WNBA BEST BETS AND OPINIONS 2026 !

[Cnotes53]

Saturday, May 9​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DAL at IND	01:00 PM	DAL +5.5***** O 179.5*****	+500 +500
PHO at LV	03:30 PM	LV -9.5***** U 167.5	+500 +500
ATL at MIN	08:00 PM	MIN +4.5***** O 157.5*****	+500 +500
CHI at PDX	09:00 PM	CHI -5.5***** U 161.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA BEST BETS AND OPINIONS 2026!

05/09/2026......................5 - 2 - 0...................71.42%.....................+ 1.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack
NFL teams whose opponents had the fewest penalty yards last year:
678— Bears
701— Lions
731— Bills
734— 49ers
747— Falcons
772— Titans

Quote of the Day
“He was one of the greatest leaders I’d ever been around. He was the best I’d ever been around at creating loyalty amongst the group. It was the way he treated people. The way he encouraged guys. Bobby always made you feel like you were playing better than you actually were.”
Braves’ manager Walt Weiss, talking about the late Bobby Cox

Sunday’s quiz
When was the last time an NBA team won consecutive league championships?

Saturday’s quiz
76ers-Celtics have faced each other in playoff series 23 times, more than any other two teams.

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the San Diego Padres, Tony Gwynn has stolen the most bases.

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

— Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox passed away this week, at age 84.
Cox was 2,571-2,070 as a major league manager, 67-69 in playoff games. He won 15 division titles, five league titles and the 1995 World Series.
RIP, sir.

— Diamondbacks 2, Mets 1
David Stearns is president of baseball operations for the New York Mets; he makes $10M a year.
This year, Mets have a payroll of $369,246,418, second only to the Dodgers.
Right now, the Mets are 15-24, worst record in the National League; they’re paying Bo Bichette $42M/year thru 2028. Right now, he is hitting .226, with a .565 OPS.
Not good.

— Rangers 6, Cubs 0
Loss ends Chicago’s 10-game winning streak.
Cubs are the first team since the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers to have to have two winning streaks of 10+ games in the first 40 games of their season.
Texas SS Corey Seager is hitting .197; he is 6 for his last 47, with 18 strikeouts. He is making $32.5M this year.

— A’s 6, Orioles 2
Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer for the first place A’s.
Aaron Civale stranded nine baserunners in his five shutout IP.
Orioles have lost eight of their last ten games.

— Marlins 8, Nationals 7
Washington led 4-0 in the fourth inning.
Jacob Marsee put the Marlins ahead for good with an 8th inning homer.
Marlins’ SS Otto Lopez leads the NL with a .353 batting average.

— Reds 3, Astros 1
Chase Burns allowed one run, improved to 4-1, 2.11.
Cincinnati snapped its eight-game losing skid.
Astros are 16-24, 7-14 on the road.

— Brewers 4, Bronx 3 (10)
New York led 2-0 in the 7th inning.
William Contreras tied the game in the 8th, won it in the 10th.
Milwaukee reliever Andy Ashby got the win, improved to 7-0 this year.

— Braves 7, Dodgers 2
Spencer Strider allowed one hit in his six shutout IP.
Blake Snell’s first 2026 start: 3 IP, 77 PT, 6 hits, 2 walks, 5 runs allowed.
Shohei Ohtani batting in May: 4-27, no walks, no runs, one RBI

— Famous birthdays, May 10th:
David Clennon, 83
Meg Foster, 78
Jim Zorn, 73
Robby Thompson, 64
Rony Seikaly, 61
Greg McElroy, 38
Salvador Perez, 36
Nolan Gorman, 26

— Friday night, Diamondbacks’ catcher challenged a called ball on the first pitch of the game, which wouldn’t have been so bad, except he lost the challenge.
So after one freakin’ pitch, Arizona was down to one challenge for the rest of the game, which the Mets won in extra innings.
Do teams set up rules for when players can/cannot challenge? They should.

— San Francisco Giants traded C Patrick Bailey to Cleveland, n exchange for P Matt Wilkinson and the 29th overall pick in the 2026 Draft.

— Cavaliers 116, Pistons 109
Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points for Cleveland.
There were 11 lead changes, last one coming with 2:28 left.
Detroit still leads series, 2-1

— Thunder 131, Lakers 108
Ajay Mitchell scored 24 points, had 10 assists.
Lakers led this game 59-57 at halftime.
Oklahoma City is 7-0 in the playoffs so far this year.

— Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr signed on for two more years with the club; Kerr made $17.5M this past season. He is 708-401 as Golden State’s coach, winning four NBA titles in his 12 years.

— Jets rookie QB Cade Klubnik signed a four-year deal with the Jets, which will pay him $5.5M. By way of comparison, Trinidad Chambliss, the QB at Ole Miss, is expected to make $6M or so, for playing college/minor league football this fall.
No wonder kids want to stay in college, instead of going pro.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cardinals-Padres-Brewers
AL; Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Bronx-Royals-Mariners

 

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, May 10

WNBA

Sunday, May 10

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Trend Report
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Seattle vs Connecticut
Seattle is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games.
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Seattle is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games against Connecticut.
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Connecticut.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road.
Seattle is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut.
Connecticut is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Connecticut's last 8 games.
Connecticut is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games against Seattle.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games at home.
Connecticut is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle.

New York vs Washington
New York is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 12 games.
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
New York is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games against Washington.
New York is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games on the road.
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games.
Washington is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against New York.
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York.

Las Vegas vs Los Angeles
Las Vegas is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Las Vegas' last 7 games.
Las Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Las Vegas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games against Los Angeles.
Las Vegas is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games against Los Angeles.
Las Vegas is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games on the road.
Los Angeles is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles' last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles' last 8 games against Las Vegas.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas.
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Phoenix vs Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix's last 8 games.
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games played in May.
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games played on a Sunday.
Golden State is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 9 games.
Golden State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
Golden State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games played on a Sunday.

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[Cnotes53]

Sunday, May 10​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NY at WAS	03:00 PM	NY -5.5***** U 164.5*****	+500 +500
LV at LA	06:00 PM	LA +1.5***** O 177.5*****	+500 +500
PHO at GS	08:30 PM	GS -2.5***** O 159.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA BEST BETS AND OPINIONS 2026!

05/10/2026......................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%.....................- 1.50
05/09/2026......................5 - 2 - 0...................71.42%.....................+ 14.00

TOTALS...........................8 - 5 - 0....................61.53%.....................+ 12.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 6-pack
First six picks in next month’s NBA Draft:
1) Washington
2) Utah
3) Memphis
4) Chicago
5) LA Clippers
6) Brooklyn

Quote of the Day
“I’m really sorry to all our fans. I own taking this risk. Surprised it came up 5th after this year. I thought we were due some luck. But please remember – this team deserved a starting center to compete with the best teams next year. We have always been resilient.”
Indiana Pacers’ president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard, after Indiana lost its first round pick in this year’s draft because of a trade, after the Pacers went 19-63 this year.

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, who has the most RBI?

Sunday’s quiz
2017/2018 was the last time an NBA team won consecutive league championships, when Golden State won back/back titles.

Saturday’s quiz
76ers-Celtics have faced each other in playoff series 23 times, more than any other two teams.

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

— Phillies 6, Rockies 0
Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs, has five in his last four games.
Phiilies are 10-3 since they changed managers.
Cristopher Sanchez threw seven shutout innings.

This season……..
In 7 home starts, Sanchez is 4-1, 1.00 (34 hits allowed/45 IP)
In 2 road starts, Sanchez is 0-1, 6.97 (23 hits allowed in 10.1 IP)

— White Sox 2, Mariners 1
Seattle had bases loaded, no one out in 9th inning, but didn’t score.
Last year, Cal Raleigh hit 60 homers, had 125 RBI.
This year, Raleigh is hitting .158; he is 0 for his last 32.

AL Central standings:
21-21- Cleveland
19-21- White Sox
19-22- Royals
19-22- Tigers
18-23- Twins

— Braves 7, Dodgers 2
Mauricio Dubon had a bases loaded double.
Bryce Elder pitched 5.2 innings, gave up only one hit.
Braves are 11-1-3 in series this season.
Atlanta has a nine-game lead in the NL West.

— Angels 6, Blue Jays 1
Jose Soriano improved to 6-3, 1.66 this season.
Jo Adell hit two solo home runs.
Angels ended an eight-game road losing streak.

— Diamondbacks 5, Mets 1
Ryan Waldschmidt had his first three major league RBI.
Eduardo Rodriguez didn’t give up a hit until the sixth inning.
Three of Arizona’s five runs were unearned; Mets made three errors.
New York has the worst record in the National League.

— Rangers 3, Cubs 0
Jacob deGrom allowed three hits in seven shutout IP.
Cubs got shut out for the second day in a row.
Corey Seager is 6 for his last 52, with 20 strikeouts.

— Giants 7, Pirates 6 (12)
Giants won for only third time in their last 12 games.
Pirated led 6-4 in 10th inning but couldn’t hold the lead.
Heliot Ramos homered, scored three runs, had two RBI.

— Famous birthdays, May 11th:
Walt Terrell, 68
Bobby Witt Sr., 62
Jeffrey Donovan, 58
Matt Leinart, 43
Cam Newton, 37
Maurice Harkless, 33
Griffin Canning, 30
Madison Lintz, 27
Joey Loperfido, 27

— UFL standings, after seven weeks:
5-2- DC Defenders
5-2- St Louis Battlehawks
5-2- Orlando Storm
3-4- Birmingham Stallions
3-4- Louisville Kings
3-4- Dallas Renegades
2-5- Houston Gamblers
2-5- Columbus Aviators

— Knicks 144, 76ers 114
Knicks led 71-57 at halftime; they sweep series, 4-0.
Knicks made 25 of 44 shots behind the arc.
New York is 8-2 so far in the playoffs.

— Padres 3, Cardinals 2 (10)
Nick Castellanos hit a 2-run HR with two out in 9th to tie game.
Jordan Walker hit a 2-run HR for the Cardinals.
There were a total of only seven hits in this game.
Padres/Dodgers are tied for first atop the NL West.

— Over the next seven years after this one, San Diego Padres owe Manny Machado $39,090,909 per season, which will take him to when he is 40 years old. This season, Machado is hitting .191, with a .647 OPS.

— Braves 1B Matt Olson played in his 823rd consecutive game Sunday, the 10th-longest streak in major league history.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, LA/SD. Wild Cards: LA/SD-Cardinals-Brewers
AL; Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Bronx-White Sox-Rangers

 

[Udog]

No games today. The season resumes tomorrow.

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
— Guardians 7, Angels 2- Joey Cantillo tossed six shutout IP.
— Orioles 3, Bronx 2- Coby Mayo hit a three-run homer in the 7th
— Rays 8, Blue Jays 5- Tampa Bay leads AL East by two games.
— Mariners 3, Astros 1- Seattle has won eight in a row vs Houston.
— Arizona 1, Texas 0- Perdomo knocked in the only run in first inning.
— Cavaliers 112, Pistons 103- Series is tied, 2-2.

Quote of the Day
“I have not failed. Ive just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
Thomas Edison

Tuesday’s quiz
In the 1992 movie A League of Their Own, what famous singer played an outfielder for the Rockford Peaches?

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, David Wright has the most RBI.

Sunday’s quiz
2017/2018 was the last time an NBA team won consecutive league championships, when Golden State won back/back titles.

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Tuesday’s Den: Baseball trends……​

Major League teams are playing their 14th series of the season this week; here is how they al did in their first 13 series (road/home….total):

National League series records
Diamondbacks 3-3-1/3-2-1…..6-5-2
Braves 5-1-1/6-0….11-1-1
Cubs 3-3/5-2….8-5
Reds 3-2-1/5-2….8-4-1
Rockies 2-5/1-4-1….3-9-1
Dodgers 3-2-1/4-3….7-5-1
Marlins 1-4/4-3-1…..5-7-1
Brewers 3-2-1/5-2….8-4-1
Mets 3-4/2-4…..5-8
Phillies 2-3/4-4….6-7
Pirates 4-3/3-2-1….7-5-1
Cardinals 3-2-1/4-2-1…..7-4-2
Padres 5-0-1/2-4-1….7-4-2
Giants 2-4/4-3…..6-7
Nationals 5-1-1/1-4-1…..6-5-2

American League
Orioles 3-3/3-4….6-7
Red Sox 3-4/1-4-1….4-8-1
White Sox 3-3-1/3-3….6-7-1
Guardians 2-3-2/3-3….5-6-2
Tigers 2-4-1/5-1….7-5-1
Astros 2-5/2-3-1….4-8-1
Royals 1-5/3-2-2….4-7-2
Angels 1-4-2/2-4……3-8-2
Twins 3-4/4-2….7-6
A’s 5-3/2-2-1…..7-5-1/
Bronx 5-2/4-1-1….9-3-1
Mariners 3-3/3-3-1….6-6-1
Rays 4-3/4-2….8-5
Rangers 2-4-1/3-3….5-7-1
Blue Jays 1-4-1/4-3……5-7-1

NL East
Trends are thru May 11th
— Braves (28-13)
Braves won 19 of their last 25 games
Under is 4-1-1 in their last six home games.
Atlanta is 25-4 when they score 5+ runs.

— Marlins (19-22)
Marlins are 14-12 at home, 5-10 on road.
Over is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games.
Marlins are 3-14 when they score 3 or fewer runs.

— Mets (15-25)
Juan Soto is 2-21 (3 walks) batting in the lead off spot.
New York is 1-9 vs lefty starting pitchers.
Mets are 13-3 when they score 4+ runs.

— Phillies (19-22)
Phillies won 10 of their last 13 games.
Over is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
Phiilies are 15-11 vs righty starters, 4-11 vs lefties.

— Nationals (19-22)
Nationals are 6-13 at home, 13-9 on the road.
Over is 13-5-1 in their home games.
Nationals are 10-17 vs righty starters, 9-5 vs lefties.

NL Central
— Cubs (27-14)
Chicago got shut out in its last two games, at Texas.
Cubs have won their last fifteen home games.
Cubs are 21-9 vs righty starters, 6-5 vs lefties.
Under is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.

— Reds (22-19)
Cincinnati won its last two games, after losing previous eight.
Over is 13-4 in their last 17 home games.
Reds are 16-17 vs righty starters, 6-2 vs lefties.

— Brewers (19-16)
Milwaukee won nine of its last 12 games.
Milwaukee is 17-2 when they score 5+ runs.
Under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.

— Pirates (22-19)
Pirates won six of their last nine games.
Over is 11-4-1 in their last sixteen home games.
Pittsburgh is 15-7 when they score 5+ runs.

— Cardinals (23-17)
St Louis is 9-4 in its last thirteen games.
St Louis is 10-10 at home, 13-7 on the road.
Cardinals are 8-3 in one-run games.

NL West
— Diamondbacks (20-20)
Arizona won its last three games, despite scoring total of eight runs.
Diamondbacks are 14-18 vs righty starters, 6-2 vs lefties.
Arizona is 2-6 in road series openers.

— Rockies (16-25)
Rockies are 2-8 in their last ten games.
Colorado is 14-19 vs righty starters, 2-6 vs lefties.
Over is 5-1 in their last six road games.

— Famous birthdays, May 12th:
Ted Kubiak, 84
Bruce Boxleitner, 76
George Karl, 75
Kevin Grevey, 73
Max Montoya, 70
Lou Whitaker, 69
Ving Rhames, 67
Emilio Estevez, 64
Malin Akerman, 48
Steve Smith, 47
Lance Lynn, 39
Jason Myers, 35

AL East
— Orioles (19-23)
Baltimore is 4-8 in its last 12 games.
Orioles are 18-14 vs righty starters, 1-9 vs lefties.
Their last five games stayed under the total.

— Red Sox (17-23)
Boston is 7-6 since they changed managers.
Over is 9-4 in their last thirteen road games.
Red Sox are 12-19 vs righty starters, 5-4 vs lefties.

— New York (26-16)
New York lost its last four games, scoring total of eight runs.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
New York scored in first inning in 7 of its last 11 games.

— Rays (27-13)
Tampa Bay won 15 of its last 17 games.
Rays are 17-11 vs righty starters, 10-2 vs lefties.
Tampa Bay is 25-5 when they score 3+ runs.

— Blue Jays (18-23)
Toronto lost six of its last eight games.
Blue Jays are 12-10 at home, 6-13 on the road.
Toronto is 14-6 if they score 4+ runs.

AL Central
— White Sox (19-21)
White Sox are 13-8 in their last 21 games.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
Chicago is 15-5 when they score 4+ runs.

— Guardians (22-21)
Cleveland is 12-18 vs righty starters, 10-3 vs lefties.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Guardians are 5-2 in road series openers.

— Tigers (19-22)
Tigers are 10-2 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Detroit is 12-6 vs righty starters, 7-16 vs lefties.
Tigers are 15-5 if they score 5+ runs, 4-17 if they don’t.

— Royals (19-22)
Royals are 13-10 at home, 6-12 on the road.
Under is 8-3-2 in their last thirteen games.
Royals are 17-14 vs righty starters, 2-8 vs lefties.

— Twins (18-23)
Minnesota is 3-9 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Twins are 10-10 at home, 8-13 on the road.
Over is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.

AL West
— Astros (16-26)
Houston is 2-9 in its last 11 home games.
Over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
Astros are 2-5 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Angels (16-26)
Halos lost 16 of their last 20 games.
Eight of Angels’ last eleven games stayed under the total.
Angels are 10-19 vs righty starters, 6-7 vs lefties.

— A’s (21-19)
A’s won three of their last four games.
A’s are 1-4 in home series openers.
A’s are 16-11 vs righty starters, 5-8 vs lefties.

— Mariners (20-22)
Mariners are 12-11 at home, 8-11 on the road.
Seattle is 17-4 when they score 3+ runs, 3-18 when they don’t.
Mariners are 15-14 vs righty starters, 5-8 vs lefties.

— Rangers (19-22)
Texas is 8-13 in its last 21 games.
Texas scored total of 24 runs in their last nine games.
Corey Seager is 6 for his last 53, with 20 strikeouts.

 

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 12

WNBA

Tuesday, May 12

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Atlanta vs Dallas
Atlanta is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Atlanta's last 19 games.
Atlanta is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games.
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Dallas.
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Dallas.
Atlanta is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games on the road.
Dallas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas' last 8 games.
Dallas is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas' last 9 games against Atlanta.
Dallas is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta.

Minnesota vs Phoenix
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Phoenix.
Minnesota is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games against Phoenix.
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road.
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 9 games.
Phoenix is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home.
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Phoenix's last 11 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

New York vs Portland
TBA

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[Old School]

WNBA
Overs 9-2 opening weekend

Emphasis on Freedom of Movement has lead to gigantic foul totalsand massive FT numbers

How quick the players adapt to the you can't clutch and grab along with moving screens calls will determine the "Over" % greatly

Just a heads up

Average total points per game 176

with more than 1/2 of players changing teams in mass Free Agency past results in matchups will be even less reliable

2 expansion teams will get their brains beat in unlike Golden States success last season as a newbie

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, May 12​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ATL at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL +1.5***** O 181.5*****	+500 +500
NY at PDX	10:00 PM	NY -12.5***** U 173.5*****	+500 +500
MIN at PHO	10:00 PM	PHO -8.5***** U 167.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA BEST BETS AND OPINIONS 2026!

05/12/2026...........0 - 6 - 0.........00.00%...........- 33.00
05/10/2026...........3 - 3 - 0.........50.00%...........- 1.50
05/09/2026...........5 - 2 - 0.........71.42%...........+ 14.00

TOTALS................8 -11 - 0.........42.10%...........- 20.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Most career rushing yards in Buffalo Bills history:
11,938— Thurman Thomas
10,183— OJ Simpson
5,646— Fred Jackson
4,721— Josh Allen
4,445— Joe Cribbs
4,259— James Cook

Quote of the Day
“…….all you have to do is take basket weaving, and you can get an Ole Miss degree.”
Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian, mocking his SEC rivals

Sunday’s quiz
What year did baseball’s Dodgers/Giants move from New York City to California?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the 1992 movie A League of Their Own, Madonna played an outfielder for the Rockford Peaches.

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, David Wright has the most RBI.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……​

— Twins 3, Marlins 0
Bailey Ober threw a 89-pitch, two-hit, complete game shutout
It is only the third complete game in the majors this year.
First run scored on a double steal where the Marlins IF screwed up, and then the batter who was up hit a two-run homer.

— Pirates 3, Rockies 1
Paul Skenes didn’t allow a hit until the 7th inning.
Skenes is 6-2, 1.98 so far this season.
Colorado drops to 16-26, 8-15 on the road.

— Rays 7, Blue Jays 6 (10)
Tampa Bay led 5-0 in the seventh inning.
Rays have won 16 of their last 18 games.
In his last four starts, Shane McClanahan hasn’t allowed a run in 21.2 IP.

— Nationals 10, Reds 4
Daylen Lile, Luis Garcia both his two home runs for Washington.
Nationals are 14-9 on the road, 6-13 at home.
Cincinnati has lost nine of its last 11 games.

— Mariners 10, Astros 2
Dominic Canzone hit his first career grand slam.
Seattle has won its last nine games against the Astros.
Houston has lost 10 of its last 12 home games.

— Mets 10, Tigers 2
Rookie AJ Ewing’s first MLB hit was a triple, the first Met ever to do that.
Freddy Peralta survived a shaky start, gave up two runs in 6 IP.
Detroit is a MLB-worst 7-17 on the road.

— Braves 5, Cubs 2
Dom Smith went 4-for-4, scored two runs.
Chicago’s only hit was an Alex Bregman home run.
Cubs lost their last three games, scoring total of two runs.

— Famous birthdays, May 13th:
Harvey Keitel, 87
Bobby Valentine, 76
Dennis Rodman, 65
Stephen Colbert, 62
Jose Rijo, 61
Trajan Langdon, 50
Barry Zito, 48
Mike Bibby, 48
Rob Havenstein, 34
William Contreras, 34
Nico Hoerner, 29
Mickey Moniak, 28
Jaxson Dart, 23
Roman Anthony, 22

— Tampa Bay Rays have 17 sacrifice bunts so far this year, most in the big leagues.

— Detroit Tigers have 17 players on the injured list, which seems like a lot.

— NFL schedule gets released Thursday night; they leak some games out early. Here is what I know right now:

Week 1 (Thursday)- Rams vs 49ers, in Australia

(Sunday night)- Cowboys @ Giants

(Monday)- Chiefs vs Broncos

Week 2 (Thursday)- Lions @ Bills (Bills open their new stadium)

Thanksgiving Day- Eagles @ Cowboys

— RIP Craig Morton, a QB who played 18 years in the NFL, mostly with Denver/Dallas. He was 83. Morton had a 81-62-1 career record as an NFL starter, 5-5 in playoff games.
Morton was first QB to start a Super Bowl for more than one team; he started for the Cowboys in Super Bowl V, Broncos in Super Bowl XII. He was a backup on the Dallas team that won Super Bowl VI.
He was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
RIP, sir.

— Ohio State football coach Ryan Day played college ball at New Hampshire, where his coach was Chip Kelly, who went to be a head coach in the NFL and college ball. Ryan Day was a QB who set four school records at UNH.
Fast forward to this year; Ryan Day’s son RJ committed to play college ball at Northwestern this week, where his offensive coordinator will be…..Chip Kelly.

— Odd fact I had no idea about until this week: Remember the old movie The Bad News Bears, with Walter Matthau’s character coaching a bunch of kids in Little League??
Funny movie; turns out it was written by Bill Lancaster, whose father was the great actor Burt Lancaster, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe award.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Brewers, Dodgers, Cardinals
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Bronx, Mariners, White Sox

 

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Seattle vs Toronto
TBA

Las Vegas vs Connecticut
Las Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Las Vegas' last 8 games.
Las Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Las Vegas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games against Connecticut.
Las Vegas is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games against Connecticut.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Las Vegas' last 7 games on the road.
Connecticut is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games.
Connecticut is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Connecticut's last 7 games against Las Vegas.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 5 games at home.
Connecticut is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Las Vegas.

Chicago vs Golden State
Chicago is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games.
Chicago is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games.
Chicago is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games on the road.
Chicago is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 6 games played in May.
Golden State is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games.
Golden State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Golden State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
Golden State is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Golden State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games played in May.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games played on a Wednesday.

Indiana vs Los Angeles
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Indiana's last 15 games.
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Los Angeles.
Indiana is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games against Los Angeles.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 9 games on the road.
Los Angeles is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games.
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles' last 6 games against Indiana.
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles' last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana.
Los Angeles is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

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Wednesday, May 13​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SEA at TOR	07:00 PM	SEA +3.5 O 168.5*****	+500 +500
LV at CON	08:00 PM	LV -14.5***** U 173.5	+500 +500
CHI at GS	10:00 PM	GS -5.5***** U 171.5*****	+500 +500
IND at LA	10:30 PM	IND -1.5***** O 185.5*****	+500 +500

 

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WNBA BEST BETS AND OPINIONS 2026!

05/13/2026...........3 - 3 - 0..........50.00%..........- 1.50
05/12/2026...........0 - 6 - 0.........00.00%...........- 33.00
05/10/2026...........3 - 3 - 0.........50.00%...........- 1.50
05/09/2026...........5 - 2 - 0.........71.42%...........+ 14.00

TOTALS...............11 -14 - 0.........44.00%...........- 22.00

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack
Six oldest ballparks in the major leagues:
30) Fenway Park
29) Wrigley Field
28) Dodger Stadium
27) Angel Stadium, Anaheim
26) Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
25) Rogers Centre, Toronto

Quote of the Day
“They’re essentially uninstalling everything he has learned, and they’re re-uploading their own methods, fundamentals, and mechanics with Allar. I watched Mike McCarthy and QB coach Tom Arth be very intentional with Allar, who was running at about half-speed, working on his footwork throughout that practice.”
Brooke Pryor, talking about rookie QB Drew Allar

Thursday’s quiz
Who was the original host of the TV game show Jeopardy!?
(Hint: It wasn’t Alex Trebek)

Wednesday’s quiz
Baseball’s Dodgers/Giants moved from New York City to California after the 1957 season.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the 1992 movie A League of Their Own, Madonna played an outfielder for the Rockford Peaches.

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

— Blue Jays 5, Rays 3 (10)
Daulton Varsho hit a walk-off grand slam for Toronto.
Game was scoreless thru six innings.
Just Tampa Bay’s third loss in their last 19 games.

— Rangers 6, Diamondbacks 5
Both teams scored three runs in the ninth inning.
Danny Jansen had the walk-off single for Texas.
Arizona is 12-9 at home, 8-13 on the road.

— Mets 3, Tigers 2 (10)
Rookie Carson Benge had the walk-off single for the Mets.
Juan Soto fouled a ball off his ankle, left the game; x-rays were negative.
Detroit is 12-6 at home, 7-18 on the road.
In only 42 games, Mets have already had 11 different guys hit third in the order.

— Padres 3, Brewers 1
Gavin Sheets hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning.
Jacob Misiorowski struck out 10 in seven shutout IP.
Mason Miller got his 13th save for the Padres.

— Guardians 4, Angels 2
SS Zach Neto batted leadoff in the Angels’ first 43 games; he batted 6th in this game, and went 2-for-3, with a home run and a walk.

— White Sox 6, Royals 5
Colson Montgomery was 3-for-4 with a home run.
Chicago is 15-8 in its last 23 games.
White Sox are at .500 after May 1st for the first time in four years.

— Braves 4, Cubs 1
Atlanta scored three runs in the bottom of the 8th.
Braves are 30-13, the best record in the major leagues.
Cubs lost their last four games, scoring total of three runs.

— Dodgers 4, Giants 0
Shohei Ohtani allowed four hits in seven shutout IP.
Mookie Betts/Santiago Espinal homered for the Dodgers.
Dodgers are half-game behind San Diego in the NL West.

— Famous birthdays, May 14th:
Dennis Martinez, 72
Mike Quick, 67
Walter Berry, 62
Pooh Richardson, 60
Sofia Coppola, 55
Rob Gronkowski, 37
Kyle Freeland, 33
James Outman, 29
Brenton Doyle, 28
Zach Edey, 24

— Until 1967, the NHL was a six-team league, then for the 1967-68 season, the league doubled to 12 teams, with the six expansion teams making up the West Division, the Original Six teams were the East Division.
That first year, none of the expansion teams were over .500; Philadelphia Flyers beat out the LA Kings by a point in the regular season, but the 3rd-place St Louis Blues advanced through to the NHL Finals, where they got swept four straight by Montreal.
In fact, St Louis made it to the NHL Finals the first three years they existed, but went 0-12 in those three Finals series, losing to Montreal twice and Boston Bruins in 1970.

— The season before, the last time the NHL was a six-team league, Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup. They haven’t won it since.

— Philadelphia 76ers fired president of basketball operations Daryl Morey; they’re keeping coach Nick Nurse. 76ers had a 270-212 record during the six years Morey led the team, but they didn’t get past the second round of the playoffs.
76ers haven’t been to the Eastern Conference finals since 2001.

— Cavaliers 117, Pistons 113 (OT)
Detroit led 103-94 with less than 3:00 to play.
James Harden had 30 points, six assists for the Cavaliers.
Cade Cunningham scored 39 points, had nine assists for Detroit.
Cleveland leads the series, 3-2

— Broncos are playing at Kansas City on Monday night in Week 1 in September.

— Packers @ Rams will be played the night before Thanksgiving at SoFi Stadium, giving the teams a pair of 11-day breaks in between games. NFL games on Wednesday is…….weird.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Brewers, Dodgers, Cardinals
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Bronx, Rangers, White Sox

 

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Minnesota VS Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games against Dallas.
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road.
Dallas is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas' last 9 games.
Dallas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games against Minnesota.

New York VS Portland
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Thursday, May 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIN at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL -4.5***** O 172.5*****	+500 +500
NY at PDX	10:00 PM	NY -11.5***** U 176.5*****	+500 +500