record (’21 Rays, ’24 Dodgers each got saves from 14 pitchers).

 

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NCAAB
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Saturday, December 27

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Cal State-Northridge VS Stanford
Cal State-Northridge is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cal State-Northridge's last 5 games.
Cal State-Northridge is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Cal State-Northridge is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Stanford.
Stanford is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Stanford's last 8 games.
Stanford is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Stanford's last 5 games against Cal State-Northridge.


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Sunday, December 28

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
Spreads on Week 18 NFL games:
— Panthers @ Tampa Bay (-3)
— Seahawks (-1.5) @ San Francisco
— Colts @ Houston (-10)
— Cowboys (-4.5) @ NJ Giants
— Browns @ Cincinnati (-7)
— Saints @ Atlanta (-2.5)

Quote of the Day
“I hate that’s what people are saying or thinking. We’re not trying to lose. I’m trying to go out and do my best because I don’t know if I’m going to be here next year.”
Raiders defensive tackle Jonah Laulu, talking about tanking accusations

Monday’s quiz
Last time the Raiders played in a playoff game, who was their QB?

Sunday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy was coach of the Green Bay Packers, last time they won a Super Bowl.

Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Celtics, Paul Pierce has made the most 3-point shots.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…..​

49ers 42, Bears 38
Purdy threw a pick-6 on the first play of the game.
49ers scored a TD on four of their next five drives.
Bears’ last four drives: 46 plays, 286 yards, 17 points.
Chicago had ball on SF’s 2-yard line on last play, but didn’t score.
49ers outgained Chicago, 496-440.
First game in NFL this year that both teams had 2 TD’s in first quarter.
49ers are 10-1 ATS as a favorite this year.
Seahawks @ 49ers next week is for the NFC West title.

Seahawks 27, Panthers 10
Seahawks won ten of their last eleven games.
Seattle ran ball 36 times for 163 yards.
Seattle in second half: 35 plays, 167 yards, 24 points.
Seahawks will be #1 seed in NFC if they beat 49ers next week.
This game was 3-3 at halftime.
Carolina in second half: 25 plays, 71 yards, 2 turnovers, 7 points.
Panthers @ Tampa Bay next week will decide NFC South title.
Carolina is 3-7 when they score less than 27 points.

Dolphins 20, Buccaneers 17
Rookie QB Ewers threw for 172 yards, two TD’s.
Miami was outgained 380-298; they were +3 in turnovers.
Dolphins are 7-0 when they allow less than 27 points.
Miami is 11-7 ATS last 18 games as a home underdog.
Tampa Bay lost four in row, seven of its last eight games.
Tampa Bay lost last four games by total of eleven points.
Bucs are 9-13 ATS last 22 games as a road favorite.
Panthers @ Tampa Bay next week, for NFC South title.

Browns 13, Steelers 6
Cleveland led 10-3 at halftime.
Steelers in 2nd half: 37 plays, 146 yards, no points.
Ravens-Steelers next week is for AFC North title.
Steelers have lost their last four visits to Cleveland.
Only TD of game was Sanders’ 28-yard pass to Fannin in 2nd quarter.
Pittsburgh averaged only 3.9 yards/pass attempt.
Browns are 12-7-1 ATS last 20 games as a home underdog.
Browns allowed 10-6-10-6 points in their four wins.

Patriots 42, Jets 10
QB Maye threw for 256 yards and five TD’s.
Patriots are 12-1 SU/10-3 ATS in their last 13 games.
Last seven games, Patriots scored 30.9 points/game.
Over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Patriots’ first six drives: 47 plays, 391 yards, six TD’s.
New England outgained Jets 440-307, led 35-3 at halftime.
Jets lost their last four games, giving up 34-48-29-42 points.
Jets are 0-11 when they score less than 27 points.

Famous birthdays, December 29th:
Ted Danson, 78
Sean Payton, 62
Richie Sexson, 51
Jack Wilson, 48
Kate Moennig, 48
Laveranues Coles, 48
Clint Stoerner, 48
Julio Rodriguez, 25

Saints 34, Titans 26
Tennessee led this game 20-10 at halftime.
Saints in 2nd half: 28 plays, 334 yards, 24 points.
Saints are 5-2 in last seven games, after a 1-8 start.
26-year old rookie QB Shough is 5-3 as an NFL starter.
Titans are 9-18 ATS in last 27 games as an underdog.
Tennessee is 0-11 ATS last 11 games coming off a win.
Titans were 1-8 SU/4-5 ATS at home this season.
Over is 7-3 in Tennessee’s last ten games.

Jaguars 23, Colts 17
Jacksonville won its seventh game in a row.
Jaguars are 12-1 if they allow fewer than 31 points.
QB Lawrence threw for 263 yards, also ran for two TD’s.
Jaguars can clinch AFC South with win over Tennessee next week.
Colts are first team since 1995 to start a season 7-1, but miss the playoffs.
Colts led this game 10-7 at halftime.
Jaguars outgained Indianapolis 370-204.
Colts ran ball 22 times for only 69 yards.

Bengals 37, Cardinals 14
Bengals’ first five drives: 40 plays, 231 yards, 24 points.
QB Burrow threw for 305 yards, two TD’s.
Bengals scored 31+ points in their last five wins.
WR Chase is first player ever with 80+ catches, 1,000+ RY and 7+ TD catches in each of his first five years in the NFL.
Bengals outgained Arizona, 429-233.
Cardinals lost eight in row (1-7 ATS) , 13 of last 14 games.
Cardinals are 0-10 when they allow more than 22 points.
Last four weeks, Cardinals allowed 37 points/game.

Giants 34, Raiders 10
Raiders lost their 10th game in row, will probably get #1 pick in ’26 draft.
QB Smith sprained his ankle late in this game.
Raiders are 13-19-2 ATS last 34 games as an underdog.
Las Vegas has nine losses by 11+ points this season.
Giants first two drives: 11 plays, 34 yards, two punts.
Giants rest of game: 51 plays, 311 yards, 27 points.
2nd year in row Giants won in Week 17 to lose first pick in draft.
WR Robinson caught 11 passes for 113 yards.

Eagles 13, Bills 12
Buffalo scored TD with 0:05 left, went for 2 points but failed
Down 12-0, Bills scored TD with 5:11 left, but missed PAT
Philadelphia is now 7-3 this year in one-score games.
Eagles’ only TD came on a 45-yard drive in first quarter.
Philly is 15-7 ATS in last 22 games coming off a win.
Bills outgained the Eagles, 331-190.
Buffalo’s loss clinches AFC East for New England.
Right now, Buffalo is the #7-seed in the AFC.

— Northern Colorado 86, Colorado 81
Bears snapped a 13-game losing streak against Colorado.
Northern Colorado shot 11-21 on the arc.
Señor G Denker scored 33 points, had 8 rebounds, 8 assists.

— Saint Mary’s 78, Loyola Marymount 73
LMU led by a hoop with 4:43 left in the game.
Saint Mary’s shot 7-14 on arc, scored 1.31 ppp.
Gaels are 12-2, despite being experience team #333.

— San Francisco 67, Seattle 59
Seattle shot 32% inside arc, 4-17 outside arc.
USF has #38 eFG% defense ; they’ve won three games in row.
Seattle is 11-3, vs schedule #266.

— Charleston Southern 77, Richmond 72
Bad loss for Richmond, which is 10-3 vs schedule #345.
Spiders were 25-29 on foul line, Charleston Southern 15-23
Charleston Southern shot 10-37 on arc, 16-28 inside arc.

— Washington State 67, Portland 62
Portland led by 8 with 9:28 left in the game.
Portland shot 8-31 on the arc, 14-24 on foul line.
Wazzu won WCC opener, after going 4-8 in non-league games.

 

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Monday, December 29​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MRST at QUIN	04:00 PM	QUIN -3.5*****	+500
TOWS at WM	05:00 PM	O 156.5*****	+500
IONA at MSM	07:00 PM	MSM +3.5 O 155.5*****	+500 +500
STON at HAMP	07:00 PM	U 142.5*****	+500
COR at MSU	07:00 PM	U 159.5*****	+500
SIU at MURR	07:00 PM	O 168.5*****	+500
NE at ELON	07:00 PM	ELON -4.5*****	+500
DREX at COFC	07:00 PM	COFC -9.5*****	+500
IUPU at CLEV	07:00 PM	IUPU +1.5*****	+500
OAK at WRST	07:00 PM	WRST -2.5***** O 160.5*****	+500 +500
SPC at FAIR	07:00 PM	U 140.5*****	+500
LIP at CIN	07:00 PM	U 151.5*****	+500
BEL at INST	07:00 PM	O 158.5*****	+500
NKU at RMU	07:00 PM	O 146.5*****	+500
MTU at HOU	08:00 PM	MTU +26.5*****	+500
USM at LSU	08:00 PM	U 153.5*****	+500
IPFW at MILW	08:00 PM	U 156.5*****	+500
TST at UTA	08:00 PM	U 139.5*****	+500
YALE at ALA	08:00 PM	YALE +16.5***** U 175.5*****	+500 +500
CBU at UVU	08:00 PM	O 146.5*****	+500
EVAN at BRAD	08:00 PM	O 139.5*****	+500
SUU at UTECH	09:00 PM	O 149.5*****	+500
ILST at DRKE	09:00 PM	ILST -2.5*****	+500
QNC at AUB	10:00 PM	O 171.5*****	+500

 

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CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS DECEMBER BEST BETS !

12/29/2025.........16 - 11 - 0.................59.25%.............+ 19.50
12/23/2025.............2 - 4 - 0..................33.33%.............- 12.00
12/22/2025.............4 - 2 - 0..................66.66%.............+ 9.00
12/21/2925..............9 - 15 - 0...............37.50%.............- 37.50
12.20/2025............ 11 - 19 - 0................36.66%...........- 49.50
12/19/2025.............9 - 10 - 0.................47.36%............- 10.00
12/18/2025...............6 - 6 - 0..................50.00%............- 3.00
12/17/2025...............5 - 10 - 0...............33.33%.............- 25.00
12/16/2025.............10 - 9 - 0.................55..00%............+ 0.50
12/15/2025...............6 - 3 - 0..................66.66%............+ 13.50
12/14/2025..............3 - 10 - 0................23.07%.............- 40.00
12/132025.............17.- 18 - 0................48.52%..............- 14.00
12/12/2025................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%..............+ 3.50
12/11/2025................4 - 6 - 0................40.00%..............- 13.00
12/10/2025................8 - 5 - 0................61.53................+ 12.50
12/09/2025................6 - 5 - 1................54.54%..............+ 2.50
12/08/2025................2 - 3 - 0................40.00%..............- 6.50
12/07/2025...............10 - 4 - 0...............71.42%...............+ 28.00
12/06/2025...............8 - 18 - 0...............30.76%...............- 59.00
12/05/2025................8 - 5 - 0...............61.53%...............+ 12.50
12/04/2025................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%...............- 1.50
12/03/2025................5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%...............- 8.00
12/01/2025................6 - 4 - 0...............60.00%...............+ 8.00

TOTALS...............162 - 179 - 1...............47.50%................- 169.50

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Spreads on Week 18 NFL games:
— Chiefs (-5.5) @ Las Vegas
— Dolphins @ New England (-11.5)
— Commanders @ Philadelphia (-7.5)
— Lions @ Chicago (-2.5)
— Jets @ Buffalo (-7)
— Ravens (-3.5) @ Pittsburgh

Quote of the Day
“Health and winning, that’s it. There’s no way to predict. We’re going on the road, first round. All potential teams would be good, and we’ll get ourselves ready for that.”
Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Hangover, four friends drive to Las Vegas in what car?

Monday’s quiz
Last time the Raiders played in a playoff game, Derek Carr was their QB.

Sunday’s quiz
Mike McCarthy was coach of the Green Bay Packers, last time they won a Super Bowl.

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

I don’t care who wins individual awards; understood there are degenerates who bet on this stuff, but to me, it isn’t important.
I don’t give a rat’s ass who wins MVP.
I don’t care who wins Coach of the Year. In any sport.
It. does. not. matter.
I care about who makes the playoffs.
I care about who wins the Super Bowl……you know, team stuff.
Down the road, Hall of Fame inductions should not rely on how many MVP’s you won; stats and the eye test should determine who gets in the Hall of Fame. MVP voting is subjective.

— Falcons 27, Rams 24
Atlanta kicked a 51-yard FG with 0:21 left for the win.
Falcons had an early pick-6, led 21-0 at halftime.
Atlanta won its last three games, scoring 29-26-27 points.
Last two years, Falcons are 11-10 when Cousins is the QB, 4-8 when he isn’t.
Rams were minus-3 in turnovers, and lost a road game.
Week 13 at Carolina, Rams were minus-3 in turnovers, and lost a road game.
LA blocked a field goal for a TD and had a long kick return.
Bijan Robinson ran ball 22 times for 195 yards; he had 34 receiving yards.

— Georgia Southern 29, Appalachian State 10
Arnold carried ball 11 times for 152 yards.
Georgia Southern ran for 242 yards, outgained App State 413-379.
App State QB’s threw 4 INT’s, were minus-3 in turnovers.

— Bowl records, by conference (SU/ATS):

AAC- 4-3/3-4

ACC- 4-4/3-5

Big X- 2-0/2-0

Big 18- 5-0/4-1

Conference USA- 3-3/3-3

MAC- 2-3/3-2

Mountain West- 2-5/3-4

SEC- 2-4/2-4

Sun Belt 3-5/4-4

— Do college football players enjoy going to bowl games in cold weather places?
Boise, Boston, New York City; I’m guessing Florida, Arizona, Las Vegas, New Orleans are much better options for bowls.

— Famous birthdays, December 30:
Sandy Koufax, 90
Tracey Ullman, 66
Kerry Collins, 53
AJ Pierzynski, 49
Grant Balfour, 48
Dominic Raiola, 47
LeBron James, 41
Carson Wentz, 33
Drew Waters, 27

— Indiana State 81, Belmont 80 OT
Belmont led by 11 late in the first half.
Sycamores won despite going 13-26 on foul line.
Tyler Lunblade was 7-14 on arc, scored 26 points; for the season, he is 51-120 (42.5%) on the arc, 16-29 inside the arc. He doesn’t come inside the arc much.

— Murray State 84, Southern Illinois 81
Racers shot 63.3% inside arc, led 47-34 at halftime.
Murray State led by 20 with 2:13 left in first half.
Racers start four seniors, are 11-3, 3-0 in MVC, vs schedule #258.

— Bradley 76, Evansville 68
Evansville led 35-31 at halftime.
Bradley is forcing turnovers 22% of time (#15)
Bradley has won seven in a row, is 10-4 vs schedule #297.

— Charleston 72, Drexel 63
Drexel led 17-3 at the second TV timeout.
Charleston shot 66.7% inside the arc.
Jlynn Counter was 11-14 from floor, scored 29 points.

— Michigan State 114, Cornell 97
Spartans led 55-53 at halftime.
83-possession game, very fast tempo.
Michigan State was 29-43 on foul line, Cornell 18-23.

— Alabama 102, Yale 78
Alabama shot 22-54 on the arc, 12-23 inside arc, scored 1.48 ppp.
Alabama also had 21 offensive rebounds.
Yale is good; they’re 11-2- this was their first game in 19 days.

— Washington 74, Utah 65
Utah led 37-36 at halftime.
Washington shot 63.2% inside the arc.
Huskies are most experienced team in country; they have #9 eFG% defense.

 

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Tuesday, December 30​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
UVM at PRIN	01:00 PM	UVM -3.5	+500
WYO at AFA	04:00 PM	WYO -12.5***** U 144.5	+500 +500
ALBY at SCAR	06:00 PM	SCAR -18.5	+500
ETSU at CIT	06:00 PM	U 142.5*****	+500
TEM at CHAR	07:00 PM	TEM +1.5	+500
MILW at WIS	07:00 PM	MILW +21.5*****	+500
M-OH at BGSU	07:00 PM	M-OH +6.5	+500
HALL at MARQ	07:00 PM	O 144.5*****	+500
PITT at MIA	07:00 PM	U 145.5	+500
FSU at UNC	07:00 PM	O 164.5*****	+500
MASS at EMU	07:30 PM	MASS -2.5	+500
TNST at TNTC	08:30 PM	TNST +2.5*****	+500
LOU at CAL	09:00 PM	CAL +8.5	+500
SMC at PEPP	09:00 PM	SMC -18.5*****	+500
ND at STAN	09:00 PM	STAN -6.5*****	+500
USU at FRES	09:00 PM	FRES +13.5	+500
BUT at CREI	09:00 PM	O 155.5*****	+500
NEV at CSU	09:00 PM	CSU -3.5***** U 142.5****	+500 +500
GONZ at USD	09:30 PM	GONZ -28.5*****	+500
SF at ORST	10:00 PM	SF -4.5*****	+500
PAC at LMU	10:00 PM	LMU -5.5*****	+500
WSU at SEA	10:00 PM	WSU +6.5*****	+500
SCU at PORT	10:00 PM	SCU -12.5	+500
SDSU at SJSU	10:00 PM	SJSU +9.5*****	+500