CNOTES 2024 2025 NHL NEWS BEST BETS AND OPINION !

[Udog]

NHL

Tuesday, April 22

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Trend Report
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New Jersey VS Carolina
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
New Jersey is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games against Carolina.
New Jersey is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
New Jersey is 0-8 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Carolina.
Carolina is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Carolina is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against New Jersey.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games against an opponent in the Metropolitan Division division.

Ottawa VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 6 games.
Ottawa is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Toronto.
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games.
Toronto is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games.
Toronto is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa.

Florida VS Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 9 games.
Florida is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games.
Florida is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games against Tampa Bay.
Florida is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Tampa Bay's last 20 games against Florida.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida.

Minnesota VS Vegas
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Minnesota is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games against Vegas.
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Vegas.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vegas' last 11 games.
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Vegas is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home.
Vegas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 22

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, April 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NJ at CAR	06:00 PM	CAR -253 O 5.5	+500 +500
OTT at TOR	07:30 PM	OTT +147 U 6.0	+500 +500
FLA at TB	08:30 PM	FLA +104 O 5.5	+500 +500
MIN at VEG	11:00 PM	VEG -220 O 5.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/22/2025................4 - 3 - 0.....................57,14%...................- 1.50
04/21/2025.................3 - 2- 0.....................60.00%...................+ 4.00
04/20/2025................4 - 2 - 0.....................66.66%....................+ 9.50
04/19/2025................2 - 1 - 1.....................66.60%....................+ 4.50

TOTALS....................13 - 8 - 0.....................61.90%....................+ 16.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
First QB taken in last six NFL Drafts……..
2024— Caleb Williams, Bears (USC)
2023— Bryce Young, Panthers (Alabama)
2022— Kenny Pickett, Steelers (Pitt)
2021— Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars (Clemson)
2020— Joe Burrow, Bengals (LSU)
2019— Kyler Murray, Cardinals (Oklahoma)

Thought of the Day
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
Vidal Sassoon

Wednesday’s quiz
Joe Burrow was the first player taken in the 2020 NFL Draft, by the Bengals; who was the next QB taken in that draft?

Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night’s win in New York, Flip Saunders was the Detroit Pistons’ coach the last time they won a playoff game.

Monday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th player taken in the 2017 NFL Draft; Mitch Trubisky was the only QB taken ahead of Mahomes in that draft, by the Chicago Bears.

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Wednesday’s Den: AL teams’ W-L record, with each starting pitcher​

Records thru Tuesday’s games

— Orioles
Eflin 2-1
Morton 0-5
Kremer 2-3
Sugano 3-1
Povich 1-3
Young 1-0

— Red Sox
Crochet 4-1
Houck 1-4
Buehler 4-1
Pitts 0-3
Newcomb 2-2
Dobbins 2-0
Bello 1-0

— White Sox
Burke 2-3
Cannon 0-5
Perez 2-2
Smith 0-4
Martin 1-4

— Guardians
Lively 3-2
Williams 3-2
Bibee 3-2
Ortiz 2-2
Allen 3-1

— Tigers
Skubal 2-3
Flaherty 1-4
Olson 3-1
Jobe 4-0
Mize 3-1
Montero 1-1

— Famous birthdays, April 23rd:
Lee Majors, 86
Gail Goodrich, 82
Joyce DeWitt, 76
Joe Ferguson, 75 (Bills’ QB)
Uwe von Schamann, 69
Valerie Bertinelli, 65
Greg Meisner, 65
Andruw Jones, 48
Emilio Bonifácio, 40
Gavin Sheets, 29

— Astros
Valdez 2-3
Brown 3-2
Arrighetti 1-1
Blanco 3-2
Wesneski 2-2
Gusto 1-1

— Royals
Ragans 2-3
Lugo 2-3
Bubic 3-2
Lorenzen 1-3
Wacha 2-3

— Angels
Kikuchi 1-4
Soriano 2-3
TAnderson 4-0
Hendricks 2-2
Kochanowicz 2-2

— Twins
Lopez 1-2
Ryan 1-4
Ober 3-2
Paddack 0-4
Woods-Richardson 2-2
Festa 1-1
Topa 0-1

— New York
Rodon 2-3
Fried 5-0
Warren 3-2
Carrasco 2-2
Schmidt 1-1
Stroman 2-1

— Movie of the Day: Draft Day (2014)- At the NFL Draft, Cleveland Browns GM Sonny Weaver (Kevin Costner) has the chance to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick in the draft, but he trades a lot to get it.
Denis Leary plays the Browns’ coach, Frank Langella the Browns’ owner, Jennifer Garner is the Browns’ salary cap expert, Ellen Burstyn plays Costner’s mother.

— A’s
Severino 1-4
Springs 3-2
Bido 3-2
Sears 2-2
Ginn 1-1
Estes 0-2

— Mariners
Gilbert 4-1
Castillo 2-3
Miller 2-3
Woo 2-2
Hancock 1-1

— Rays
Pepiot 2-3
Littell 0-5
Bradley 2-2
Rasmussen 1-3
Baz 3-1
Boyle 1-0

— Rangers
Eovaldi 2-3
Leiter 2-0
Mahle 4-1
deGrom 2-2
Rocker 2-2
Corbin 2-1

— Blue Jays
Berrios 3-2
Gausman 3-2
Bassitt 2-3
Francis 2-2
Lucas 2-2
Scherzer 0-1

 

[Udog]

NHL

Wednesday, April 23

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Montreal VS Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 10 games.
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Washington.
Montreal is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Washington's last 20 games against Montreal.
Washington is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home.
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Montreal.

Dallas VS Colorado
Dallas is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado.
Dallas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas' last 8 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games against Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games at home.
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 14 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.

Edmonton VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Edmonton's last 11 games.
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Edmonton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Los Angeles.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 6 games.
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Los Angeles is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home.
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 23

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday, April 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MON at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS -170 O 5.5	+500 +500
DAL at COL	09:30 PM	DAL +170 U 6.5	+500 +500
EDM at LA	10:00 PM	EDM +108 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/23/2025.................4 - 2 - 0....................66.66%....................+ 13.00
04/22/2025................4 - 3 - 0.....................57,14%...................- 1.50
04/21/2025.................3 - 2- 0.....................60.00%...................+ 4.00
04/20/2025................4 - 2 - 0.....................66.66%....................+ 9.50
04/19/2025................2 - 1 - 1.....................66.60%....................+ 4.50

TOTALS...................17 - 10 - 0.....................62.96%....................+ 29.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in total bases:
65— Kyle Tucker Chi/Aaron Judge NYY
62— Corbin Carroll, Ariz
60— Pete Alonso, NYM
58— Fernando Tatis Jr, SD
54—Tyler Soderstrom A’s/Cal Raleigh Sea
53— Tommy Edman, LA

Thought of the Day
“It’s really about feeling that I did my best work, feeling that we told the story we wanted to tell in the way we wanted to tell it. That’s really the definition of success.”
Matt Damon

Thursday’s quiz
Last time the New Orleans Saints drafted a QB in the first round, who did they take?

Wednesday’s quiz
Joe Burrow was the first player taken in the 2020 NFL Draft, by the Bengals; Tua Tagovailoa was the next QB taken in that draft, by Miami.

Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night’s win in New York, Flip Saunders was the Detroit Pistons’ coach the last time they won a playoff game.

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

— Last weekend in Denver, a rookie on the Colorado Rockies hit a home run to left field; it was his first major league home run, and also his first major league hit, a very big deal for him.

My question is this: If you got that baseball, what would you want from the team in exchange for it? You have all the leverage; the guy has to get that baseball, his first major league hit.

A young couple had the ball, and the Rockies’ TV guy interviewed them, and asked about the negotiations.
Rockies apparently offered a signed baseball in exchange for the ball (seriously??? That’s it?!?!) and that got rejected. The fan then asked for $1,000, which got rejected. They eventually settled on a signed bat, I’m assuming by the player who hit the ball.

I’ve thought about this some, and my request would be:
1) a signed batting helmet
2) a signed bat from Hall of Famer Todd Helton, a Rockies alum
3) a signed jersey from Kris Bryant, probably the Rockies’ biggest current star
4) signed baseballs from Bud Black/Clint Hurdle
5) four tickets to a future game, later in season, when the weather is warmer
Team has all that stuff laying around, not a lot to ask for.

— College sports is a mess; they need to come up with rules that everyone will follow, to make things less hideous.
Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava wasn’t happy making $2.4M a year, so he bolted to UCLA. No one is saying how much UCLA is paying, but apparently it ain’t $2.4M (I saw someone post $1.5M as “an educated guess”). UCLA also gets younger brother Madden Iamaleava, a freshman QB who had committed to Arkansas.

After that move was announced, QB Joey Aguilar transferred from UCLA to Tennessee, after he bolted from Appalachian State to the Bruins. Aguilar started for App State the last two years; he threw for 3,002 yards and 23 TD’s last year, for a 5-6 App State squad.
So basically Tennessee/UCLA made a trade; we’ll see how this works out. Would be fun if UCLA played Tennessee in a bowl game next December.

— July 31 in Canton, OH, Chargers-Lions is the NFL Hall of Fame Game; Charger alum Antonio Gates is one of four players getting inducted into the Hall of Fame.

— Celtics 109, Magic 100
Jaylen Brown scored 36 points; Boston only played eight guys.
Kristaps Porsingis scored 20 points, was 10-14 on foul line.
Celtics lead series, 2-0

— Cavaliers 121, Heat 112
Cleveland led 68-51 at halftime.
Both teams took more 3-point shots than 2-point shots.
Cavaliers lead series, 2-0

— Rockets 109, Warriors 94
Jalen Green was 8-18 on arc, scored 38 points.
Rockets out-rebounded Golden State 47-33.
Series is even, 1-1.

— This season, 17 NBA teams shot 36%+ on 3-pointers; 14 of them made the playoffs.
13 teams shot less than 36% on the arc; only two of those teams made the playoffs.

— Famous birthdays, April 24th:
Shirley MacLaine, 91
Carroll Dale, 87
Barbra Streisand, 83
Eric Bogosian, 72
Vince Ferragamo, 71
Michael O’Keefe, 70
Ernie Grunfeld, 70
Dino Radja, 58
Melinda Clarke, 56
Chipper Jones, 53
Carlos Beltran, 48
Welington Castillo, 38

— Mets 4, Phillies 3 (10)
Starling Marte had the walk-off hit for the Mets.
Mets have now won seven games in a row.
Mets are 12-1 at Citi Field this season, lead NL East by 5 games.

— Reds 5, Marlins 2
Reds won 24-2 Sunday in Baltimore, then scored a total of 11 runs in their next three games, losing two of three to the Marlins.

— Tigers 6, Padres 0
Reese Olson got 22 outs, allowed only two hits.
Justyn-Henry Malloy homered/doubled for the Tigers.
Detroit is 9-4 at home this season.

— Pirates 3, Angels 0
Former Angel Andrew Heaney struck out the first six hitters. retired the first 13 guys he faced.
Oneil Cruz hit a 463-foot home run, 4th-longest home run this season.
Angels lost seven of their last nine games.

— Cubs 7, Dodgers 6
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 3-4, with a homer, four RBI
Chicago bullpen allowed only one baserunner, no runs in three IP.
Dodgers are 8-9, after their 8-0 start.

— A’s 5, Rangers 2
Rookie 1B Nick Kurtz got his first major league hit/RBI
Lawrence Butler homered in a 4-run first inning.
A’s improve to 3-8 in Sacramento; they’re 11-13 overall.

— Rays 7, Diamondbacks 6 (10)
Arizona had bases loaded, one out in bottom of 10th, but Perdomo grounded into a double play to end the game.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Rangers. Wild Cards: Guardians, Mariners, Astros

 

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, April 24

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Florida VS Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 10 games.
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Florida is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games against Tampa Bay.
Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games.
Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida.

Toronto VS Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games.
Toronto is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games.
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games against Ottawa.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games.
Ottawa is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Vegas VS Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas' last 5 games.
Vegas is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games.
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas' last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games.
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games against Vegas.
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Winnipeg VS St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Winnipeg's last 13 games.
Winnipeg is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Winnipeg is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games against St. Louis.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games.
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 6 games against Winnipeg.
St. Louis is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games at home.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, April 24

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday, April 24​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
FLA at TB	06:30 PM	FLA +105 O 5.5	+500 +500
TOR at OTT	07:00 PM	OTT -123 O 5.5	+500 +500
VEG at MIN	09:00 PM	MIN +137 O 5.5	+500 +500
WIN at STL	09:30 PM	STL +104 U 5.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/24/2025................4 - 3 - 0....................57.14%....................+ 6.50
04/23/2025................4 - 2 - 0....................66.66%....................+ 13.00
04/22/2025................4 - 3 - 0.....................57,14%...................- 1.50
04/21/2025.................3 - 2- 0.....................60.00%...................+ 4.00
04/20/2025................4 - 2 - 0.....................66.66%....................+ 9.50
04/19/2025................2 - 1 - 1.....................66.60%....................+ 4.50

TOTALS...................21 - 13 - 0....................61.76%....................+ 36.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
— A’s 4, Rangers 3- Jacob Wilson had his second career walk-off hit.
— Royals 7-6, Rockies 4-2- Colorado has lost 13 road games in a row.
— Rays 7, Arizona 4 (10)- Christopher Morel hit a 2-run homer in 10th inning.
— Angels 4, Pirates 3- Zach Neto hit the game-winning homer in 8th inning.
— Orioles 2, Nationals 1- Cade Povich got 20 outs, allowed only four hits.
— Mariners 4, Red Sox 3- Seattle won 10 of its last 13 games.

Quote of the Day
“I ranked (Jaxson) Dart 28th, which means the value was right in line at #25. He has the arm to drive the ball in the New York weather. He can make plays with his legs. So the pick itself is solid. But trading three Day 2 picks over the next two years to get back into the first round for him, and passing on Sanders — who, again, is #5 overall on my board — makes it less appealing.”
Mel Kiper, Jr

Friday’s quiz
Tom Brady was the 199th player taken in the 2000 draft, a 6th round pick; what other NFL QB was drafted by the Saints in that 6th round, 31 picks ahead of Brady?
Hint: He started 98 NFL games, three of them playoff games

Thursday’s quiz
Last time the New Orleans Saints drafted a QB in the first round, they took Archie Manning, way back in 1971.

Wednesday’s quiz
Joe Burrow was the first player taken in the 2020 NFL Draft, by the Bengals; Tua Tagovailoa was the next QB taken in that draft, by Miami.

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Friday’s Den: Quick thoughts on the first round of the NFL Draft​

— Thursday night, 26 of the 32 players taken in the first round of the NFL Draft played in either the SEC or the Big 18……..15 SEC players, 11 from the Big 18.

— Four of the first 12 players drafted were offensive linemen. QB’s make the most money, but they need to be protected.

— Last eleven years, the first pick in the draft was a quarterback nine times.

— Tennessee Titans took Miami QB Cam Ward with the #1 pick; Giants later traded up to the 25th pick and took Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart; they were the only two QB’s drafted.
Cam Ward started 57 college games, albeit at three different schools; Dart played for former NFL head coach Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss.

— Giants traded a 2nd-round pick and two third round picks to Denver to draft Dart, who started for three years at Ole Miss, and threw for 4,279 yards, 29 TD’s for a 10-3 Ole Miss squad that won its bowl game 52-20 over Duke.

— Cleveland has two of the first four picks Friday night; if they don’t take a QB, they go into the season with Joe Flacco/Kenny Pickett as their QB’s, so chances are they’re taking a QB Friday.

— Last three years combined, only one QB has been drafted in the 2nd round, when Tennessee took Will Levis two years ago. Levis will probably start for a while longer, before Ward takes his place as the Titans’ starter.

— Green Bay took WR Matthew Golden in the first round; it was the first time since 2002 (Javon Walker) that Green Bay used a first-round pick on a receiver.

— Famous birthdays, April 25th:
Al Pacino, 85
Talia Shire, 79
Jeffrey DeMunn, 78
Craig Minetto, 71
Randy Cross, 71
Dave Corzine, 69
Tony Phillips, 66
Art Schlichter, 65
Hank Azaria, 61
Gina Torres, 56
Darren Woodson, 56
Tim Duncan, 49
Sean Mannion, 33
Trevor Williams, 33
AJ Puk, 30

— Jacksonville Jaguars traded up with Cleveland and took WR/DB Travis Hunter; he is the first WR drafted #2 since 2007, when the Lions picked Calvin Johnson.

— Eagles/Chiefs flipped the last two picks in the first round, with Chiefs getting a 5th round pick to fall back one spot. Eagles then drafted a linebacker from Alabama, who they must really like if they spent a 5th round pick to move up one place.

— Georgia had three guys taken in the first round; Kirby Smart is 105-19 as Georgia’s coach, with 20 players drafted in the first round. More first round picks than losses is impressive.

— Three of the first 13 players taken played college ball at Michigan; had to turn NFL Network off, because studio host Rich Eisen went to Michigan and never shuts up about it.
Nick Saban was on the ABC feed; he is very good at analyzing the draft; smart, concise and gives his opinions, which is how we learn things.

— Rams traded out of the first round, getting a 2nd round pick Friday and a first round pick next year from Atlanta, which took a defensive end from Tennessee.

— There were 120,000 people watching the draft in Green Bay, a city whose population is less than 120,000. Moving the draft around the country has been an excellent idea.

— 2025 NFL schedule release will be Wednesday, May 14; this is a fun night to be in a casino, to see gamblers scurrying to the windows when the opening lines get posted.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Friday, April 25

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Washington VS Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games.
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Montreal.
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Washington is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Montreal.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Montreal's last 11 games.
Montreal is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Montreal is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Washington.

Carolina VS New Jersey
Carolina is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games.
Carolina is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games against New Jersey.
Carolina is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Carolina is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against New Jersey.
New Jersey is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
New Jersey is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Carolina.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games against an opponent in the Metropolitan Division division.

Los Angeles VS Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles' last 7 games.
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Edmonton.
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Edmonton's last 12 games.
Edmonton is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home.
Edmonton is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Los Angeles.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 25

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday, April 25​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WAS at MON	07:00 PM	MON +103 U 6.0	+500 +500
CAR at NJ	08:00 PM	NJ +149 U 5.5	+500 +500
LA at EDM	10:00 PM	EDM -143 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NHL 2025 PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/25/2025................4 - 2 - 0....................66.66%....................+ 11.60
04/24/2025................4 - 3 - 0....................57.14%....................+ 6.50
04/23/2025................4 - 2 - 0....................66.66%....................+ 13.00
04/22/2025................4 - 3 - 0.....................57,14%...................- 1.50
04/21/2025.................3 - 2- 0.....................60.00%...................+ 4.00
04/20/2025................4 - 2 - 0.....................66.66%....................+ 9.50
04/19/2025................2 - 1 - 1.....................66.60%....................+ 4.50

TOTALS...................25 - 15 - 0.....................62.50%....................+ 47.60

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in total bases:
71— Corbin Carroll, Ariz
69— Aaron Judge, NYY
65— Kyle Tucker, Chi
62— Pete Alonso, NYM
59— Tyler Soderstrom, A’s
58— Alex Bregman, Bos/Fernando Tatis Jr SD

Quote of the Day
“I know he would love to wear that number, but hey, I think it’s retired. Get another number, I don’t care if it’s double zero, and then make it famous.”
Lawrence Taylor, declining Abdul Carter’s request to wear number 56

Saturday’s quiz
Where did Lawrence Taylor play his college football?

Friday’s quiz
Tom Brady was the 199th player taken in the 2000 draft, a 6th round pick; Mark Bulger was drafted by the Saints in that 6th round, 31 picks ahead of Brady. Bulger was 42-56 as an NFL starter, 1-2 in playoff games

Thursday’s quiz
Last time the New Orleans Saints drafted a QB in the first round, they took Archie Manning, way back in 1971.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday night……..

— Three rounds of the NFL Draft are over; five QB’s have been selected:
Cam Ward, Titans
Jaxson Dart, Giants
Tyler Shough, Saints
Jalen Milroe, Seahawks
Dillon Gabriel, Browns

— Giants drafted DE Abdul Carter with the #3 pick Thursday; apparently he reached out to Giants’ legend Lawrence Taylor, to see if he could wear Taylor’s number 56, which has been retired by the team.

Taylor said no, so Carter won’t be wearing number 56.

— Jets drafted TE Mason Taylor, whose father Jason Taylor was a Hall of Fame defensive end, mostly for the Dolphins.

— Ohio State has had a receiver drafted in the first round of the last four drafts.

— Rams only got 459 receiving yards from tight ends last year, lowest figure in the NFL; they drafted Oregon TE Terrance Ferguson, who Nick Saban gave a thumbs-up to. Truth is, Saban tends to be more enthusiastic about defensive players than players on the offensive side.

— Six of the first 38 picks played college ball at Ohio State.

— There was a trade between Carolina-Denver which wound up involving eight draft picks, all so the Panthers could move up six slots in the second round.

— Las Vegas Raiders have made the playoffs twice in the last 22 years; you get the idea that with Pete Carroll the coach now, that is about to change.

— Chicago Bears drafted Missouri WR Luther Burden III, whose grandfather Ticky Burden played in the ABA (Virginia Squires) and NBA (Knicks). Ticky Burden is from here in Albany, NY; he is in the starting five of best-ever ballplayers who grew up in this area.

— Famous birthdays, April 26th:
Carol Burnett, 92
Gary Cuozzo, 84
Amos Otis, 78
Bill Wennington, 62

Kevin James, 60
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, 58
Geoff Blum, 52
Toby Leonard Moore, 44

Cole Beasley, 36
Joey Wendle, 35
Aaron Judge, 33
Bailey Zappe, 26

— Nationals 5, Mets 4
Washington scored twice in the bottom of the ninth.
James Wood had the game-winning hit.
Mets hit into a triple play for first time in 15 years.
Loss snaps the Mets’ seven-game winning streak.

— Royals 2, Astros 0
Seth Lugo threw eight scoreless innings.
Kansas City has won five games in a row.
Bobby Witt has a 17-game hitting streak.

— Rays 1, Padres 0
Shane Baz threw seven shutout IP.
Padres lost five of their last seven games.
San Diego got shut out in its last two games.

— A’s 6, White Sox 5
Jacob Wilson homered, drove in three runs.
White Sox led 3-1 in sixth inning
A’s even their record at 13-13.

— Twins 11, Angels 4
Trevor Larnach, homered, doubled, drove in four runs.
Kyle Hendricks gave up seven runs in three IP.
Minnesota won three of its last four games.

— Pirates 3, Dodgers 0
Paul Skenes got 19 outs, allowed only five hits.
Skenes threw a career-high 108 pitches.
Dodgers are 8-10 after their 8-0 start.

— Reds 8, Rockies 7
Noelvi Marte was 3-5 with two RBI
Colorado lost for 21st time in its first 25 games.
Jordan Beck has five home runs in his last three games.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Giants, Dodgers, Diamondbacks
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Rangers. Wild Cards: Guardians, Mariners, Astros