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

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack
— Guardians 4, Orioles 2- Baltimore’s first hit was in the 9th inning.
— Angels 11, New York 4- Mike Trout hit five HR’s in the 4-game series.
— Padres 5, Mariners 2- San Diego has won eight games in a row.
— Nationals 8, Pirates 7 (10)- Game was scoreless after four innings.
— Giants 3, Reds 0- Landon Roupp allowed one hit in six IP.
— Tigers 10, Royals 9- Detroit has won six games in a row.

Quote of the Day
“I’d say the thing I’m most surprised about is the fan interaction. Seems like the fans really enjoy telling the umpire whether it was a strike or not a strike. So that’s one thing I didn’t really see happening. I just thought it would be just a quiet moment that not many fans would even understand what’s going on, but they’re into it.”
Toronto P Kevin Gausman

Friday’s quiz
What is the only major league team that has never lost 100 games in a season?

Thursday’s quiz
Quarterbacks have been the first first pick in seven of the last eight NFL Drafts. Jaguars drafted a defensive end with the first pick of the 2022 Draft, the year after they took Trevor Lawrence with the first pick in the ’21 Draft.

Wednesday’s quiz
In the great TV show M*A*S*H, Alan Alda’s character (Hawkeye Pierce) was from Maine.

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Friday’s Den: Major League Baseball trends…….​

NL East

Trends are thru April 16th

— Braves (12-7)
Braves won six of their last eight games
Over is 8-1-1 in their last ten games.
Atlanta is 10-2 when they score more than two runs.

— Marlins (9-10)
Marlins are 7-3 at home, 2-7 on road.
Over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
Marlins are 3-9 when they score less than six runs.

— Mets (7-12)
Mets have lost eight games in a row.
New York is 0-5 vs lefty starting pitchers.
Mets are 7-1 when they score 4+ runs.

— Phillies (8-10)
Phillies lost six of their last eight games.
Over is 8-3-1 in their home games.
Phiilies are 6-4 vs righty starters, 2-6 vs lefties.

— Nationals (9-10)
Nationals are 1-5 at home, 8-5 on the road.
Over is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games.
Nationals are 3-10 if they score less than seven runs.

NL Central

— Cubs (9-9)
Cubs are 2-6 in the game following a win.
Cubs are 7-2 in the game following a loss.
Cubs are 7-5 vs righty starters, 2-4 vs lefties.
Over is 6-1-1 in their last eight road games.

— Reds (11-8)
Cincinnati is 5-2 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Reds are 4-2 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Reds already have 4 wins in games when they scored two runs.

— Brewers (10-8)
Milwaukee is 8-2 when they score 3+ runs.
Milwaukee is 10-5 vs AL teams, 0-3 vs NL teams.
Brewers are 4-2 vs lefty starters.

— Pirates (11-8)
Pirates are 10-5 of their last 15 games.
Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.
Pittsburgh is 9-4 when they score 3+ runs.

— Cardinals (10-8)
St Louis is 2-4 in series openers.
Cardinals are 8-5 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs lefties.
Cardinals are 4-1 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Over is 6-3-2 in their last eleven games.

NL West

— Diamondbacks (11-8)
Arizona is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
Diamondbacks are 6-8 vs righty starters, 5-0 vs lefties.
Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.
Arizona is 8-2 when they score 4+ runs.

— Rockies (7-12)
Rockies lost five of their last six games.
Colorado is 4-2 at home, 3-10 on the road.
Four of their last five home games stayed under the total.

— Dodgers (14-4)
Dodgers won 10 of their last 12 games.
Dodgers are 5-1 in series openers.
LA is 5-4 vs AL teams, 9-0 vs NL teams.
Dodgers are 12-0 when they score 4+ runs.

— Padres (13-6)
Padres won 11 of their last 12 games.
San Diego is 6-1 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Padres are 11-0 when they score more than three runs.

— Giants (7-12)
Giants lost four of their last five games.
Last five games, SF scored total of 12 runs.
Giants are 5-0 when they score 5+ runs.

AL East

— Orioles (9-10)
Baltimore lost its last three games, scoring 10 runs.
Orioles have scored in first inning in only two of 19 games.
Six of their last eight home games went over.
Orioles are 4-10 when they score less than 6 runs.

— Red Sox (7-11)
Boston is 3-3 at home, 4-8 on the road.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine road games.
Red Sox are 5-11 vs righty starters, 2-0 vs lefties.
Boston already has four losses when they scored 5+ runs.

— New York (10-9)
New York lost seven of its last nine games.
New York is 8-5 vs righty starters, 2-4 vs lefties.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
New York scored in first inning in 10 of its last 15 games

— Rays (11-7)
Tampa Bay won its last six games, scoring 36 runs.
Over is 13-2-3 in their games.
Tampa Bay is 11-3 when they score 3+ runs.

— Blue Jays (7-11)
Toronto lost 10 of its last 13 games.
Blue Jays are 6-6 at home, 1-5 on the road.
Toronto is 2-10 if they score less than five runs.

AL Central

— White Sox (6-13)
Chicago lost eight of its ten games.
Over is 3-0-1 in their last four games.
Chicago is 2-11 when they score less than five runs.

— Guardians (11-9)
Guardians are 8-1 in the game following a loss.
Cleveland is 6-8 vs righty starters, 5-1 vs lefties.
Under is 5-2 in their road games.
Cleveland is 9-2 when they score more 4+ runs.

— Tigers (10-9)
Tigers are 8-1 at home, 2-8 on the road.
Detroit is 4-1 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— Royals (7-12)
Royals are 5-5 at home, 2-7 on the road.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Kansas City has scored in first inning in one of its 19 games.
Royals are 0-6 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (11-8)
Minnesota has won nine of its last 11 games.
Twins are 7-3 at home, 4-5 on the road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Twins are 11-4 if they score 3+ runs.

AL West

— Astros (8-12)
Houston is 7-2\3 at home, 1-9 on road.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.
Astros are 1-8 if they score less than six runs.
Houston is 3-8 vs AL West opponents.

— Angels (10-10)
Halos are 6-8 vs righty starters, 4-2 vs lefties.
Nine of Angels’ last 11 games went over the total.
Angels are 7-2 if they score 6+ runs.

— A’s (10-9)
A’s won seven of their last nine games.
Over is 5-1-1 in their last seven home games.
A’s scored in first inning in one of their 19 games.

— Mariners (8-12)
Mariners lost their last four games.
Seattle is 7-4 at home, 1-8 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their road games.
Over is 8-3 in their home games.

— Rangers (10-9)
Texas is 3-3 at home, 7-6 on the road.
Under is 5-0-1 in their home games.
Over is 7-3-3 in their road games.
Texas is 7-2 when they score more than three runs.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, April 17

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Friday, April 17

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Charlotte VS Orlando
Charlotte is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Charlotte's last 13 games.
Charlotte is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Charlotte is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games against Orlando.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games.
Orlando is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 8 games against Charlotte.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games at home.

Golden State VS Phoenix
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Golden State is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
Golden State is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games against Phoenix.
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games against Golden State.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home.

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Friday, April 17​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
GS at PHO	10:00 PM	GS +2.5***** O 219.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS!

04/17/2026............9 - 10 - 0..............43.36%.............- 9.65
04/15/2026..............3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/14/2026..............1 - 2 - 0..............33.33%..............- 6.00

TOTALS................13 - 13 - 0..............50.00%..............- 6.15

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack

First round NHL playoff series:

— Boston-Buffalo
— Montreal-Tampa Bay
— Ottawa-Carolina
— Philadelphia-Pittsburgh

— Los Angeles-Colorado
— Minnesota-Dallas
— Utah-Vegas
— Anaheim-Edmonton

Quote of the Day
“I think Mendy’s [Mendoza] doing a really good job. I think he’s putting our players in a position to succeed. He’s enormously consistent. Urgency is not the problem here. There’s plenty of urgency. There’s plenty of want, and sometimes that can lead to things like a higher chase rate, unfortunately.”
Mets’ president of baseball ops David Stearns

Saturday’s quiz
The ABA went out of business fifty years ago, after the 1975-76 season; who won the last ABA championship?

Friday’s quiz
Angels are the only major league team that has never lost 100+ games in a season.

Thursday’s quiz
Quarterbacks have been the first first pick in seven of the last eight NFL Drafts. Jaguars drafted a defensive end with the first pick of the 2022 Draft, the year after they took Trevor Lawrence with the first pick in the ’21 Draft.

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

— Red Sox 1, Tigers 0 (10)
Casey Mize/Ranger Suarez had quite a pitchers’ duel.
Both teams had four hits.
Loss snaps Detroit’s six-game winning streak.

— Cubs 12, Mets 4
Hoerner, Happ, Ballesteros homered for the Cubs.
Mets have now lost nine games in a row.
Carson Benge and his .151 batting average hit leadoff in this game.
Since 1969, only one team (2000 Braves) had a losing streak of 8+ games in April and wound up making the playoffs that season.
Cubs’ alternate light blue jerseys look a lot like the Montreal Expos’ jerseys from the 70’s.

— Brewers 7, Marlins 5 (10)
Jake Bauers was 3-for-4, scored three runs.
Garrett Mitchell was 2-for-4, had three RBI
Marlins lost six of their last seven games.

— Angels 8, Padres 0
Adam Frazier was 2-for-4, with two runs scored.
Jose Soriano is 5-0, 0.28 in his first five starts.
Loss snaps San Diego’s eight-game winning streak.

— Cardinals 9, Astros 4
Herrera/Gorman both homered, had three RBI each.
Yordan Alvarez hit his 8th home run for Houston.
Astros have lost 10 of their last 12 games.

— Famous birthdays, April 18th:
Richie Pettibon, 88
Pete Gogolak, 84
Cindy Pickett, 79
Rick Moranis, 73
Eric Roberts, 70
Conan O’Brien, 63
Frederick Weller, 60
Maria Bello, 59
Derrick Brooks, 53
Miguel Cabrera, 43

— Magic 121, Hornets 90
Orlando led 68-37 at halftime.
Paolo Banchero scored 25 points, had six assists.
Magic advance to play Detroit in the playoffs starting Sunday

— Suns 111, Warriors 96
Phoenix led 33-15 after the first quarter.
Jalen Green scored 36 points for the Suns.
Phoenix advances to play Oklahoma City in the playoffs starting Sunday

— San Diego Padres are going to be sold to Jose E. Feliciano, co-owner of the Chelsea soccer team, and his wife Kwanza Jones. Selling price is said to be a record $3.9B.
Feliciano, 53, is co-founder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital, a private-equity firm based in Santa Monica. He is a native of Puerto Rico who began his career in investment banking in the mergers/acquisitions and corporate finance groups at Goldman Sachs.

— Chicago Cubs currently have 10 pitchers on the injured list. Oy.

— ESPN doesn’t seem to care much about baseball these days, but they had Mets-Dodgers on Wednesday with a very good three-man booth: Joe Buck, Ron Darling, Orel Hershiser. ESPN seems to care more about pro wrestling than baseball now, which is disappointing..

— Movie of the Day: The Gambler (2014)- A college Literature professor is a compulsive gambler whose debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. He’s also messing around with one of his students. Awkward.
Mark Wahlberg is the professor, Jessica Lange is his mother, Brie Larson is the student, John Goodman is the loan shark.
This is a remake of a movie James Caan/Paul Sorvino did in the 70’s; it is a good movie, but a little bit disturbing.

— Rangers 5, Mariners 0
Seattle lost its last seven games that weren’t against the Astros.
Jacob deGrom left after tossing four scoreless innings.
Langord/Burger/Jung all had three hits for Texas.

— Giants 10, Nationals 5
San Francisco scored six runs in top of the 2nd inning.
Matt Chapman was 3-for-5, with three RBI
Washington is 1-6 at home, 8-5 on the road.

— Pirates 5, Rays 1
Game was tied 1-1 in the sixth inning.
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-5, with two doubles, two RBI.
Loss snaps Tampa Bay’s six-game winning streak.
Graphic on TV said that coming into this game, Spencer Horwitz was 7-for-7 in his career against Nick Martinez, but he still batted 7th. What happened to analytics?
(Horwitz was 3-for-3 in this game)
Weird stat: Pirates have outscored opponents 23-1 in the second inning this year.

— Orioles 6, Guardians 4
Game was scoreless after six innings; Cleveland scored four runs in 7th.
Daniel Schneemann hit a grand slam for the Guardians.
Jeremiah Jackson hit a three-run homer in the Orioles’ six-run 8th inning.

— Diamondbacks 6, Blue Jays 3
Nolan Arenado homered, had two RBI.
Mike Soroka is 4-0, 2.78 for Arizona.
Blue Jays lost 11 of their last 14 games.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, April 18

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Saturday, April 18

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Toronto VS Cleveland
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games.
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games.
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Cleveland is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home.
Cleveland is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Toronto.

Minnesota VS Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games against Denver.
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road.
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games.
Denver is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Denver is 11-0 SU in its last 11 games at home.
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota.

Atlanta VS New York
Atlanta is 13-7 ATS in its last 20 games.
Atlanta is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Atlanta is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against New York.
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against New York.
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games.
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 7 games against Atlanta.

Houston VS Los Angeles
Houston is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games.
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers is 13-7 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 5 games.
LA Lakers is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games.
LA Lakers is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home.

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[Cnotes53]

Saturday, April 18​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TOR at CLE	01:00 PM	CLE -8.5***** U 220.5*****	+500 +500
MIN at DEN	03:30 PM	DEN -6.5***** U 231.5	+500 +500
ATL at NY	06:00 PM	NY -5.5***** U 216.5*****	+500 +500
HOU at LAL	08:30 PM	LAL +5.5***** O 207.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS!

04/18/2026..............5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%............+ 24.50
04/17/2026..............0 - 0 - 0...............00.00%.............+ 00.00
04/15/2026..............3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/14/2026..............1 - 2 - 0..............33.33%..............- 6.00

TOTALS....................9 - 4 - 0..............69.23%.............+ 28.00

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack
Major League leaders in on-base %age:
.485— Yordan Alvarez, Hous
.468— Ben Rice, NYY
.452— Garrett Mitchell, Milw
.448— CJ Abrams, Wash
.446— Yandy Diaz, TB
.437— Brandan Donovan, Sea

Quote of the Day
“The first game, everybody’s got so much adrenaline. Everybody’s excited. Everybody’s a little bit nervous. Some butterflies, which is human. I go back and I look at all my Game 1’s that I’ve played, and I just remember having so much energy.”
Jamal Murray

Sunday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Peyton Manning was the first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; what QB was the second pick in that draft?

Saturday’s quiz
The ABA went out of business fifty years ago, after the 1975-76 season; New York Nets won the last ABA championship, beating Denver in six games in the finals.

Friday’s quiz
Angels are the only major league team that has never lost 100+ games in a season.

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

— New Jersey Giants traded Pro Bowl DT Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals for the 10th pick in next week’s draft. Giants now have the 5th and 10th picks in the draft.
Lawrence will be 29 in November; he was a Pro Bowl pick from 2022 to 2024 and was an All-Pro finalist in 2022/2023 seasons. In his career, he has 30.5 sacks and 40 tackles for loss in 109 career games. He also got double-teamed a lot.

— Cubs 4, Mets 2
Pinch-hitter Carson Kelly hit a three-run homer in the 6th inning.
Mets have lost ten games in a row, outscored 60-18.
This is the Mets’ longest losing streak since 2004.

— Giants 7, Nationals 6 (11)
Heliot Ramos was 3-for-5, homered for second day in a row.
Washington had bases loaded, no one out in 10th inning, but didn’t score.
Nationals are 1-7 at home, 8-5 on the road.

— Rays 8, Pirates 7 (13)
Last few innings of this game were played in a rainy quagmire.
Tampa Bay won seven of its last eight games.
Paul Skenes left after four scoreless IP (64 pitches).

— A’s 7, White Sox 6 (11)
Max Muncy hit a walk-off sac fly in the 11th inning.
White Sox led 5-0 in the second inning.
Nick Kurtz homered, had two RBI, walked three times.

— Famous birthdays, April 19th:
Keith Erickson, 82
Frank Viola, 66
Keith Jackson, 61 (Eagles’ TE)
Ashley Judd, 58
Jeff Wilkins, 54
Kate Hudson, 47
Troy Polamalu, 45
Joe Mauer, 43
Sal Frelick, 26
Jackson Merrill, 23

All the NBA games were Game 1’s in their series

— Cavaliers 126, Raptors 113
Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points.
Cleveland outscored Raptors 36-22 in third quarter.
Cavaliers shot 16-32 on the arc, Toronto 13-27.

— Nuggets 116, Timberwolves 105
Nikola Jokic scored 25 points, had 13 rebounds, 11 assists.
Jamal Murray scored 30 points, going 16-16 on foul line.
Nuggets outscored Minnesota 29-17 in third quarter.

— Knicks 113, Hawks 102
Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, had seven assists.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 19 of his 25 points in the 2nd half.
Cj McCollum scored 26 for Atlanta, who were 20-6 in last 26 regular season tilts.

— Lakers 107, Rockets 98
Lakers shot 60.6% from the field.
Luka Doncic/Austin Reaves didn’t play for the Lakers.
Kevin Durant didn’t play for Houston.

— Movie of the Day: Tequila Sunrise (1988)- A retired drug dealer tries to go straight but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels in Los Angeles.
Mel Gibson is the drug dealer, Michelle Pfeiffer owns the restaurant where he hangs out, Kurt Russell plays a cop pursuing drug dealers, Raul Julia plays a Mexican drug lord.
Excellent cast, very good movie.

— Cardinals 7, Astros 5
Cardinals have won four in a row, are now 12-8.
Yordan Alvarez hit his 9th home run for Houston.
Astros have lost 11 of their last 13 games.

— Rockies 4, Dodgers 3
Rockies’ bullpen got the last 10 outs; Vodnik got his third save.
Under is 6-1 in Colorado’s last seven home games.
Just third loss in last 14 games for the Dodgers.

— Tigers 4, Red Sox 1
Tarik Skubal struck out 10 guys in six IP.
Win snaps Detroit’s nine-game road losing streak.
Red Sox are 0-12 TY when their starting pitcher lasts less than 6 IP.

— Mariners 7, Rangers 3
George Kirby got 17 outs, allowed only one run.
Luke Raley homered, scored three runs.
Brandon Nimmo got his 1,000th career hit.

— Diamondbacks 6, Blue Jays 2
Corbin Carroll hit a grand slam in the 8th inning.
Arizona bullpen got the last 10 outs, didn’t allow a run.
Defending AL champ Blue Jays are off to a 7-13 start.

 

[Udog]

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Sunday, April 19

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Sunday, April 19

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Philadelphia VS Boston
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games.
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road.
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Boston is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.

Phoenix VS Oklahoma City
Phoenix is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games.
Phoenix is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games against Oklahoma City.
Phoenix is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games.
Oklahoma City is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games against Phoenix.

Orlando VS Detroit
Orlando is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games.
Orlando is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Orlando is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games.
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home.

Portland VS San Antonio
Portland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 9 games.
Portland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Portland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games against San Antonio.
San Antonio is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
San Antonio is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games against Portland.
San Antonio is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home.

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[Cnotes53]

Sunday, April 19​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PHI at BOS	01:00 PM	BOS -12.5***** O 212.5*****	+500 +500
PHO at OKC	03:30 PM	OKC -14.5*****	+500
ORL at DET	06:30 PM	DET -8.5***** O 219.5*****	+500 +500
POR at SA	09:00 PM	POR +10.5*****	+500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS!

04/19/2026..............3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%............- 1.50
04/18/2026..............5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%............+ 24.50
04/17/2026..............0 - 0 - 0...............00.00%.............+ 00.00
04/15/2026..............3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/14/2026..............1 - 2 - 0..............33.33%..............- 6.00

TOTALS..................12 - 7 - 0..............63.15%.............+ 26.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 6-pack
Last six times Celtics-76ers met in the playoffs:
1985— Celtics in 5
2002— Celtics in 5
2012— Celtics in 7
2018— Celtics in 5
2020— Celtics in 4
2023— Celtics in 7
Last time 76ers beat Boston in the playoffs: 1982.

Quote of the Day
“When you stop asking questions, that’s when you get yourself into trouble.”
Sean McDermott

Monday’s quiz
Peyton Manning played college football at Tennessee; where did Ryan Leaf play college ball?

Sunday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Peyton Manning was the first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; Ryan Leaf was the second pick in that draft.

Saturday’s quiz
The ABA went out of business fifty years ago, after the 1975-76 season; New York Nets won the last ABA championship, beating Denver in six games in the finals.

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

— Cubs 2, Mets 1 (10)
Mets led 1-0 in the ninth inning.
Michael Conforto tied game with pinch-hit double in 9th inning.
Mets lost their last eleven games, outscored 62-19.
Mets’ payroll this year is $369,560,162, second only to the Dodgers.

— Cardinals 7, Astros 5 (10)
Mason Winn was 3-for-5, with three RBI
St Louis has won five games in a row.
Astros have lost 12 of their last 14 games.

— Reds 7, Twins 4 (10)
Minnesota led 3-1 after eight innings.
TJ Friedl hit a three-run double in ninth inning.
Cincinnati is 11-0 in games decided by 3 or fewer runs.

— Marlins 5, Brewers 3
Eury Perez allowed three hits in his six IP.
Just second win for the Marlins in their last nine games.
Four of last five Milwaukee games stayed under the total.

— Rockies 9, Dodgers 6
Mickey Moniak homered, had three RBI.
Edouard Julien was 3-for-5, with three RBI
Colorado is 6-3 at home, 3-10 on the road.

— Famous birthdays, April 20th:
George Takei, 89
Steve Spurrier, 81
Tom Hutton, 80
Jessica Lange, 77
Clint Howard, 67
Don Mattingly, 65
John Carney, 62
Allan Houston, 55
Brandon Belt, 38
Luke Kuechly, 35

All the NBA games were Game 1’s in their series

— Celtics 123, 76ers 91
Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists.
This was only the 17th game Tatum played this season.
76ers shot 4-23 on the arc; Joel Embiid (appendicitis) didn’t play.

— Thunder 119, Suns 84
Oklahoma City led 65-44 at halftime.
Thunder was +11 (17-6) in turnovers.
Phoenix shot 34.9% from the floor.

— Magic 112, Pistons 101
Paolo Banchero had 23 points, nine rebounds.
Cade Cunningham scored 39 points; rest of the Pistons shot 36%.
Detroit has lost its last 11 home playoff games.

— Spurs 111, Trail Blazers 98
San Antonio led 59-49 at halftime.
Victor Wembanyama scored 35 points in his first playoff game.
Spurs were +18 in the 23:00 Dylan Harper played off the bench.

— Movie of the Day: Molly’s Game (2017)— Young woman runs high stakes poker games for celebrities/rich guys, but when members of the Russian mob enter the game, things get complicated. This is a true story, and real life is often stranger than fiction.
Jessica Chastain plays Molly, Idris Elba is great as her lawyer, Kevin Costner has a small-ish role as her father. The book she wrote about this came before the movie.

— Padres 2, Angels 1
Mason Miller got a save; he has 27 strikeouts in 11.1 IP this year.
San Diego has won 10 of its last 11 games.
Padres are 7-1 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on

— Blue Jays 10, Diamondbacks 4
Toronto scored 8 runs in top of the first inning.
Ryne Nelson’s ERA went up from 3.54 to 6.97; he recorded one out.
Ildemaro Vargas has an 18-game hitting streak, longest active streak in MLB.

— Tigers 6, Red Sox 2
Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning.
Detroit has won eight of its last nine games.
Despite the win, Tigers are 4-9 on the road, 8-1 at home.

— Nationals 3, Giants 0
Washington scored all three of its runs in 5th inning.
Curtis Mead hit a two-run homer.
Nationals are now 2-7 at home, 8-5 on the road.

— Braves 4, Phillies 2
Michael Harris had three hits, homered out of #9 spot in order.
Atlanta has won five in a row, 9 of last 11 games.
Phillies went 2-7 on this homestand.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Monday, April 20

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

Atlanta VS New York
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against New York.
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
New York is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games.
New York is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games against Atlanta.

Minnesota VS Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Denver.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Denver.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road.
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games.
Denver is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Denver is 12-0 SU in its last 12 games at home.

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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, April 20

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Most passing TD’s for the Minnesota Vikings:
239— Fran Tarkenton
171— Kirk Cousins
159— Tommy Kramer
135— Daunte Culpepper
66— Wade Wilson
65— Brad Johnson

Quote of the Day
“I’m definitely looking forward to his (Kyler Murray’s) speed, his quickness, his arm strength that he’s shown countless times over the years. then for J.J., for somebody to enter that room with that type of ability, that type of talent, he’s got to step it up a little bit. So it’s good for him to feel that type of pressure and to really lock in a little bit and say, ‘It’s either now or I’m going to take that back seat again.’”
Vikings WR Justin Jefferson

Tuesday’s quiz
Who has caught the most TD passes for the Minnesota Vikings?

Monday’s quiz
Peyton Manning played college football at Tennessee; Ryan Leaf played college ball at Washington State.

Sunday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Peyton Manning was the first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; Ryan Leaf was the second pick in that draft.

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Tuesday’s Den: Random stuff on a chilly night…….​

Major League teams are playing their eighth series of the season this week; here is how they all did in their first seven series:
6-0-1 Braves
5-1-1 Dodgers
Diamondbacks
5-2 Cardinals

Padres
4-2-1 Reds
Pirates
Guardians
Tigers
Bronx

4-3 Cubs
Brewers
Twins
3-3-1 Marlins
A’s
Mariners
Rangers

3-4 Giants
Orioles
Rays
2-3-2 Angels
2-4-1 Rockies
Nationals
Red Sox
White Sox
Astros

2-5 Mets
Phillies
1-5-1 Royals
1-6 Blue Jays

— Famous birthdays, April 21st:
Dick Green, 85
Tony Danza, 75
Mark Olberding, 70
Jesse Orosco, 69
Andie McDowell, 68
Spencer Tillman, 62
Gary Grant, 61
Tony Romo, 46
Joc Pederson, 34
Jack Leiter, 26

— Ravens/Dolphins will be the only NFL coaching staffs this fall with no one on their staff who has ever been an NFL head coach. New Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley was the head coach for four years at Boston College, before going to Green Bay as defensive coordinator.

— Before last week, the last time Shohei Ohtani pitched in a major league game, but didn’t bat in that game, was 2021, when he was playing for the Angels.

— There will be another round of conference re-alignment this fall, with the Pac-12 coming back to life as a glorified version of the Mountain West, after UCLA/USC, Oregon/Washington bolted to the Big 18 and the Arizona schools skipped off to the Big X.
Hell, Cal/Stanford are in the ACC now; if I was a kid these days, I’d for sure fail Geography.

— UConn poached a basketball player from Duke; Nikolas Khamenia, a 6-8 sophomore who scored around five points a game last year. I’m wondering how much it was about adding a bench player, as opposed to busting Duke’s balls and poaching one of their guys.

— This past weekend, umpire Austin Jones was working the Mets-Cubs series, while Tyler Jones was working the Royals’ series in the Bronx.
They are the first-ever twin brothers who both became major league umpires; overall, they’re the fourth set of brothers who became big league umps. First twins, though.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Tuesday, April 21

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Philadelphia VS Boston
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games.
Philadelphia is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road.
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games against Philadelphia.

Portland VS San Antonio
Portland is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games.
Portland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
Portland is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games against San Antonio.
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
San Antonio is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games against Portland.
San Antonio is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home.

Houston VS Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games.
Houston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
Houston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against LA Lakers.
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers' last 5 games.
LA Lakers is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games against Houston.

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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 21

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, April 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PHI at BOS	07:00 PM	PHI +14.5***** O 217.5*****	+500 +500
POR at SA	08:00 PM	POR +11.5*****	+500
HOU at LAL	10:30 PM	HOU -4.5***** O 208.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS!

04/21/2026..............2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%............- 6.50
04/19/2026..............3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%............- 1.50
04/18/2026..............5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%............+ 24.50
04/17/2026..............0 - 0 - 0...............00.00%.............+ 00.00
04/15/2026..............3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/14/2026..............1 - 2 - 0..............33.33%..............- 6.00

TOTALS..................14 -10 - 0..............58.333%.............+ 20.00