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

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU FEBRUARY

02/02/2026.............7 - 11 - 0.............38.88%............- 18.65
02/01/2026...............2 - 4 - 0.............33.33%............- 10.50

TOTALS....................9 -15 - 0.............37.50%............- 29.15

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

TOTALS.............116 - 105- 0..............52.48%................+ 139.55

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Lowest over/under win totals for baseball this year:
51.5- Rockies
64.5- White Sox
65.5- Nationals
69.5- Angels
70.5- Cardinals
72.5- Marlins

Thought of the Day
“They continue to embody the standard of this franchise to compete for championships, consistently delivering a product that our fans and city can be proud of. Their collaboration embodies the ‘We Then Me’ ethos we seek in our players, coaches and staff, and we are thrilled they will be leading the Los Angeles Rams for years to come.”
Rams owner Stan Kroenke, on signing Sean McVay/Les Snead to contract extensions

Tuesday’s quiz
Since 2000, which NFL team has had the most head coaches?

Monday’s quiz
In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray’s character’s (Phil Connors) is a TV weatherman.

Sunday’s quiz
Near the end of the movie The Wedding Singer, Billy Idol appears in the scene on an airplane.

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

— Good news for me and all Rams fans; the team re-signed coach Sean McVay, GM Les Snead to multi-year contract extensions. Since 2017, the Rams have a 92-57 regular-season record, which is the fifth best in the NFL; under McVay, they’re 10-6 in playoff games, 1-1 in Super Bowls.

— St Louis Cardinals traded 2B Brendan Donovan to Seattle Monday, in a 3-way trade:
Mariners get 2B Brendan Donovan
Tampa Bay gets 3B Ben Williamson
Cardinals get:
P Jurrangelo Clijnte (throws lefty and righty)
OF’s Tai Peete, Colton Ledbetter
Competitive balance Round B pick

— Some insurance companies won’t insure ballplayers who are scheduled to play in next month’s World Baseball Classic, so they aren’t going to play.
As many as eight players eligible to play for Puerto Rico haven’t been approved for insurance, including Francisco Lindor, and Puerto Rico is hosting some of the early round games.
Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa also won’t be playing in the WBC. Shohei Ohtani will be a DH, but he won’t be pitching.

— If you have a pitcher from the San Francisco Giants on your fantasy team, are you queasy that the right side of the Giants infield is going to be Rafael Devers/Luis Arraez?
Very good hitters, shaky in the field.

— There are 28 days in February; this year was the first time since 2015 that February 1st was a Sunday, so on a regular calendar, the month fits perfectly into four rows.
This won’t happen again until 2037.

— Famous birthdays, February 3rd:
Fran Tarkenton, 86
Blythe Danner, 83
Bob Griese, 81
Bake McBride, 77
Morgan Fairchild, 76
Fred Lynn, 74
Maura Tierney, 61
Vlade Divac, 58
Skip Schumaker, 46
Tyler Huntley, 28

— International NFL games next fall:
3 games in London
One game in Australia
One game in Brazil
One game in Germany
One game in Spain

— Before this season, Seahawks were 50-1 to win the Super Bowl, Patriots 80-1.

— Florida State offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn retired from coaching Monday, ending his 35-year coaching career. Malzahn was 105-62 as a head coach at three schools. Florida State led the ACC in total offense this past season.

— In the NBA, 76ers star Paul George was suspended 25 games for taking ‘improper medication’ whatever that means. George misses out on $469,691.72 for each of the 25 games he will miss, a total loss of $11,742,293. Yikes.

— NBA players who have played for the most teams:
13- Ish Smith
12- Chucky Brown
Jim Jackson
Tony Massenburg
Joe Smith.

— Movie of the Day: Groundhog Day (1993)- A TV weatherman from Pittsburgh is sent to cover Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, PA for the fourth year in a row; he isn’t happy about it, and makes no effort to hide it. He and his two co-workers get stuck because in Punxsutawney because of a snowstorm.

This is where it gets strange; when the weatherman wakes up the next day, it is Groundhog Day again, and he lives the same day, over and over, for the rest of the movie.

I hadn’t seen this movie for probably 25 years; it is legitimately strange, but there are parts that are funny. Bill Murray is the weatherman, Andie McDowell/Chris Elliott are his co-workers.

— Since 2004, Gonzaga is 44-5 SU in the WCC Tournament.
Last four years, NC-Greensboro was 48-24 in Southern Conference games, which is really good, but SoCon is a one-bid league, and in those four years, UNCG is 0-4 in the SoCon tournament.
No bueno.

— Last weekend. there was a boxing card at Madison Square Garden; in one of the bouts, a guy got punched so hard that his hairpiece popped upward from the front, revealing a large bald spot that covered most of his head.
Why was he wearing a hairpiece?
What were the odds that this would happen, and the guy would still win his fight? (He did)

— RIP to Catherine O’Hara, 71, a terrific actress who passed away over the weekend; she was part of the great TV show Second City TV, was the mom in Home Alone, and won an Emmy for her role in the TV show Schitt’s Creek. RIP, ma’am

— OF Austin Hays signed on with the White Sox for one year, $6M; last year, Hays hit .266 with a .765 OPS in 103 games with Cincinnati.

— The tractor trailer loaded with baseball equipment took off for Red Sox spring training in Fort Myers Monday; pitchers and catchers report a week from today. On the truck……
20,400 baseballs
200 batting gloves
200 batting helmets
1,100 bats
20 cases of bubble gum
60 cases of sunflower seeds
Spring training can’t start soon enough.

 

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Tuesday, February 3

 

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Tuesday, February 3

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Trend Report
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Ottawa VS Carolina
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Ottawa is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games against Carolina.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Ottawa's last 16 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina.
Carolina is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Carolina's last 17 games against Ottawa.
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa.

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

Washington VS Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games.
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Washington is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games against Philadelphia.
Washington is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 17 games.
Philadelphia is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games.
Philadelphia is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Philadelphia is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Washington.

Pittsburgh VS New York
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games.
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games against NY Islanders.
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders' last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders' last 7 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders' last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Islanders' last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.

Buffalo VS Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Buffalo's last 15 games.
Buffalo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Buffalo is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games against Tampa Bay.
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games.
Tampa Bay is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games.
Tampa Bay is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Tampa Bay is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Buffalo.

Toronto VS Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games.
Toronto is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
Toronto is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games against Edmonton.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Edmonton's last 18 games at home.
Edmonton is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto.

Seattle VS Anaheim
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Seattle is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games against Anaheim.
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Anaheim's last 18 games.
Anaheim is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 11 games against Seattle.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Anaheim's last 16 games at home.

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Tuesday, February 3​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
OTT at CAR	07:00 PM	OTT +151***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
WAS at PHI	07:00 PM	WAS +116***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
CLB at NJ	07:00 PM	CLB -106 O 6.0*****	+500 +500
PIT at NYI	07:30 PM	PIT -105 O 5.5*****	+500 +500
BUF at TB	07:30 PM	BUF +162***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
TOR at EDM	08:30 PM	TOR +156***** O 7.0*****	+500 +500
SEA at ANA	10:00 PM	SEA +121***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU FEBRUARY

02/03/2026...............4 - 7 - 0..............36.36%............- 13.70
02/02/2026.............7 - 11 - 0.............38.88%............- 18.65
02/01/2026...............2 - 4 - 0.............33.33%............- 10.50

TOTALS...................13 -22 - 0.............37.14%............- 42.85

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !
TOTALS.............116 - 105- 0..............52.48%................+ 139.55

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Saint Louis 91, Davidson 82- Billikens have won 16 in a row, are 22-1.
— USC 81, Indiana 75- Trojans were 25-31 on line, had 40-25 edge on boards.
— NC State 84, SMU 83- State’s Copeland had 16 assists, 10 rebounds, no turnovers.
— Kent State 75, Toledo 72- Rockets led by 17 with 9:21 left in the game.
— Boise State 91, Nevada 87 OT- Broncos shot 69% inside the arc.
— Miami 73, Buffalo 71- Miami is 23-0; four of their last five wins were by 2 or less points, or in overtime.

Thought of the Day
“Our members have no appetite for a regular-season 18th game. The 18th game is not casual for us. It’s a very serious issue. It’s something that comes out of negotiations, and nothing will move forward until players have the opportunity to account for all of those factors, take that into consideration and then through negotiations, agree or not to the 18th game.”
NFLPA executive director David White

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie The Bodyguard, what well-known character actor plays the emcee of the Academy Awards at the end of the movie?

Tuesday’s quiz
Since 2000, the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders have had the most head coaches (17)

Monday’s quiz
In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray’s character’s (Phil Connors) is a TV weatherman.

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Wednesday’s Den: A sampling of Super Bowl prop bets……​

A sportsbook in Las Vegas put out its menu of Super Bowl prop bets; it is 53 pages full of bets. Here is a sampling of some of the things you can bet on:

— Total for the first half: 21.5 points.

— Total touchdowns scored in the game: 5.5 touchdowns

— Coin toss: Heads or tails? (Yes, people bet on that)

— Team to score first in the game.

— Team to score last in the game.

— Which team will use a replay challenge first?

— Highest scoring quarter by both teams: over/under 19.5

— Longest touchdown scored: over/under 36.5 yards

— Will either team score in the first 6:30 of the game?

— Total number of sacks in the game: over/under 5.5

— Total completions by Sam Darnold: 20.5

— Total receiving yards by Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 95.5

— Longest reception by Cooper Kupp: 15.5 yards

— Total rushing yards by Kenneth Walker: 75.5 yards

— Longest gross punt by Michael Dickson: 55.5 yards

— Total first downs by the Seahawks: 19.5

— Total yards by both teams: 637.5 yards

— Famous birthdays, February 4th:
John Schuck, 86
Steve O’Neal, 80
Keith Krepfle, 74
Lawrence Taylor, 67
Dan Plesac, 64
Gabrielle Anwar, 56
Rob Corddry, 55
Ramiel Tapia, 32
George Kirby, 28
RJ Harvey, 25

— Total passing yards by Drake Maye: 224.5 yards

— Total receiving yards by Stefan Diggs: 46.5 yards

— Longest reception by Kayshon Boutte: 17.5 yards

— Total rushing yards by Rhamondre Stevenson: 49.5 yards

— Shortest gross punt for Bryce Baringer: 39.5 yards

— Total first downs by the Patriots: 19.5

— Who will complete more passes, Darnold or Maye?

— Who will make a field goal first?

— Jersey number of the first player to score a touchdown? Over/under 11.5

— Who will win the game?

That is a small sampling of the things you can bet on Sunday.