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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
ORL at MIN03:00 PMMIN -6.5*****
O 224.5*****		+500 +500
BK at DET06:00 PMBK +14.5*****+500
PHI at ATL06:00 PMATL -6.5
U 233.5*****		+500 +500
LAC at MEM08:00 PMMEM +6.5
O 228.5*****		+500 +500
UTA at MIL08:00 PMMIL -10.5
O 234.5*****		+500 +500
GS at OKC08:30 PMGS +14.5*****
O 219.5*****		+500 +500
 
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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU MARCH !!

03/07/2026..................3 - 4 - 0................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/06/2026..................5 - 4 - 0................55.55%..................+ 3.00
03/05/2026..................7 - 2 - 0................77.77%..................+ 24.00
03/04/2026..................5 - 4 - 0................55.55%..................+ 3.00
03/03/2026..................6 - 6 - 0................50.00%..................- 3.00
03/02/2026..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%..................+ 9.00
03/01/2026..................4 - 7 - 0................36.36%..................- 18.50

TOTALS......................34 - 28 - 0................54.83%...................+ 10.50

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !
TOTALS.......................119 -99 - 0...............54.58%..................+ 69.50
 
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Sunday’s 6-pack
World Baseball Classic scores
— Japan 8, Korea 6- Ohtani homered, scored three runs.
— USA 9, Great Britain 1- Schwarber homered, scored two runs.
— Venezuela 11, Israel 3- Arraez went 4-5 with 2 HR’s, 5 RBI
— Netherlands 4, Nicaragua 3- Albies hit a walk-off, 3-run homer.
— Puerto Rico 4, Panama 3 (10)- Hernaiz hit a walk-off home run.
— Canada 8, Colombia 2- Owen Caissie went 2-4, with 2 RBI, 2 runs scored.

Quote of the Day
“This is a great atmosphere. My legs were a little light there early in the game, and that means you’re in a really cool environment. This is one of those games that there’s just different emotions that run through you that don’t really run through you when you’re playing in the big leagues.”
Tarik Skubal, talking about his 41-pitch outing in the WBC Saturday

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie A Few Good Men, what well-known actor was the losing lawyer in the climactic courtroom scene?

Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Braun has hit the most home runs.

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, Evan Longoria has hit the most home runs.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Saturday…….​

— NEC tournament
LIU 64, Wagner 56
Sharks are first team in the Field of 68; they’re playing Mercyhurst for the NEC title Tuesday, but Mercyhurst isn’t eligible to go to the NCAA’s yet, so LIU is in.
LIU’s coach is Rod Strickland, who played 17 years in the NBA, scoring 13.2 points/game.
LIU is the #29 team in the country in continuity, #347 in bench minutes. They’re 23-10, 17-3 since New Year’s Day.

— OVC tournament
Tennessee State 93, Morehead State 67
Tigers are the second team in the Field of 68.
Tennessee State is in the NCAA’s for first time since 1994; they’ve won six games in a row and nine of last ten games.

— Texas A&M 94, LSU 91, 3OT’s
LSU led 26-11 midway thru the first half.
Aggies were +12 in turnovers (10-22)
Texas A&M is 21-10, their 5th year in row with 20+ wins.

— Duquesne 79, Richmond 77
Duquesne was losing this game 40-10. Forty. to. ten.
This is the 4th-biggest comeback in the last 40 years.
Dukes snap a four-game losing skid, shooting 64.7% inside arc.
Richmond has lost 11 of its last 13 games.

— Marquette 68, UConn 62
UConn shot 3-24 on arc, turned ball over 16 times.
Huskies led by 7 late in the first half.
With the loss, St John’s gets the top seed in Big East tournament.

— Upsets of the Day:
Loyola Chi (+9.5) 68, George Washington 62
Marquette (+8.5) 68, UConn 62
Wisconsin (+8.5) 97, Purdue 93
Stanford (+8.5) 85, NC State 84
George Mason (+7.5) 86, Saint Louis 57
South Carolina (+7.5) 64, Ole Miss 61
Pitt (+6.5) 71, Syracuse 69, OT

— Wisconsin 97, Purdue 93
Only a 66-possession game; not much defense was played.
Badgers shot 18-34 on arc, scored 1.48 ppp.
Purdue is 6-7 in its last 13 games, after starting season 17-1.
Wisconsin is 13-4 in its last 17 games.

— Louisville 92, Miami 89
Louisville shot 69% inside arc, scored 1.43 ppp.
Cardinals outscored Miami 10-5 over last 2:33 of the game.
Miami is 9-4 in its last 13 games (losses by 2-1-3-3 points).

— Cal-Irvine 79, Cal-Davis 69, OT
Very bad beat if you took the Aggies +7.5.
Cal-Davis led 38-28 at halftime.
Anteaters were 19-27 on foul line, Cal-Davis 6-9
Over the last seven years, Cal-Irvine is 96-30 in Big West conference games, but only 4-5 in Big West tournament games. Anteaters haven’t made it to the NCAA’s since 2019, when they upset Kansas State as a #13-seed.

— WCC tournament
San Francisco 82, Portland 65
Game was 29-29 at halftime.
Dons 6-9 junior Fuchs scored 23 points, grabbed 16 rebounds.
USF advances to play Oregon State Sunday night.

— Famous birthdays, March 8th:
Susan Clark, 83
Jim Rice, 73
Buck Williams, 66
Lance McCullers Sr., 62
Kenny Smith, 61
Jason Elam, 56
Hines Ward, 50
Tommy Pham, 38
Robbie Hummel, 37
Kyle Allen, 30

— SoCon tournament:
Western Carolina 77, Mercer 73
Mercer led by 17 midway thru first half.
Western Carolina had 53-29 edge on boards.
Catamounts have won seven in a row after an 8-15 start; they play East Tennessee State in the SoCon semi-finals Sunday afternoon.

— MAAC tournament:
Siena 63, Mt St Mary’s 58
Saints led 35-21 at halftime, hung on for the win.
6-10 soph McEldon had 18 points, nine rebounds.
Other than McEldon, Siena was 6-28 inside the arc.
Siena advances to play Fairfield Sunday night.
Last five years, Siena was 0-5 in MAAC tourney, with all five losses by 6 or fewer points.

— Arkansas 88, Missouri 84 OT
Arkansas gets quality road win; their star Acuff didn’t play.
Mizzou led by 5 with 8:20 left in the game.
Razorbacks won 10 of their last 13 games.

— Vanderbilt 86, Tennessee 82
Vandy never trailed, led 32-22 at halftime.
Commodores have #30 eFG% offense, #50 eFG% defense.
These teams wound up in a 3-way tie for 4th in SEC, with Texas A&M.

— Sun Belt tournament:
Georgia Southern 96, Coastal Carolina 72
#10-seed Eagles win for fourth day in a row, scoring 88-80-94-96 points.
Georgia Southern was 12-29 on 3-point shots; they were 23-44 Friday.
Georgia Southern plays Marshall in the semi-finals Sunday night.
 
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CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU MARCH !

03/07/2026..............26 - 19 - 0.................57.77%............+ 25.50
03/06/2026..............12 - 13 - 0.................48.00%............- 11.50
03/05/2026................11 - 8 - 0..................57.89%............+ 11.00
03/04/2026................10 - 18 - 0................35.71%............- 49.00
03/03/2026...............12 - 12 - 0.................50.00%............- 6.00
03/02/2026...................8 - 5 - 0.................61.53%............+ 12.50
03/01/2026.................10 - 8 - 0.................55.55%............+ 6.00

TOTALS.....................89 - 83 - 0.................51.74%............- 11.50

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JANUARY BEST BETS RECORD:
TOTALS................314- 265- 0..................54.23%................ +109.50

FEBRUARY'S
TOTALS...............375 - 352 - 0.................51.58%.................- 56.00
 
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Boston VS Cleveland
Boston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games.
Boston is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games.
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games against Boston.
Cleveland is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston.

New York VS Los Angeles
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 8 games.
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
New York is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers' last 6 games against New York.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 5 games at home.

Dallas VS Toronto
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas' last 5 games.
Dallas is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games.
Dallas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games.
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games against Dallas.

Detroit VS Miami
Detroit is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
Detroit is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games against Miami.
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games.
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games against Detroit.

Washington VS New Orleans
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Washington's last 16 games.
Washington is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games.
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans' last 10 games.
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
New Orleans is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Washington.

Houston VS San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games.
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against San Antonio.
Houston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games against San Antonio.
San Antonio is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 7 games.
San Antonio is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Antonio's last 10 games against Houston.

Orlando VS Milwaukee
Orlando is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games.
Orlando is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games against Orlando.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home.

Chicago VS Sacramento
Chicago is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 6 games.
Chicago is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games.
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
Sacramento is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 7 games.
Sacramento is 2-18 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games against Chicago.

Indiana VS Portland
Indiana is 0-8 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games.
Indiana is 0-8 SU in its last 8 games.
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Portland.
Portland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Portland's last 15 games.
Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 8 games against Indiana.

Charlotte VS Phoenix
Charlotte is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Charlotte's last 18 games.
Charlotte is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Charlotte is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Phoenix's last 20 games against Charlotte.
Phoenix is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home.


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GameTime(ET)PickUnits
BOS at CLE01:00 PMBOS +1.5*****
U 223.5		+500 +500
NY at LAL03:30 PMNY -3.5
U 227.5*****		+500 +500
DET at MIA06:00 PMMIA +1.5*****
O 230.5		+500 +500
DAL at TOR06:00 PMTOR -9.5
U 228.5*****		+500 +500
WAS at NO07:00 PMNO -10.5*****
U 244.5		+500 +500
HOU at SA08:00 PMSA -5.5*****
O 222.5		+500 +500
ORL at MIL08:00 PMMIL +3.5
O 218.5*****		+500 +500
IND at POR09:00 PMPOR -8.5*****
U 237.5		+500 +500
CHI at SAC09:00 PMSAC +2.5
U 235.5*****		+500 +500
CHA at PHO10:00 PMCHA -4.5*****
U 218.5		+500 +500
 
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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU MARCH !!

03/08/2026..................8 - 2 - 0................80.00%...................+ 29.00
03/07/2026..................3 - 4 - 0................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/06/2026..................5 - 4 - 0................55.55%..................+ 3.00
03/05/2026..................7 - 2 - 0................77.77%..................+ 24.00
03/04/2026..................5 - 4 - 0................55.55%..................+ 3.00
03/03/2026..................6 - 6 - 0................50.00%..................- 3.00
03/02/2026..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%..................+ 9.00
03/01/2026..................4 - 7 - 0................36.36%..................- 18.50

TOTALS......................42 - 30 - 0................58.33%...................+ 39.50

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !
TOTALS.......................119 -99 - 0...............54.58%..................+ 69.50
 
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Monday’s 6-pack
World Baseball Classic scores
— Japan 4, Australia 3- Masataka Yoshida hit a 7th-inning home run.
— Italy 7, Great Britain 4- Italians won their first two WBC games.
— Cuba 7, Colombia 4- Cuba scored four runs in the first inning.
— Panama 4, Canada 3- Panama scored three unearned runs in 6th inning.
— Israel 5, Nicaragua 0- Dean Kremer got 13 outs, allow only two hits.
— Dominican Republic 12, Netherlands 1- Four major leaguers homered for the DR.

Quote of the Day
“I might not leave, I might not leave college. … my mom wants me to graduate. Yeah, so I might not leave. But I might leave. The fans might get into my head, talking about one more year, maybe three more years. I don’t know. I’m going to have to talk to my mom.”
BYU star AJ Dybantsa, who will be a very high pick in June’s NBA Draft

Monday’s quiz
When was the last time a WCC team other than Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s won the conference tournament?
(Hint: It was San Diego)

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie A Few Good Men, Kevin Bacon played the losing lawyer in the climactic courtroom scene.

Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Braun has hit the most home runs.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….​

— Sun Belt tournament
This is kind of amazing…….
Georgia Southern 82, Marshall 78
#10-seed Eagles have won five days in a row, all as an underdog:
W88-84 Old Dominion
W80-77 Arkansas State
W94-85 South Alabama
W96-72 Coastal Carolina
W82-78 Marshall
Georgia Southern plays #1-seed Troy Monday night, for the Sun Belt title.

— MVC tournament
Northern Iowa 84, Ill-Chicago 69
#6-seed beats the #5-seed for the conference title. Unusual.
Northern Iowa gets to the NCAA’s for the first time in ten years.
Panthers shot 12-23 on the arc, 73.1% inside arc, scored 1.43 ppp.

— Summit tournament
North Dakota State 70, North Dakota 62
Bison get to the NCAA’s for the first time since 2019.
North Dakota State has won 17 of its last 19 games.
Last four years, four different teams won Summit tournament.

— Southern Conference tournament
East Tennessee State 69, Western Carolina 67
Western Carolina led by 17 early in 2nd half, by 8 with 3:04 left in game.
ETSU’s best player Taylor played 35-40 minutes last two days.
Buccaneers play Furman for SoCon title Monday night.

— Big South tournament
High Point 91, Winthrop 76
High Point has won 14 games in a row, is 30-4.
Panthers are on their 4th coach in five years; they lost 75-63 to Purdue in NCAAs LY.
High Point forces turnovers 21.9% of time (#5 in country)

— ASUN tournament
Queens 98, Central Arkansas 93, OT
Royals are in NCAA’s in their fourth year as a D-I team.
Queens shot 16-38 on the arc, 14-27 inside arc.
Chris Ashby was 10-19 on the arc; he didn’t take a 2-point shot.

— WCC tournament
Oregon State 78, San Francisco 77
Beavers trailed 11-0 out of the gate; they shot 11-24 on the arc.
Oregon State plays Gonzaga in the WCC semi-finals Monday night.
Why did Oregon State fire Wayne Tinkle? He had them in Elite 8 in 2021.

— Famous birthdays, March 9th
Bert Campaneris, 84
Dennis Harrah, 73
Linda Fiorentino, 68
Shooty Babitt, 67
Darrell Walker, 65
Sean Salisbury, 63
Benito Santiago, 61
Brian Bosworth, 61
CJ Nitkowski, 53
Aaron Boone, 53
Matt Barnes, 46
Craig Stammen, 42

— CAA tournament
Campbell 85, NC-Wilmington 70
#1-seed Seahawks led 21-10, but got upset here.
Camels were 26-31 on foul line; they only played seven guys.
Top two seeds lost Sunday; Campbell plays Monmouth in semis Monday.

— MAAC tournament
Merrimack 58, Marist 57
Merrimack was +11 in turnovers (20-9)
Warriors allowed 48-57 points the last two days.
Merrimack only played six guys in this game (64 possessions, slow tempo)

Siena 76, Fairfield 61
Saints were 19-26 on foul line, Fairfield 5-5.
Siena is trying to make NCAA’s for first time since 2010.
Siena only played seven guys in this game (also 64 possessions)

— Big Sky tournament
Portland State 85, Idaho State 78
Game was 36-36 at halftime.
Portland State was 32-48 on foul line, Bengals were 19-28.
Vikings were +8 in turnovers (12-4)
Portland State advances to semi-finals Tuesday night.

— Patriot tournament
Boston U 53, Navy 52
Boston U shot 11-24 on the arc, upset top-seeded Midshipmen.
Terriers have won four in row, eight of last nine games.
Boston U @ Lehigh play in the finals Wednesday night.

— Nebraska 84, Iowa 75, OT
Iowa forced OT after trailing by 11 with 7:32 left to play.
Nebraska had balanced scoring; one guy had 14 points, three others had 15 each.
Cornhuskers finish regular season 26-5, in a 3-way tie for second place in Big 18.

— Michigan 90, Michigan State 80
Wolverines led 42-41 at halftime.
Loss snaps Michigan State’s five-game winning streak.
Michigan wins conference by four games; Spartans finished in 3-way tie for second.

— Illinois 78, Maryland 72
Illini shot 67.7% inside the arc.
Illinois is 16-4 in last 20 games; three of the four losses were in OT.
Rough year for Maryland, going 4-16 in conference games.
 
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