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

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 26

NHL

Monday, January 26

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles VS Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Los Angeles' last 14 games.
Los Angeles is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Los Angeles is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games against Columbus.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles' last 5 games on the road.
Columbus is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus' last 6 games against Los Angeles.
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles.

Boston VS New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games.
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games against NY Rangers.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers' last 5 games.
NY Rangers is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers' last 6 games against Boston.
NY Rangers is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home.

New York VS Philadelphia
NY Islanders is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
NY Islanders is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Philadelphia.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Islanders' last 17 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of NY Islanders' last 18 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games against NY Islanders.
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Utah VS Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
Utah is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games against Tampa Bay.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games.
Tampa Bay is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games against Utah.
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Anaheim VS Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games.
Anaheim is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games.
Anaheim is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games against Edmonton.
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Edmonton's last 18 games against Anaheim.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Edmonton's last 19 games at home.
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim.


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[Cnotes53]

Monday, January 26​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
BOS at NYR	07:00 PM	NYR +104***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
NYI at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI -112 U 6.0*****	+500 +500
UTAH at TB	07:00 PM	UTAH +136***** O 6.0	+500 +500
ANA at EDM	08:30 PM	ANA +222***** O 7.0*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/26/2026.............4 - 2 - 0..............66.66%............+ 10.50
01/25/3036.............4 - 5 - 0..............44.44%............- 4.65
01/24/2026.............6 - 5 - 0..............54.54%.............+ 4.65
01/21/2026.............6 - 2 - 0..............75%%................+ 31.40
01/20/2026.............4 - 5 - 0..............44.44%.............- 2.25
01/18/2026.............2 - 4 - 0..............33.33%.............- 10.50
01/17/2026.............6 - 4 - 0..............60.00%.............+ 8.40
01/16/2026.............1 - 3 - 0..............25.00%.............- 9.65
01/15/2026.............4 - 5 - 0..............44.44%.............- 1.40
01/14/22026..........2 - 4 - 0..............33.33%..............- 10.50
01/13/2026.............2 - 7 - 0..............22.22%..............- 23.30
01/12/2026.............6 - 8 - 0..............42.85%..............- 6.05
01/11/2026.............4 - 2 - 0..............66.66%...............+ 11.60
01/10/2026.............5 - 2 - 0..............71.42%...............+ 22.50
01/09/2026.............1 - 2 - 0..............33.33%...............- 4.95
01/08/2026.............4 - 5 - 0..............44.44%...............- 5.50
01/07/2026.............6 - 4 - 0..............60.00%...............+ 14.25
01/06/2026.............7 - 4 - 0..............63.63%...............+ 14.95
01/04/2026.............4 - 2 - 0..............66.66%...............+ 19.95
01/03/2026.............3 - 6 - 0,.............33.33%...............- 5.65
01/02/2026.............4 - 2 - 0..............66.66%...............+ 11.30
01/01/2026.............5 - 3 - 0..............62.50%...............+ 15.50

TOTALS................87 - 86- 0..............50.28%................+ 79.05

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
NFL teams with the easiest strength of schedule next year:
(based on 2025 records)
.429— Browns
.434— Saints
.450— Bengals
.465— Colts
.465— Falcons
.467— Lions

Quote of the Day
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
Anne Lamott

Tuesday’s quiz
How many times has Rick Pitino coached in a Final Four?

Monday’s quiz
Broncos coach Sean Payton was a replacement player during the 1987 NFL season, when teams played three games with replacement players during a labor impasse. Payton played three games for the Bears.

Sunday’s quiz
Houston Texans are the only NFL team that has never played in a conference championship game.

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Tuesday’s Den: My Mt Rushmore for various things…….​

These are my favorite things in certain areas; we all have our own favorites, thats what makes life interesting. Make your own lists, see what you come up with.

13) Las Vegas hotels:
Westgate, MGM, SouthPoint, Vdara

12) TV shows:
Law & Order, Magnum PI, Odd Couple, CSI

11) Sports movies:
— American Underdog
— Moneyball
— Any Given Sunday
— The Rookie

10) Non-sports movies:
— A Star is Born
— Last Vegas
— The Bodyguard
— Rounders

9) Food:
Pizza, spaghetti/meatballs, scrambled eggs/bacon, chicken parm

8) Current college basketball coaches:
— John Calipari
— Mark Few
— Bill Self
— Dan Hurley

7) All-time college basketball coaches:
— John Wooden
— Dean Smith
— Mike Krzyzewski
— Jerry Tarkanian

— Famous birthdays, January 27th:
Mimi Rogers, 70
Cris Collinsworth, 67
Matt Stover, 58
Fred Taylor, 50
Julio Teheran, 35
Bryan Reynolds, 31
Jordan Addison, 24
Angel Martinez, 24

6) Actresses:
Gina Gershon, Mimi Rogers, Sela Ward, Susan Sarandon

5) Musicians:
Bob Seger, Billy Joel, Pat Benatar, Van Morrison

3) Best NFL coaches:
Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh, Bill Belichick, Tom Landry

4) Favorite NFL coaches:
Sean McVay, Dick Vermeil, John Robinson, Don Coryell

2) Events I saw, in person:
— 2000 NFC title game: Rams 11, Buccaneers 6
— 2008 World Series game: Rays @ Phillies
— Frank Sinatra concert in Albany, 1990
— 2008 Tennessee @ South Carolina football game

1) Bucket List:
— Spring training baseball, preferably in Arizona
— Be an extra in a TV show, maybe get in the credits at the end
— Rams’ game in SoFi Stadium
— LSU home football game, on a Saturday night

 

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Tuesday, January 27

 

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NHL

Tuesday, January 27

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Trend Report
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Nashville VS Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 6 games.
Nashville is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games.
Boston is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games against Nashville.
Boston is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games at home.

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

Utah VS Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games.
Utah is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Utah is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games against Florida.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games.
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Florida is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Utah.

Vegas VS Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas' last 6 games.
Vegas is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games.
Vegas is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games against Montreal.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Vegas' last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games.
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games against Vegas.
Montreal is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home.

Winnipeg VS New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Winnipeg's last 13 games.
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against New Jersey.
Winnipeg is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of New Jersey's last 20 games.
New Jersey is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games against Winnipeg.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Jersey's last 8 games at home.

Buffalo VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Buffalo's last 11 games.
Buffalo is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games.
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against Toronto.
Buffalo is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games.
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games against Buffalo.
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Chicago VS Minnesota
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Chicago is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games against Minnesota.
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Chicago is 0-8 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home.
Minnesota is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Dallas VS St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas' last 7 games.
Dallas is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games.
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against St. Louis.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 6 games.
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis' last 7 games against Dallas.
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Washington VS Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games.
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Seattle.
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Seattle's last 17 games at home.
Seattle is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

San Jose VS Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games.
San Jose is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
San Jose is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games against Vancouver.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games on the road.
Vancouver is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Vancouver's last 18 games against San Jose.
Vancouver is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games at home.
Vancouver is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Jose.


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[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, January 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
VEG at MON	07:00 PM	MON +103***** O 6.5	+500 +500
UTAH at FLA	07:00 PM	UTAH +129***** O 6.0	+500 +500
BUF at TOR	07:00 PM	BUF +106***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
WIN at NJ	07:00 PM	WIN +115***** O 5.5	+500 +500
LA at DET	07:00 PM	LA +108***** O 5.5*****	+500 +500
NAS at BOS	07:00 PM	BOS -109 O 6.5*****	+500 +500
CHI at MIN	08:00 PM	CHI +175****** O 6.0	+500 +500
DAL at STL	08:00 PM	STL +137***** O 5.5*****	+500 +500
SJ at VAN	10:00 PM	VAN +108***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
WAS at SEA	10:00 PM	SEA +114***** O 6.0*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/27/2026.............9 - 4 - 0..............69.23%............+ 28.25
01/26/2026.............4 - 2 - 0..............66.66%............+ 10.50
01/25/3036.............4 - 5 - 0..............44.44%............- 4.65
01/24/2026.............6 - 5 - 0..............54.54%.............+ 4.65
01/21/2026.............6 - 2 - 0..............75%%................+ 31.40
01/20/2026.............4 - 5 - 0..............44.44%.............- 2.25
01/18/2026.............2 - 4 - 0..............33.33%.............- 10.50
01/17/2026.............6 - 4 - 0..............60.00%.............+ 8.40
01/16/2026.............1 - 3 - 0..............25.00%.............- 9.65
01/15/2026.............4 - 5 - 0..............44.44%.............- 1.40
01/14/22026..........2 - 4 - 0..............33.33%..............- 10.50
01/13/2026.............2 - 7 - 0..............22.22%..............- 23.30
01/12/2026.............6 - 8 - 0..............42.85%..............- 6.05
01/11/2026.............4 - 2 - 0..............66.66%...............+ 11.60
01/10/2026.............5 - 2 - 0..............71.42%...............+ 22.50
01/09/2026.............1 - 2 - 0..............33.33%...............- 4.95
01/08/2026.............4 - 5 - 0..............44.44%...............- 5.50
01/07/2026.............6 - 4 - 0..............60.00%...............+ 14.25
01/06/2026.............7 - 4 - 0..............63.63%...............+ 14.95
01/04/2026.............4 - 2 - 0..............66.66%...............+ 19.95
01/03/2026.............3 - 6 - 0,.............33.33%...............- 5.65
01/02/2026.............4 - 2 - 0..............66.66%...............+ 11.30
01/01/2026.............5 - 3 - 0..............62.50%...............+ 15.50

TOTALS................96 - 90- 0..............51.61%.................+ 107.30

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Highest paid players in the NBA this year:
$59,606,817— Steph Curry
$55,224,526— Joel Embiid
$55,224,526— Nikola Jokic
$54,708,609— Kevin Durant
$54,126,450— Jayson Tatum
$54,126,450— Giannis Antetokounmpo
$54,126,450— Anthony Davis

Quote of the Day
“We’re both geeked for the future and the possibilities…….not relying too heavily on Justin’s (Herbert) ability to do above and beyond, I think, is critical to maximize those types of opportunities. That’ll be one of the first things that we’ll try to do, is take a little off his plate so that he is free to do that when his greatness is required.”
Chargers OC Mike McDaniel

Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the baseball players who have hit 400+ home runs, who stole the most bases?

Tuesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has coached in seven Final Fours, winning two titles.

Monday’s quiz
Broncos coach Sean Payton was a replacement player during the 1987 NFL season, when teams played three games with replacement players during a labor impasse. Payton played three games for the Bears.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— I‘m still trying to process this one; Bill Belichick didn’t get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility. Wow.

Belichick was 333-178 as an NFL head coach, won six Super Bowls, was an assistant coach with the Giants when they won two other Super Bowls. I figured this was a foregone conclusion, but off-field issues, like spying on opponents’ practices and filming opponents’ signals on the sidelines, are said to have been used against him in the voting.

Tom Brady gets into the Hall of Fame in 2028; will they make Belichick wait until then?
(By the way, I would’ve voted for him, as long as he let Ernie Adams introduce him in Canton).

— Buffalo Bills named offensive coordinator Joe Brady their new head coach; Brady has been with the Bills for four years, was OC the last two. Brady was an assistant coach at LSU when Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase were playing there.
Seven of nine candidates interviewed by Buffalo have a primarily offensive background.

— Denver Broncos fired their offensive coordinator and two other assistants Tuesday, two days after they lost the AFC title game 10-7 to New England.
Let’s be real; Sean Payton is the head coach/offensive coordinator; Joe Lombardi worked for Payton for 15 years, and he gets fired? Oh by the way, Denver’s QB broke his ankle and didn’t play last week. Thats no one’s fault, just bad luck.

— Other coaching news:
LA Chargers named former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel their new OC.
Detroit Lions hired former Giants assistant Mike Kafka as an offensive assistant.
Tennessee Titans hired former Giants head coach Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator.

— Former QB Matt Ryan calls the shots now for the Falcons; interesting that he hired a new coach (Kevin Stefanski) before he hired a new general manager.

— In baseball, San Francisco Giants signed OF Harrison Bader for two years, $20.5M; Bader hit .277 last year, with a .796 OPS for two teams. He is a very good defensive outfielder.

— Astros Jose Altuve/Carlos Correa are bypassing the World Baseball Classic, supposedly because they couldn’t get insurance on their contracts for the tournament.
Correa will make $31M this year, Altuve $33M. Three years ago, Altuve broke his thumb in the WBC, when he was hit by a pitch. He played in only 90 games that year.

— Famous birthdays, January 28th:
Alan Alda, 90
Larvell Blanks, 76
Harley Jane Kozak, 69
Michael Cage, 64
Tom Hodson, 59
Jermaine Dye, 52
Mark Madsen, 50
Daunte Culpepper, 49
Andre Iguodala, 42
Hunter Renfroe, 34
Ke’Bryan Hayes, 29
Payton Pritchard, 28

— Michigan 75, Nebraska 72
Michigan was 19-23 on foul line, Nebraska 3-4
Nebraska led by 7 with 8:10 left in the game.
Cornhuskers were missing two starters, still led most of the night.
First loss of season for Nebraska, after a 20-0 start.

— Arkansas 83, Oklahoma 79
Oklahoma led by 13 with 6:43 left in first half.
Hogs shot 71.7% inside arc, 2-17 outside arc.
Arkansas won seven of its last nine games.
Oklahoma has lost seven in a row, after an 11-3 start.

— Saint Louis 79, George Washington 76
GW led by 15 late in the first half.
Billikens won their last 14 games, are 8-0 in A-14.
Saint Louis won despite going 11-22 on foul line.

— Ill-Chicago 76, Indiana State 74
Ill-Chicago scored on steal/layup with 0:01.8 left for the win.
Indiana State led by a hoop with 0:16 left in game.
Flames have won seven in a row, after a 5-10 start.
Ill-Chicago was +10 in turnovers (21-11).

— Indiana 72, Purdue 67
Coach DeVries wins his first game against the Hoosiers’ in-state rival.
Indiana shot 12-33 on the arc, 11-17 inside arc.
Purdue lost its last three games, after a 17-1 start.

— Miami OH 86, UMass 84
Miami is 21-0, one of two unbeatens (Arizona) in country
UMass led this game by 10, late in first half.
RedHawks were 28-38 on foul line, UMass 13-17
Miami is 21-0; here are their last three games:
W105-102 OT vs Buffalo
W 107-101 OT @ Kent State
W 86-84 vs UMass………I don’t think they’d get an at-large bid to NCAA’s; their non-league strength of schedule is #363, 3rd-easiest in country.

— Virginia 100, Notre Dame 97, 2OT
Notre Dame led 39-20 in first half, by 6 with 2:13 left in regulation.
6-9 frosh DeRidder scored 32 points, had 8 rebounds.
Virginia has won 12 of its last 14 games.