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

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Monday, December 15​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ANA at NYR	07:00 PM	U 6.0*****	+500
FLA at TB	07:00 PM	TB -120***** U 6.0*****	+500 +500
OTT at WIN	07:30 PM	O 6.0*****	+500
NAS at STL	08:00 PM	STL -110***** O 6.0*****	+500 +500
LA at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL -135***** U 5.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NHL DECEMBER BEST BETS !

12/15/2025......................5 - 3 - 0.....................62.50%........................+ 8.50
12/14/2025......................2 - 3 - 1.....................40.00%.......................- 4.00
12/13/2025......................6 - 6 - 0......................50.00%......................+ 4.75
12/12/2025.......................0 -2 - 0......................00.00%......................- 10.25
12/11/2025.......................5 - 5 - 0......................50.00%.....................+ 3.00
12/10/2025......................3 - 3 - 0......................50.00%......................+ 0.55
12/09/2025......................9 - 3 - 0......................75.00%......................+ 28.00
12/08/2025......................4 - 2 - 0......................66.66%.......................+ 7.75
12/07/2025......................5 - 5 - 0......................50.00%.......................+ 7.25
12/06/2025......................4 - 5 - 0......................44.44%.......................- 6.75
12/05/2025......................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%........................- 4.00
12/04/2025......................9 - 3 - 1.....................75.00%........................+34.20
12/03/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.....................25.00%........................- 23.75
12/01/2025......................6 - 1 - 2......................85.71%.......................+ 26.50

TOTALS.........................63 - 51 - 4.....................55.26%........................+ 71.95

 

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Tuesday’s 7-pack:
There are seven unbeaten teams left in college basketball:
Arizona
Duke
Iowa State
Miami OH
Michigan
Nebraska
Vanderbilt

Quote of the Day
“It has been a tumultuous time. A lot of … first disbelief, then anger, then really, what we’re in right now is the kids, quite frankly, feel very betrayed, and we’re trying to work through that. Lots of arms around shoulders, lot of listening, lot of telling them that you love them, but showing it, because words are cheap, and that takes a lot of time. What it really takes is you being willing to listen.”
Michigan’s interim football coach, Biff Poggi

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, what actor played A’s manager Art Howe?

Monday’s quiz
First three picks in the 2024 NFL Draft:
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, all QB’s.
Marvin Harrison Jr was the 4th player taken in the 2024 Draft.

Sunday’s quiz
Philip Rivers broke into the NFL with the San Diego Chargers in 2004; the Chargers’ coach back then was Marty Schottenheimer, whose son coaches the Cowboys now.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….​

I write this with a heavy heart; this weekend in Los Angeles, Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered in their home- their 32-year old son is being charged with the crime.
Rob Reiner was a film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and political activist; he was smart, decent, funny and very talented. We need more decent people in this world.
Our world is a lesser place today. RIP to the Reiners.

— Steelers 28, Dolphins 15
Pittsburgh won its 23rd straight Monday night home game.
Steelers are 8-6, lead AFC North by a game over the Ravens.
Steelers-Ravens play in Week 18 in Pittsburgh.
Rodgers was 23-27/224 passing, with two TD’s.
Dolphins in first 3 quarters on a cold night: 26 plays, 82 yards, 3 points.
Kicker Patterson booted a career-high 54-yard FG for an early 3-0 lead.
Miami only ran the ball 16 times, for 63 yards.
Miami is 5-11 ATS last 16 games as a road underdog.

— I’d like to see a breakdown of each quarterback’s interceptions:
Underthrows
Overthrows
Balls that bounced off of receivers’ hands
Deflected passes
Field position for the INT’s; think it would be interesting.

— First three picks in the 2024 NFL Draft:
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye. All quarterbacks.
If that draft was held tomorrow, would they still go in the same order?

— Atlanta Falcons committed 19 penalties for 125 yards last week, and they still won at Tampa Bay. Hard to win with that many penalties.

— Famous birthdays, December 16:
Joyce Bulifant, 88
Jan van Breda Kolff, 74
Bart Oates, 67
Jeff Ruland, 67
Jerry Gray, 63
William Perry, 63
Bill Ripken, 61
Pete Fairbanks, 32

— Why are Oklahoma/Oklahoma State in different leagues?
Same with Washington/Washington State, Oregon-Oregon State.
It is nonsensical.

— Arizona Wildcats are first college basketball team in the last 30 years to beat five top 25 teams in the first nine games of a season.

— Hofstra beat Syracuse 70-69 in the Carrier Dome Saturday; Hofstra made 12-18 shots on the arc, 6-6 on the foul line, 10 days after they lost to Columbia of the Ivy League.

— Movie of the Day: A Few Good Men (1992)- A military lawyer tries to prove that two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were only following their base commander’s orders. Tremendous movie, directed by Rob Reiner, written by Aaron Sorkin.
Excellent cast: Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Kevin Pollak are the lawyers defending the Marines, Kevin Bacon is the opposing lawyer, Jack Nicholson is a Marine colonel- the scene when he is on the witness stand is one of the best scenes in movie history.
JT Walsh, Kiefer Sutherland, Noah Wyle, Joshua Malina are also in this movie, which you can see on BBC America these days.

Baseball transactions:
— Phillies signed OF Adolis Garcia for one year, $10M
— Twins signed 1B Josh Bell for one year, $7M
— Diamondbacks signed P Merrill Kelly for two years, $40M
— Mets signed IF/DH Jorge Polanco for two years, $40M
— Royals signed 3B Maikel Garcia for five years, $57.5M
— Blue Jays signed reliever Tyler Rogers for three years, $37M

— The guy that runs the Cardinals now, Chaim Bloom, is the guy who traded Mookie Betts to the Dodgers, when he was running the Red Sox. Yikes.

— Arizona 2B Ketel Marte’s no-trade list:
A’s
Pirates
Giants
Cardinals
Bronx

 

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Tuesday, December 16

 

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Tuesday, December 16

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Utah VS Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah is 7-13 SU in its last 20 games.
Utah is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games against Boston.
Utah is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home.
Boston is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Utah.

Anaheim VS Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Anaheim's last 12 games.
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Anaheim is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games against Columbus.
Anaheim is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
Columbus is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus' last 7 games against Anaheim.
Columbus is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Columbus is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim.

New York VS Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Islanders' last 16 games.
NY Islanders is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
NY Islanders is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Detroit.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders' last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games.
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games at home.
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders.

Philadelphia VS Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Montreal.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Montreal's last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games against Philadelphia.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Montreal's last 13 games at home.
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.

Vancouver VS New York
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vancouver's last 8 games.
Vancouver is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games.
Vancouver is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against NY Rangers.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers' last 5 games.
NY Rangers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Rangers' last 8 games against Vancouver.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers' last 8 games at home.

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

Edmonton VS Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games.
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Edmonton is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games against Pittsburgh.
Edmonton is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games.
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games against Edmonton.
Pittsburgh is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home.

Washington VS Minnesota
Washington is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
Washington is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 17 games.
Minnesota is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games against Washington.
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.

Calgary VS San Jose
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Calgary is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games against San Jose.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games on the road.
Calgary is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games against Calgary.
San Jose is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.
San Jose is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary.

Colorado VS Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 12 games.
Colorado is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games.
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Seattle.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games.
Seattle is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Seattle's last 17 games against Colorado.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games at home.


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Tuesday, December 16​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NYI at DET	07:00 PM	NYI +110***** U 6.0	+500 +500
PHI at MON	07:00 PM	PHI +105*****	+500
VAN at NYR	07:00 PM	VAN -102	+500
ANA at CLB	07:00 PM	ANA +118***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
UTAH at BOS	07:00 PM	O 6.5*****	+500
CHI at TOR	07:00 PM	CHI +165*****	+500
EDM at PIT	07:30 PM	PIT +120***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
WAS at MIN	08:00 PM	WAS -102	+500
CAL at SJ	10:00 PM	SJ +118***** O 5.5*****	+500 +500
COL at SEA	10:00 PM	SEA +260*****	+500

 

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CNOTES NHL DECEMBER BEST BETS !

12/16/2025......................5 - 6 - 0.....................45.45%........................- 4.25
12/15/2025......................5 - 3 - 0.....................62.50%........................+ 8.50
12/14/2025......................2 - 3 - 1.....................40.00%.......................- 4.00
12/13/2025......................6 - 6 - 0......................50.00%......................+ 4.75
12/12/2025.......................0 -2 - 0......................00.00%......................- 10.25
12/11/2025.......................5 - 5 - 0......................50.00%.....................+ 3.00
12/10/2025......................3 - 3 - 0......................50.00%......................+ 0.55
12/09/2025......................9 - 3 - 0......................75.00%......................+ 28.00
12/08/2025......................4 - 2 - 0......................66.66%.......................+ 7.75
12/07/2025......................5 - 5 - 0......................50.00%.......................+ 7.25
12/06/2025......................4 - 5 - 0......................44.44%.......................- 6.75
12/05/2025......................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%........................- 4.00
12/04/2025......................9 - 3 - 1.....................75.00%........................+34.20
12/03/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.....................25.00%........................- 23.75
12/01/2025......................6 - 1 - 2......................85.71%.......................+ 26.50

TOTALS.........................68 - 57 - 4.....................54.40%.........................+ 67.70

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Top seven teams in country in 2-point FG% defense:
38.7%— Michigan
39.9%— Duke
40.3%— North Carolina
40.6%— Cal-Irvine
42.4%— Syracuse/Seton Hall
42.6%— Indiana

Quote of the Day
“We’re all frustrated. Joe (Lacob) is frustrated. I’m frustrated. Steph and [Draymond Green], everybody’s frustrated. This is kind of how the league works. I hate when people are going to post private emails. Imagine if everyone’s emails were just publicly posted, how tough that would be to live our lives. Joe supports me 100 percent. I support him. We have a great connection. We’ve had so much continuity here. Our stable environment in our organization is one of our strengths.”
Steve Kerr, after the Warriors slipped to 13-14 this year

Wednesday’s quiz
When was the last time a team from the Big 10 Conference won the national championship in college basketball?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe.

Monday’s quiz
First three picks in the 2024 NFL Draft:
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, all QB’s.
Marvin Harrison Jr was the 4th player taken in the 2024 Draft.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Jacksonville State 17, Troy State 13
Trojans led 13-7 at halftime- their only TD was scored by the defense.
Troy in second half: 31 plays, 81 yards, two turnovers.
WR Johnson caught six passes for 101 yards for Jax State.
Troy State had won their last 79 games when they led after the third quarter.

— Knicks 124, Spurs 113
Knicks outscored San Antonio 35-19 in fourth quarter.
OG Anunoby scored 28 points for New York.
Knicks win the third annual NBA Cup.

— Teams that won the first two NBA Cup tournaments:
2023- Lakers finished 47-35, lost in first round of the real playoffs
2024- Bucks finished 48-34, lost in first round of the real playoffs

— St John’s 79, DePaul 66
Red Storm shot 10-22 on arc, DePaul 7-25
Blue Demons are 8-4 this year, 1-3 vs top 100 teams, but…….
…..since 2008, DePaul is 56-264 in Big East conference games.

— UConn 79, Butler 60
UConn lead 39-25 at halftime.
Huskies out-rebounded Butler, 47-29
UConn has won 7 in a row, is 11-1 (lost 71-67 to Arizona)

— Tennessee 83, Louisville 62
Louisville’s PG Brown didn’t play, and it showed.
Tennessee shot 62.9% inside the arc, snapped 3-game skid.
Louisville is 9-2, losing road games at Arkansas/Tennessee.

— Dayton 97, Florida State 69
Dayton was 40-47 on foul line; they shot 64.3% inside arc.
Flyers are forcing turnovers 24.4% of time (#3 in country)
Seminoles have lost five in a row, giving up 96.8 ppg.

— Clemson 68, South Carolina 61
Teams combined to shoot 9-40 on the arc.
Clemson is 9-3, 3-1 vs top 100 teams.
Gamecocks are 0-4 vs top 100 teams (all four losses by 7 or less points)

— Missouri State 63, Oral R0berts 62
Missouri State shot 57.7% inside the arc.
Oral Roberts shot 33.3% inside the arc.
Just second win for Bears, in their 7th game vs D-I teams. (5-5 overall)

— Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is now a part-owner of the NHL’s Nashville Predators.

— Famous birthdays, December 17th:
Ernie Hudson, 80
Eugene Levy, 79
Bill Pullman, 72
Bob Ojeda, 68
Albert King, 66
Claire Forlani, 54
Chase Utley, 47
Buddy Hield, 33
Daniel Vogelbach, 33
Caden Dana, 22

— Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (left elbow) is done for the year; he’s thrown for 1,262 yards in seven games this season, after leading Washington to a 12-5 record last year.

— Colts QB, 44-year old Philip Rivers has 10 kids (ten!!!); by playing this month, he’s extended his family’s NFL-paid for health insurance thru August 2031.

— When the NFL schedule came out last spring, wonder if the Dolphins howled about having to play a night game in Pittsburgh on December 14th?

— Texas Longhorns QB Arch Manning will be back in Austin next fall; he’s thrown for 2,553 yards this year for the 9-3 Longhorns, with 20 TD’s, 7 INTs.

— Minimum salary in major league baseball? $760,000.

— Major league players have a pension plan:
Full pensions comes with 10 years of service; if it isn’t claimed until age 62, it is worth $265,000 a year. Players can start collecting at age 45, but those payoffs would be lower.
Every 43 days spent on a big league roster earns a player credit.
The plan bumps up every year with a 1.8% cost of living increase.

— San Francisco Giants signed P Adrian Houser for two years, $22M. Houser was 8-5, 3.31 in 21 starts last year, for the White Sox/Rays.

— World Baseball Classic will happen in couple months; Dominican Republic has a very impressive lineup:
OF- Juan Soto, Julio Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis
1B- Vladimir Gurerrero
2B- Ketel Marte
SS- Geraldo Perdomo
3B- Jose Ramirez
C- Manier Diaz
DH- Junior Caminero
P- Sandy Alcantara