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

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CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU FEBRUARY !

02/19/2026.............12 - 17 -0...............41.37%...............- 33.50
02/18/2026............15 - 17 - 0...............46.87%...............- 18.50
02/16/2026..............7 - 10 - 0................41..76%.............- 20.00
02/15/2026............14 - 19 - 0................42.42%..............- 34.50
02/14/2026...........16 - 17 - 0.................48.48%..............- 13.50
02/13/2026.............13 - 6 - 0.................68.42%...............+ 32.00
02/12/2026.............15 - 12 - 0...............55.55%...............+ 9.00
02/11/2026.............11 - 14 - 0...............44.00%...............- 22.00
02/10/2026...............5 - 10 - 0................37.00%...............- 30.00
02/09/2026................9 - 9 - 0..................50.00%..............- 4.50
02/08/2026................8 - 3 - 0..................72.72%..............+ 23.50
02/07/2026..............38 - 44 - 0...............46.34%..............- 52.00
02/06/2026..................7 - 5 - 0................58.33%..............+ 7.50
02/05/2026................13 - 8 - 0...............61.90%..............+ 21.00
02/04/2026..............11 - 17 - 0..............39.28%..............- 38.50
02/03/2026..............12 - 13 - 0..............48.00%..............- 11.50
02/02/2026..................6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%...............+ 2.50
02/01/2026................11 - 7 - 0...............61.11%..............+ 16.50

TOTALS.................223 - 233 - 0...............48.90%..............-161.50

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JANUARY BEST BETS RECORD:

TOTALS................314- 265- 0..................54.23%................ +109.50

 

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Friday’s 6-pack
Teams with worst eFG% defenses in the country:
58.1%— Penn State (11-16)
57.9%— IU Indy (7-22)
57.0%— VMI (6-22)
56.8%— Northeastern (6-19)
56.7%— San Jose State (7-19)
56.6%— North Dakota (16-14)

Quote of the Day
“I feel great about the progress. You heard Tyler’s comments in terms of where they are on the schedule, and we’ve pretty much hit every deadline. The county has been great to work with. I feel great about that.”
A’s President Marc Badain, on the progress of the team’s new ballpark in Las Vegas

Friday’s quiz
Who is the New York Mets’ all-time leader in stolen bases?

Thursday’s quiz
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the all-time leading scorer (points/game) for the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder franchise.

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie The Natural, Robert Redford’s character (Roy Hobbs) wore number 9 for the New York Knights.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….​

Basketball has gotten soft; they call a lot of flagrant fouls now. Kid takes a jumper and falls down, chances are they’re calling a foul. God forbid someone takes a random elbow, even if it isn’t intentional, it will be a flagrant foul. Soft.
Understood, I sound like an old guy whining, but it is true……

— Marshall 94, Appalachian State 93
Marshall is #84 tempo team, App State #358; game only had 66 possessions.
App State led by 13 with 16:47 left in the game.
Marshall shot 67.6% inside arc, scored 1.41 ppp.
App State was 28-40 on foul line, Marshall 15-21.

Back in the day, when ESPN first started, Sun Belt was the first league they showed on a regular basis. ESPN should give the Sun Belt a regular Thursday night slot on their schedule.

— Cal-Northridge 85, Cal-Santa Barbara 83 OT
UCSB led by five with 0:30 left in regulation.
Matadors were 28-63 inside arc, 3-17 outside arc.
UCSB was 13-40 on arc, only 9-25 inside arc.
CSUN has won six in a row, is now 10-5 in Big West games.
Northridge was +10 in turnovers (6-16)

— Texas State 90, South Alabama 82 OT
Bobcats were 24-33 on foul line, South Alabama 13-19.
Texas State’s bench outscored Jaguars’ subs, 45-6.
South Alabama split its last four games, all decided by 6 or fewer points.

— Campbell 84, Wm & Mary 83
Camels got over the hump, hit runner at the buzzer for the win.
Wm & Mary led by 10 late in first half.
Jeremiah Johnson played all 40:00, scored 32 points, had 7 assists.
Campbell has won four of its last five games.

— Tulane 77, North Texas 71
North Texas led by 15 with 11:33 left to play.
Tulane won four of its last five games.
Green Wave covered six of their last eight games.

— Weber State 82, Montana State 79
Weber State’s bench outscored Montana State’s subs, 34-17
Bobcats lost 4 of last 6 games; they trail Portland State by 3 games.
Montana State lost despite shooting 64.7% inside arc.

— Little Rock 67, Tenn-Martin 65
Skyhawks led by 6 with 2:52 left in the game.
Tenn-Martin lost four of last five games, after starting 10-2 in OVC.
Just second win in last nine games for Little Rock.

— Famous birthdays, February 20th:
Bill Gullickson, 67
Charles Barkley, 63
Stephon Marbury, 49
Jay Hernandez, 48
Justin Verlander, 43
Robyn Fenty, 37 (Rihanna)
Jurickson Profar, 33
Luis Severino, 32

— Kansas City Chiefs re-structured Patrick Mahomes’ contract this week, creating $43.56M in salary cap space. Chiefs converted $54.45M of Mahomes’ 2026 salary into a signing bonus. Mahomes is under contract to the Chiefs through 2031; his salary cap number next year will be around $85M.
Chiefs, by the way, were 1-9 this past season in games decided by 8 or less points. In 2024, they were 11-0 in one-score games.

— Penn State’s football team has 16 returning starters next fall, but 13 of those 16 players started at Iowa State last year, for new coach Matt Campbell. Only three guys who started for Penn State last year will be on the team next fall.

— Iowa State’s basketball team beat Kansas/Houston Saturday/Monday, a pretty good three-day span; Cyclones had only three turnovers in a slow-paced (58 possessions) game.

— Northern Illinois football coach Thomas Hammock quit this week, to become running backs coach for the Seattle Seahawks. Hammopck was 35-47 at Northern Illinois, 3-9 last year; they’re leaving the MAC for the Mountain West next fall.

— David Blough is the new offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders; back in 2024, Blough was a backup QB for Detroit when the team was featured on HBO’s Hard Knocks.
One of the better scenes that year was when Blough’s wife, Melissa Gonzalez, ran in the 400-meter hurdles in the Olympics in France. Several of Blough’s teammates/coaches gathered in a meeting room to watch the race on a big screen TV.

— Which reminds me baseball needs a Hard Knocks-type program, to show younger people how cool baseball is.
Here’s the thing: the NFL is expert at promoting itself, so baseball needs to do the same stuff the NFL does to promote their sport. This seems kind of simple.

—Interesting team to follow in spring training would be the Cincinnati Reds, who made the playoffs last year for the first time in five years, the first year for manager Terry Francona.
Reds haven’t won a playoff series since 1995, but they appear to be on an upward trajectory.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB

Friday, February 20

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Trend Report
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Akron VS Ball State
Akron is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Akron is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games.
Akron is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games against Ball State.
Akron is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Ball State.
Ball State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Ball State's last 9 games.
Ball State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ball State's last 5 games against Akron.

Wisconsin-Green Bay VS Oakland
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisconsin-Green Bay's last 6 games.
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games against Oakland.
Wisconsin-Green Bay is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games against Oakland.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Oakland's last 13 games at home.
Oakland is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Oakland is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games against an opponent in the Horizon conference.
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games played in February.

Wisconsin-Milwaukee VS Detroit
Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games against Detroit.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit.
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games at home.

Princeton VS Brown
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Princeton's last 7 games.
Princeton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Princeton is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games against Brown.
Princeton is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
Brown is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brown's last 6 games against Princeton.
Brown is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brown's last 5 games when playing at home against Princeton.

Saint Peter's VS Iona
Saint Peter's is 12-4-1 ATS in its last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saint Peter's' last 5 games.
Saint Peter's is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games.
Saint Peter's is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games against Iona.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Iona's last 19 games.
Iona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Iona's last 7 games against Saint Peter's.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Iona's last 9 games at home.

Sacred Heart VS Fairfield
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacred Heart's last 7 games.
Sacred Heart is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
Sacred Heart is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Fairfield.
Sacred Heart is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games against Fairfield.
Fairfield is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Fairfield's last 7 games.
Fairfield is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Fairfield's last 7 games against Sacred Heart.

Marist VS Manhattan
Marist is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Marist's last 5 games.
Marist is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Manhattan.
Marist is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games against Manhattan.
Manhattan is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Manhattan is 10-4-1 ATS in its last 15 games at home.
Manhattan is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Marist.
Manhattan is 13-6-1 ATS in its last 20 games played in February.

Canisius VS Rider
Canisius is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Canisius' last 5 games.
Canisius is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
Canisius is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games against Rider.
Rider is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Rider's last 20 games.
Rider is 2-18 SU in its last 20 games.
Rider is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games at home.

Niagara VS Mount St. Mary's
Niagara is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
Niagara is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
Niagara is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Mount St. Mary's.
Niagara is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Mount St. Mary's.
Mount St. Mary's is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Mount St. Mary's' last 14 games.
Mount St. Mary's is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Mount St. Mary's' last 6 games against Niagara.

VCU VS Saint Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of VCU's last 9 games.
VCU is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
VCU is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games against Saint Louis.
VCU is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games against Saint Louis.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Saint Louis' last 10 games.
Saint Louis is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Saint Louis' last 7 games against VCU.
Saint Louis is 19-0 SU in its last 19 games at home.

Siena VS Merrimack
Siena is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Siena is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
Siena is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
Siena is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games against an opponent in the Metro Atlantic Athletic conference.
Merrimack is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Merrimack's last 8 games.
Merrimack is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games.
Merrimack is 7-0 ATS in its last 7 games at home.

Indiana VS Purdue
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 10 games.
Indiana is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Indiana is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games against Purdue.
Indiana is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games against Purdue.
Purdue is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games.
Purdue is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Purdue is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Purdue is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Indiana.

Bowling Green VS Miami-Ohio
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Bowling Green's last 6 games.
Bowling Green is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games against Miami-Ohio.
Bowling Green is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Miami-Ohio.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Bowling Green's last 6 games on the road.
Miami-Ohio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami-Ohio's last 5 games.
Miami-Ohio is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami-Ohio's last 10 games against Bowling Green.


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[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Friday, February 20

 

[Cnotes53]

Units
AKR at BALL	06:30 PM	O 147.5	+500
MRST at MAN	07:00 PM	MAN +4.5*****	+500
GB at OAK	07:00 PM	GB +6.5*****	+500
SPC at IONA	07:00 PM	SPC +1.5***** U 139.5*****	+500 +500
MILW at DET	07:00 PM	DET +1.5*****	+500
NIAG at MSM	07:00 PM	MSM -7.5***** U 130.5	+500 +500
CAN at RID	07:00 PM	CAN +1.5 U 131.5	+500 +500
PRIN at BRWN	07:00 PM	BRWN -2.5 O 130.5*****	+500 +500
SHU at FAIR	07:00 PM	SHU +4.5***** O 159.5*****	+500 +500
VCU at SLU	07:00 PM	VCU +7.5*****	+500
IND at PUR	08:00 PM	PUR -11.5*****	+500
SIE at MW	08:00 PM	U 132.5*****	+500
BGSU at M-OH	08:30 PM	BGSU +7.5***** O 153.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU FEBRUARY !

02/20/2026...............7 - 6 - 0.................53.84%..............+ 2.00
02/19/2026.............12 - 17 -0...............41.37%...............- 33.50
02/18/2026............15 - 17 - 0...............46.87%...............- 18.50
02/16/2026..............7 - 10 - 0................41..76%.............- 20.00
02/15/2026............14 - 19 - 0................42.42%..............- 34.50
02/14/2026...........16 - 17 - 0.................48.48%..............- 13.50
02/13/2026.............13 - 6 - 0.................68.42%...............+ 32.00
02/12/2026.............15 - 12 - 0...............55.55%...............+ 9.00
02/11/2026.............11 - 14 - 0...............44.00%...............- 22.00
02/10/2026...............5 - 10 - 0................37.00%...............- 30.00
02/09/2026................9 - 9 - 0..................50.00%..............- 4.50
02/08/2026................8 - 3 - 0..................72.72%..............+ 23.50
02/07/2026..............38 - 44 - 0...............46.34%..............- 52.00
02/06/2026..................7 - 5 - 0................58.33%..............+ 7.50
02/05/2026................13 - 8 - 0...............61.90%..............+ 21.00
02/04/2026..............11 - 17 - 0..............39.28%..............- 38.50
02/03/2026..............12 - 13 - 0..............48.00%..............- 11.50
02/02/2026..................6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%...............+ 2.50
02/01/2026................11 - 7 - 0...............61.11%..............+ 16.50

TOTALS.................230 - 239 - 0...............49.04%..............-159.50

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JANUARY BEST BETS RECORD:

TOTALS................314- 265- 0..................54.23%................ +109.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack
— Saint Louis 88, VCU 75- Billikens outscored VCU 55-33 in second half
— Purdue 93, Indiana 64- Boilermakers scored 1.46 points/possession.
— Miami OH 91, Bowling Green 77- Redhawks improve to 27-0.
— Green Bay 73, Oakland 68- Green Bay was 4-28 LY; they’re 16-13 this year.
— Fairfield 78, Sacred Heart 68- Stags shot 11-24 on the arc.
— Iona 72, Saint Peter’s 64 OT- Teams combined to shoot 14-54 on the arc.

Quote of the Day
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”
Rumi

Saturday’s quiz
Who was the last NBA MVP who was 30+ years old when he won the award?

Friday’s quiz
Jose Reyes is the New York Mets’ all-time leader in stolen bases.

Thursday’s quiz
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the all-time leading scorer (points/game) for the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder franchise.

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

All trends are for conference games:

— ACC
Boston College 8-3 ATS last 11 games
Cal 5-2 ATS road underdog
Duke/NC State are both 1-4 ATS last five games
Florida State 7-2 ATS last nine games
Georgia Tech 1-5 ATS last six games
Miami 1-6 ATS home favorite.
Syracuse 5-1 ATS last six games
Virginia Tech 6-1 ATS road underdog

— American
UAB 4-0 ATS road underdog, 0-6 ATS home favorite
East Carolina/Tex-San Antonio both 5-2 ATS last seven games
Florida Atlantic 2-6 ATS last eight games.
Rice 9-3 ATS last 12 games
Temple 2-5 ATS last seven games
Tulsa 0-5 ATS last five games

— Atlantic 14
Duquesne 7-2 ATS last nine games
Fordham 6-2 ATS last eight games
George Mason 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS last five games
George Washington 1-5 ATS last six games
Home team is 10-3 ATS in LaSalle games
Loyola Chi 3-9 ATS last 12 games
St Bonaventure 1-6 ATS at home
St Joe’s 10-1 ATS last 11 games.

— Big 18
Illinois 10-3 ATS last 13 games
Maryland 4-10 ATS as an underdog
Michigan 5-1 ATS last six games
Michigan State 6-1 ATS home favorite
Nebraska 1-4 ATS last five games
Oregon 3-9 ATS last 12 games.
Purdue 1-5 ATS home favorite
Rutgers 10-3 ATS last 13 games
USC 4-0 ATS last four games as road underdog
UCLA 0-4 ATS as road underdog
Washington 6-2 ATS last eight games
Wisconsin 4-1 ATS last five games

— Big X
Arizona 1-4 ATS last five games
Arizona State 6-1 ATS last seven games.
Baylor 0-4 ATS home underdog.
BYU 2-9 ATS last 11 games
Iowa State 7-2 ATS last nine games.
Kansas 8-2 ATS last ten games.
Oklahoma State 0-4 SU/ATS last four games.
Utah 6-2 ATS last eight games.
West Virginia 2-5 ATS last seven games.

— Big East
Butler 2-5 ATS last seven games.
UConn 2-10 ATS last 12 games (2-6 as HF)
Creighton 1-10 ATS last eleven games.
DePaul 10-3 ATS last 13 games.
Georgetown 5-2 ATS as road underdog.
Marquette 5-1 ATS last six games.
St John’s 5-2 ATS road favorite.
Villanova 6-2 ATS last eight games.

— Famous birthdays, February 21st:
Tyne Daly, 80
William Peterson, 73
Rob Hertel, 71
Alan Trammell, 68
Steve Francis, 49
Jennifer Love Hewitt, 47
Sam Hilliard, 32
Dalton Rushing, 25

— Missouri Valley
Bradley 2-5 ATS as home favorite
Drake 1-7 SU/0-8 ATS last eight games
Ill-Chicago 10-3 ATS last 13 games.
Illinois State 0-5 ATS road favorite.
Indiana State covered last seven road games.
Murray State 2-9 ATS last 11 games.
Northern Iowa 8-1 ATS last nine games.
Southern Illinois 2-6 ATS home favorite.

— Mountain West
Air Force 1-7 ATS last eight games.
Boise State 1-4 ATS last five games.
Colorado State 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS last four games.
Fresno State 11-3 ATS last 14 games.
Grand Canyon 1-4 ATS home favorite

Underdogs 7-1 ATS in Nevada road games
UNLV 2-6 ATS last eight games
San Diego State 5-1 ATS road favorite.
Utah State 3-7 ATS last ten games.
Wyoming 4-1 ATS last five games.

— SEC
Alabama 2-5 ATS home favorite.
Arkansas 6-2 ATS last eight games
Auburn 0-4 SU/ATS last four games.
Florida 5-1 ATS on the road.
Georgia 2-5 ATS last seven games
Kentucky 4-1 ATS last five games
LSU 6-1 ATS road underdog
Ole Miss 1-4 SU/ATS last five games.
South Carolina 1-5 ATS home underdog.
Vanderbilt 1-4 ATS last five games.

— Southern
Citadel 8-4 ATS last 12 games.
Furman 1-7 ATS home favorite
Mercer 5-2 ATS home favorite.
NC-Greensboro 4-1 SU/ATS last five games.
Samford 7-1 SU/ATS last eight games.
VMI 2-10 ATS last 12 games

— Sun Belt
Appalachian State 6-2 ATS on the road.
Arkansas State 5-2 ATS road favorite.
Georgia Southern 1-10 ATS last 11 games
Georgia State 10-4 ATS last 14 games.
James Madison 1-5 ATS home favorite.
UL-Monroe 6-1 ATS last seven games.
Marshall 4-1 SU/1-4 ATS last five games.
Old Dominion 9-2 ATS last 11 games.
South Alabama 1-4 ATS home favorite.
Texas State 7-2 ATS last nine games

— WCC
Gonzaga won/covered last four games.
LMU 2-8 ATS last ten games.
Pacific 1-4 ATS road underdog.
Pepperdine 2-5 ATS home underdog.
Portland 1-4 ATS road underdog, 5-1 ATS home underdog
Saint Mary’s won/covered five of last six games.
San Diego 1-4 SU/ATS last five games.
San Francisco 1-7 ATS at home
Seattle 5-2 ATS at home
Washington State 5-2 ATS last seven games.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB

Saturday, February 21

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[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Saturday, February 21

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday, February 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
RUTG at MINN	12:00 PM	RUTG +7.5	+500
L-IL at JOES	12:00 PM	U 141.5	+500
TXST at ULL	01:00 PM	TXST -3.5	+500
GASO at APP	01:00 PM	GASO +7.5	+500
ALBY at UMBC	01:00 PM	ALBY +6.5*****	+500
DAV at FOR	02:00 PM	FOR -1.5*****	+500
SIUE at TNST	02:00 PM	SIUE +4.5*****	+500
LMC at STONE	02:00 PM	STONE +2.5*****	+500
ODU at USM	03:00 PM	ODU +3.5*****	+500
MOSU at FIU	03:00 PM	MOSU +3.5*****	+500
JMU at GAST	03:30 PM	GAST +1.5*****	+500
OKST at COLO	03:30 PM	OKST +4.5*****	+500
UNCW at CAMP	04:00 PM	CAMP +2.5*****	+500
SEMO at UALR	04:00 PM	UALR +2.5*****	+500
ASU at BAY	04:00 PM	ASU +7.5*****	+500
LINW at TNTC	04:00 PM	TNTC +1.5*****	+500
WIN at HP	04:00 PM	O 164.5*****	+500
MIZZ at ARK	04:00 PM	MIZZ +10.5*****	+500
WMU at CMU	05:00 PM	CMU -3.5*****	+500
BUFF at MASS	06:00 PM	BUFF +7.5*****	+500
LMU at USD	06:00 PM	USD +1.5*****	+500
STT at DEN	06:00 PM	DEN +4.5***** O 168.5*****	+500 +500
SDSU at CSU	06:00 PM	CSU +3.5*****	+500
TXSO at MVSU	06:00 PM	TXSO -12.5*****	+500
INST at BEL	08:00 PM	BEL -13.5*****	+500
UCF at UTAH	09:00 PM	UTAH +2.5*****	+500
SCU at SF	10:00 PM	SCU -7.5***** O 157.5*****	+500 +500
USU at NEV	10:00 PM	U 148.5*****	+500
UCSB at HAW	10:00 PM	HAW -3.5*****	+500
ISU at BYU	10:30 PM	U 155.5*****	+500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU FEBRUARY !

02/21/2026............18 - 14 - 0................56.45%..............+ 13.00
02/20/2026...............7 - 6 - 0.................53.84%..............+ 2.00
02/19/2026.............12 - 17 -0...............41.37%...............- 33.50
02/18/2026............15 - 17 - 0...............46.87%...............- 18.50
02/16/2026..............7 - 10 - 0................41..76%.............- 20.00
02/15/2026............14 - 19 - 0................42.42%..............- 34.50
02/14/2026...........16 - 17 - 0.................48.48%..............- 13.50
02/13/2026.............13 - 6 - 0.................68.42%...............+ 32.00
02/12/2026.............15 - 12 - 0...............55.55%...............+ 9.00
02/11/2026.............11 - 14 - 0...............44.00%...............- 22.00
02/10/2026...............5 - 10 - 0................37.00%...............- 30.00
02/09/2026................9 - 9 - 0..................50.00%..............- 4.50
02/08/2026................8 - 3 - 0..................72.72%..............+ 23.50
02/07/2026..............38 - 44 - 0...............46.34%..............- 52.00
02/06/2026..................7 - 5 - 0................58.33%..............+ 7.50
02/05/2026................13 - 8 - 0...............61.90%..............+ 21.00
02/04/2026..............11 - 17 - 0..............39.28%..............- 38.50
02/03/2026..............12 - 13 - 0..............48.00%..............- 11.50
02/02/2026..................6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%...............+ 2.50
02/01/2026................11 - 7 - 0...............61.11%..............+ 16.50

TOTALS.................248 - 253 - 0...............49.50%..............-146.50

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JANUARY BEST BETS RECORD:

TOTALS................314- 265- 0..................54.23%................ +109.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday’s 6-pack
Since 1998, most games won when trailing after 7th inning:
220— San Francisco
198— Bronx
197— Atlanta
197— Minnesota
162— Detroit
162— Pittsburgh

Quote of the Day
“I think everyone should go to college and get a degree, then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cab driver. Then they would really be educated.”
Al McGuire

Sunday’s quiz
Where did Steve Nash play his college basketball?

Saturday’s quiz
Last NBA MVP who was 30+ years old when he won the award was Steve Nash, in 2006.

Friday’s quiz
Jose Reyes is the New York Mets’ all-time leader in stolen bases.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a Saturday full of basketball…….​

— Today would’ve been my dad’s 100th birthday; he was my best friend, a good soul, an honest person who loved the Mets, the Knicks, playing golf and he loved his family.
We lost him 11 years ago; he is missed every day. Happy birthday, dad.
This was also my Aunt Jo’s birthday, one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. Never went in her house without getting offered a piece of pie, good pie too.

— Duke 68, Michigan 63
Weird time of year to play a non-league game like this one.
11th straight Duke game with fewer than 70 possessions; they’re #296 in pace.
Loss ends Michigan’s 11-game winning streak
Duke had a 41-28 edge on the boards.

— Arizona 73, Houston 66
This was Arizona’s 4th straight game against a top 25 team.
Houston shot only 35.7% from the floor.
6-6 senior Dell’Orso scored 22 points in 34:00 off the bench.
Second straight loss for Houston, after a 23-2 start.

— UCLA 95, Illinois 94 OT
Illinois led this game 33-10 midway thru first half.
Illini is 2-3 in last five games; all three losses were in overtime.
UCLA had only five turnovers in a 73-possession game.
Illinois had a 43-27 edge on the boards.

— Cincinnati 84, Kansas 68
Bearcats’ 4th straight win, after starting 3-7 in Big X.
Cincinnati shot 12-31 on arc, scored 1.24 points/possession.
Kansas shot only 4-18 behind the arc.
Bearcats had a 40-29 edge on the boards.

— Upsets of the Day:
Cincinnati (+10.5) 84, Kansas 68
Wyoming (+9.5) 70, Grand Canyon 65
Florida State (+8.5) 70, Clemson 65
Western Kentucky (+7.5) 94, Liberty 73
Valparaiso (+7.5) 71, Ill-Chicago 67
Buffalo (+7.5) 86, UMass 82 OT
North Carolina A&T (+7.5) 102, Elon 82
Dartmouth (+6.5) 64, Columbia 63
Oregon (+6.5) 71, USC 70
UCLA (+6.5) 95, Illinois 94 OT
Eastern Washington (+6.5) 67, Portland State 55
Southern Illinois (+6.5) 59, Northern Iowa 57

— Auburn 75, Kentucky 74
Auburn put in a rebound with 0:01.4 left for the win.
Kentucky led by nine early in second half.
KeShawn Murphy had 25 points, 10 rebounds for Auburn.
Win ends Auburn’s five-game losing streak.

— Western Kentucky 94, Liberty 73
Liberty slips to 15-1 in Conference USA; their last loss was December 10th.
Hilltoppers shot 10-21 on arc, scored 1.36 ppp.
Fourth straight win for Western Kentucky (9-7 in C-USA)
Liberty lost despite shooting 79.2% inside the arc.

— New Mexico 80, Fresno State 78
Bulldogs led 40-18 with 5:20 left before halftime.
New Mexico has won seven of its last nine games.
Fresno was only 5-9 on the foul line; Lobos were 11-13.

— Virginia 86, Miami 83
Miami led by 11 midway thru first half.
Both teams made half their 3-point shots.
Virginia is 24-3, 12-2 in ACC; Miami is 21-6, 10-4 in ACC.

— Famous birthdays, February 22nd:
Paul Dooley, 98
Julius Erving, 76
Mike Hohensee, 65
Jeri Ryan, 58
Mark Chmura, 57
Drew Barrymore, 51
Khalil Mack, 35
Chris Bassitt, 37
Ben Rice, 27
Caleb Durbin, 26

— Colorado State 83, San Diego State 74
San Diego State shot only 39.5% inside the arc.
Fifth straight win for the Rams (8-8 in Mountain West)
Aztecs made last five NCAA tourneys; they’re on bubble this year.

— Arkansas 94, Missouri 86
Hogs shot 55.8% inside arc, scored 1.37 ppp.
Arkansas has won seven of its last nine games.
Arkansas is shooting 58.8% inside arc in SEC games.

— Tennessee 69, Vanderbilt 65
Commodores led 35-31 at halftime.
Tennessee has won four in row, eight of its last nine games.
Vandy is 5-6 in its last 11 games, after starting season 16-0.

— Gonzaga 71, Pacific 62
Game was tied 29-29 at halftime.
Zags were +11 in turnovers (4-15) in a 61-possession game.
Pacific lost five of last seven games, after starting 6-4 in WCC.

— Southern Miss 86, Old Dominion 81
Old Dominion led by 18 with 3:35 left in first half.
USM shot 55.8% inside arc, survived turning ball over 26 times.
Southern Miss had a 39-25 edge on the boards.

 

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Sunday, February 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
HC at BUCK	12:00 PM	HC +2.5***** O 142.5*****	+500 +500
BU at LEH	12:00 PM	BU -1.5***** U 142.5	+500 +500
AMER at LAF	12:00 PM	LAF +4.5	+500
NIAG at RID	12:00 PM	NIAG -1.5*****	+500
UAB at MEM	12:00 PM	UAB +5.5*****	+500
OSU at MSU	01:00 PM	MSU -9.5 O 146.5*****	+500 +500
SHU at MRST	01:00 PM	MRST -7.5*****	+500
GB at DET	01:00 PM	GB +1.5*****	+500
IONA at MW	01:00 PM	MW -7.5*****	+500
SPC at SIE	02:00 PM	SPC +5.5*****	+500
NKU at YSU	02:00 PM	NKU +3.5***** O 152.5*****	+500 +500
RICE at TULN	02:00 PM	TULN -5.5	+500
CAN at MSM	02:00 PM	MSM -7.5*****	+500
IPFW at CLEV	02:00 PM	IPFW -2.5	+500
RMU at WRST	02:00 PM	WRST -3.5*****	+500
FAIR at QUIN	02:00 PM	QUIN -6.5*****	+500
MILW at OAK	03:00 PM	OAK -6.5 U 160.5*****	+500 +500
FAU at UNT	04:00 PM	UNT -2.5*****	+500
IOWA at WIS	04:00 PM	WIS -3.5*****	+500
UTSA at TLSA	04:00 PM	UTSA +22.5 O 158.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU FEBRUARY !

02/22/2026..............6 - 13 - 0................31.57%..............- 41.50
02/21/2026............18 - 14 - 0................56.45%..............+ 13.00
02/20/2026...............7 - 6 - 0.................53.84%..............+ 2.00
02/19/2026.............12 - 17 -0...............41.37%...............- 33.50
02/18/2026............15 - 17 - 0...............46.87%...............- 18.50
02/16/2026..............7 - 10 - 0................41..76%.............- 20.00
02/15/2026............14 - 19 - 0................42.42%..............- 34.50
02/14/2026...........16 - 17 - 0.................48.48%..............- 13.50
02/13/2026.............13 - 6 - 0.................68.42%...............+ 32.00
02/12/2026.............15 - 12 - 0...............55.55%...............+ 9.00
02/11/2026.............11 - 14 - 0...............44.00%...............- 22.00
02/10/2026...............5 - 10 - 0................37.00%...............- 30.00
02/09/2026................9 - 9 - 0..................50.00%..............- 4.50
02/08/2026................8 - 3 - 0..................72.72%..............+ 23.50
02/07/2026..............38 - 44 - 0...............46.34%..............- 52.00
02/06/2026..................7 - 5 - 0................58.33%..............+ 7.50
02/05/2026................13 - 8 - 0...............61.90%..............+ 21.00
02/04/2026..............11 - 17 - 0..............39.28%..............- 38.50
02/03/2026..............12 - 13 - 0..............48.00%..............- 11.50
02/02/2026..................6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%...............+ 2.50
02/01/2026................11 - 7 - 0...............61.11%..............+ 16.50

TOTALS.................254 - 266 - 0...............48.84%..............-188.00

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JANUARY BEST BETS RECORD:

TOTALS................314- 265- 0..................54.23%................ +109.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 6-pack
Since 1998, most games lost when leading after 7th inning:
209— Arizona
204— White Sox
201— Royals
200— Mets
165— Dodgers
157— Twins

Quote of the Day
“I don’t worry about the trips, we’re spoiled, we charter. We have great food, we stay in nice places. It’s really not that hard. We just gotta show up and play.”
Illinois coach Brad Underwood

Monday’s quiz
Who was basketball coach at UConn before Danny Hurley?

Sunday’s quiz
Steve Nash played his college basketball at Santa Clara.

Saturday’s quiz
Last NBA MVP who was 30+ years old when he won the award was Steve Nash, in 2006.

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

— It is snowing here in upstate New York as I type this; it was 85 degrees in Florida for the Mets’ first spring training game Friday. This winter can’t end soon enough.

— Spring training games are popular; Cubs drew a total of 27,000 fans for their first two games in Arizona this week. This is one thing I’ve never done, spring training games, partially because it is during the busy time for college basketball, but it seems like it would be fun.

— Colorado Rockies have 12 of their player headed to the World Baseball Classic, representing 10 different countries. Baseball’s regular season starts 12-14 days after the WBC winds down, I’m wondering if it is disruptive to teams getting ready for the major league season.

— Baltimore Orioles 3B Jordan Westburg is out until at least May with an elbow injury; he has a partial ligament tear in his throwing arm. Westburg hit .265 with 17 HR’s, 41 RBI in 85 games last year; he missed two months last year with a broken hand.

— I have a pretty good hat collection, was looking at the spring training hats online, but good grief, they’re $55 apiece on Fanatics. No thank you!!! Hats for teams in the World Baseball Classic are anywhere from $45-52, but they all have flags of the country on the right side of the hat, and the flags are kind of big, so once again, no thanks.

— Am watching a few fantasy baseball drafts on YouTube; it is interesting to hear what other people think about players. Some of these guys are obsessed with younger players, trying to tout players who break through and become a star, so they can pat themselves on the back.
Some of these guys are also in a lot of leagues, like 12-14 leagues. Not sure how you keep track of all of that, without having a nervous breakdown. I’m in one league, a 14-team keeper league, and I’m pretty sure I spend too much time running that team.

— RIP to Hall of Fame 2B Bill Mazeroski, who passed away this week at age 89. Mazeroski was an excellent fielder (8 Gold Gloves) who became famous for hitting a walk-off home run that ended the 1960 World Series. He played 17 years in the major leagues, all for the Pirates.
RIP, sir.

— Famous birthdays, February 23rd:
Jackie Smith, 86
Fred Biletnikoff, 83
Jim Youngblood, 76
Ed (Too Tall) Jones, 75
Paul McDonald, 68
Bobby Bonilla, 63
Jerod Mayo, 40
Jamal Murray, 29

— Virginia Commonwealth/Utah State are two college basketball programs that win a lot, but also change coaches a decent amount.
VCU:
2025-26- Phil Martelli Jr, 21-7
2023-25- Ryan Odom, 52-21 (left for Virginia)
2017-23- Mike Rhoades, 129-61 (left for Penn State)
2015-17- Will Wade, 51-20 (left for LSU)
2009-2015- Shaka Smart, 163-56 (left for Texas)
2006-09- Anthony Grant, 76-25 (left for Alabama)
2002-2006- Jeff Capel, 79-41 (left for Oklahoma)

Utah State
2024-26- Jerrod Calhoun, 49-12
2023-24- Danny Sprinkle, 28-7 (left for Washington)
2021-23- Ryan Odom, 44-25 (left for VCU)
2018-21- Craig Smith, 64-24 (left for Utah)

— Aidan Mahaney is a senior guard for Cal-Santa Barbara who has had an interesting journey:
2022-24- Two years at Saint Mary’s, where the Gaels went 53-16, 29-3 in WCC games, but only 1-2 in NCAA games. He played roughly 32:00/game there, was a big star

2024-25- Transferred to UConn, which had just won back/back national titles. He only started five games, played roughly 12 mpg for a 24-11 UConn team that lost in the second round of the NCAA’s, as a #8-seed.

20-25-26- Transferred to Cal-Santa Barbara, which 17-11, 10-7 in the Big West; they’ve got the #41 eFG% in the country, but they’re not good on defense. Mahaney is playing 33 mpg, I’ll be curious to see him at the NBA Summer League in July.

— Sunday is March 1st, so it is getting to be that time of year; here is some Bracketology stuff:
Four of the top eight seeds in the country lost Saturday.
Last four teams in Field of 68: Missouri, Ohio State, TCU, Santa Clara
First four teams out of Field of 68: USC, New Mexico, California, Virginia Tech

NCAA Tournament teams by conference:
11- SEC
10- Big 18
8- Big X, ACC
3- Big East, West Coast

— Merrimack 88, Iona 86, 2OT
Merrimack is 16-2 in MAAC, has won eight in a row, the last two in OT.
Unusual for a 20-9 team to be the worst team in country on defensive boards.
Merrimack played two guys all 50:00 in this game, two others 46:00 each.
Am I wrong to think that it might be tough to win a conference tournament if you play your bench a total of 18:00 in a double OT game?

— Robert Morris 81, Wright State 68
Robert Morris has won five in row, improves to 11-7 in Horizon.
Wright State split its last six games, after a 10-1 streak.
Wright State is going be the #1 seed in Horizon tourney, but they lost twice to Robert Morris this season.

— Wisconsin 84, Iowa 71
Hawkeyes led 41-40 at halftime.
Senior G Boyd had 27 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds for the Badgers.
Iowa has lost three of its last four games.

— Michigan State 66, Ohio State 60
Buckeyes led by 6, early in second half.
Spartans had a 43-26 edge on the boards.
Ohio State is 17-10, but 0-9 vs Quad 1 teams (the best teams)