Thread watched CNOTES 2025-206 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/12/2026...............2 - 7 - 0...............22.22%..................- 28.50
01/11/2026...............3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%..................- 7.00
01/10/2026...............4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%..................+ 3.50
01/09/2026...............6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%..................+ 2,50
01/08/2026...............3 - 2 - 0...............60.00%..................+ 4.00
01/07/2026...............3 - 7 - 0...............30.00%..................- 23.50
01/06/2026...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.................- 22.60
01/04/2026...............3 - 6 - 0...............33.33%..................- 18.00
01/03/2026...............5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%..................- 8.00
01/02/2026...............1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%..................- 28.00
01/01/2026...............2 - 6 - 0...............25.00%..................- 23.00

TOTALS..................33 - 57 - 0...............36.66%..................- 148.60

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in minutes/game:
36.5— Luka Doncic, LAL
36.3— Kevin Durant, Hous
36.2— VJ Edgecombe, Phil
36.0— Lauri Markkanen, Utah
35.6— Cade Cunningham, Det
35.3— Austin Reaves, LAL

Quote of the Day
“It’s not hard to figure out which of the eight (NFL) teams with a coaching vacancy is the cream of the crop. It’s the Ravens, and it’s not particularly close because of two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson.”
Tyler Sullivan

Tuesday’s quiz
Aaron Rodgers won one Super Bowl in his Hall of Fame career; who was it against?

Monday’s quiz
Kevin Ollie was basketball coach at UConn, before Dan Hurley.

Sunday’s quiz
Tom Coughlin was the first coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Tuesday’s Den: College basketball trends…….​

— Texans 30, Steelers 6
Houston gets their first-ever road playoff win.
Texans led 7-6 after the third quarter.
Houston scored two defensive TD’s in 4th quarter.
Houston outgained the Steelers, 408-175.
Texans were 10-15 on third down, Pittsburgh 2-14
Steelers lost their 7th consecutive playoff game.

— This weekend’s NFL schedule:
Saturday:
Bills @ Denver
49ers @ Seattle

Sunday:
Texans @ New England
Rams @ Chicago

College basketball conference trends:
(thru Monday’s games)

— SEC
Home favorites 16-14 ATS
Home underdogs 10-6 ATS
Home team 3-0 ATS in Florida games
Home team 3-0 ATS in Oklahoma games
Home team 3-0 ATS in Tennessee games
Road team 3-0 ATS in LSU games
Favorites 3-0 ATS in Ole Miss games

— Big 18
Home favorites 16-14 ATS
Home underdogs 10-6 ATS
Maryland 0-5 SU/1-4 ATS
Michigan 4-1 SU/2-3 ATS
Underdogs 4-1 ATS in Minnesota games.
Nebraska 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS
Northwestern 0-5 SU/1-4 ATS
Oregon 1-4 SU/ATS
Penn State 0-5 SU/4-1 ATS
Home team 5-0 ATS in UCLA games.

— Big X
Home favorites 8-6 ATS
Home underdogs 5-5 ATS
Arizona 3-0 SU/ATS
Baylor 0-3 SU/ATS
Colorado 2-1 SU/3-0 ATS
Kansas 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS (lost both road games)
Kansas State 0-3 SU/ATS

— ACC
Home favorites 5-16 ATS
Home underdogs 5-6 ATS
Clemson 4-0 SU/ATS
Duke 4-0 SU/1-3 ATS
North Carolina 1-2 SU/0-3 ATS
Virginia won last three games, by 15-24-15 points.
Underdogs 4-0 ATS in Virginia Tech’s games.

— Big East
Home favorites 4-17 ATS
Home underdogs 3-6 ATS (road teams 23-7 ATS)
Butler 1-4 SU/ATS
Road team 5-1 ATS in Creighton games.
DePaul 2-4 SU/5-1 ATS
Georgetown 1-4 SU/ATS
Road team 5-0 ATS in St John’s games.
Road team 5-0 ATS in Seton Hall games.
Underdog 5-0 ATS in Villanova games.

— Famous birthdays, January 13th
Bob Forsch, 76
Russell Erxleben, 69
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 65
Kevin Mitchell, 64
Patrick Dempsey, 60
Curtis Conway, 55
James Posey, 49
Emmanuel Forbes, 25

— Mountain West
Home favorites 8-8 ATS
Home underdogs 3-6 ATS
Fresno State 1-4 SU/3-2 ATS
Favorites 5-0 ATS in New Mexico games.
Road team 4-0 ATS in Grand Canyon games.
Road team 4-1 ATS in San Jose State games.
Road team 4-1 ATS in San Diego State games.
Underdogs 4-1 ATS in Nevada games.
Home team 4-0 ATS in UNLV games.

— West Coast
Home favorites 12-10 ATS
Home underdogs 7-5 ATS
Gonzaga 5-0 SU/2-3 ATS
Saint Mary’s 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS
LMU 4-2 ATS (home side 5-1 ATS)
Oregon State 2-4 ATS (home side 5-1 ATS), 0-3 AU
Pacific 3-3 SU/1-5 ATS
Pepperdine 0-6 SU/2-4 ATS (0-3 HU)
Portland covered four of last five games.
San Diego 2-4 SU/5-1 ATS

— Atlantic 14
Home favorites 4-12 ATS
Home underdogs 5-5 ATS
Road team 4-0 ATS in Davidson games.
Road team 4-0 ATS in Fordham games.
Road team 4-0 ATS in Richmond games.
George Mason 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS
Favorites 4-0 ATS in George Washington games.
Underdogs 3-0 ATS in St Bonaventure games.

— Missouri Valley
Home underdogs 7-7 ATS
Home favorites 10-11 ATS
Murray State 7-0 SU/5-2 ATS
Belmont 5-2 SU/2-5 ATS
Drake 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS
Evansville 1-6 SU/4-3 ATS

— American
Home underdogs 7-3 ATS
Home favorites 5-8 ATS
Underdogs 4-0 ATS in UAB’s games
Memphis 2-1 SU/0-3 ATS
North Texas 3-1 ATS
Rice 3-1 ATS
Tex-San Antonio 0-4 SU/ATS
Tulane 3-0 ATS
Underdogs 3-0 ATS in Wichita State’s games

— Big West
Home favorites 8-13 ATS
Home underdogs 7-2 ATS (underdogs 20-10 ATS)
Underdogs 4-1 ATS in Cal-Davis games
Hawai’i 4-1 SU/1-4 ATS (0-3 home favorite)
Long Beach State 2-3 SU/5-0 ATS
Home team 5-1 ATS in Northridge games.
Underdogs 5-1 ATS in Cal Poly games
Riverside 1-4 SU/4-1 ATS
Cal-Santa Barbara 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS

— MAAC
Home favorites 15-9-1 ATS
Home underdogs 9-12 ATS (favorites 27-18-1 ATS)
Merrimack 6-0 SU/5-1 ATS
Home team 4-1 ATS in Canisius games.
Home team 4-1 ATS in Siena games.
Home team 5-0-1 ATS in Marist games.
Fairfield 2-4 SU/1-5 ATS
Niagara 1-4 SU/ATS
Rider 0-5 SU/3-2 ATS
Underdogs 5-1 ATS in Sacred Heart games.
St Peter’s 4-1 SU/ATS

 

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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 13

 

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NBA

Tuesday, January 13

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Trend Report
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Phoenix VS Miami
Phoenix is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games.
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road.
Miami is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Miami's last 18 games.
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Miami is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home.

Chicago VS Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 10 games.
Chicago is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games against Houston.
Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston.
Houston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 6 games.
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 8 games against Chicago.

Minnesota VS Milwaukee
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games.
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games at home.

Denver VS New Orleans
Denver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games.
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against New Orleans.
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road.
New Orleans is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans' last 6 games.
New Orleans is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games.
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.

San Antonio VS Oklahoma City
San Antonio is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 6 games.
San Antonio is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games against San Antonio.
Oklahoma City is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games at home.

Atlanta VS Los Angeles
Atlanta is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games.
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers' last 9 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of LA Lakers' last 17 games at home.

Portland VS Golden State
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Portland's last 13 games.
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Golden State.
Golden State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games.
Golden State is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games against Portland.


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Tuesday, January 13​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PHO at MIA	07:30 PM	PHO +1.5****	+500
SA at OKC	08:00 PM	OKC -7.5*****	+500
DEN at NO	08:00 PM	DEN -3.5***** O 235.5*****	+500 +500
MIN at MIL	08:00 PM	U 228.5*****	+500
CHI at HOU	08:00 PM	CHI +12.5*****	+500
ATL at LAL	10:30 PM	LAL +2.5*****	+500
POR at GS	11:00 PM	O 224.5*****	+500

 

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/13/2026...............5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%.................+ 8.50
01/12/2026...............2 - 7 - 0...............22.22%..................- 28.50
01/11/2026...............3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%..................- 7.00
01/10/2026...............4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%..................+ 3.50
01/09/2026...............6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%..................+ 2,50
01/08/2026...............3 - 2 - 0...............60.00%..................+ 4.00
01/07/2026...............3 - 7 - 0...............30.00%..................- 23.50
01/06/2026...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.................- 22.60
01/04/2026...............3 - 6 - 0...............33.33%..................- 18.00
01/03/2026...............5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%..................- 8.00
01/02/2026...............1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%..................- 28.00
01/01/2026...............2 - 6 - 0...............25.00%..................- 23.00

TOTALS..................38 - 60 - 0...............38.77%..................- 140.10

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six QB’s who started for the Steelers after Ben Roethlisberger retired:
14-10— Kenny Pickett
10-6— Aaron Rodgers
6-5— Russell Wilson
4-2— Justin Fields
3-1— Mason Rudolph
2-5— Mitchell Trubisky

Quote of the Day
“We have arrived at the moment when a national TV network recommends PARLAYS on the pregame show with a 6-1 return. The worst bet in sports gambling is promoted by celebrity athletes who have no clue on how to gamble as their gaming partner has cash flow problems.”
JT the Brick

Wednesday’s quiz
When the NFL/AFL merged after the 1969 season, which three teams jumped from the NFL to join the AFC?

Tuesday’s quiz
Aaron Rodgers won one Super Bowl in his Hall of Fame career; it was against Pittsburgh.

Monday’s quiz
Kevin Ollie was basketball coach at UConn, before Dan Hurley.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

“Welcome to the most competitive business in the world.”
Bill O’Brien

Fine line between winning and losing in the NFL, and when teams stop winning, heads will roll, whether it is justified or not.

— Mike Tomlin coached the Steelers for 19 years; he went 201-126-2, 8-12 in playoff games. He won the Super Bowl in his second year in Pittsburgh, 17 years ago. He lost the Super Bowl two years after that. Tomlin never had a losing season (he was 8-8 three times) but he also lost his last seven playoff games, and is now out as head coach of the Steelers.

Steelers are first NFL team ever to lose five playoff games in a row by 10+ points.

— Much like John Harbaugh, who got dumped by the Ravens last week; Harbaugh coached the Ravens for 18 years, went 193-124, 13-11 in playoff games, winning the 2012 Super Bowl. Not sure what happened this season; Ravens made the playoffs six of the last eight years, but now Harbaugh is highly-sought after by other teams.

— Los Angeles Chargers fired their offensive coordinator and offensive line coach after they lost 16-3 at New England Sunday night.

— Philadelphia Eagles demoted their offensive coordinator after they lost 23-19 to the 49ers Sunday; they didn’t fire him, he can stay on the staff in a lesser role, but they’ll have a new guy as offensive coordinator next year.

— Denver Broncos are only the third #1-seed since 1970 to be an underdog in this round of the playoffs:

1971 Vikings were +1 against Dallas
2017 Eagles were +2.5 against the Falcons

— Last six years, #1-seeds went 4-8 ATS in the divisional round of the playoffs.

— Weird stat of the Day: Rams coach Sean McVay is 9-5 in playoff games; those 14 games have been against 14 different teams, and this week it’ll be 15 games against 15 different teams, when the Rams visit Chicago Sunday night.

— Famous birthdays, January 14th
Faye Dunaway, 85
Swen Nater, 76
Wayne Gross, 74
Terry Forster, 74
James Todd Smith, 58 (LL Cool J)

Jason Bateman, 57
Byron Leftwich, 46
Mike Pelfrey, 42
Aaron Brooks, 41
Stephen Piscotty, 35

— Movie of the Day: Absence of Malice (1981)- A Miami prosecutor leaks info to a naive, but well-meaning newspaper reporter that a liquor wholesaler is suspected in the murder of the local longshoreman union president, the wholesaler’s life begins to unravel.

Paul Newman is the wholesaler, Sally Field is the reporter, Wilford Brimley has a small but important role, as does Melinda Dillon.

Very good movie; anything that Paul Newman was in is worth watching, obviously, plus Sally Field was very good in this, too.

— Tennessee 87, Texas A&M 82, 2OTs
Aggies led by 11 points in the first half.
A&M shot 13-43 on the arc, 11-23 inside the arc.
Vols were 31-42 on foul line, A&M was 21-32

— Kansas 84, Iowa State 63
Cyclones’ first loss of the year, after a 16-0 start.
Kansas shot 12-24 on arc; they led 44-23 at halftime.
Jayhawks are 12-5 against the #2 schedule in country.

— Villanova 88, Providence 82
Villanova led 46-34 at halftime.
Providence shot 74.2% inside the arc; they’re 1-5 in Big East.
Villanova is 5-1 in Big East, tied for 2nd with St John’s behind UConn.

— UConn 69, Seton Hall 64
UConn led 35-22 at halftime.
Brickfest: teams combined to shoot 4-33 on the arc.
Huskies have won 13 in a row; they lost by 4 to Arizona in November.

— Creighton 86, Georgetown 83 OT
Georgetown scored at end of regulation; after LONG review, hoop was waved off.
Hoyas led by 7 with 1:56 left in regulation.
Georgetown scored 1.29 ppp and lost; that doesn’t happen much.

— UNLV 89, Boise State 85 OT
Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 33 points, had six assists.
Rebels are 2-5 in games decided by 9 or fewer points.
Boise State lost last four games, two of them in overtime.

— Wisconsin 78, Minnesota 75
Both teams hit a 3-pointer in last 0:05; Badgers hit buzzer beater.
Minnesota led by 11 early in second half.
Wisconsin made 14 of 33 shots behind the arc.

— Virginia 79, Louisville 70
Cavaliers never trailed; they shot 14-34 on the arc.
Virginia has won four in a row, 10 of last 11 games.
Louisville star Mikel Brown missed his 7th consecutive game.

 

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NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 14

NBA

Wednesday, January 14

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Trend Report
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Toronto VS Indiana
Toronto is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 16 games.
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
Toronto is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games.
Indiana is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games against Toronto.

Cleveland VS Philadelphia
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games.
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against Philadelphia.
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games.
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games against Cleveland.

Utah VS Chicago
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Utah's last 20 games.
Utah is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games against Chicago.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games.
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 13 games at home.

Brooklyn VS New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games.
Brooklyn is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Brooklyn is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games against New Orleans.
Brooklyn is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans' last 7 games.
New Orleans is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of New Orleans' last 18 games against Brooklyn.

Denver VS Dallas
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas.
Dallas is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas' last 6 games.
Dallas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas' last 6 games against Denver.

New York VS Sacramento
New York is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 10 games.
New York is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
New York is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games against Sacramento.
Sacramento is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
Sacramento is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Sacramento's last 20 games against New York.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games at home.

Washington VS Los Angeles
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games.
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Washington is 0-8 ATS in its last 8 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 6 games.
LA Clippers is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games against Washington.


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Wednesday, January 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TOR at IND	07:00 PM	IND +1.5***** U 222.5*****	+500 +500
CLE at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI -1.5*****	+500
UTA at CHI	08:00 PM	CHI -4.5***** O 241.5*****	+500 +500
BK at NO	08:00 PM	NO +1.5***** U 229.5*****	+500 +500
DEN at DAL	09:30 PM	DEN +2.5*****	+500
NY at SAC	10:00 PM	U 229.5*****	+500
WAS at LAC	10:30 PM	U 226.5*****	+500

 

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/14/2026...............7 - 3 - 0...............70.00%.................+ 18.50
01/13/2026...............5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%.................+ 8.50
01/12/2026...............2 - 7 - 0...............22.22%..................- 28.50
01/11/2026...............3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%..................- 7.00
01/10/2026...............4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%..................+ 3.50
01/09/2026...............6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%..................+ 2,50
01/08/2026...............3 - 2 - 0...............60.00%..................+ 4.00
01/07/2026...............3 - 7 - 0...............30.00%..................- 23.50
01/06/2026...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.................- 22.60
01/04/2026...............3 - 6 - 0...............33.33%..................- 18.00
01/03/2026...............5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%..................- 8.00
01/02/2026...............1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%..................- 28.00
01/01/2026...............2 - 6 - 0...............25.00%..................- 23.00

TOTALS..................45- 63 - 0...............41.66%..................- 121.60

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
In 19 years that Mike Tomlin coached Pittsburgh, Jets had seven head coaches:
— Eric Mangini 33-48
— Rex Ryan 50-52
— Todd Bowles 24-40
— Adam Gase 9-23
— Robert Saleh 20-36
— Jeff Ulbrich 3-9
— Aaron Glenn 3-14

Quote of the Day
“I’m not going to say, ‘Well, we’re going to take a couple of years to figure this out and then we’ll try to compete. I think you try every year. Some years you have the horses to really get there. Some years you don’t, but you try every year, in my view.”
Steelers’ owner Art Rooney II

Thursday’s quiz
What famous athlete is the all-time leader in assists for San Diego State’s basketball team?

Wednesday’s quiz
When the NFL/AFL merged after the 1969 season, three teams jumped from the NFL to join the AFC: Browns, Colts, Steelers.

Tuesday’s quiz
Aaron Rodgers won one Super Bowl in his Hall of Fame career; it was against Pittsburgh.

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

— Three years ago, 10 NFL teams changed coaches after the season; eight of those ten coaches have already been fired.

— Red Sox signed P Ranger Suarez to a five-year, $130M contract; last two years, Suarez was 24-16 in 53 starts for the Phillies. He pitched for Philadelphia for eight years.

— Tuesday, Cardinals continued their house cleaning, dealing 3B Nolan Arenado to Arizona for a minor leaguer; not only that, but St Louis is paying $31M of the $42M Arenado is owed over the next two years.
Arenado will be 35 in April; his OPS the last two years: .719, .666.

— College/minor league sports are off the rails; few days ago, Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola transferred to Oregon. Wednesday, Ducks’ QB Dante Moore announced he’s coming back to school next year, instead of going to the NFL.
Wednesday night, Raiola’s name went back into the transfer portal.
Oy.

— Alabama QB Ty Simpson is going into the NFL Draft; he had NIL offers:
$4M- Ole Miss, Tennessee
$6.5M- Miami…….he turned those offers down.
Jimmy Garoppolo is the Rams’ backup QB; he made $3M this year.

— NBA has games from Europe this week; Thursday, Grizzlies-Magic are playing in Berlin, Sunday, they’re playing in London.

— Wednesday in beautiful upstate New York, it was rainy and in the low 40’s; I go to the grocery store, and as I’m leaving, a 50-ish guy is walking in, wearing a sweatshirt and shorts. I had a parka on over a sweatshirt, and I wasn’t warm. Wearing shorts outside in January in upstate New York is almost never a good idea.

— Famous birthdays, January 15th
Karen Carlson, 81
Andrea Martin, 79
Bobby Grich, 77
Ernie DiGregorio, 75
Randy White, 73
Ricky Sobers, 73
Marty Lyons, 69
Delino DeShields, 57
Eddie Cahill, 48
Drew Brees, 47
Matt Holliday, 46
Mitch Garver, 35

— Kentucky 75, LSU 74
LSU led by 18 early in second half.
Kentucky hit mid-range jumper at the buzzer for a walk-off win.
LSU slips to 0-4 in SEC after a 12-1 pre-conference mark.

— Texas 80, Vanderbilt 64
First loss in 17 games this year for Vandy.
Longhorns shot 58.8% inside the arc.
Texas out-rebounded the Commodores, 42-24.

— Stanford 95, North Carolina 90
6-2 frosh Okorie scored 36 points, dished out nine assists.
Stanford shot 16-28 on the arc, scored 1.30 ppp.
UNC lost first two ACC road games, giving up 97-95 points.

— SMU 77, Virginia Tech 76
Kid on SMU hit a half-court shot at the buzzer for the win.
Hokies led by 8 with 11:11 left in the game.
Boogie Miller was 11-16 on foul line; Tech’s whole team was 11-18.

— Louisiana Tech 59, Middle Tennessee 58
Blue Raiders led 34-14 late in the first half.
Bulldogs outscored MTSU 38-18 in second half.
Tech won despite shooting 1-12 on the arc.
MTSU was only 9-18 on the foul line.

— Arizona 89, Arizona State 82
Arizona was 21-26 on foul line, ASU was 7-11
Wildcats shot 58.3% inside arc, scored 1.26 ppp
Arizona out-rebounded the Sun Devils, 39-28

— Ole Miss 97, Georgia 95 OT
Georgia led by 4 with 0:48 left in regulation.
Ole Miss scored on an offensive rebound with 0:01 left for the win.
AJ Storr scored 27 points for Ole Miss; he didn’t start.

 

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NBA

Thursday, January 15

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Trend Report
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Memphis VS Orlando
Memphis is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games.
Memphis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
Memphis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games against Orlando.
Orlando is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Orlando's last 12 games.
Orlando is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home.
Orlando is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Memphis.

Phoenix VS Detroit
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games.
Phoenix is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games.
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games at home.

Oklahoma City VS Houston
Oklahoma City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games.
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Houston.
Oklahoma City is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games against Houston.
Houston is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games.
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games against Oklahoma City.

Boston VS Miami
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games.
Boston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games against Miami.
Miami is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home.
Miami is 0-8 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston.

Milwaukee VS San Antonio
Milwaukee is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 18 games.
Milwaukee is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games against San Antonio.
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against San Antonio.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Antonio's last 7 games.
San Antonio is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 7 games against Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home.

Utah VS Dallas
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games.
Utah is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Dallas.
Dallas is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas' last 7 games.
Dallas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas' last 8 games against Utah.

New York VS Golden State
New York is 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games.
New York is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
New York is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games against Golden State.
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games.
Golden State is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 9 games against New York.
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Atlanta VS Portland
Atlanta is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
Atlanta is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games.
Atlanta is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games against Portland.
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Portland's last 14 games.
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home.

Charlotte VS Los Angeles
Charlotte is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games.
Charlotte is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Charlotte is 3-10-1 ATS in its last 14 games against LA Lakers.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers' last 9 games against Charlotte.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of LA Lakers' last 18 games at home.
LA Lakers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Charlotte.

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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, January 15

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday, January 15​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PHO at DET	07:00 PM	DET -7.5***** U 219.5*****	+500 +500
OKC at HOU	07:30 PM	HOU +5.5*****	+500
BOS at MIA	07:30 PM	U 234.5*****	+500
MIL at SA	08:00 PM	MIL +7.5***** U 224.5*****	+500 +500
UTA at DAL	08:30 PM	UTA +3.5*****	+500
ATL at POR	10:00 PM	U 230.5*****	+500
NY at GS	10:00 PM	U 228.5******	+500
CHA at LAL	10:30 PM	CHA +3.5*****	+500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/15/2026...............5 - 5 - 0...............50.00%.................- 2.50
01/14/2026...............7 - 3 - 0...............70.00%.................+ 18.50
01/13/2026...............5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%.................+ 8.50
01/12/2026...............2 - 7 - 0...............22.22%..................- 28.50
01/11/2026...............3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%..................- 7.00
01/10/2026...............4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%..................+ 3.50
01/09/2026...............6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%..................+ 2,50
01/08/2026...............3 - 2 - 0...............60.00%..................+ 4.00
01/07/2026...............3 - 7 - 0...............30.00%..................- 23.50
01/06/2026...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.................- 22.60
01/04/2026...............3 - 6 - 0...............33.33%..................- 18.00
01/03/2026...............5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%..................- 8.00
01/02/2026...............1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%..................- 28.00
01/01/2026...............2 - 6 - 0...............25.00%..................- 23.00

TOTALS..................50- 68 - 0...............42.37%..................- 124.10

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
NFL teams to start a season 7-1, then miss the playoffs:
— 2025 Colts
— 2012 Bears
— 1996 Redskins
— 1988 Saints
— 1987 Chargers
— 1975 Dolphins

Quote of the Day
“…….You targeted him, you went and got him, and now it’s all on you to make sure it works around him. I think this is a no-brainer hire for both sides. If I were John Harbaugh, that’s the job I would want. If I were the New York Giants, John Harbaugh’s the guy I would want.”
Pete Prisco

Friday’s quiz
Which NFL team played the fewest amount of games outdoors (4) this season?

Thursday’s quiz
Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is the all-time leader in assists for San Diego State’s basketball team.

Wednesday’s quiz
When the NFL/AFL merged after the 1969 season, three teams jumped from the NFL to join the AFC: Browns, Colts, Steelers.

*************************************************

Friday’s Den: Random stuff on a cold winter night…….​

— Dodgers have apparently signed free agent OF Kyle Tucker, who has hit 134 home runs the last five years. He was hampered by a hand injury last year, batting .218 in July, .244 in August after hitting .280 with 17 homers before the All-Star break.

— When I was a kid, one of my favorite TV shows was The Rockford Files, starring the great actor James Garner. It was about a private detective
who lived in a trailer on a beach outside Los Angeles. He drove a gold Pontiac Firebird, the show is still on TV, I think on Peacock, but it ran from 1974-80, my high school/college years.

NBC is re-booting the series, but James Garner as Rockford is going to be a tough act to follow, harder than Tom Selleck as Magnum PI, and that hasn’t gone well. Curious to see who they cast as Rockford.

— ACC is adding a conference game to each team’s schedule next year, so teams have to pare down their non-conference schedules. Virginia Tech is paying James Madison $800,000 not to play them next fall.

— The minimum salary in major league baseball this season: $780,000.

— Back in the day, when Al Davis owned the Oakland Raiders, he would interview some coaches he had no intention of hiring; he just wanted to pick their brain.

This week, Raiders interviewed 30-year old Davis Webb, who is the passing game coordinator for the Raiders’ division rival Denver Broncos. Hmmm……

— Famous birthdays, January 16th
Dave Stapleton, 72
Gerald Henderson, 70
Steve Balboni, 69
Mark Collins, 62
Jack McDowell, 60
Don MacLean, 56
Joe Horn, 54
Jack Cust, 47
Albert Pujols, 46
Joe Flacco, 41
Mark Trumbo, 40
Brendan Donovan, 29

— Rules changes for the college basketball transfer portal; players will not be able to enter the portal until the day after the NCAA Tournament, and the portal will be open for only 15 days.

This is a drastic switch (and improvement) from 2024, when the portal was open for 45 days and the process began the day after Selection Sunday.
— North Carolina’s basketball roster is earning a total of $14M this season; they’re 14-3 so far, 2-2 in the ACC, giving up 97-95 points in road losses to SMU, Stanford.

— Gonzaga F Braden Huff is out 4-8 weeks with a left knee injury; massive loss for the Zags. Huff is averaging 17.8 points and 5.6 rebounds/game.

— Virginia Tech is 2-3 in ACC games, with losses by 1-1-3 points; their last six games were all decided by 3 or fewer points. This season, Hokies are 4-0 in overtime games.

— Movie of the Day: Let It Ride (1989)- A cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can’t stop gambling. If you enjoy going to the racetrack, chances are you’ll like this movie.
Richard Dreyfuss is the cab driver, Terri Garr is his wife, Jennifer Tilly is one of the patron’s in the track’s clubhouse, David Johanssen is another cab driver, Robbie Coltrane is great as the teller who takes the gambler’s bets.
Funny movie.

— South Alabama 91, Arkansas State 87, OT
Ark State led by 4 with 0:50 left in regulation.
Jaguars were 21-30 on foul line, Ark State 12-15.
Ark State shot 13-44 on the arc, 18-28 inside the arc.

— Southern Utah 106, Tarleton State 105 OT
Thunderbirds snap a seven-game losing streak.
Southern Utah shot 58% inside arc, 31-42 on the foul line.
6-3 junior Dior Johnson scored 40 points for Tarleton; he didn’t start.

— IU Indy 96, Robert Morris 93, OT
Robert Morris led by 10 with 10:04 left in the game.
IU Indy was 26-35 on the foul line, Robert Morris 21-27.
Jaguars end nine-game losing skid vs D-I teams.
IU Indy is playing fastest-paced games in the country.

— Georgia Southern 87, Old Dominion 84
Monarchs led 48-39 at halftime.
Georgia Southern shot 10-23 on arc, scored 1.22 ppp.
Eagles were 19-28 on foul line, ODU was 10-15

— Cal-Davis 74, Cal-Fullerton 69
Cal-Davis had 20 turnovers, but shot 61.3% inside arc.
Cal-Davis out-rebounded the Titans, 43-32
Cal-Fullerton has #337 eFG% defense in the country.

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
NFL teams to start a season 7-1, then miss the playoffs:
— 2025 Colts
— 2012 Bears
— 1996 Redskins
— 1988 Saints
— 1987 Chargers
— 1975 Dolphins

Quote of the Day
“…….You targeted him, you went and got him, and now it’s all on you to make sure it works around him. I think this is a no-brainer hire for both sides. If I were John Harbaugh, that’s the job I would want. If I were the New York Giants, John Harbaugh’s the guy I would want.”
Pete Prisco

Friday’s quiz
Which NFL team played the fewest amount of games outdoors (4) this season?

Thursday’s quiz
Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is the all-time leader in assists for San Diego State’s basketball team.

Wednesday’s quiz
When the NFL/AFL merged after the 1969 season, three teams jumped from the NFL to join the AFC: Browns, Colts, Steelers.

*************************************************

Friday’s Den: Random stuff on a cold winter night…….​

— Dodgers have apparently signed free agent OF Kyle Tucker, who has hit 134 home runs the last five years. He was hampered by a hand injury last year, batting .218 in July, .244 in August after hitting .280 with 17 homers before the All-Star break.

— When I was a kid, one of my favorite TV shows was The Rockford Files, starring the great actor James Garner. It was about a private detective
who lived in a trailer on a beach outside Los Angeles. He drove a gold Pontiac Firebird, the show is still on TV, I think on Peacock, but it ran from 1974-80, my high school/college years.

NBC is re-booting the series, but James Garner as Rockford is going to be a tough act to follow, harder than Tom Selleck as Magnum PI, and that hasn’t gone well. Curious to see who they cast as Rockford.

— ACC is adding a conference game to each team’s schedule next year, so teams have to pare down their non-conference schedules. Virginia Tech is paying James Madison $800,000 not to play them next fall.

— The minimum salary in major league baseball this season: $780,000.

— Back in the day, when Al Davis owned the Oakland Raiders, he would interview some coaches he had no intention of hiring; he just wanted to pick their brain.

This week, Raiders interviewed 30-year old Davis Webb, who is the passing game coordinator for the Raiders’ division rival Denver Broncos. Hmmm……

— Famous birthdays, January 16th
Dave Stapleton, 72
Gerald Henderson, 70
Steve Balboni, 69
Mark Collins, 62
Jack McDowell, 60
Don MacLean, 56
Joe Horn, 54
Jack Cust, 47
Albert Pujols, 46
Joe Flacco, 41
Mark Trumbo, 40
Brendan Donovan, 29

— Rules changes for the college basketball transfer portal; players will not be able to enter the portal until the day after the NCAA Tournament, and the portal will be open for only 15 days.

This is a drastic switch (and improvement) from 2024, when the portal was open for 45 days and the process began the day after Selection Sunday.
— North Carolina’s basketball roster is earning a total of $14M this season; they’re 14-3 so far, 2-2 in the ACC, giving up 97-95 points in road losses to SMU, Stanford.

— Gonzaga F Braden Huff is out 4-8 weeks with a left knee injury; massive loss for the Zags. Huff is averaging 17.8 points and 5.6 rebounds/game.

— Virginia Tech is 2-3 in ACC games, with losses by 1-1-3 points; their last six games were all decided by 3 or fewer points. This season, Hokies are 4-0 in overtime games.

— Movie of the Day: Let It Ride (1989)- A cab driver gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can’t stop gambling. If you enjoy going to the racetrack, chances are you’ll like this movie.
Richard Dreyfuss is the cab driver, Terri Garr is his wife, Jennifer Tilly is one of the patron’s in the track’s clubhouse, David Johanssen is another cab driver, Robbie Coltrane is great as the teller who takes the gambler’s bets.
Funny movie.

— South Alabama 91, Arkansas State 87, OT
Ark State led by 4 with 0:50 left in regulation.
Jaguars were 21-30 on foul line, Ark State 12-15.
Ark State shot 13-44 on the arc, 18-28 inside the arc.

— Southern Utah 106, Tarleton State 105 OT
Thunderbirds snap a seven-game losing streak.
Southern Utah shot 58% inside arc, 31-42 on the foul line.
6-3 junior Dior Johnson scored 40 points for Tarleton; he didn’t start.

— IU Indy 96, Robert Morris 93, OT
Robert Morris led by 10 with 10:04 left in the game.
IU Indy was 26-35 on the foul line, Robert Morris 21-27.
Jaguars end nine-game losing skid vs D-I teams.
IU Indy is playing fastest-paced games in the country.

— Georgia Southern 87, Old Dominion 84
Monarchs led 48-39 at halftime.
Georgia Southern shot 10-23 on arc, scored 1.22 ppp.
Eagles were 19-28 on foul line, ODU was 10-15

— Cal-Davis 74, Cal-Fullerton 69
Cal-Davis had 20 turnovers, but shot 61.3% inside arc.
Cal-Davis out-rebounded the Titans, 43-32
Cal-Fullerton has #337 eFG% defense in the country.