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

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday, March 18​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NJ at NYR	07:00 PM	U 6.0*****	+500
PIT at CAR	07:00 PM	CAR -137 U 6.5*****	+500 +500
OTT at WAS	07:30 PM	OTT -127***** U 6.0*****	+500 +500
STL at CAL	09:30 PM	STL -122***** U 5.5*****	+500 +500
DAL at COL	09:30 PM	DAL +132***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
PHI at ANA	10:00 PM	PHI +135***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU MARCH !

03/18/2026................4 - 6 - 0................40.00%..................- 11.10
03/17/2026................5 - 7 - 0................41.66%..................- 11.30
03/16/2026................4 - 4 - 0................50.00%..................+ 3.80
03/15/2026................2 - 6 - 0................25.00%..................- 20.50
03/14/2026................6 - 8 - 2................42.57%..................- 10.10
03/13/2026................1 - 3 - 0................25.00%..................- 10.60
03/12/2026................5 -5 - 0.................50.00%..................+ 13.45
03/11/2026................3 - 1 - 0................75.00%..................+ 14.15
03/10/2026................4 - 9 - 1................30.76%...................- 26.10
03/09/2026................3 - 3 - 0................50.00%...................+ 4.60
03/08/2026................7 - 2 - 0................77.77%..................+ 26.90
03/07/2026................6 - 8 - 0................42.85%..................- 11.20
03/06/2026................4 - 4 - 0................50.00%..................+ 1.45
03/05/2026................5 - 5 - 0................50.00%..................- 1.75
03/04/2026................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%..................+ 6.45
03/03/2026................4 - 3 - 2................57.14%..................+ 4.75
03/02/2026................3 - 5 - 0................37.50%..................- 8.10
03/01/2026................2 - 6 - 0................25.00%..................- 13 .70

TOTALS...................72 - 86 - 2................45.56%...................- 47.15


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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

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

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU FEBRUARY !

TOTALS...................44 -69 - 0.............38.93%.............- 15.24

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack
Abraham Toro’s last six years in the major leagues:
2021- Astros/Mariners
2022- Mariners
2023- Brewers
2024- A’s
2025- Red Sox
2026- Royals

Quotes of the Day
“I’m an optimist by nature. So in baseball, to have things you can grab on to as you’re building, successes that you can be happy about, both individual and team when it’s not just about the major league team all the time — I missed all those things.”
Colorado Rockies’ president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta; he is the character Jonah Hill portrayed in Moneyball

Thursday’s quiz
Who is the only #1-seed who lost to a #16-seed in the NCAA Tournament?

Wednesday’s quiz
Dick Vitale coached the Detroit Pistons for 94 games from 1978-80, after he was 79-29 as a college coach at Detroit Mercy.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Bull Durham, Robert Wuhl played the Bulls’ pitching coach.


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Thursday’s Den: Welcome to my two favorite days of the year​

— There are seven teams who are in the top 25 in both eFG% and eFG% defense, which is something national champs have done recently.
Arizona
Duke
Florida
Houston
Iowa State
Louisville (best player is hurt)
Michigan

— I’m picking Arizona to win the national championship this year; in four years with the Wildcats, Tommy Lloyd hasn’t gotten Arizona to the Elite 8, but I think they’ll win the title this time around.

— Miami OH 89, SMU 79
Miami wins play-in game, shuts lot of people up.
Redhawks were 16-41 on the arc, scored 1.34 ppp
SMU lost six of its last seven games.
Miami advances to play Tennessee on Friday

— Prairie View 67, Lehigh 55
Panthers win their eighth game in a row.
Three guys on Prairie View played the whole game.
Dontae Horne was 11-22 shooting, had no assists.
Prairie View advances to play Florida on Friday

— Queens, Cal Baptist are only teams in this year’s NCAA Tournament who are in the Field of 68 for the first time.

— No team that lost their first conference tournament game has ever won a national title, which is bad news for Alabama, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska.

— There are 13 teams in this year’s tournament who have a head coach who is in his first year at that school- that seems like a lot.

— Last year, all four #1-seeds made the Final Four, only the second time that happened.

— Famous birthdays, March 19th:
Ursula Andress, 91
Glenn Close, 79
Mike Norris, 71
Bruce Willis, 71
Andre Miller, 50
Steve Gleason, 49
Clayton Kershaw, 38
EJ Manuel, 36

— Philadelphia Eagles are trading a 7th-round draft pick in next year’s draft to Carolina for 38-year old QB Andy Dalton, who started seven games in three years for the Panthers.

Eagles already have Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee in their QB room; Dalton gives them more of a veteran presence. The trade saves Carolina $2.1M in salary cap space in 2026 and $4M in cash.

— Shaquille O’Neal must still be making a boatload of money; he does a lot of commercials.
NIT games

— Wake Forest 82, Navy 72
Deacons shot 73.1% inside the arc.
Navy finished 26-8; they won the Patriot League regular season title.
Think Tim Duncan/David Robinson had a bet on this game?

— Dayton 80, Bradley 66
Flyers led 47-30 at halftime.
Dayton won eight of its last ten games

— Illinois State 79, Kent State 58
Redbirds led 45-25 at halftime.
Kent State shot 32.8% from the floor.

— George Washington 79, Utah Valley 78
George Washington led by 16 early in 2nd half, hung on for the win.
Next: George Washington plays New Mexico in Albuquerque Sunday.

— Nevada 89, Murray State 75
Wolf Pack shot 57.7% inside the arc.
Nevada was +10 (15-5) in turnovers.

— California 91, Ill-Chicago 73
Cal shot 15-28 on the arc, scored 1.28 ppp
Chris Bell scored 31 points, shot 7-8 on the arc.

— New Mexico 107, Sam Houston 83
Lobos shot 65% inside arc, scored 1.41 ppp.
New Mexico was +9 (14-5) in turnovers.

— St Joe’s 69, Colorado State 64
Derek Simpson scored 13 points, had 9 rebounds for the Hawks
St Joe’s moves on to play California in Berkeley Sunday.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, March 19

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Winnipeg VS Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 9 games.
Winnipeg is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games against Boston.
Winnipeg is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road.
Winnipeg is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games.
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games against Winnipeg.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home.

New York VS Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Rangers' last 9 games.
NY Rangers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
NY Rangers is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games against Columbus.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Rangers' last 13 games on the road.
Columbus is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games.
Columbus is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home.
Columbus is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against NY Rangers.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus' last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Montreal VS Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games.
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Montreal is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal's last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games.
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal.

New York VS Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders' last 5 games.
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
NY Islanders is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games against Ottawa.
NY Islanders is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games.
Ottawa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games at home.
Ottawa is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Islanders.

Chicago VS Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games.
Chicago is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games.
Chicago is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games.
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games against Chicago.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home.

Seattle VS Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games.
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Seattle is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville.
Nashville is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 9 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle.
Nashville is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.

Florida VS Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Florida's last 18 games.
Florida is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
Florida is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games against Edmonton.
Florida is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Edmonton's last 18 games.
Edmonton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Edmonton's last 9 games against Florida.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games at home.

Buffalo VS San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 8 games.
Buffalo is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games.
Buffalo is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games against San Jose.
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
San Jose is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games at home.
San Jose is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Jose's last 11 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Tampa Bay VS Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games.
Tampa Bay is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games.
Tampa Bay is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games against Vancouver.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 8 games.
Vancouver is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Vancouver's last 16 games against Tampa Bay.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games at home.

Utah VS Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 9 games.
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games on the road.
Utah is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Vegas.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas' last 6 games.
Vegas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas' last 5 games at home.
Vegas is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Utah.

Philadelphia VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 14 games.
Philadelphia is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Los Angeles.
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Los Angeles is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles' last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Los Angeles' last 20 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Metropolitan Division division.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, March 19

 

[Udog]

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday, March 19​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NYR at CLB	07:00 PM	NYR +181***** O 6.0	+500 +500
WIN at BOS	07:00 PM	WIN +122***** O 6.0	+500 +500
MON at DET	07:00 PM	DET -105 O 6.5*****	+500 +500
NYI at OTT	07:00 PM	NYI +111***** O 6.0	+500 +500
CHI at MIN	07:30 PM	CHI +183***** O 6.0*****	+500 +500
SEA at NAS	08:00 PM	SEA +115***** O 6.0*****	+500 +500
FLA at EDM	09:00 PM	FLA +136***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
TB at VAN	10:00 PM	VAN +255***** O 6.5	+500 +500
BUF at SJ	10:00 PM	SJ +121***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500
UTAH at VEG	10:00 PM	UTAH +114***** O 6.0	+500 +500
PHI at LA	10:30 PM	PHI +149***** O 6.0	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU MARCH !

03/19/2026..............4 - 11 - 0................26.66%.................- 28.40
03/18/2026................4 - 6 - 0................40.00%..................- 11.10
03/17/2026................5 - 7 - 0................41.66%..................- 11.30
03/16/2026................4 - 4 - 0................50.00%..................+ 3.80
03/15/2026................2 - 6 - 0................25.00%..................- 20.50
03/14/2026................6 - 8 - 2................42.57%..................- 10.10
03/13/2026................1 - 3 - 0................25.00%..................- 10.60
03/12/2026................5 -5 - 0.................50.00%..................+ 13.45
03/11/2026................3 - 1 - 0................75.00%..................+ 14.15
03/10/2026................4 - 9 - 1................30.76%...................- 26.10
03/09/2026................3 - 3 - 0................50.00%...................+ 4.60
03/08/2026................7 - 2 - 0................77.77%..................+ 26.90
03/07/2026................6 - 8 - 0................42.85%..................- 11.20
03/06/2026................4 - 4 - 0................50.00%..................+ 1.45
03/05/2026................5 - 5 - 0................50.00%..................- 1.75
03/04/2026................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%..................+ 6.45
03/03/2026................4 - 3 - 2................57.14%..................+ 4.75
03/02/2026................3 - 5 - 0................37.50%..................- 8.10
03/01/2026................2 - 6 - 0................25.00%..................- 13 .70

TOTALS...................76 - 97 - 2................43.93%...................-75.55


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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

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

 

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Friday’s 6-pack
— Lakers 134, Heat 126- Luka Doncic scored 60 points.
— Hornets 130, Magic 111- Charlotte retired Dell Curry’s number 30
— Cavaliers 115, Bulls 110- James Harden scored 36 points.
— Spurs 101, Suns 100- Spurs clinched first playoff spot in seven years.
— Pelicans 105, Clippers 99- New Orleans won its 7th straight home game.
— 76ers 139, Kings 118- VJ Edgecombe scored 38 points, had 11 assists.

Quotes of the Day
“You get tired during the game, simple as that. You get tired, but we’ve been in that position many, many times this year. So, it wasn’t anything at first.”
North Carolina’s Seth Trimble, who played 43:00 in Thursday’s loss

Friday’s quiz
Which Division I college basketball team is known as the Hatters?

Thursday’s quiz
Virginia/Purdue are the only #1-seeds who lost to a #16-seed in NCAA Tournament.

Wednesday’s quiz
Dick Vitale coached the Detroit Pistons for 94 games from 1978-80, after he was 79-29 as a college coach at Detroit Mercy.

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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up the first full day of March Madness​

VCU 82, North Carolina 78
Tar Heels led by 19 in second half, by 14 with 6:32 left to play.
6-3 guard Hill scored 34 points; he didn’t start.
VCU has won seven in a row, 17 of last 18 games.
UNC lost its last three games, went 5-5 in their last ten games.
This is VCU’s first tournament win since 2016.

High Point 83, Wisconsin 82
First 1st round win for a Big South team since Winthrop, in 2007.
High Point has won its last 15 games.
Panthers were 15-40 on the arc, 16-34 inside the arc.
Wisconsin led by 8 with 5:23 left in the game.
High Point-Arkansas is an interesting game Saturday.

Duke 71, Siena 65
Siena led by 13 early in the second half.
Siena’s five starters played whole game, until there was 0:11 left.
Cameron Boozer scored 22 points, had 13 rebounds.
Duke was 18-21 on foul line, Saints were 6-6.
Last 19 years, team that won national title was 15-4 ATS in their Round 1 game.

TCU 66, Ohio State 64
TCU led 39-24 at halftime.
Ohio State led 55-50 with 6:19 left in the game.
TCU scored the winning basket with 0:04 left.
Buckeyes finish 5-11 vs teams ranked in top 50.
Horned Frogs won 10 of their last 12 games.

Louisville 83, South Florida 79
Louisville led by 23 with 12:50 left, USF got a backdoor cover.
Louisville won even though their star Mikel Brown didn’t play.
Cardinals shot 13-25 on the arc, only 14-25 on foul line.
South Florida shot 56.8% inside arc, only 5-33 on arc.
This is Louisville’s first tournament win since 2017.

Gonzaga 73, Kennesaw State 64
Gonzaga had 45-34 edge on the boards.
Freshman Davis Fogle scored 17 points in 25:00 off the bench.
Zags won nine of their last ten games.
Brickfest; teams combined to shoot 6-35 on the arc.

Vanderbilt 78, McNeese State 68
McNeese led 19-8 right off the bat.
This was Commodores’ first NCAA win since 2012.
Vandy shot 63% inside the arc.
Vandy has #32 eFG% in the country.
Vanderbilt-Nebraska is a 2nd round game Saturday.

Michigan 101, Howard 80
Michigan led 50-46 at half; Howard played well.
Michigan shot 83.9% inside arc, scored 1.42 ppp.
Yaxel Lendebor scored only 9 points, had 4 rebounds.
More Johnson scored 21 points, had 10 assists.
Wolverines won 17 of their last 19 games.

Famous birthdays, March 20th:
Hal Linden, 95
Pat Riley, 81
Rick Langford, 74
Steve McCatty, 72
Amy Aquino, 69
Spike Lee, 69
Rickey Jackson, 68
Jamal Crawford, 46
Taj Bradley, 25

— Nebraska 76, Troy 47
Cornhuskers get their first-ever NCAA Tournament win.
Nebraska shot 14-39 on arc, 14-26 inside arc.
Nebraska is 12-0 in non-conference games.
Pryce Sandfort scored 23 points; 12 of his 13 shots were 3’s.

— Michigan State 92, North Dakota State 67
Spartans pretty much jogged; they led 45-25 at the half.
MSU shot 63.9% inside arc, scored 1.26 ppp.
Last five years, Spartans are 4-0-1 ATS in their first round games.
Last five years, Summit teams are 0-5 ATS in this round.

Arkansas 97, Hawaii 78
Arkansas got lot of layups/dunks, led 54-36 at halftime.
Arkansas only played six guys (a 7th guy played one minute)
Razorbacks won their last five games (2 in overtime).
Arkansas plays #12-seed High Point on Saturday.

Texas 79, BYU 71
Matas Vokietaitis scored 23 points, had 16 rebounds (9 offensive)
Texas won play-in game Tuesday, now advances to play #3-seed Gonzaga Saturday
AJ Dybantsa scored 35 points, had 10 rebounds in his last college game.
BYU wound up 7-11 in its last 18 games, after a 16-1 start.

Saint Louis 102, Georgia 77
Hard to describe how badly Georgia played.
Kanon Catchings didn’t score; he had scored 24.7 ppg in previous three games.
Billikens shot 75% inside arc, led 49-32 at the half.
Saint Louis is 12-1 in non-conference games.

Texas A&M 63, Saint Mary’s 50
Aggies led wire-to-wire, had 37-26 lead at halftime.
Third year in a row A&M won their first round game.
Saint Mary’s shot only 33.3% inside the arc.
Gaels finish season 2-5 vs teams ranked in top 50.

Illinois 105, Penn 70
Illini outscored Penn 65-40 in the second half.
Illinois scored a ludicrous 1.54 ppp.
Illinois had a 48-25 edge on the boards.
Illini plays VCU Saturday, a much tougher game.

Houston 78, Idaho 47
Cougars had easy game, leading 48-24 at halftime.
6-11 freshman Cenac had 18 rebounds.
Last ten years, Big Sky teams are 1-8-1 ATS in first round.
Houston-Texas A&M is an interesting game Saturday.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Friday, March 20

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Carolina VS Toronto
Carolina is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
Carolina is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games.
Toronto is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina.

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

Colorado VS Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games.
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Chicago.
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games.
Chicago is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games against Colorado.
Chicago is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games at home.

Florida VS Calgary
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Florida is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games against Calgary.
Florida is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road.
Florida is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary.
Calgary is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Calgary's last 20 games against Florida.
Calgary is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida.
Calgary is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

Anaheim VS Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 10 games.
Anaheim is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Anaheim is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah's last 10 games.
Utah is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Utah is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Anaheim.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, March 20

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday, March 20​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CAR at TOR	07:00 PM	CAR -214 O 6.5*****	+500 +500
NJ at WAS	07:00 PM	NJ +114***** U 6.0*****	+500 +500
COL at CHI	08:30 PM	CHI +277***** U 6.5*****	+500 +500
FLA at CAL	09:00 PM	CAL -106 O 6.0*****	+500 +500
ANA at UTAH	10:00 PM	UTAH -134 U 6.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU MARCH !

03/20/2026...............4 - 3 - 0.................57.14%..................+ 4.50
03/19/2026..............4 - 11 - 0................26.66%.................- 28.40
03/18/2026................4 - 6 - 0................40.00%..................- 11.10
03/17/2026................5 - 7 - 0................41.66%..................- 11.30
03/16/2026................4 - 4 - 0................50.00%..................+ 3.80
03/15/2026................2 - 6 - 0................25.00%..................- 20.50
03/14/2026................6 - 8 - 2................42.57%..................- 10.10
03/13/2026................1 - 3 - 0................25.00%..................- 10.60
03/12/2026................5 -5 - 0.................50.00%..................+ 13.45
03/11/2026................3 - 1 - 0................75.00%..................+ 14.15
03/10/2026................4 - 9 - 1................30.76%...................- 26.10
03/09/2026................3 - 3 - 0................50.00%...................+ 4.60
03/08/2026................7 - 2 - 0................77.77%..................+ 26.90
03/07/2026................6 - 8 - 0................42.85%..................- 11.20
03/06/2026................4 - 4 - 0................50.00%..................+ 1.45
03/05/2026................5 - 5 - 0................50.00%..................- 1.75
03/04/2026................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%..................+ 6.45
03/03/2026................4 - 3 - 2................57.14%..................+ 4.75
03/02/2026................3 - 5 - 0................37.50%..................- 8.10
03/01/2026................2 - 6 - 0................25.00%..................- 13 .70

TOTALS..................80 -100 - 2................44.44%...................-71.05


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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

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

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack
— Knicks 93, Nets 92- Knicks have won 14 games in a row against the Nets.
— Pistons 115, Warriors 101- Jalen Duran scored 23 points for Detroit.
— Rockets 117, Hawks 95- Loss ends Atlanta’s 11-game winning streak.
— Celtics 117, Grizzlies 112- Celtics outscored Memphis 33-24 in 4th quarter
— Trail Blazers 108, Timberwolves 104- Jerami Grant hit 3-pointer with 0:22 left.
— Nuggets 121, Raptors 115- Denver is 8-8 since All-Star break.

Quotes of the Day
“Our team has had a heck of a journey. The quality of human beings that we have in our locker room, man, we’re everything that’s right about college athletics, in my opinion.”
Miami coach Travis Steele

Saturday’s quiz
Before the Giants moved to San Francisco in the 50’s, what ballpark did they call home in New York City?

Friday’s quiz
Stetson University’s sports teams are known as the Hatters.

Thursday’s quiz
Virginia/Purdue are the only #1-seeds who lost to a #16-seed in NCAA Tournament.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up the first round of the NCAA’s​

— Kentucky 89, Santa Clara 84 OT
First game of the day was the best game of the day.
Both teams made a 3-pointer in last 0:10 of regulation.
Oweh scored 35 points, hit game-tying 3 at buzzer in regulation.
Bad beat if you had Santa Clara, +3.5.
Kentucky advances to play Iowa State Sunday.

— Utah State 86, Villanova 76
Aggies were 28-36 on foul line, Villanova 6-13.
Villanova led by 10 points early in second half.
Aggies shot 74.3% inside the arc.
Good win for Mountain West; Utah State is their only team in NCAAs.
Villanova was 3-4 in last seven games, after a 21-5 start.

— UCLA 75, Central Florida 71
Bruins were +9 (17-8) in turnovers.
UCLA has won five of its last six games.
Central Florida was only 5-16 on foul line.
Knights had 53-41 edge on the boards.
UCLA plays UConn Sunday.

— Kansas 68, Cal Baptist 60
Kansas led by 26 early in second half.
Cal Baptist got within six points in last 2:00.
Darryn Peterson scored 28 points; no one else had more than 12.
Dominique Daniels scored 25 for Cal Baptist.
Teams combined to shoot 8-36 on the arc.

— Virginia 82, Wright State 73
Wright State led 43-38 at halftime.
Virginia shot 13-26 on arc, scored 1.26 ppp.
There were 58 2-point shots in this game, 57 3-point shots.
Jacari White scored 26 points in 24:00; he didn’t start.
Virginia plays Tennessee Sunday.

— Iowa 67, Clemson 61
Iowa never trailed, had 40-27 edge on boards.
Iowa star Stirtz played all 40:00, was only 4-17 from floor.
There were 50 2-point shots in this game, 51 3-point shots.
Clemson wound up going 4-7 in last 11 games, after a 20-4 start.
Hawkeyes play defending champ Florida Sunday.

— UConn 82, Furman 71
Tarris Reed had 31 points, 27 rebounds for UConn.
UConn shot 67.5% inside the arc.
Huskies led 40-36 at halftime.
Huskies scored 44-23 edge on the boards.

— Miami 80, Missouri 66
Hurricanes led 27-26 at halftime.
Mizzou led by a hoop with 7:50 left in the game.
Miami had 46-30 edge on the boards.
Hurricanes have won their last three first round games.

— Famous birthdays, March 21st
Tom Flores, 89
Manny Sanguillen, 82
Gary Oldman, 68
Matthew Broderick, 64
Shawon Dunston, 63
Tony Horne, 50
Adrain Peterson, 41
Carlos Carrasco, 39
Frankie Montas, 33
Ahkello Witherspoon, 31
Sebastian Joseph-Day, 31
Masyn Wynn, 24

— Alabama 90, Hofstra 70
Alabama shot 64.5% inside arc, scored 1.29 ppp.
Hofstra led by 10 midway thru the first half.
Two guys on Hofstra played all 40:00.
Labaron Philon scored 29 points, had 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

— Tennessee 78, Miami OH 56
Volunteers led 51-32 at halftime.
Tennessee shot 56.4% inside the arc.
Ja’Kobi Gillespie had 29 points, nine assists.
Miami’s great season ends at 32-2; quite a run.

— Texas Tech 91, Akron 71
Red Raiders led only 40-35 at halftime.
Tech shot 69.5% inside arc, scored 1.39 ppp.
Tech never trailed; they shot 11-20 on the arc.
Akron’s excellent season ends with a 29-6 record.

— St John’s 79, Northern Iowa 53
Red Storm never trailed, led 47-28 at halftime.
St John’s had 45-29 edge on the boards.
No one on St John’s scored more than 14 points.
St John’s-Kansas will be an interesting game Sunday.

— Arizona 92, LIU 58
Damn, there were some bad games Friday
Arizona led this game 53-29 at halftime.
Wildcats had a 52-32 edge on the boards.

— Iowa State 108, Tennessee State 74
Cyclones lost big man Jefferson (sprained ankle) very early in game
Iowa State shot 11-24 on arc, scored 1.38 ppp.
Cyclones led 55-29 at halftime.
Tennessee State has to be happy; this was their first NCAA game since 1994

— Purdue 104, Queens 71
Purdue shot 65.9% inside arc, scored scored 1.54 ppp.
Game was only 45-33 at halftime.
PG Braden Smith became NCAA’s all-time leading assist leader.
Queens made NCAAs in only their 4th year in Division I

— Florida 114, Prairie View 55
Florida led 60-21 at halftime.
Game was actually tied 15-15 at one point.
Florida plays Iowa in the second round Sunday.

 

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NHL

Saturday, March 21

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Winnipeg VS Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 10 games.
Winnipeg is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Pittsburgh.
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games.
Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games against Winnipeg.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home.

Vegas VS Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas' last 7 games.
Vegas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas' last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas' last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Nashville's last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games against Vegas.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Nashville's last 10 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Nashville's last 20 games played in March.

Buffalo VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games.
Buffalo is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games.
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Los Angeles.
Buffalo is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Los Angeles is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles' last 11 games against Buffalo.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Los Angeles' last 9 games at home.
Los Angeles is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Buffalo.

Philadelphia VS San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 15 games.
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against San Jose.
Philadelphia is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
San Jose is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games against Philadelphia.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games at home.
San Jose is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Philadelphia.

Dallas VS Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas' last 9 games.
Dallas is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games.
Dallas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games against Minnesota.
Dallas is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 18 games against Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home.

Seattle VS Columbus
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games against Columbus.
Seattle is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Columbus is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home.
Columbus is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus' last 5 games against an opponent in the Pacific Division division.

St. Louis VS Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis' last 10 games.
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
St. Louis is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games against Vancouver.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis' last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games.
Vancouver is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 6 games against St. Louis.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games at home.

New York VS Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders' last 6 games.
NY Islanders is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Montreal.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Islanders' last 13 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal's last 9 games against NY Islanders.
Montreal is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders.

Toronto VS Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games.
Toronto is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games.
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing on the road against Ottawa.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games.
Ottawa is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games against Toronto.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home.

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

Tampa Bay VS Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Edmonton.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road.
Tampa Bay is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Edmonton.
Edmonton is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay.
Edmonton is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games played on a Saturday.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Edmonton's last 11 games when playing as the underdog.

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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, March 21

 

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Saturday, March 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WIN at PIT	01:00 PM	WIN +133***** U 6.0*****	+500 +500
VEG at NAS	02:00 PM	NAS +118***** U 6.0*****	+500 +500
DAL at MIN	04:00 PM	DAL -127 U 5.5*****	+500 +500
BUF at LA	04:00 PM	BUF -121 U 6.0*****	+500 +500
PHI at SJ	04:00 PM	SJ -114 U 6.0*****	+500 +500
SEA at CLB	05:00 PM	CLB -175 O 6.0*****	+500 +500
NYI at MON	07:00 PM	MON -119 O 6.0*****	+500 +500
STL at VAN	07:00 PM	STL -138 O 6.0*****	+500 +500
TOR at OTT	07:00 PM	OTT -270 O 6.0*****	+500 +500
BOS at DET	08:00 PM	DET -122 U 6.0*****	+500 +500
TB at EDM	10:00 PM	EDM +113***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU MARCH !

03/21/2026...............9 - 4 - 0.................69.23%..................+ 24.90
03/20/2026...............4 - 3 - 0.................57.14%..................+ 4.50
03/19/2026..............4 - 11 - 0................26.66%.................- 28.40
03/18/2026................4 - 6 - 0................40.00%..................- 11.10
03/17/2026................5 - 7 - 0................41.66%..................- 11.30
03/16/2026................4 - 4 - 0................50.00%..................+ 3.80
03/15/2026................2 - 6 - 0................25.00%..................- 20.50
03/14/2026................6 - 8 - 2................42.57%..................- 10.10
03/13/2026................1 - 3 - 0................25.00%..................- 10.60
03/12/2026................5 -5 - 0.................50.00%..................+ 13.45
03/11/2026................3 - 1 - 0................75.00%..................+ 14.15
03/10/2026................4 - 9 - 1................30.76%...................- 26.10
03/09/2026................3 - 3 - 0................50.00%...................+ 4.60
03/08/2026................7 - 2 - 0................77.77%..................+ 26.90
03/07/2026................6 - 8 - 0................42.85%..................- 11.20
03/06/2026................4 - 4 - 0................50.00%..................+ 1.45
03/05/2026................5 - 5 - 0................50.00%..................- 1.75
03/04/2026................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%..................+ 6.45
03/03/2026................4 - 3 - 2................57.14%..................+ 4.75
03/02/2026................3 - 5 - 0................37.50%..................- 8.10
03/01/2026................2 - 6 - 0................25.00%..................- 13 .70

TOTALS..................89 -104 - 2................46.11%...................-46.15


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CNOTES NHL BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

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

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack
Six best teams in country in eFG% defense (3-pointers count as 1.5 baskets made)
— Arizona
— Kansas
— Michigan
— Saint Louis
— Virginia
— Marist

Quotes of the Day
“I don’t think we ever want to sign up to be the Cinderella story, because we are the University of Texas, and what we represent in the SEC. There’s no easy game in the SEC. The league itself prepares you for the postseason. Sometimes the lessons you learned along the way strengthen you. We’re a much better team right now than we would have been a month ago.”
Texas coach Sean Miller

Sunday’s quiz
Where did Sean Miller play his college basketball?

Sunday’s quiz
Virginia/Purdue are the only #1-seeds who lost to a #16-seed in NCAA Tournament.

Saturday’s quiz
Before the Giants moved to San Francisco, they played home games in the Polo Grounds ballpark in New York City.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….​

Before Texas upset Gonzaga, 20 consecutive favorites had won SU. The NIL era has made it lot tougher for the smaller schools.

— Nebraska 74, Vanderbilt 72
Freshman F Frager scored winning hoop with 0:02.2 left.
Cornhuskers get to the Sweet 16 for the first time.
Vandy led by 5 with 5:34 left in the game.
Nebraska has won six of its last eight games.
Tyler Tanner scored 27 for Vandy; his half-court shot at the buzzer rattled in and out.

— Arkansas 94, High Point 88
High Point led by a point with 8:27 left in the game.
Darius Acuff scored 36 points, had six assists.
Acuff was 11-13 on foul line; High Point’s whole team was 10-11.
Bob Martin scored 30 points, had five assists for High Point
John Calipari is headed to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time.

— Texas 74, Gonzaga 68
Zags led by 8 with 4:29 left in first half.
Texas shot 57.8% inside arc; they won for third time this week.
7-0 C Vokietaitis scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds.
Teams combined to shoot 9-31 on the arc.
Gonzaga misses Sweet 16 for second year in row; they had made it eight of the previous ten years.

— Michigan State 77, Louisville 69
Jeremy Fears had 12 points, 16 assists for the Spartans.
Coen Carr scored 21 points, had 10 rebounds.
Louisville shot 13-37 on arc, 13-26 inside arc.
Spartans were 14-19 on foul line, Louisville 4-6.
Louisville star Mikel Brown missed the Cardinals’ last six games.

— Houston 88, Texas A&M 57
Houston had easy win; they led 46-28 at halftime.
Houston shot 59.5% inside the arc, scored 1.34 ppp.
Cougars had 19 offensive rebounds, had 46-29 edge on boards.
Teams combined to shoot 14-55 on the arc.

— Illinois 76, VCU 55
Illinois shot 55.9% inside arc, outscored VCU 41-27 in 2nd half.
VCU G Lewis got hurt in first minute, didn’t return.
Illini had 45-28 edge on the boards.
Illinois-Houston is an interesting Sweet 16 game.

— Duke 81, TCU 58
Duke’s lead was only 38-34 at halftime.
Blue Devils shot 71.4% inside the arc.
Duke had a 42-26 edge on the boards.
Duke was 20-23 on foul line, Horned Frogs 5-10.

— Michigan 95, Saint Louis 72
Michigan shot 60.5% inside arc, scored 1.35 ppp.
Aday Mara scored 16 points, had 4 blocked shots.
Wolverines outscored Saint Louis 47-33 in second half.
Michigan had a 42-27 edge on boards.

— Speaking of Saint Louis, what is a Billiken?
A Billiken is a mythical, good-luck figure created in 1908 by Missouri art teacher Florence Pretz, often representing “things as they ought to be”. It is supposed to symbolize good luck and positive vibes.

— Last 19 teams who won March Madness, they were 15-4 ATS in their first round game.

— Famous birthdays, March 22nd:
William Shatner, 95
Matthew Modine, 67
Shawn Bradley, 54
Marcus Camby, 52
Reese Witherspoon, 50
Marques Tuiasosopo, 47
Ike Davis, 39
JJ Watt, 37
Ernie Clement, 30
Grant Holmes, 30

Missed a birthday earlier this week; the great hockey player Bobby Orr turned 78 on Friday. He was really excellent, leading the Bruins to Stanley Cup titles in 1970, 1972. When he rushed the puck up the ice, which defensemen didn’t do a lot back then, the crowd would buzz.
In the mid-80’s, met Bobby Orr at a celebrity softball game; he’s a good guy. To this day, have my picture with him hanging in my living room.

— Apparently I spend too much time watching basketball; lady who lives across the street from me called and asked if I was OK, since I hadn’t been out of my house in three days.

— Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham will miss a while after he had a collapsed lung, which has to be kind of scary. He is scoring 24.5 ppg for the much-improved Pistons, who are 51-19 this year, two years after they were 14-68.

— Colorado Rockies starting pitchers had a 6.63 ERA last year, the worst of any team in the last 100 years. Not sure how you fix that, but four of Colorado’s five starters this year are 32+ years old, so they’re going with wily veterans to try and get guys out in high altitude.

— There were 11,209 fans at the Seattle Mariners exhibition game Saturday; teams must make lot of $$$ during spring training, with lot of fans seeking out warm weather.