CNOTES 2025 2026 NHL NEWS, BEST BETS, AND OPINION !

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/03/2025.......................3 - 2 - 0............................60.00%....................+ 2.50
11/02/2025.......................2 - 5 - 1............................28.57%....................- 17.00
11/01/2025.......................3 - 2 - 0............................60.00%....................+ 4.00

TOTALS.............................8- 9 - 1............................47.05%.....................- 7.50

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Week 10 NFL spreads:
— Saints @ Carolina (-5.5)
— Cardinals @ Seattle (-6.5)
— Lions (-8.5) @ Washington
— Rams (-3.5) @ San Francisco
— Steelers @ LA Chargers (-3.5)
— Eagles @ Green Bay (-2.5)

Quote of the Day
“Coach Freeze is a man of integrity, and we are appreciative of his investment in Auburn and his relentless work over the last three years in bolstering our roster. Our expectations for Auburn football are to annually compete for championships, and the search for the next leader of Auburn football begins immediately.”
Auburn athletic director John Cohen; integrity doesn’t matter when your record is 15-19

Tuesday’s quiz
Which two NBA teams has Rick Pitino coached?

Monday’s quiz
Toronto Argonauts have won the CFL’s Grey Cup the most times.

Sunday’s quiz
Packers’ QB Jordan Love played his college football at Utah State.

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Tuesday’s Den: Wrapping up the first night of college basketball……..​

College/minor league basketball tipped off Monday; here’s a recap:
Remember in school, on the first day, when the white board in class was clean? This is what the first night of college hoop has become; no one knows ANYTHING, and that includes coaches.
So many teams are total rebuilds; it is like junior college ball, teams constantly starting over, so we pay attention and try to learn quickly.

— Arizona 93, Florida 87
Gators led 32-20 midway thru first half.
6-8 freshman Peat had 30 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.
His brother/father are/were offensive linemen in the NFL.
Arizona was 31-38 on foul line, Florida 20-30.

— BYU 71, Villanova 66
Villanova was 10-35 on the arc; they had a 49-43 edge on the boards.
BYU had only four turnovers the whole game (+7)
BYU’s star freshman AJ Dybanta scored 21 points.
I thought they said on TV that Dybanta is getting paid $7M this year; SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS!!!!

— “Winning helps, and losing doesn’t”

Hawaii Pacific 79, Boise State 78
Hawaii Pacific is a D-2 team; this is a horrific loss for a team that was 99-40 over the last four seasons. The Sharks shot 60% inside the arc. Boise was 10-33 behind the arc.

— New Orleans 78, TCU 74
Horned Frogs were a 21-point favorite.
TCU shot 3-27 on the arc, were out-rebounded 38-28.
Great win for the Privateers, who were 26-70 the last three years.

— Close wins can be red flags:

Auburn 95, Bethune-Cookman 90
Wildcats are coached by former NBA star Reggie Theus; they were 12-22 on the arc.
Auburn started a freshman, two sophs; they were 27-38 on foul line, visitors were 8-9.

Georgia Tech 56, Maryland-Eastern Shore 52 OT
UMES led by nine with 14:31 left in the game.
Tech shot 5-26 on the arc, 9-18 on the foul line.
Only seven players scored for the Yellow Jackets.

Xavier 66, Marist 62
Marist led by a point with 2:11 left in the game.
Red Foxes shot 52.9% inside the arc, out-rebounded Xavier 33-31.
Xavier started four seniors; they were 7-26 behind the arc.

Baylor 96, Texas-Rio Grande 81
Baylor only played eight guys the whole game (78 possessions)
Vaqueros led 26-12 midway thru the first half.
Baylor shot 60% inside the arc, had a 42-26 edge on the glass.

Famous birthdays, November 4th:
Ralph Macchio, 64
Eric Karros, 57
Carlos Baerga, 57
Matthew McConaughey, 56
Orlando Pace, 50
Lorenzen Wright, 50
Tyrese Maxey, 25

— Ohio State 118, IU-Indianapolis 102
IUI has a new head coach after going 24-101 the last four years; they brought in a D-2 coach from West Liberty College who loves to press and play fast- they went 217-37 in his tenure there.
How will the Jaguars fare in the Horizon League?
They scored 102 points on Ohio State, at least a little impressive.
Game had 86 possessions; a normal game has around 70 possessions. Very fast pace.
IU-Indy shot 68.4% inside the arc, 12-38 outside the arc.
Problem with this game for IU-Indy?
Ohio State was 42-53 on the foul line, Jaguars were 14-20.
They’re a team worth watching.

— MAC/Sun Belt held a 13-game challenge Monday; home teams went 9-4 SU, with all the MAC teams at home. All the teams that won also covered the spread.

Buffalo 85, Southern Miss 79
Golden Eagles led 26-11 early on.
Southern Miss shot 65.6% inside the arc, Buffalo 52.2%
Buffalo was 12-30 on the arc, 12-23 inside the arc.

— Florida Atlantic 83, Boston College 78 OT
BC led by five points with 1:03 left in regulation.
Owls shot 12-24 on the arc, only 13-25 on the foul line.
ACC teams shouldn’t lose to Florida Atlantic, who went 18-16 LY after Dusty May went 60-13 his last two years at FAU, before bolting to Michigan. But if you’re an ACC team that has hopes for a good season, you can’t lose to Florida Atlantic.

— Drake 77, Northern Arizona 71
NAU led by nine with 9:26 left in the game.
Drake is on its third coach in three years; they had five guys score in double figures.

— Again, today was the first step on a very long journey thru this season; it’ll be fun to follow.

 

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Tuesday, November 4

 

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Tuesday, November 4

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Trend Report
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Utah VS Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games.
Utah is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Buffalo.
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games against Utah.
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing at home against Utah.

Philadelphia VS Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Montreal.
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games.
Montreal is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.

Boston VS New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games.
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games against NY Islanders.
Boston is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Islanders' last 13 games.
NY Islanders is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Islanders' last 8 games against Boston.
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.

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

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

Nashville VS Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games.
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Nashville is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games against Nashville.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home.

Tampa Bay VS Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games.
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road.
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games against Tampa Bay.
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay.

Florida VS Anaheim
Florida is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Florida is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games against Anaheim.
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games.
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Anaheim is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Anaheim is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida.

Detroit VS Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Vegas.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas' last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vegas' last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit.
Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Vegas is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.

Winnipeg VS Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games.
Winnipeg is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
Winnipeg is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Los Angeles.
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Los Angeles is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles' last 5 games against Winnipeg.
Los Angeles is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles' last 10 games when playing at home against Winnipeg.


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Tuesday, November 4​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
BOS at NYI	07:00 PM	NYI -165	+500
PHI at MON	07:00 PM	MON -160 O 5.5	+500 +500
CAR at NYR	07:00 PM	NYR -105	+500
UTAH at BUF	07:00 PM	UTAH -135 O 6.5	+500 +500
EDM at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL -125	+500
NAS at MIN	08:00 PM	MIN -210	+500
TB at COL	09:30 PM	TB +125	+500
FLA at ANA	10:00 PM	FLA -160	+500
DET at VEG	10:00 PM	VEG -190	+500
WIN at LA	10:30 PM	WIN +105	+500

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Father/son duos to both homer in the postseason:
10— Vladimir Guerrero Sr/ Vladimir Guerrero Jr
8— Cecil/Prince Fielder
7— Tony/Eduardo Perez
5— Bob/Bret Boone
4— Bob/Aaron Boone
2— Julian/Stan Javier

Quote of the Day
“……I take all the variables that I have to make a decision and make the decision when I need to, and I think we’re doing a pretty good job on offense. I like what the offense is doing right now.”
Arizona Cardinals’ coach Jonathan Gannon, on starting QB Jacoby Brissett again this week

Wednesday’s quiz
Who was the Arizona Cardinals’ coach the last time they won a playoff game?

Tuesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has coached the Knicks and Celtics in the NBA.

Monday’s quiz
Toronto Argonauts have won the CFL’s Grey Cup the most times.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..​

Lot of stuff going on, with seasons overlapping……..
— Tuesday was the NFL’s trade deadline; Jets dumped DT Quinnen Williams, CB Ahmad (Sauce) Gardner, got three first round draft picks in return.
Next two drafts, Jets now own five first round picks. Which quarterback will they draft?

— Teams with two first round picks in the 2026 Draft: Rams, Browns, Jets

— Cardinals 27, Cowboys 17
Arizona snaps a five-game losing skid, all close losses.
Arizona’s first six drives: 52 plays, 312 yards, 27 points.
Last four games, Cardinals converted 36-72 third down plays.
Cardinals are 9-1 ATS last ten games as a road underdog.
Cowboys in first half: 28 plays, 98 yards, no points.
Cowboys’ only first half score came on a blocked punt for TD.
Cowboys were minus-3 in turnovers.
Dallas is 0-5 when they score less than 37 points.

— In their last two games, Houston Texans scored on 9 of their 23 drives, which isn’t bad, but unfortunately for the Texans, those nine scores were 7 field goals, only 2 touchdowns.
In Sunday’s 18-15 loss to Denver, Texans went 5-for-6 kicking field goals, but you don’t win much when you don’t score a touchdown.

— Famous birthdays, November 5th:
Elke Sommer, 85
Art Garfunkel, 84
Tatum O’Neal, 62
Famke Janssen, 61
Javy Lopez, 55
Johnny Damon, 52
Jason Kelce, 38
Odell Backham Jr, 33

— NFL divisional trends:

AFC East
14-10 ATS non-divisional games

AFC North
Home teams 4-0 ATS divisional games
9-17 ATS non-divisional games

AFC South
12-12 ATS non-divisional games

AFC West
8-5 ATS non-divisional home games.
4-9 ATS non-divisional road games.

NFC East
Home teams 4-2 ATS divisional games
10-13 ATS non-divisional games

NFC North
5-2 ATS non-divisional home favorite

NFC South
13-15 ATS non-divisional games

NFC West
16-7 ATS non-divisional games

— College football trends, conference games:

American
Home favorites 10-6 ATS
Road favorites 11-6 ATS

ACC
Home favorites 11-14 ATS
Road favorites 11-9 ATS

Big 18
Home favorites 12-17 ATS
Road favorites 10-10 ATS

Big X
Home favorites 10-6 ATS
Road favorites 11-6 ATS

Conference USA
Home favorites 8-6 ATS
Home underdogs 7-4 ATS

Mid-American
Home favorites 12-5 ATS
Home underdogs 9-3 ATS

Mountain West
Home favorites 9-8 ATS
Home underdogs 4-4 ATS

SEC
Home favorites 15-13 ATS
Home underdogs 7-6 ATS

Sun Belt
Home favorites 10-8 ATS
Home underdogs 9-6 ATS

— Movie of the Day: The Fugitive (1993)- A doctor is wrongly accused of murdering his wife; he has to find the real killer while being pursued by a veteran US Marshal.
Harrison Ford is the doctor, Tommy Lee Jones is the marshal, Sela Ward is the doctor’s wife, Joe Pantoliano is one of the other policemen.
Excellent movie, lot of drama.

— UConn’s football is 6-3 and bowl eligible under coach Jim Mora Jr; all three of their losses came in overtime. Huskies won the Fenway Bowl LY, their first bowl win since 2009.

— Auburn fired football coach Hugh Freeze, who went 15-19 in 2+ years with the Tigers; he gets a $15.8M buyout to take a hike. Auburn has lost five of its last six games.

— South Carolina is 3-6, lost its last four games; they fired offensive coordinator Mike Shula, who was in his first season as Carolina’s OC. Gamecocks rank last in the SEC in both points (19.7) and yards per game (294.1).
Mike Shula is the answer to a good trivia question: he was the head coach at Alabama just before Nick Saban took over the Crimson Tide.

— With coaching jobs coming open, other coaches get big raises to stay where they are:
Nebraska signed Matt Rhule to a two-year contract extension that will take him through the 2032 season; Nebraska is 6-2 this year; Rhule led the program to its first bowl game since 2016 last year.
SMU signed coach Rhett Lashlee to a new seven-year deal that keeps him with the Mustangs thru 2032; $$$ details weren’t provided, but apparently the deal will make him one of the 10 highest-paid coaches in college football.

 

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NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, November 5

NHL

Wednesday, November 5

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Trend Report
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Utah VS Toronto
Utah is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games.
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Toronto.
Utah is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 8 games.
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Toronto's last 20 games against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home.

St. Louis VS Washington
The total has gone OVER in 13 of St. Louis' last 18 games.
St. Louis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against Washington.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis' last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 18 games.
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games against St. Louis.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 14 games at home.

Columbus VS Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus' last 10 games.
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Columbus is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games against Calgary.
Columbus is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games.
Calgary is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games.
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus.

San Jose VS Seattle
San Jose is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games.
San Jose is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle.
San Jose is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games against San Jose.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose.

Chicago VS Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games.
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Chicago is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games against Vancouver.
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games at home.
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.


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