CNOTES COLLEGE BASKETBALL BEST BETS/ NOTES/NEWS/GOSSIP !
- Thread starter Cnotes53
- Start date
Friday, March 27
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJU at DUKE | 07:10 PM | SJU +6.5***** U 140.5***** | +500 +500 |
| ALA at MICH | 07:35 PM | ALA +9.0***** O 172.5***** | +500 +500 |
| MSU at CONN | 09:45 PM | MSU +1.5***** U 135.0***** | +500 +500 |
| TENN at ISU | 10:10 PM | ISU -3.5***** O 140.5***** | +500 +500 |
CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU MARCH MARCH MADNESS !
03/27/2026...............2 - 6 - 0..................25.00%...............- 23.00
03/26/2026...............4 - 2- 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
03/25/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/24/2026...............2 - 2 - 0..................50.00%...............- 1.00
03/22/1016..............7 - 11 - 2,,...............38.88%...............- 25.50
03/21/2026..............10 - 9 - 0.................52.63%...............+ 0.50
03/20/2026..............5 - 12 - 0.................41.66%..............- 36.00
03/19/2026................4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%...............- 13.00
03/18/2026..............11 - 3 - 0................78.57%...............+ 38.50
03/17/2026................1 - 1 - 0................50.00%................- 0.50
TOTALS.....................51 -53 - 0................49.03%...............- 41.50
03/27/2026...............2 - 6 - 0..................25.00%...............- 23.00
03/26/2026...............4 - 2- 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
03/25/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/24/2026...............2 - 2 - 0..................50.00%...............- 1.00
03/22/1016..............7 - 11 - 2,,...............38.88%...............- 25.50
03/21/2026..............10 - 9 - 0.................52.63%...............+ 0.50
03/20/2026..............5 - 12 - 0.................41.66%..............- 36.00
03/19/2026................4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%...............- 13.00
03/18/2026..............11 - 3 - 0................78.57%...............+ 38.50
03/17/2026................1 - 1 - 0................50.00%................- 0.50
TOTALS.....................51 -53 - 0................49.03%...............- 41.50
Saturday’s 6-pack
Players with the most home runs for the Cleveland Indians/Guardians:
337— Jim Thome
285— Jose Ramirez
242— Albert Belle
236— Manny Ramirez
227— Carlos Santana
226— Earl Averill
Quotes of the Day
“I would say the best way to break this drought [is] if we just send four Big 10 teams to Indianapolis.”
Michigan coach Dusty May; the Big 10 hasn’t won March Madness since 2000
Saturday’s quiz
Last time the Oakland A’s won the World Series, who did they beat?
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams hit the most home runs.
Thursday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was the Pirates’ manager, last time they made the playoffs.
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Michigan outscored the Crimson Tide 43-28 in second half.
Wolverines shot 13-27 on arc, scored 1.27 ppp.
Alabama shot 14-47 on arc, 11-22 inside arc.
Michigan had 46-32 edge on the boards.
— Duke 80, St John’s 75
St John’s led by 10 early in second half.
Duke was 15-24 on foul line, Red Storm 4-8.
Duke shot 59.5% inside arc, scored 1.25 ppp.
Blue Devils have won 14 games in a row.
— UConn 67, Michigan State 63
Huskies led 25-6 right out of the gate.
Spartans led 45-44 with 10:00 left in the game.
Tarris Reed scored points, had 4 assists for UConn.
UConn plays Duke Sunday in the Elite 8.
— Tennessee 76, Iowa State 62
Tennessee outscored the Cyclones 42-29 in second half.
Volunteers shot 62.2% inside the arc.
Tennessee had a 43-22 edge on the boards.
Tennessee plays Michigan Sunday in the Elite 8.
— Iowa Hawkeyes haven’t been to the Final Four since 1980; Arizona hasn’t been to the Final Four since 2001; both the 1980/2001 teams were coached by Hall of Famer Lute Olson.
— Famous birthdays, March 28th
Rick Barry, 82
Dianne Wiest, 78
Reba McEntire, 71
Glenn Davis, 65
Jason Garrett, 60
Vince Vaughn, 56
Luke Walton, 46
Chris Long, 41
Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga), 40
Christian Walker, 35
Derek Carr, 35
Drake Baldwin, 25
— Cubs spent lot of $$$ this week:
2B Nico Hoerner signed a six-year deal worth $141M.
OF Pete Crow-Armstrong signed a six-year deal worth $115M.
— Orioles signed P Shane Baz for five years, $68M.
— Thursday was the first time EVER where three different players homered in their MLB debut on the same day:
Carson Benge, Mets
Munetaka Murakami, White Sox
JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals
— In their 11-7 win Thursday, Mets saw 192 pitches from Pittsburgh pitchers; 24 pitches per inning is more pitches than they saw in any game last season.
— 163 players started this season on the Injured List (121 pitchers)
— Movie of the Day: The Breakfast Club (1985)- Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, with Paul Gleason as the teacher. Very good movie.
This movie was released 41 years ago this week, which made me feel old.
— Angels 6, Astros 2
Angels are 2-0 for first time since 2007
Mike Trout went 3-for-4, with a home run.
Angels’ bullpen got 14 outs, didn’t allow a run.
— Bronx 3, Giants 0
Giants were shut out in their first two games.
Cam Schlittler allowed one baserunner in 5.1 IP
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer.
— Marlins 2, Rockies 1
Sandy Alcantara allowed one run in 7 IP.
Javier Sanoja went 3-for-3, had an RBI
All-time, the Marlins are 14-20 on Opening Day
— Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 4
Kyle Tucker’s 8th inning single was the game-winning hit.
Ketel Marte homered for Arizona.
Dodgers’ bullpen got 17 outs, didn’t allow a run.
Players with the most home runs for the Cleveland Indians/Guardians:
337— Jim Thome
285— Jose Ramirez
242— Albert Belle
236— Manny Ramirez
227— Carlos Santana
226— Earl Averill
Quotes of the Day
“I would say the best way to break this drought [is] if we just send four Big 10 teams to Indianapolis.”
Michigan coach Dusty May; the Big 10 hasn’t won March Madness since 2000
Saturday’s quiz
Last time the Oakland A’s won the World Series, who did they beat?
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams hit the most home runs.
Thursday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was the Pirates’ manager, last time they made the playoffs.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday night……
— Michigan 90, Alabama 77Michigan outscored the Crimson Tide 43-28 in second half.
Wolverines shot 13-27 on arc, scored 1.27 ppp.
Alabama shot 14-47 on arc, 11-22 inside arc.
Michigan had 46-32 edge on the boards.
— Duke 80, St John’s 75
St John’s led by 10 early in second half.
Duke was 15-24 on foul line, Red Storm 4-8.
Duke shot 59.5% inside arc, scored 1.25 ppp.
Blue Devils have won 14 games in a row.
— UConn 67, Michigan State 63
Huskies led 25-6 right out of the gate.
Spartans led 45-44 with 10:00 left in the game.
Tarris Reed scored points, had 4 assists for UConn.
UConn plays Duke Sunday in the Elite 8.
— Tennessee 76, Iowa State 62
Tennessee outscored the Cyclones 42-29 in second half.
Volunteers shot 62.2% inside the arc.
Tennessee had a 43-22 edge on the boards.
Tennessee plays Michigan Sunday in the Elite 8.
— Iowa Hawkeyes haven’t been to the Final Four since 1980; Arizona hasn’t been to the Final Four since 2001; both the 1980/2001 teams were coached by Hall of Famer Lute Olson.
— Famous birthdays, March 28th
Rick Barry, 82
Dianne Wiest, 78
Reba McEntire, 71
Glenn Davis, 65
Jason Garrett, 60
Vince Vaughn, 56
Luke Walton, 46
Chris Long, 41
Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga), 40
Christian Walker, 35
Derek Carr, 35
Drake Baldwin, 25
— Cubs spent lot of $$$ this week:
2B Nico Hoerner signed a six-year deal worth $141M.
OF Pete Crow-Armstrong signed a six-year deal worth $115M.
— Orioles signed P Shane Baz for five years, $68M.
— Thursday was the first time EVER where three different players homered in their MLB debut on the same day:
Carson Benge, Mets
Munetaka Murakami, White Sox
JJ Wetherholt, Cardinals
— In their 11-7 win Thursday, Mets saw 192 pitches from Pittsburgh pitchers; 24 pitches per inning is more pitches than they saw in any game last season.
— 163 players started this season on the Injured List (121 pitchers)
— Movie of the Day: The Breakfast Club (1985)- Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, with Paul Gleason as the teacher. Very good movie.
This movie was released 41 years ago this week, which made me feel old.
— Angels 6, Astros 2
Angels are 2-0 for first time since 2007
Mike Trout went 3-for-4, with a home run.
Angels’ bullpen got 14 outs, didn’t allow a run.
— Bronx 3, Giants 0
Giants were shut out in their first two games.
Cam Schlittler allowed one baserunner in 5.1 IP
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer.
— Marlins 2, Rockies 1
Sandy Alcantara allowed one run in 7 IP.
Javier Sanoja went 3-for-3, had an RBI
All-time, the Marlins are 14-20 on Opening Day
— Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 4
Kyle Tucker’s 8th inning single was the game-winning hit.
Ketel Marte homered for Arizona.
Dodgers’ bullpen got 17 outs, didn’t allow a run.
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Iowa VS Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa's last 6 games.
Iowa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Iowa is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games against Illinois.
Iowa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Illinois.
Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois' last 6 games against Iowa.
Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
Purdue VS Arizona
Purdue is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue's last 5 games.
Purdue is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games.
Purdue is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Arizona.
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games.
Arizona is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
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Iowa VS Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Iowa's last 6 games.
Iowa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Iowa is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games against Illinois.
Iowa is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Illinois.
Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois' last 6 games against Iowa.
Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
Purdue VS Arizona
Purdue is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue's last 5 games.
Purdue is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games.
Purdue is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Arizona.
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games.
Arizona is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
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Saturday, March 28
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA at ILL | 06:09 PM | ILL -7.0***** U 139.0***** | +500 +500 |
| PUR at ARIZ | 08:49 PM | PUR +5.5***** U 153.5***** | +500 +500 |
CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU MARCH MARCH MADNESS !
03/28/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/27/2026...............2 - 6 - 0..................25.00%...............- 23.00
03/26/2026...............4 - 2- 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
03/25/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/24/2026...............2 - 2 - 0..................50.00%...............- 1.00
03/22/1016..............7 - 11 - 2,,...............38.88%...............- 25.50
03/21/2026..............10 - 9 - 0.................52.63%...............+ 0.50
03/20/2026..............5 - 12 - 0.................41.66%..............- 36.00
03/19/2026................4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%...............- 13.00
03/18/2026..............11 - 3 - 0................78.57%...............+ 38.50
03/17/2026................1 - 1 - 0................50.00%................- 0.50
TOTALS...................54 -54 - 0.................50.00%...............- 32.00
03/28/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/27/2026...............2 - 6 - 0..................25.00%...............- 23.00
03/26/2026...............4 - 2- 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
03/25/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/24/2026...............2 - 2 - 0..................50.00%...............- 1.00
03/22/1016..............7 - 11 - 2,,...............38.88%...............- 25.50
03/21/2026..............10 - 9 - 0.................52.63%...............+ 0.50
03/20/2026..............5 - 12 - 0.................41.66%..............- 36.00
03/19/2026................4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%...............- 13.00
03/18/2026..............11 - 3 - 0................78.57%...............+ 38.50
03/17/2026................1 - 1 - 0................50.00%................- 0.50
TOTALS...................54 -54 - 0.................50.00%...............- 32.00
Sunday’s 6-pack
Teammates who homered in the same game the most times:
76— Hank Aaron/Eddie Mathews
75— Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig
68— Willie Mays/Willie McCovey
68— Duke Snider/Gil Hodges
64— Billy Williams/Ron Santo
61— Chipper Jones/Andruw Jones
61—- Harmon Killebrew/Bob Allison
Quotes of the Day
“When you’re a kid, you dream about this. You see it, you get home and you watch it. I was the kid who stayed up all night watching every game. And you start your journey and you’re a junior college coach, and it took me 26 years to become a head coach. You watch everybody do it, and you wonder if your opportunity’s going to come.”
Illinois coach Brad Underwood, on making the Final Four
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Illinois made the Final Four, who did they lose to in the national title game?
Saturday’s quiz
Last time the Oakland A’s won the World Series, they beat the Giants in 1989.
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams hit the most home runs.
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Wildcats outscored Purdue 48-26 in the second half.
Boilermakers shot 39% inside the arc.
Arizona was 20-22 on foul line, Purdue 8-13
Arizona is in its first Final Four since 2001.
— Illinois 71, Iowa 59
Iowa led 12-2 early; game was tied with 10:00 to play.
Illinois shot 61.1% inside arc, scored 1.30 ppp.
Illinois had 38-21 edge on the boards.
Illinois is in Final Four for first time since 2005.
— NIT Final Four is going to be at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse, where the climactic scenes in the movie Hoosiers were filmed.
— Milwaukee Brewers OF Jackson Chourio broke his left hand, is on the injured list
— Tampa Bay Rays hit 16 singles in their first game; Seattle Mariners didn’t hit any singles in their first two games.
— Braves 6, Royals 2
Atlanta scored six runs in the bottom of ninth inning.
Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam, less than two weeks after his mother died.
— Bronx 3, Giants 1- San Francisco has scored once in its first three games.
— Famous birthdays, March 29th
Walt Frazier, 81
Earl Campbell, 71
Billy Beane, 64
Elle Macpherson, 62
Brian Jordan, 59
Justin Tuck, 43
Chad Pinder, 34
Matt Olson, 32
— There were six extra inning games Saturday, a fun day of baseball.
— Guardians 6, Mariners 5 (10)
Chase DeLauter homered in the 10th inning; he is 2nd player ever (Trevor Story) with 4 HR’s in his first three major league games.
Seattle’s Luke Raley has homered in each of the first three games.
— Mets 4, Pirates 2 (11)
Luis Robert hit a walk-off homer for the Mets.
Game was scoreless after nine innings.
Pirates were 2-18 with runners in scoring position.
— Blue Jays 8, A’s 7 (11)
Toronto scored in the last seven innings of the game.
A’s led 6-2 in the 7th inning.
Shea Langeliers homered, had four RBI for Sacramento.
— Rangers 5, Phillies 4 (10)
Phillies tied game with three runs in bottom of 9th.
Corey Seager, Jake Burger both homered for Texas.
Jacob Latz threw four scoreless IP, in relief of injured Jacob deGrom (neck)
— Cardinals 6, Rays 5 (10)
Rookie JJ Wetherholt hit a walk-off single for St Louis.
Michael McGreevy threw six IP, didn’t allow a hit.
Tampa Bay tied game with four runs in ninth inning.
— Reds 6, Red Sox 5 (11)
Cincinnati led 5-3 after the sixth inning.
Wilyer Abreu homered, had two RBI for the Red Sox.
Home plate ump CB Bucknor had 8 pitches challenged; 6 of them were overturned.
Teammates who homered in the same game the most times:
76— Hank Aaron/Eddie Mathews
75— Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig
68— Willie Mays/Willie McCovey
68— Duke Snider/Gil Hodges
64— Billy Williams/Ron Santo
61— Chipper Jones/Andruw Jones
61—- Harmon Killebrew/Bob Allison
Quotes of the Day
“When you’re a kid, you dream about this. You see it, you get home and you watch it. I was the kid who stayed up all night watching every game. And you start your journey and you’re a junior college coach, and it took me 26 years to become a head coach. You watch everybody do it, and you wonder if your opportunity’s going to come.”
Illinois coach Brad Underwood, on making the Final Four
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Illinois made the Final Four, who did they lose to in the national title game?
Saturday’s quiz
Last time the Oakland A’s won the World Series, they beat the Giants in 1989.
Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams hit the most home runs.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a very busy Saturday…….
— Arizona 79, Purdue 64Wildcats outscored Purdue 48-26 in the second half.
Boilermakers shot 39% inside the arc.
Arizona was 20-22 on foul line, Purdue 8-13
Arizona is in its first Final Four since 2001.
— Illinois 71, Iowa 59
Iowa led 12-2 early; game was tied with 10:00 to play.
Illinois shot 61.1% inside arc, scored 1.30 ppp.
Illinois had 38-21 edge on the boards.
Illinois is in Final Four for first time since 2005.
— NIT Final Four is going to be at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse, where the climactic scenes in the movie Hoosiers were filmed.
— Milwaukee Brewers OF Jackson Chourio broke his left hand, is on the injured list
— Tampa Bay Rays hit 16 singles in their first game; Seattle Mariners didn’t hit any singles in their first two games.
— Braves 6, Royals 2
Atlanta scored six runs in the bottom of ninth inning.
Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam, less than two weeks after his mother died.
— Bronx 3, Giants 1- San Francisco has scored once in its first three games.
— Famous birthdays, March 29th
Walt Frazier, 81
Earl Campbell, 71
Billy Beane, 64
Elle Macpherson, 62
Brian Jordan, 59
Justin Tuck, 43
Chad Pinder, 34
Matt Olson, 32
— There were six extra inning games Saturday, a fun day of baseball.
— Guardians 6, Mariners 5 (10)
Chase DeLauter homered in the 10th inning; he is 2nd player ever (Trevor Story) with 4 HR’s in his first three major league games.
Seattle’s Luke Raley has homered in each of the first three games.
— Mets 4, Pirates 2 (11)
Luis Robert hit a walk-off homer for the Mets.
Game was scoreless after nine innings.
Pirates were 2-18 with runners in scoring position.
— Blue Jays 8, A’s 7 (11)
Toronto scored in the last seven innings of the game.
A’s led 6-2 in the 7th inning.
Shea Langeliers homered, had four RBI for Sacramento.
— Rangers 5, Phillies 4 (10)
Phillies tied game with three runs in bottom of 9th.
Corey Seager, Jake Burger both homered for Texas.
Jacob Latz threw four scoreless IP, in relief of injured Jacob deGrom (neck)
— Cardinals 6, Rays 5 (10)
Rookie JJ Wetherholt hit a walk-off single for St Louis.
Michael McGreevy threw six IP, didn’t allow a hit.
Tampa Bay tied game with four runs in ninth inning.
— Reds 6, Red Sox 5 (11)
Cincinnati led 5-3 after the sixth inning.
Wilyer Abreu homered, had two RBI for the Red Sox.
Home plate ump CB Bucknor had 8 pitches challenged; 6 of them were overturned.
- Sep 10, 2018
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Tennessee VS Michigan
Tennessee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tennessee's last 10 games.
Tennessee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
Michigan is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games.
Michigan is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Michigan's last 7 games against an opponent in the Southeastern conference.
Michigan is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games played in March.
Connecticut VS Duke
Connecticut is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games.
Connecticut is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.
Duke is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Duke's last 18 games.
Duke is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Duke's last 15 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
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Dunkel
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Tennessee VS Michigan
Tennessee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tennessee's last 10 games.
Tennessee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
Michigan is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games.
Michigan is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Michigan's last 7 games against an opponent in the Southeastern conference.
Michigan is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games played in March.
Connecticut VS Duke
Connecticut is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games.
Connecticut is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.
Duke is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Duke's last 18 games.
Duke is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Duke's last 15 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
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Sunday, March 29
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENN at MICH | 02:15 PM | MICH -7.5***** O 146.0***** | +500 +500 |
| CONN at DUKE | 05:05 PM | CONN +5.0***** U 134.5***** | +500 +500 |
CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU MARCH MARCH MADNESS !
03/29/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/28/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/27/2026...............2 - 6 - 0..................25.00%...............- 23.00
03/26/2026...............4 - 2- 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
03/25/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/24/2026...............2 - 2 - 0..................50.00%...............- 1.00
03/22/1016..............7 - 11 - 2,,...............38.88%...............- 25.50
03/21/2026..............10 - 9 - 0.................52.63%...............+ 0.50
03/20/2026..............5 - 12 - 0.................41.66%..............- 36.00
03/19/2026................4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%...............- 13.00
03/18/2026..............11 - 3 - 0................78.57%...............+ 38.50
03/17/2026................1 - 1 - 0................50.00%................- 0.50
TOTALS.....................57 -55 - 0................50.89%...............- 22.50
03/29/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/28/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/27/2026...............2 - 6 - 0..................25.00%...............- 23.00
03/26/2026...............4 - 2- 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
03/25/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/24/2026...............2 - 2 - 0..................50.00%...............- 1.00
03/22/1016..............7 - 11 - 2,,...............38.88%...............- 25.50
03/21/2026..............10 - 9 - 0.................52.63%...............+ 0.50
03/20/2026..............5 - 12 - 0.................41.66%..............- 36.00
03/19/2026................4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%...............- 13.00
03/18/2026..............11 - 3 - 0................78.57%...............+ 38.50
03/17/2026................1 - 1 - 0................50.00%................- 0.50
TOTALS.....................57 -55 - 0................50.89%...............- 22.50
Monday’s 6-pack
In the history of the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, players who hit the most home runs:
284— Ryan Zimmerman
234— Pedro Guerrero Sr
225— Andre Dawson
220— Gary Carter
204— Tim Wallach
184— Bryce Harper
Quotes of the Day
“If anything, I thought it took too long. I thought my at-bats were terrible, too.”
Bo Bichette, on fans booing him because he is 1-14, with 8 strikeouts
Monday’s quiz
Other than John Wooden, who is the only Basketball Hall of Famer to coach UCLA?
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Illinois made the Final Four, they lost to North Carolina in the national title game.
Saturday’s quiz
Last time the Oakland A’s won the World Series, they beat the Giants in 1989.
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Epic collapse by Duke; they led 44-25 late in first half.
Duke led by 5 with 1:50 left in the game.
LY at the Final Four, Duke led by 6 with 1:14 left, lost 70-67 to Houston.
UConn-Illinois is one semi-final Saturday in Indianapolis.
— It has been four years since Jon Scheyer replaced Mike Krzyzewski as Duke’s coach:
2022-23- 27-9/14-6, lost in NCAA 2nd round
2023-24- 27-9/15-5, lost in NCAA Elite 8
2024-25- 35-4/19-1, lost in national semi-final
2025-26- 35-3/17-1, lost in NCAA Elite 8
— Long time ago, a coach named Gene Bartow replaced John Wooden as UCLA’s career; Wooden/Krzyzewski are probably the two best college coaches ever. Bartow was a very good coach, but lasted only two years replacing Wooden:
1975-76- 28-4/13-1, lost in national semi-final
1976-77- 24-5/11-3, lost in NCAA Sweet 16
Bartow went on to start up a new program at UAB; he went 365-204 in 19 years with the Blazers, making the NCAA Tournament eight times.
Could it be that Scheyer will become this generation’s version of Gene Bartow?
— Michigan 95, Tennessee 62
Michigan shot 65.5% inside arc, scored 1.26 ppp
Wolverines led 48-26 at the half; they were 27-37 on foul line.
Last time Tennessee lost by more than 7 points? January 10th.
Arizona-Michigan is the other semi-final Saturday night.
— Famous birthdays, March 30th:
John Astin, 96
Warren Beatty, 89
Jerry Lucas, 86
Dave Chapple, 79
Paul Reiser, 70
Chris Sale, 37
Alex Bregman, 32
Jacob Wilson, 24
— Not sure why there only 12 baseball games Sunday; very unusual for six teams to have a Sunday off. Also unusual that all 30 teams are scheduled to play Monday.
— Marlins 4, Rockies 3
Owen Caissie hit a two-out, two-run homer for the walk-off win.
Marlins are 3-0 for the first time since 2009.
— Pirates 4, Mets 3 (10)
Ryan O’Hearn had three hits, two RBI for Pittsburgh.
Juan Soto hit a double to left-center with two men on in the 10th; one run scored, but the Pirates threw out the tying run at the plate.
— Rays 11, Cardinals 7
Yandy Diaz went 5-for-6, had four RBI, scored two runs.
Tampa Bay scored 23 runs in the 3-game series, but lost two of three.
— Astros 9, Angels 7
Isaac Paredes hit the game-winning, two-run double in 8th inning.
Zach Neto homered, had two RBI, also walked three times.
Tatsuya Imai gave up four runs in 2.2 IP, in his MLB debut.
— Movie of the Day: Bulworth (1988)- A suicidal, disillusioned politician puts out a contract on himself, and then becomes bluntly honest with his voters, with interesting results.
Warren Beatty is the politician, Christine Baranski his wife, Halle Berry the hit man hired to kill him. Excellent cast; Jack Warden, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Wendell Pierce, Oliver Platt, Joshua Malina, Randee Heller, Larry King are all in this movie.
— Brewers 9, White Sox 7
Milwaukee trailed 7-3, then scored six runs in the 8th inning.
Christian Yelich’s pinch-hit, 3-run homer was the game-winning hit.
Brewers swept the three-game series, scoring 29 runs.
— Mariners 8, Guardians 0
Emerson Hancock threw six hitless innings for Seattle.
Brendan Donovan homered, knocked in three runs.
— When baseball commissioner Rob Manfred was in college at LeMoyne College, he played on the tennis team. Go figure.
— Michael Conforto is the only active major leaguer who has played in:
Little League World Series
College World Series
the real World Series.
— Last year, when a team had a guy on third and no one out, that runner scored 82% of the time.
— Sunday in Baltimore, with umpire Chris Segal behind the plate, teams challenged 10 ball/strike calls; seven of the ten calls were overturned.
In the history of the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, players who hit the most home runs:
284— Ryan Zimmerman
234— Pedro Guerrero Sr
225— Andre Dawson
220— Gary Carter
204— Tim Wallach
184— Bryce Harper
Quotes of the Day
“If anything, I thought it took too long. I thought my at-bats were terrible, too.”
Bo Bichette, on fans booing him because he is 1-14, with 8 strikeouts
Monday’s quiz
Other than John Wooden, who is the only Basketball Hall of Famer to coach UCLA?
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Illinois made the Final Four, they lost to North Carolina in the national title game.
Saturday’s quiz
Last time the Oakland A’s won the World Series, they beat the Giants in 1989.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday…….
— UConn 73, Duke 72Epic collapse by Duke; they led 44-25 late in first half.
Duke led by 5 with 1:50 left in the game.
LY at the Final Four, Duke led by 6 with 1:14 left, lost 70-67 to Houston.
UConn-Illinois is one semi-final Saturday in Indianapolis.
— It has been four years since Jon Scheyer replaced Mike Krzyzewski as Duke’s coach:
2022-23- 27-9/14-6, lost in NCAA 2nd round
2023-24- 27-9/15-5, lost in NCAA Elite 8
2024-25- 35-4/19-1, lost in national semi-final
2025-26- 35-3/17-1, lost in NCAA Elite 8
— Long time ago, a coach named Gene Bartow replaced John Wooden as UCLA’s career; Wooden/Krzyzewski are probably the two best college coaches ever. Bartow was a very good coach, but lasted only two years replacing Wooden:
1975-76- 28-4/13-1, lost in national semi-final
1976-77- 24-5/11-3, lost in NCAA Sweet 16
Bartow went on to start up a new program at UAB; he went 365-204 in 19 years with the Blazers, making the NCAA Tournament eight times.
Could it be that Scheyer will become this generation’s version of Gene Bartow?
— Michigan 95, Tennessee 62
Michigan shot 65.5% inside arc, scored 1.26 ppp
Wolverines led 48-26 at the half; they were 27-37 on foul line.
Last time Tennessee lost by more than 7 points? January 10th.
Arizona-Michigan is the other semi-final Saturday night.
— Famous birthdays, March 30th:
John Astin, 96
Warren Beatty, 89
Jerry Lucas, 86
Dave Chapple, 79
Paul Reiser, 70
Chris Sale, 37
Alex Bregman, 32
Jacob Wilson, 24
— Not sure why there only 12 baseball games Sunday; very unusual for six teams to have a Sunday off. Also unusual that all 30 teams are scheduled to play Monday.
— Marlins 4, Rockies 3
Owen Caissie hit a two-out, two-run homer for the walk-off win.
Marlins are 3-0 for the first time since 2009.
— Pirates 4, Mets 3 (10)
Ryan O’Hearn had three hits, two RBI for Pittsburgh.
Juan Soto hit a double to left-center with two men on in the 10th; one run scored, but the Pirates threw out the tying run at the plate.
— Rays 11, Cardinals 7
Yandy Diaz went 5-for-6, had four RBI, scored two runs.
Tampa Bay scored 23 runs in the 3-game series, but lost two of three.
— Astros 9, Angels 7
Isaac Paredes hit the game-winning, two-run double in 8th inning.
Zach Neto homered, had two RBI, also walked three times.
Tatsuya Imai gave up four runs in 2.2 IP, in his MLB debut.
— Movie of the Day: Bulworth (1988)- A suicidal, disillusioned politician puts out a contract on himself, and then becomes bluntly honest with his voters, with interesting results.
Warren Beatty is the politician, Christine Baranski his wife, Halle Berry the hit man hired to kill him. Excellent cast; Jack Warden, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Wendell Pierce, Oliver Platt, Joshua Malina, Randee Heller, Larry King are all in this movie.
— Brewers 9, White Sox 7
Milwaukee trailed 7-3, then scored six runs in the 8th inning.
Christian Yelich’s pinch-hit, 3-run homer was the game-winning hit.
Brewers swept the three-game series, scoring 29 runs.
— Mariners 8, Guardians 0
Emerson Hancock threw six hitless innings for Seattle.
Brendan Donovan homered, knocked in three runs.
— When baseball commissioner Rob Manfred was in college at LeMoyne College, he played on the tennis team. Go figure.
— Michael Conforto is the only active major leaguer who has played in:
Little League World Series
College World Series
the real World Series.
— Last year, when a team had a guy on third and no one out, that runner scored 82% of the time.
— Sunday in Baltimore, with umpire Chris Segal behind the plate, teams challenged 10 ball/strike calls; seven of the ten calls were overturned.
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Utah State’s last six basketball coaches:
1999-2015— Stew Morrill coached the Aggies for 17 years.
2015-18— Tim Duryea- Was 48-49 in three years, 22-32 in league games
2018-21— Craig Smith- Was 74-24 in three years, 42-15 in league games
2021-23— Ryan Odom- Was 44-25 in three years, 21-15 in league games
2023-24— Danny Sprinkle was 28-7/14-4 in his one year in Logan.
2024-26— Jerrod Calhoun just bolted to Cincinnati; he was 55-15 in two years.
Quotes of the Day
“Deshaun (Watson) has a great chance, fresh start, offensive-minded coach, who has in his past been able to work with all kinds of different quarterbacks and make them successful. So, Deshaun has a great chance to do that now. We talked to him the other day, he said he weighs the [least] he has in several years.”
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, on Browns’ QB Deshaun Watson, who has only played in 19 games since 2020.
Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson pitched for six teams in his 22-year career. What team did he break into the major leagues with?
Monday’s quiz
Other than John Wooden, Larry Brown is the only Basketball Hall of Famer to coach UCLA.
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Illinois made the Final Four, they lost to North Carolina in the national title game.
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Jose Altuve went 4-for-4 with two homers, four runs scored.
Lance McCullers Jr allowed four hits in his 7 IP.
Astros won their last three games, scoring 28 runs.
— Giants 3, Padres 2
San Francisco manager Tony Vitello gets his first major league win.
Landen Roupp allowed two hits in his six IP.
Harrison Bader got the Giants on the board with a solo HR
— Mets 4, Cardinals 2
Clay Holmes got 17 outs, allowed two runs.
Mets bullpen got the last 10 outs, allowed only one baserunner.
Bo Bichette knocked in two runs for the 3-1 Mets.
— Reds 2, Pirates 0
Chase Burns allowed one hit in his five IP.
Reds scored both their runs in the fourth inning.
1-3 Pittsburgh scored total of six runs in their last three games.
— Rays 3, Brewers 2
Nick Fortes had the game-winning double in the 9th inning.
Milwaukee led 2-1 after the sixth inning.
Yandy Diaz homered; he is 11 for 20 this season.
— White Sox 9, Marlins 4
White Sox got their first win, Marlins their first loss.
Miguel Vargas hit a grand slam, knocked in six runs.
Liam Hicks homered, had three RBI for Miami.
— Rockies 14, Blue Jays 5
Rockies had 17 hits, got their first win of the year.
Colorado led 2-1 after the fifth inning.
Ezequiel Tovar went 3-for-6 with 3 RBI, 2 runs scored.
— Famous birthdays, March 31st:
William Daniels, 99
Shirley Jones, 92
Christopher Walken, 83
Gabe Kaplan, 82
Mike Bass, 81
Rhea Perlman, 78
Ed Marinaro, 76
Mick Luckhurst, 68
Ron Brown, 65
JR Reid, 58
Steve Smith, 57
Kamren Curl, 27
— College basketball coaching changes:
Former Cincinnati coach Wes Miller is the new coach at NC-Charlotte.
Pepperdine hired Virginia assistant Griff Aldrich as its new coach.
St Bonaventure is expected to hire Daemen College coach Mike MacDonald as its new coach; MacDonald is a St Bonaventure alum; he’s coached at Canisius, Medaille and has been at D-II Daemen since 2015, going 58-2 the last two years.
NC State hired Tennessee assistant/former Wolfpack player Justin Gainey as its new coach.
Longtime Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson is the new coach at Utah State; Jacobson was UNI’s head coach for 20 years, making five NCAA Tournaments, including a Sweet 16 back in 2010, when his Panthers upset Kansas in the second round.
— Jacobson will be Utah State’s 7th coach in 12 years, even though they’ve made six of the last seven NCAA Tournaments. Utah State is moving to the new-ish Pac-12 next fall, where they’ll compete with Gonzaga and San Diego State.
— I’m guessing that Duke’s loss to UConn Sunday night ended a lot of people’s chances to win their bracket pools.
— Was watching the Cubs game on TV Sunday; their dugout reporter is Taylor McGregor, who sits by the far end of the Cubs dugout, right by the field. A foul ball winds up in her area; she picks it up, and turns around to hand it to a kid who is sitting in the front row of the stands, with his parents.
The kid, however, is wearing St Louis Cardinals gear; she pulls the ball back, says “You’re Cardinal fans!!!” and flips the baseball to someone else. It was kind of funny; they didn’t say if the parents thought it was that funny.
— First week of baseball season, Player of the Week in both leagues was a rookie, Cleveland’s Chase DeLauter and Sal Stewart of the Reds.
— Milwaukee Brewers signed minor league prospect Cooper Pratt to an 8-year, $50M contract; Pratt hit .238 in AA ball last year. He must be a hell of a fielder.
— Seattle Seahawks will be featured this summer on HBO’s Hard Knocks; in the summer of 2027, NFL Films will feature the New England Patriots on Hard Knocks.
Utah State’s last six basketball coaches:
1999-2015— Stew Morrill coached the Aggies for 17 years.
2015-18— Tim Duryea- Was 48-49 in three years, 22-32 in league games
2018-21— Craig Smith- Was 74-24 in three years, 42-15 in league games
2021-23— Ryan Odom- Was 44-25 in three years, 21-15 in league games
2023-24— Danny Sprinkle was 28-7/14-4 in his one year in Logan.
2024-26— Jerrod Calhoun just bolted to Cincinnati; he was 55-15 in two years.
Quotes of the Day
“Deshaun (Watson) has a great chance, fresh start, offensive-minded coach, who has in his past been able to work with all kinds of different quarterbacks and make them successful. So, Deshaun has a great chance to do that now. We talked to him the other day, he said he weighs the [least] he has in several years.”
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, on Browns’ QB Deshaun Watson, who has only played in 19 games since 2020.
Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson pitched for six teams in his 22-year career. What team did he break into the major leagues with?
Monday’s quiz
Other than John Wooden, Larry Brown is the only Basketball Hall of Famer to coach UCLA.
Sunday’s quiz
Last time Illinois made the Final Four, they lost to North Carolina in the national title game.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
— Astros 8, Red Sox 2Jose Altuve went 4-for-4 with two homers, four runs scored.
Lance McCullers Jr allowed four hits in his 7 IP.
Astros won their last three games, scoring 28 runs.
— Giants 3, Padres 2
San Francisco manager Tony Vitello gets his first major league win.
Landen Roupp allowed two hits in his six IP.
Harrison Bader got the Giants on the board with a solo HR
— Mets 4, Cardinals 2
Clay Holmes got 17 outs, allowed two runs.
Mets bullpen got the last 10 outs, allowed only one baserunner.
Bo Bichette knocked in two runs for the 3-1 Mets.
— Reds 2, Pirates 0
Chase Burns allowed one hit in his five IP.
Reds scored both their runs in the fourth inning.
1-3 Pittsburgh scored total of six runs in their last three games.
— Rays 3, Brewers 2
Nick Fortes had the game-winning double in the 9th inning.
Milwaukee led 2-1 after the sixth inning.
Yandy Diaz homered; he is 11 for 20 this season.
— White Sox 9, Marlins 4
White Sox got their first win, Marlins their first loss.
Miguel Vargas hit a grand slam, knocked in six runs.
Liam Hicks homered, had three RBI for Miami.
— Rockies 14, Blue Jays 5
Rockies had 17 hits, got their first win of the year.
Colorado led 2-1 after the fifth inning.
Ezequiel Tovar went 3-for-6 with 3 RBI, 2 runs scored.
— Famous birthdays, March 31st:
William Daniels, 99
Shirley Jones, 92
Christopher Walken, 83
Gabe Kaplan, 82
Mike Bass, 81
Rhea Perlman, 78
Ed Marinaro, 76
Mick Luckhurst, 68
Ron Brown, 65
JR Reid, 58
Steve Smith, 57
Kamren Curl, 27
— College basketball coaching changes:
Former Cincinnati coach Wes Miller is the new coach at NC-Charlotte.
Pepperdine hired Virginia assistant Griff Aldrich as its new coach.
St Bonaventure is expected to hire Daemen College coach Mike MacDonald as its new coach; MacDonald is a St Bonaventure alum; he’s coached at Canisius, Medaille and has been at D-II Daemen since 2015, going 58-2 the last two years.
NC State hired Tennessee assistant/former Wolfpack player Justin Gainey as its new coach.
Longtime Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson is the new coach at Utah State; Jacobson was UNI’s head coach for 20 years, making five NCAA Tournaments, including a Sweet 16 back in 2010, when his Panthers upset Kansas in the second round.
— Jacobson will be Utah State’s 7th coach in 12 years, even though they’ve made six of the last seven NCAA Tournaments. Utah State is moving to the new-ish Pac-12 next fall, where they’ll compete with Gonzaga and San Diego State.
— I’m guessing that Duke’s loss to UConn Sunday night ended a lot of people’s chances to win their bracket pools.
— Was watching the Cubs game on TV Sunday; their dugout reporter is Taylor McGregor, who sits by the far end of the Cubs dugout, right by the field. A foul ball winds up in her area; she picks it up, and turns around to hand it to a kid who is sitting in the front row of the stands, with his parents.
The kid, however, is wearing St Louis Cardinals gear; she pulls the ball back, says “You’re Cardinal fans!!!” and flips the baseball to someone else. It was kind of funny; they didn’t say if the parents thought it was that funny.
— First week of baseball season, Player of the Week in both leagues was a rookie, Cleveland’s Chase DeLauter and Sal Stewart of the Reds.
— Milwaukee Brewers signed minor league prospect Cooper Pratt to an 8-year, $50M contract; Pratt hit .238 in AA ball last year. He must be a hell of a fielder.
— Seattle Seahawks will be featured this summer on HBO’s Hard Knocks; in the summer of 2027, NFL Films will feature the New England Patriots on Hard Knocks.
Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Pistons 127, Raptors 116- Detroit wins its first division title in 18 years.
— Rockets 111, Knicks 94- Houston made 15 of 35 three-pointers.
— Magic 115, Suns 111- Jalen Suggs scored 20 points, had 8 rebounds, 7 assists.
— Trail Blazers 114, Clippers 104- Jrue Holiday scored 30 points, had 6 rebounds.
— Lakers 127, Cavaliers 113- Luka Doncic scored 42 points, had 12 assists.
— Hornets 117, Nets 86- Charlotte is 40-36, they’ve made the playoffs.
Quote of the Day
“I’ve been the Iceman for 40-something years. I never thought anybody would try to trademark it. He kind of knocked me out the box.”
Hall of Famer George Gervin, who scored 26,595 points in his 14-year career
Wednesday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers started playing in 1970; they were an expansion team in 1969, but played in a different city for only that one season- what city?
Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson pitched for six teams in his 22-year career. He broke into the major leagues with the Montreal Expos.
Monday’s quiz
Other than John Wooden, Larry Brown is the only Basketball Hall of Famer to coach UCLA.
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— Diamondbacks 7, Tigers 5
Rookie Jose Fernandez hit two homers in his MLB debut.
Trailing 5-1, Arizona scored six runs in the 8th inning.
Detroit had all six of its hits in a five-run third inning.
— Giants 9, Padres 3
Willie Adames went 4-for-5 with a homer, two RBI
Jung Hoo Lee went 3-for-4 with three RBI
San Diego is off to a 1-4 start.
— Dodgers 4, Guardians 1
Shohei Ohtani allowed one hit in six shutout IP.
Max Muncy homered for the Dodgers.
Dodgers are off to a 4-1 start.
— A’s 5, Braves 1
Shea Langeliers hit his 4th home run of the season.
Four Sacramento relievers didn’t allow a run in four IP
Aaron Civale got the A’s first win in five games this year.
— Rangers 8, Orioles 5
First three hitters in Texas order went 6-14, with four runs scored.
Corey Seager, Danny Jansen, Ezequiel Duran homered for the Rangers.
Orioles’ P Zach Eflin left in the 4th inning with a sore elbow.
— Marlins 9, White Sox 2
Liam Hicks homered for the 4-1 Marlins.
Miami bullpen got 14 outs, didn’t allow a hit.
Marlins 2B Xavier Edwards is off to an 8-19 (.421) start.
— Phillies 3, Nationals 2
Andrew Painter struck out 8 guys in 5.1 IP in his MLB debut.
Kyle Schwarber, Adolis Garcia homered for the Phillies.
First four guys in Phiilies’ batting order are all hitting under .200.
— Famous birthdays, April 1st
Ali MacGraw, 87
Annette O’Toole, 74
Mark Jackson, 61
Jumbo Elliott, 61
Daniel Murphy, 41
Brook Lopez, 38
Robin Lopez, 38
David Dahl, 32
Today was my grandmother May’s birthday; she lived in Queens with my grandfather, who was a conductor on the subway. They were married more than 50 years, and they were always very nice to me; happy heavenly birthday!!!
— Was watching the Twins-Royals game Monday; they were saying on TV how Salvador Perez is much more likely to challenge pitches for being high/low, rather than inside/outside. He says he sees those pitches better.
— Between the pitch clock, three-batter minimum for pitchers and the ABS challenge system, Major League Baseball has done very well with their recent rule changes.
— Colt Emerson is a 20-year-old infielder who signed an 8-year, $95M contract with the Seattle Mariners this week, even though he’s never played in the major leagues. He played 34 games at the AA level last year, six more in AAA. He is 5-14 in his first three AAA games this year, and now he is really, really rich.
— Blue Jays P Cody Ponce had to be carted off the field Monday night after he twisted his knee while chasing a ground ball. He had an MRI Tuesday; he has a sprained ACL and will miss a lot of time.
— ACC basketball teams went 3-11 ATS in this year’s NCAA Tournament, the 2nd-worst any league has done (with 10+ games) in the last 25 years.
— NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights fired their coach this week; he was his record:
2022-23- 51-22-9, won the Stanley Cup
2023-24- 45-29-8, lost in the first round of playoffs
2024-25- 50-22-10, lost in second round of playoffs
2025-26- 33-26-16, and got fired
Four years: 203-115-43 with a championship, and they fired him.
Oy.
— Chicago Bears’ QB Caleb Williams is trying to trademark the nickname “Iceman”, which caught the attention of basketball Hall of Famer George Gervin, who has been known as the Iceman since back in his ABA days in the 70’s. In 1987, the San Antonio Spurs retired Gervin’s number 44. They once had a poster of Gervin sitting on blocks of ice.
I don’t know much about copyright rules, but apparently Gervin may have messed up by not applying for the “Iceman” trademark, while Williams has done that, which may give him the upper hand in this matter. We’ll see what happens.
— Pistons 127, Raptors 116- Detroit wins its first division title in 18 years.
— Rockets 111, Knicks 94- Houston made 15 of 35 three-pointers.
— Magic 115, Suns 111- Jalen Suggs scored 20 points, had 8 rebounds, 7 assists.
— Trail Blazers 114, Clippers 104- Jrue Holiday scored 30 points, had 6 rebounds.
— Lakers 127, Cavaliers 113- Luka Doncic scored 42 points, had 12 assists.
— Hornets 117, Nets 86- Charlotte is 40-36, they’ve made the playoffs.
Quote of the Day
“I’ve been the Iceman for 40-something years. I never thought anybody would try to trademark it. He kind of knocked me out the box.”
Hall of Famer George Gervin, who scored 26,595 points in his 14-year career
Wednesday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers started playing in 1970; they were an expansion team in 1969, but played in a different city for only that one season- what city?
Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson pitched for six teams in his 22-year career. He broke into the major leagues with the Montreal Expos.
Monday’s quiz
Other than John Wooden, Larry Brown is the only Basketball Hall of Famer to coach UCLA.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
Less than a week into the baseball season, and there are no winless teams, and no unbeaten teams, which seems unusual.— Diamondbacks 7, Tigers 5
Rookie Jose Fernandez hit two homers in his MLB debut.
Trailing 5-1, Arizona scored six runs in the 8th inning.
Detroit had all six of its hits in a five-run third inning.
— Giants 9, Padres 3
Willie Adames went 4-for-5 with a homer, two RBI
Jung Hoo Lee went 3-for-4 with three RBI
San Diego is off to a 1-4 start.
— Dodgers 4, Guardians 1
Shohei Ohtani allowed one hit in six shutout IP.
Max Muncy homered for the Dodgers.
Dodgers are off to a 4-1 start.
— A’s 5, Braves 1
Shea Langeliers hit his 4th home run of the season.
Four Sacramento relievers didn’t allow a run in four IP
Aaron Civale got the A’s first win in five games this year.
— Rangers 8, Orioles 5
First three hitters in Texas order went 6-14, with four runs scored.
Corey Seager, Danny Jansen, Ezequiel Duran homered for the Rangers.
Orioles’ P Zach Eflin left in the 4th inning with a sore elbow.
— Marlins 9, White Sox 2
Liam Hicks homered for the 4-1 Marlins.
Miami bullpen got 14 outs, didn’t allow a hit.
Marlins 2B Xavier Edwards is off to an 8-19 (.421) start.
— Phillies 3, Nationals 2
Andrew Painter struck out 8 guys in 5.1 IP in his MLB debut.
Kyle Schwarber, Adolis Garcia homered for the Phillies.
First four guys in Phiilies’ batting order are all hitting under .200.
— Famous birthdays, April 1st
Ali MacGraw, 87
Annette O’Toole, 74
Mark Jackson, 61
Jumbo Elliott, 61
Daniel Murphy, 41
Brook Lopez, 38
Robin Lopez, 38
David Dahl, 32
Today was my grandmother May’s birthday; she lived in Queens with my grandfather, who was a conductor on the subway. They were married more than 50 years, and they were always very nice to me; happy heavenly birthday!!!
— Was watching the Twins-Royals game Monday; they were saying on TV how Salvador Perez is much more likely to challenge pitches for being high/low, rather than inside/outside. He says he sees those pitches better.
— Between the pitch clock, three-batter minimum for pitchers and the ABS challenge system, Major League Baseball has done very well with their recent rule changes.
— Colt Emerson is a 20-year-old infielder who signed an 8-year, $95M contract with the Seattle Mariners this week, even though he’s never played in the major leagues. He played 34 games at the AA level last year, six more in AAA. He is 5-14 in his first three AAA games this year, and now he is really, really rich.
— Blue Jays P Cody Ponce had to be carted off the field Monday night after he twisted his knee while chasing a ground ball. He had an MRI Tuesday; he has a sprained ACL and will miss a lot of time.
— ACC basketball teams went 3-11 ATS in this year’s NCAA Tournament, the 2nd-worst any league has done (with 10+ games) in the last 25 years.
— NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights fired their coach this week; he was his record:
2022-23- 51-22-9, won the Stanley Cup
2023-24- 45-29-8, lost in the first round of playoffs
2024-25- 50-22-10, lost in second round of playoffs
2025-26- 33-26-16, and got fired
Four years: 203-115-43 with a championship, and they fired him.
Oy.
— Chicago Bears’ QB Caleb Williams is trying to trademark the nickname “Iceman”, which caught the attention of basketball Hall of Famer George Gervin, who has been known as the Iceman since back in his ABA days in the 70’s. In 1987, the San Antonio Spurs retired Gervin’s number 44. They once had a poster of Gervin sitting on blocks of ice.
I don’t know much about copyright rules, but apparently Gervin may have messed up by not applying for the “Iceman” trademark, while Williams has done that, which may give him the upper hand in this matter. We’ll see what happens.
- Sep 10, 2018
- 20,948
- 33
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NCAAB
Dunkel
Wednesday, April 1
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Wednesday, April 1
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Oklahoma VS Colorado
Oklahoma is 7-0 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma's last 6 games.
Oklahoma is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Oklahoma is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Colorado.
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.
Colorado is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games against Oklahoma.
Baylor VS Minnesota
Baylor is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baylor's last 5 games.
Baylor is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.
Baylor is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games.
Minnesota is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games.
Minnesota is 4-16 ATS in its last 20 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games played on a Wednesday.
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Dunkel
Wednesday, April 1
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Oklahoma VS Colorado
Oklahoma is 7-0 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma's last 6 games.
Oklahoma is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Oklahoma is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Colorado.
Colorado is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.
Colorado is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games against Oklahoma.
Baylor VS Minnesota
Baylor is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baylor's last 5 games.
Baylor is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.
Baylor is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games.
Minnesota is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games.
Minnesota is 4-16 ATS in its last 20 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games played on a Wednesday.
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- Sep 10, 2018
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Thursday’s 6-pack
— 76ers 153, Wizards 131- Paul George scored 39 points.
— Rockets 119, Bucks 113- Reid Sheppard was 9-14 on the arc, 0-1 inside arc.
— Celtics 147, Heat 129- Boston led 80-57 at halftime.
— Knicks 130, Grizzlies 119- OG Anunoby had 25 points, 13 rebounds.
— Kings 123, Raptors 115- Precious Achiuwa had 28 points, 19 rebounds.
— Pacers 145, Bulls 126- Indiana led 83-66 at halftime.
Quote of the Day
“He has an innovative coaching mind. Siena fans will love the style of basketball that he coaches, and the players will love it as well.”
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, talking about Siena’s new coach, Nevada Smith
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, where Kevin Costner is the GM of the Cleveland Browns, what actor plays the coach of the Browns?
Wednesday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers started playing in 1970; they were an expansion team in 1969, but played in a different city for only that one season- they were the Seattle Pilots that year.
Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson pitched for six teams in his 22-year career. He broke into the major leagues with the Montreal Expos.
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— Oklahoma 90, Colorado 86 OT
Colorado led by 10 late in the first half.
Oklahoma led by 7 with 1:51 left in regulation.
Nijel Pack had 20 points, five assists for the Sooners.
— Siena hired Marquette assistant Nevada Smith as its new basketball coach; Coach Smith has been a head coach in the G League, he assisted Shaka Smart the last six years at Marquette and Texas. Siena made the NCAA’s this year for the first time since 2010; coach Gerry McNamara then became the head coach at Syracuse, his alma mater.
— Tyler Lundblade is a 3-point shooter who played the last two years at Belmont, after playing the two years before that at TCU. He’ll be playing next year at Tennessee, which got only 25% of its points this season on the arc (3326 out of 365 teams).
This year, Lundblade made 40.9% of the 274 3-pointers he shot; he took only 66 2-point shots.
— Orioles 8, Rangers 3
First major league game that ended on a called 3rd strike, via replay review.
Albert Suarez got his first save in nine years.
Corey Seager homered for Texas.
— Cardinals 2, Mets 1 (11)
Masyn Winn had the walk-off bloop single for St Louis.
Mets went 1-for-29 with RISP in this three game series.
Mets lost three of last four games, scoring total of eight runs.
— Marlins 10, White Sox 0
Sandy Alcantara threw a 93-pitch complete game.
Liam Hicks went 3-for-4, with a homer, 4 RBI
Marlins are off to a 5-1 start.
— Famous birthdays, April 2nd:
Reggie Smith, 81
Linda Hunt, 81
Roy Gerela, 78
Larry Drew, 68
Christopher Meloni, 65
Pete Incaviglia, 62
Roselyn Sanchez, 53
Austin Riley, 29
— Phillies 6, Nationals 5 (10)
Washington led 5-1 in the 7th inning.
Edmundo Sosa hit a 2-run single to tie game in 9th inning.
Cade Cavalli allowed one run in 6 IP for the Nationals.
— Rockies 2, Blue Jays 1 (10)
Tyler Freeman had the game-winning hit for Colorado.
Rockies won 2 of 3 in this series, are now 3-12 all-time in Toronto.
Kevin Gausman is the first pitcher in the last 100 years with 10+ strikeouts in each of his first two starts, with no walks.
— Astros 6, Red Sox 4
Carlos Correa hit a 3-run homer in the fifth inning.
Astros have won five in a row, after an 0-2 start.
Boston starts the season with a 1-5 road trip.
— Royals 13, Twins 9
Jonathan India homered, had five RBI.
Kyle Isbel went 4-for-4, scored three runs.
Kansas City led 12-1 after six innings; their bullpen struggled.
— Guardians 4, Dodgers 1
Gavin Williams struck out 10 guys in seven scoreless IP.
Jose Ramirez hit his first home run of the season.
Cleveland starts the season with a 4-3 road trip.
— Padres 7, Giants 1
Ramon Laureano homered, had two RBI.
Mason Miller has gotten a save in both San Diego wins.
Luis Arraez had three of the Giants’ four hits.
— Diamondbacks 1, Tigers 0
Corbin Carroll’s first-inning homer was the game’s only run.
Zac Gallen allowed four hits in six shutout IP.
Detroit starts the season with a 2-4 road trip.
— 76ers 153, Wizards 131- Paul George scored 39 points.
— Rockets 119, Bucks 113- Reid Sheppard was 9-14 on the arc, 0-1 inside arc.
— Celtics 147, Heat 129- Boston led 80-57 at halftime.
— Knicks 130, Grizzlies 119- OG Anunoby had 25 points, 13 rebounds.
— Kings 123, Raptors 115- Precious Achiuwa had 28 points, 19 rebounds.
— Pacers 145, Bulls 126- Indiana led 83-66 at halftime.
Quote of the Day
“He has an innovative coaching mind. Siena fans will love the style of basketball that he coaches, and the players will love it as well.”
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, talking about Siena’s new coach, Nevada Smith
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, where Kevin Costner is the GM of the Cleveland Browns, what actor plays the coach of the Browns?
Wednesday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers started playing in 1970; they were an expansion team in 1969, but played in a different city for only that one season- they were the Seattle Pilots that year.
Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson pitched for six teams in his 22-year career. He broke into the major leagues with the Montreal Expos.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
Crown Tournament in Las Vegas— Oklahoma 90, Colorado 86 OT
Colorado led by 10 late in the first half.
Oklahoma led by 7 with 1:51 left in regulation.
Nijel Pack had 20 points, five assists for the Sooners.
— Siena hired Marquette assistant Nevada Smith as its new basketball coach; Coach Smith has been a head coach in the G League, he assisted Shaka Smart the last six years at Marquette and Texas. Siena made the NCAA’s this year for the first time since 2010; coach Gerry McNamara then became the head coach at Syracuse, his alma mater.
— Tyler Lundblade is a 3-point shooter who played the last two years at Belmont, after playing the two years before that at TCU. He’ll be playing next year at Tennessee, which got only 25% of its points this season on the arc (3326 out of 365 teams).
This year, Lundblade made 40.9% of the 274 3-pointers he shot; he took only 66 2-point shots.
— Orioles 8, Rangers 3
First major league game that ended on a called 3rd strike, via replay review.
Albert Suarez got his first save in nine years.
Corey Seager homered for Texas.
— Cardinals 2, Mets 1 (11)
Masyn Winn had the walk-off bloop single for St Louis.
Mets went 1-for-29 with RISP in this three game series.
Mets lost three of last four games, scoring total of eight runs.
— Marlins 10, White Sox 0
Sandy Alcantara threw a 93-pitch complete game.
Liam Hicks went 3-for-4, with a homer, 4 RBI
Marlins are off to a 5-1 start.
— Famous birthdays, April 2nd:
Reggie Smith, 81
Linda Hunt, 81
Roy Gerela, 78
Larry Drew, 68
Christopher Meloni, 65
Pete Incaviglia, 62
Roselyn Sanchez, 53
Austin Riley, 29
— Phillies 6, Nationals 5 (10)
Washington led 5-1 in the 7th inning.
Edmundo Sosa hit a 2-run single to tie game in 9th inning.
Cade Cavalli allowed one run in 6 IP for the Nationals.
— Rockies 2, Blue Jays 1 (10)
Tyler Freeman had the game-winning hit for Colorado.
Rockies won 2 of 3 in this series, are now 3-12 all-time in Toronto.
Kevin Gausman is the first pitcher in the last 100 years with 10+ strikeouts in each of his first two starts, with no walks.
— Astros 6, Red Sox 4
Carlos Correa hit a 3-run homer in the fifth inning.
Astros have won five in a row, after an 0-2 start.
Boston starts the season with a 1-5 road trip.
— Royals 13, Twins 9
Jonathan India homered, had five RBI.
Kyle Isbel went 4-for-4, scored three runs.
Kansas City led 12-1 after six innings; their bullpen struggled.
— Guardians 4, Dodgers 1
Gavin Williams struck out 10 guys in seven scoreless IP.
Jose Ramirez hit his first home run of the season.
Cleveland starts the season with a 4-3 road trip.
— Padres 7, Giants 1
Ramon Laureano homered, had two RBI.
Mason Miller has gotten a save in both San Diego wins.
Luis Arraez had three of the Giants’ four hits.
— Diamondbacks 1, Tigers 0
Corbin Carroll’s first-inning homer was the game’s only run.
Zac Gallen allowed four hits in six shutout IP.
Detroit starts the season with a 2-4 road trip.
- Sep 10, 2018
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Thursday, April 2
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Tulsa VS New Mexico
Tulsa is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tulsa's last 11 games.
Tulsa is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tulsa's last 6 games against an opponent in the Mountain West conference.
New Mexico is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Mexico's last 20 games.
New Mexico is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
New Mexico is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games played on a Thursday.
Stanford VS West Virginia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Stanford's last 5 games.
Stanford is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Stanford's last 6 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Stanford's last 8 games played on a Thursday.
West Virginia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of West Virginia's last 16 games.
West Virginia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
West Virginia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.
Illinois State VS Auburn
Illinois State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Illinois State's last 9 games.
Illinois State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois State's last 5 games against an opponent in the Southeastern conference.
Auburn is 2-14 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Auburn's last 5 games.
Auburn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Auburn is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games against an opponent in the Missouri Valley conference.
Rutgers VS Creighton
Rutgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Rutgers' last 13 games.
Rutgers is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Rutgers' last 14 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
Creighton is 2-14 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Creighton's last 5 games.
Creighton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Creighton's last 7 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
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Dunkel
Thursday, April 2
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Tulsa VS New Mexico
Tulsa is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tulsa's last 11 games.
Tulsa is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tulsa's last 6 games against an opponent in the Mountain West conference.
New Mexico is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New Mexico's last 20 games.
New Mexico is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
New Mexico is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games played on a Thursday.
Stanford VS West Virginia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Stanford's last 5 games.
Stanford is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Stanford's last 6 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Stanford's last 8 games played on a Thursday.
West Virginia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of West Virginia's last 16 games.
West Virginia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
West Virginia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Coast conference.
Illinois State VS Auburn
Illinois State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Illinois State's last 9 games.
Illinois State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois State's last 5 games against an opponent in the Southeastern conference.
Auburn is 2-14 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Auburn's last 5 games.
Auburn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Auburn is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games against an opponent in the Missouri Valley conference.
Rutgers VS Creighton
Rutgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Rutgers' last 13 games.
Rutgers is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Rutgers' last 14 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
Creighton is 2-14 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Creighton's last 5 games.
Creighton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Creighton's last 7 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
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Thursday, April 2
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNM at TLSA | 07:00 PM | TLSA +3.0***** U 161.5***** | +500 +500 |
| ILST at AUB | 09:30 PM | ILST +7.5***** O 149.0***** | +500 +500 |
