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

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CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

05/07/2026...........0 - 1 - 1.........00.00%............- 5.00
05/06/2026...........1 - 3 - 0.........25.00%............- 10.00
05/05/2026...........1 -1 - 0..........50.00%............- 0.50
05/04/2026...........2 - 2 - 0.........50.00%............- 1.00
05/03/2026...........3 - 1 - 0.........75.00%............+ 10.75
05/02/2026...........1 - 1 - 0........50.00%.............+ 0.00
05/01/2026...........1 - 4 - 1........16.66%.............- 17.50

TOTALS...............9 - 13 - 2.........40.90%.............- 23.25


CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS..............28 -37 - 6.........43.07%............- 59.73

 

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Friday’s 6-pack
Power 4 college football teams vs ranked teams:
(in college football playoff era)
0-37— Rutgers
2-34— Nebraska
4-38— Maryland
4-32— Boston College
5-37— Kansas
6-35— Colorado

Quote of the Day
“When my career is being evaluated for the Hall of Fame years from now, you’ll still be fiddling with your (bleeping) formulas.”
Pete Alonso, talking to Mets’ GM David Stearns

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the San Diego Padres, who has stolen the most bases?

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie American Underdog, about the unlikely story of Kurt Warner, Dennis Quaid played Rams’ coach Dick Vermeil.

Wednesday’s quiz
In the history of the LOS ANGELES Dodgers (not Brooklyn, just LA) Eric Karros has hit the most home runs (270).

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Friday’s Den: Trends for every baseball team……​

NL East
Trends are thru May 7th
— Braves (26-12)
Braves won 17 of their last 22 games
Under is 7-4-1 in their last 12 games.
Atlanta is 23-4 when they score 5+ runs.

— Marlins (17-21)
Marlins are 12-11 at home, 5-10 on road.
Over is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games.
Marlins are 3-13 when they score 3 or fewer runs.

— Mets (14-23)
Mets won four of their last six games.
New York is 1-8 vs lefty starting pitchers.
Mets are 13-3 when they score 4+ runs.

— Phillies (17-21)
Phillies won eight of their last ten games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Phiilies are 14-10 vs righty starters, 3-11 vs lefties.

— Nationals (18-20)
Nationals are 6-13 at home, 12-7 on the road.
Over is 13-5-1 in their home games.
Nationals are 8-20 if they score less than seven runs.

NL Central
— Cubs (26-12)
Cubs have won their last fifteen home games.
Cubs are 20-7 vs righty starters, 6-5 vs lefties.
Over is 10-1-2 in their last thirteen road games.

— Reds (20-18)
Cincinnati lost its last seven games.
Over is 12-2 in their last 14 home games.
Reds are 14-16 vs righty starters, 6-2 vs lefties.

— Brewers (19-16)
Milwaukee is 5-1 in road series openers.
Milwaukee is 16-2 when they score 5+ runs.
Under is 3-1-1 in their last five road games.

— Pirates (21-17)
Pirates won five of their last six games.
Over is 11-4-1 in their last sixteen home games.
Pittsburgh is 14-6 when they score 5+ runs.

— Cardinals (22-15)
St Louis won eight of its last ten games.
St Louis is 10-10 at home, 12-5 on the road.
Cardinals 10-18-2 in one-run games.

NL West
— Diamondbacks (17-19)
Arizona is 4-11 in its last fifteen games.
Diamondbacks are 11-17 vs righty starters, 6-2 vs lefties.
Arizona is 1-6 in road series openers.

— Rockies (15-23)
Rockies are 1-6 in their last seven games.
Colorado is 14-18 vs righty starters, 1-5 vs lefties.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

— Dodgers (23-14)
Dodgers are 8-10 in their last 18 games.
Under is 10-5 in their last fifteen road games.
Dodgers are 20-2 when they score 4+ runs.

— Padres (22-15)
San Diego is 11-3 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games.
Padres are 18-2 when they score more than three runs.

— Giants (14-23)
Giants lost 10 of their last 12 games.
SF is 12-16 vs righty starters, 2-7 vs lefties.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.

— Famous birthdays, May 8th:
Mike D’Antoni, 75
Bill Cowher, 69
Ronnie Lott, 67
Melissa Gilbert, 62
Speedy Claxton, 48
Adrian Gonzalez, 44
Kemba Walker, 36
Michael Penix, 26

AL East
— Orioles (17-21)
Baltimore lost six of its last eight games.
Orioles are 17-13 vs righty starters, 0-8 vs lefties.
15 of their last 17 games went over the total.

— Red Sox (16-22)
Boston is 6-5 since they changed managers.
Over is 9-4 in their last thirteen road games.
Red Sox are 11-18 vs righty starters, 5-4 vs lefties.

— New York (26-12)
New York won 16 of its last 19 games.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
New York scored in first inning in 12 of its 20 home games.

— Rays (25-12)
Tampa Bay won seven in row, 13 of its last 14 games.
Rays are 16-11 vs righty starters, 9-1 vs lefties.
Tampa Bay is 23-5 when they score 3+ runs.

— Blue Jays (16-21)
Toronto lost its last four games, outscored 16-7.
Blue Jays are 10-8 at home, 6-13 on the road.
Toronto is 13-5 if they score 4+ runs.

AL Central
— White Sox (17-20)
White Sox are 11-7 in their last 18 games.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Chicago is 14-4 when they score 4+ runs.

— Guardians (20-19)
Cleveland is 12-16 vs righty starters, 8-3 vs lefties.
Under is 7-3-1 in their last eleven games.
Guardians are 5-2 in road series openers.

— Tigers (18-20)
Tigers are 10-2 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Detroit is 14-13 vs righty starters, 4-7 vs lefties.
Tigers are 14-5 if they score 5+ runs.

— Royals (17-21)
Royals are 9-7 at home, 3-12 on the road.
Under is 6-2-2 in their last ten games.
Royals are 15-13 vs righty starters, 2-8 vs lefties.

— Twins (16-22)
Minnesota has lost seven of its last nine games.
Twins are 10-10 at home, 6-12 on the road.
Over is 9-3 in their last 12 road games.

AL West
— Astros (15-23)
Houston is 9-10 at home, 6-13 on road.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
Astros are 2-5 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Angels (15-23)
Halos lost 13 of their last 17 games.
Six of Angels’ last seven games stayed under the total.
Angels are 9-17 vs righty starters, 6-6 vs lefties.

— A’s (19-18)
A’s lost four of their last six games.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
A’s are 14-11 vs righty starters, 5-7 vs lefties.

— Mariners (16-16)
Mariners won five of their last six road games.
Seattle is 15-4 when they score 3+ runs.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.

— Rangers (17-20)
Texas is 6-11 in its last seventeen games.
Joc Pederson played in OF Wednesday, for first time in three years.
Texas scored total of 14 runs in their last five games.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cardinals-Padres-Pirates
AL; Bronx, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Rays-Tigers-Mariners

 

[Udog]

NHL

Friday, May 8

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Trend Report
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Montreal VS Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games.
Montreal is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
Montreal is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games against Buffalo.
Montreal is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Buffalo is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Buffalo is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Montreal.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games played in May.

Vegas VS Anaheim
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Anaheim.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vegas' last 15 games on the road.
Vegas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Anaheim.
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 10 games against Vegas.
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games played in May.

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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, May 8

 

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Friday, May 8​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MON at BUF	07:00 PM	BUF -138***** U 6.0*****	+500 +500
VEG at ANA	09:30 PM	ANA -118***** U 6.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

05/08/2026...........0 - 3 - 0.........00.00%............- 18.30
05/07/2026...........0 - 1 - 1.........00.00%............- 5.00
05/06/2026...........1 - 3 - 0.........25.00%............- 10.00
05/05/2026...........1 -1 - 0..........50.00%............- 0.50
05/04/2026...........2 - 2 - 0.........50.00%............- 1.00
05/03/2026...........3 - 1 - 0.........75.00%............+ 10.75
05/02/2026...........1 - 1 - 0........50.00%.............+ 0.00
05/01/2026...........1 - 4 - 1........16.66%.............- 17.50

TOTALS...............9 - 16 - 2.........36.00%.............-41.55


CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS..............28 -37 - 6.........43.07%............- 59.73

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack
NFL teams whose opponents had the most penalty yards last year:
1,143— Giants
1,142— Cowboys
1,030— Commanders
1,001— Jaguars
994— Buccaneers
969— Chiefs

Quote of the Day
“He has the capability of mastering every tool in the toolbox……..for him to own the position in a way he never has and ultimately for it to be obvious to everyone around, he’s playing the best football of his career.”
Chargers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, talking about QB Justin Herbert

Saturday’s quiz
Which two NBA teams have faced each other in playoff series the most times?

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the San Diego Padres, Tony Gwynn has stolen the most bases.

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie American Underdog, about the unlikely story of Kurt Warner, Dennis Quaid played Rams’ coach Dick Vermeil.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday…….​

— Mariners 12, White Sox 8
Luke Raley homered twice, had seven RBI
Munetaka Murakami has homered in his last eight series openers.
Last person to HR in seven straight series openers? Eddie Murray, in 1997.

— Nationals 3, Marlins 2
First two Marlin batters scored; they didn’t score again.
Foster Griffin struck out nine guys in his seven IP.
Washington’s Nasim Nunez has 16 stolen bases, most in the majors.

— Rockies 9, Phillies 7 (11)
Colorado blew a 7-2 lead in 7th inning.
Pinch-hitter Troy Johnston had the game-winning hit.
Justin Crawford hit his first MLB home run for the Phillies.

— Cardinals 6, Padres 0
Michael McGreevy allowed one hit in six IP.
Ivan Herrera went 4-for-5, scored a run.
In their last seven home games, San Diego scored a total of seven runs.

— Blue Jays 2, Angels 0
Dylan Cease struck out 10 guys in 7 IP.
Toronto won despite getting only three hits.
Angels have lost 14 of their last 18 games.

— A’s 4, Orioles 3
Nick Kurtz hit a two-triple in a three-run 5th inning.
Hogan Harris got the last out, recorded his second save.
Baltimore is 0-9 vs left-handed starters this season.

— Mets 3, Diamondbacks 1 (10)
Both teams scored in the second inning.
Mark Vientos’ double was the game-winning hit.
Arizona is 4-12 in its last sixteen games.

— Famous birthdays, May 9th:
Candice Bergen, 80
Calvin Murphy, 78
Wendy Crewson, 70
Bill Hawkins, 60
Doug Christie, 56
Aaron Harang, 48
Brandon Webb, 47
Prince Fielder, 42
Luis Perdomo, 33
Samson Ebukam, 31
Tommy Edman, 31
Tatsuya Imai, 28

— 2026 NFL schedule gets released Thursday night, so that’s what we’ll be talking about on Friday. It is fun to be in a casino’s sportsbook when the schedule is announced- you can watch the big gamblers scurry to the betting windows to get their wagers in, before the spreads move.
The next day, the casino should have all the spreads for the whole season posted, except for the Week 18 games.

— Rumor has it that the Week 1 Rams-49ers game in Australia, which is going to be Thursday night, is going to be shown on Netflix.

— Good news; NFL Referees Association ratified a new 7-year agreement Friday with the NFL, ending a multi-year negotiation with the league.

— Tigers’ P Framber Valdez was suspended five games for drilling Trevor Story earlier this week, nearly inciting a fracas. It doesn’t seem like much when a starting pitcher gets suspended for five games, but it is the $$$ that hurts.
A five-game suspension is going to cost Valdez $848,765.43. Yikes.

— Angels-White Sox game the other night was the first major league game in the last 70 years where three batters were hit with the bases loaded.

— Modern baseball: During the week, Milwaukee P Brandon Sproat pitched four shutout innings against St Louis, giving up only one hit to the 16 batters he faced. Why did they take him out after he threw only 76 pitches?

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cardinals-Padres-Pirates
AL; Bronx, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Rays-Tigers-Mariners

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, May 9

NHL

Saturday, May 9

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Trend Report
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Carolina VS Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina's last 10 games.
Carolina is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games.
Carolina is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games against Philadelphia.
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games against Carolina.
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home.

Colorado VS Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.
Colorado is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games.
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Minnesota.
Colorado is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games.
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Colorado.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

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Saturday, May 9​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CAR at PHI	06:00 PM	CAR -200***** O 5.0*****	+500 +500
COL at MIN	09:00 PM	COL -138***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

05/09/2026...........1 - 2 - 1.........33.33%............- 7.40
05/08/2026...........0 - 3 - 0.........00.00%............- 18.30
05/07/2026...........0 - 1 - 1.........00.00%............- 5.00
05/06/2026...........1 - 3 - 0.........25.00%............- 10.00
05/05/2026...........1 -1 - 0..........50.00%............- 0.50
05/04/2026...........2 - 2 - 0.........50.00%............- 1.00
05/03/2026...........3 - 1 - 0.........75.00%............+ 10.75
05/02/2026...........1 - 1 - 0........50.00%.............+ 0.00
05/01/2026...........1 - 4 - 1........16.66%.............- 17.50

TOTALS..............10 - 18 - 3.........35.71%.............-48.95


CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS..............28 -37 - 6.........43.07%............- 59.73

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack
NFL teams whose opponents had the fewest penalty yards last year:
678— Bears
701— Lions
731— Bills
734— 49ers
747— Falcons
772— Titans

Quote of the Day
“He was one of the greatest leaders I’d ever been around. He was the best I’d ever been around at creating loyalty amongst the group. It was the way he treated people. The way he encouraged guys. Bobby always made you feel like you were playing better than you actually were.”
Braves’ manager Walt Weiss, talking about the late Bobby Cox

Sunday’s quiz
When was the last time an NBA team won consecutive league championships?

Saturday’s quiz
76ers-Celtics have faced each other in playoff series 23 times, more than any other two teams.

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the San Diego Padres, Tony Gwynn has stolen the most bases.

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

— Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox passed away this week, at age 84.
Cox was 2,571-2,070 as a major league manager, 67-69 in playoff games. He won 15 division titles, five league titles and the 1995 World Series.
RIP, sir.

— Diamondbacks 2, Mets 1
David Stearns is president of baseball operations for the New York Mets; he makes $10M a year.
This year, Mets have a payroll of $369,246,418, second only to the Dodgers.
Right now, the Mets are 15-24, worst record in the National League; they’re paying Bo Bichette $42M/year thru 2028. Right now, he is hitting .226, with a .565 OPS.
Not good.

— Rangers 6, Cubs 0
Loss ends Chicago’s 10-game winning streak.
Cubs are the first team since the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers to have to have two winning streaks of 10+ games in the first 40 games of their season.
Texas SS Corey Seager is hitting .197; he is 6 for his last 47, with 18 strikeouts. He is making $32.5M this year.

— A’s 6, Orioles 2
Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer for the first place A’s.
Aaron Civale stranded nine baserunners in his five shutout IP.
Orioles have lost eight of their last ten games.

— Marlins 8, Nationals 7
Washington led 4-0 in the fourth inning.
Jacob Marsee put the Marlins ahead for good with an 8th inning homer.
Marlins’ SS Otto Lopez leads the NL with a .353 batting average.

— Reds 3, Astros 1
Chase Burns allowed one run, improved to 4-1, 2.11.
Cincinnati snapped its eight-game losing skid.
Astros are 16-24, 7-14 on the road.

— Brewers 4, Bronx 3 (10)
New York led 2-0 in the 7th inning.
William Contreras tied the game in the 8th, won it in the 10th.
Milwaukee reliever Andy Ashby got the win, improved to 7-0 this year.

— Braves 7, Dodgers 2
Spencer Strider allowed one hit in his six shutout IP.
Blake Snell’s first 2026 start: 3 IP, 77 PT, 6 hits, 2 walks, 5 runs allowed.
Shohei Ohtani batting in May: 4-27, no walks, no runs, one RBI

— Famous birthdays, May 10th:
David Clennon, 83
Meg Foster, 78
Jim Zorn, 73
Robby Thompson, 64
Rony Seikaly, 61
Greg McElroy, 38
Salvador Perez, 36
Nolan Gorman, 26

— Friday night, Diamondbacks’ catcher challenged a called ball on the first pitch of the game, which wouldn’t have been so bad, except he lost the challenge.
So after one freakin’ pitch, Arizona was down to one challenge for the rest of the game, which the Mets won in extra innings.
Do teams set up rules for when players can/cannot challenge? They should.

— San Francisco Giants traded C Patrick Bailey to Cleveland, n exchange for P Matt Wilkinson and the 29th overall pick in the 2026 Draft.

— Cavaliers 116, Pistons 109
Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points for Cleveland.
There were 11 lead changes, last one coming with 2:28 left.
Detroit still leads series, 2-1

— Thunder 131, Lakers 108
Ajay Mitchell scored 24 points, had 10 assists.
Lakers led this game 59-57 at halftime.
Oklahoma City is 7-0 in the playoffs so far this year.

— Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr signed on for two more years with the club; Kerr made $17.5M this past season. He is 708-401 as Golden State’s coach, winning four NBA titles in his 12 years.

— Jets rookie QB Cade Klubnik signed a four-year deal with the Jets, which will pay him $5.5M. By way of comparison, Trinidad Chambliss, the QB at Ole Miss, is expected to make $6M or so, for playing college/minor league football this fall.
No wonder kids want to stay in college, instead of going pro.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cardinals-Padres-Brewers
AL; Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Bronx-Royals-Mariners

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, May 10

NHL

Sunday, May 10

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Trend Report
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Buffalo VS Montreal
Buffalo is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
Buffalo is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games against Montreal.
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Buffalo is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 8 games.
Montreal is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Montreal's last 20 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

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

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[Cnotes53]

Sunday, May 10​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
BUF at MON	07:00 PM	MON -133***** U 6.0******	+500 +500
VEG at ANA	09:30 PM	ANA -110***** U 6.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

05/10/2026...........2 - 2 - 0.........50.00%............- 1.00
05/09/2026...........1 - 2 - 1.........33.33%............- 7.40
05/08/2026...........0 - 3 - 0.........00.00%............- 18.30
05/07/2026...........0 - 1 - 1.........00.00%............- 5.00
05/06/2026...........1 - 3 - 0.........25.00%............- 10.00
05/05/2026...........1 -1 - 0..........50.00%............- 0.50
05/04/2026...........2 - 2 - 0.........50.00%............- 1.00
05/03/2026...........3 - 1 - 0.........75.00%............+ 10.75
05/02/2026...........1 - 1 - 0........50.00%.............+ 0.00
05/01/2026...........1 - 4 - 1........16.66%.............- 17.50

TOTALS..............12 - 20 - 3.........37.50%.............-49.95


CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS..............28 -37 - 6.........43.07%............- 59.73

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 6-pack
First six picks in next month’s NBA Draft:
1) Washington
2) Utah
3) Memphis
4) Chicago
5) LA Clippers
6) Brooklyn

Quote of the Day
“I’m really sorry to all our fans. I own taking this risk. Surprised it came up 5th after this year. I thought we were due some luck. But please remember – this team deserved a starting center to compete with the best teams next year. We have always been resilient.”
Indiana Pacers’ president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard, after Indiana lost its first round pick in this year’s draft because of a trade, after the Pacers went 19-63 this year.

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, who has the most RBI?

Sunday’s quiz
2017/2018 was the last time an NBA team won consecutive league championships, when Golden State won back/back titles.

Saturday’s quiz
76ers-Celtics have faced each other in playoff series 23 times, more than any other two teams.

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

— Phillies 6, Rockies 0
Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs, has five in his last four games.
Phiilies are 10-3 since they changed managers.
Cristopher Sanchez threw seven shutout innings.

This season……..
In 7 home starts, Sanchez is 4-1, 1.00 (34 hits allowed/45 IP)
In 2 road starts, Sanchez is 0-1, 6.97 (23 hits allowed in 10.1 IP)

— White Sox 2, Mariners 1
Seattle had bases loaded, no one out in 9th inning, but didn’t score.
Last year, Cal Raleigh hit 60 homers, had 125 RBI.
This year, Raleigh is hitting .158; he is 0 for his last 32.

AL Central standings:
21-21- Cleveland
19-21- White Sox
19-22- Royals
19-22- Tigers
18-23- Twins

— Braves 7, Dodgers 2
Mauricio Dubon had a bases loaded double.
Bryce Elder pitched 5.2 innings, gave up only one hit.
Braves are 11-1-3 in series this season.
Atlanta has a nine-game lead in the NL West.

— Angels 6, Blue Jays 1
Jose Soriano improved to 6-3, 1.66 this season.
Jo Adell hit two solo home runs.
Angels ended an eight-game road losing streak.

— Diamondbacks 5, Mets 1
Ryan Waldschmidt had his first three major league RBI.
Eduardo Rodriguez didn’t give up a hit until the sixth inning.
Three of Arizona’s five runs were unearned; Mets made three errors.
New York has the worst record in the National League.

— Rangers 3, Cubs 0
Jacob deGrom allowed three hits in seven shutout IP.
Cubs got shut out for the second day in a row.
Corey Seager is 6 for his last 52, with 20 strikeouts.

— Giants 7, Pirates 6 (12)
Giants won for only third time in their last 12 games.
Pirated led 6-4 in 10th inning but couldn’t hold the lead.
Heliot Ramos homered, scored three runs, had two RBI.

— Famous birthdays, May 11th:
Walt Terrell, 68
Bobby Witt Sr., 62
Jeffrey Donovan, 58
Matt Leinart, 43
Cam Newton, 37
Maurice Harkless, 33
Griffin Canning, 30
Madison Lintz, 27
Joey Loperfido, 27

— UFL standings, after seven weeks:
5-2- DC Defenders
5-2- St Louis Battlehawks
5-2- Orlando Storm
3-4- Birmingham Stallions
3-4- Louisville Kings
3-4- Dallas Renegades
2-5- Houston Gamblers
2-5- Columbus Aviators

— Knicks 144, 76ers 114
Knicks led 71-57 at halftime; they sweep series, 4-0.
Knicks made 25 of 44 shots behind the arc.
New York is 8-2 so far in the playoffs.

— Padres 3, Cardinals 2 (10)
Nick Castellanos hit a 2-run HR with two out in 9th to tie game.
Jordan Walker hit a 2-run HR for the Cardinals.
There were a total of only seven hits in this game.
Padres/Dodgers are tied for first atop the NL West.

— Over the next seven years after this one, San Diego Padres owe Manny Machado $39,090,909 per season, which will take him to when he is 40 years old. This season, Machado is hitting .191, with a .647 OPS.

— Braves 1B Matt Olson played in his 823rd consecutive game Sunday, the 10th-longest streak in major league history.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, LA/SD. Wild Cards: LA/SD-Cardinals-Brewers
AL; Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: Bronx-White Sox-Rangers

 

[Udog]

NHL

Monday, May 11

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Trend Report
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Colorado VS Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.
Colorado is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
Colorado is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games against Minnesota.
Colorado is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado.

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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, May 11

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday, May 11​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
COL at MIN	08:00 PM	MIN +105***** O 6.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

05/11/2026............1 - 1 - 0........50.00%............- 0.50
05/10/2026...........2 - 2 - 0.........50.00%............- 1.00
05/09/2026...........1 - 2 - 1.........33.33%............- 7.40
05/08/2026...........0 - 3 - 0.........00.00%............- 18.30
05/07/2026...........0 - 1 - 1.........00.00%............- 5.00
05/06/2026...........1 - 3 - 0.........25.00%............- 10.00
05/05/2026...........1 -1 - 0..........50.00%............- 0.50
05/04/2026...........2 - 2 - 0.........50.00%............- 1.00
05/03/2026...........3 - 1 - 0.........75.00%............+ 10.75
05/02/2026...........1 - 1 - 0........50.00%.............+ 0.00
05/01/2026...........1 - 4 - 1........16.66%.............- 17.50

TOTALS..............13 - 21 - 3.........38.23%.............- 50.45


CNOTES NHL PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS..............28 -37 - 6.........43.07%............- 59.73

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
— Guardians 7, Angels 2- Joey Cantillo tossed six shutout IP.
— Orioles 3, Bronx 2- Coby Mayo hit a three-run homer in the 7th
— Rays 8, Blue Jays 5- Tampa Bay leads AL East by two games.
— Mariners 3, Astros 1- Seattle has won eight in a row vs Houston.
— Arizona 1, Texas 0- Perdomo knocked in the only run in first inning.
— Cavaliers 112, Pistons 103- Series is tied, 2-2.

Quote of the Day
“I have not failed. Ive just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
Thomas Edison

Tuesday’s quiz
In the 1992 movie A League of Their Own, what famous singer played an outfielder for the Rockford Peaches?

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, David Wright has the most RBI.

Sunday’s quiz
2017/2018 was the last time an NBA team won consecutive league championships, when Golden State won back/back titles.

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Tuesday’s Den: Baseball trends……​

Major League teams are playing their 14th series of the season this week; here is how they al did in their first 13 series (road/home….total):

National League series records
Diamondbacks 3-3-1/3-2-1…..6-5-2
Braves 5-1-1/6-0….11-1-1
Cubs 3-3/5-2….8-5
Reds 3-2-1/5-2….8-4-1
Rockies 2-5/1-4-1….3-9-1
Dodgers 3-2-1/4-3….7-5-1
Marlins 1-4/4-3-1…..5-7-1
Brewers 3-2-1/5-2….8-4-1
Mets 3-4/2-4…..5-8
Phillies 2-3/4-4….6-7
Pirates 4-3/3-2-1….7-5-1
Cardinals 3-2-1/4-2-1…..7-4-2
Padres 5-0-1/2-4-1….7-4-2
Giants 2-4/4-3…..6-7
Nationals 5-1-1/1-4-1…..6-5-2

American League
Orioles 3-3/3-4….6-7
Red Sox 3-4/1-4-1….4-8-1
White Sox 3-3-1/3-3….6-7-1
Guardians 2-3-2/3-3….5-6-2
Tigers 2-4-1/5-1….7-5-1
Astros 2-5/2-3-1….4-8-1
Royals 1-5/3-2-2….4-7-2
Angels 1-4-2/2-4……3-8-2
Twins 3-4/4-2….7-6
A’s 5-3/2-2-1…..7-5-1/
Bronx 5-2/4-1-1….9-3-1
Mariners 3-3/3-3-1….6-6-1
Rays 4-3/4-2….8-5
Rangers 2-4-1/3-3….5-7-1
Blue Jays 1-4-1/4-3……5-7-1

NL East
Trends are thru May 11th
— Braves (28-13)
Braves won 19 of their last 25 games
Under is 4-1-1 in their last six home games.
Atlanta is 25-4 when they score 5+ runs.

— Marlins (19-22)
Marlins are 14-12 at home, 5-10 on road.
Over is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games.
Marlins are 3-14 when they score 3 or fewer runs.

— Mets (15-25)
Juan Soto is 2-21 (3 walks) batting in the lead off spot.
New York is 1-9 vs lefty starting pitchers.
Mets are 13-3 when they score 4+ runs.

— Phillies (19-22)
Phillies won 10 of their last 13 games.
Over is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
Phiilies are 15-11 vs righty starters, 4-11 vs lefties.

— Nationals (19-22)
Nationals are 6-13 at home, 13-9 on the road.
Over is 13-5-1 in their home games.
Nationals are 10-17 vs righty starters, 9-5 vs lefties.

NL Central
— Cubs (27-14)
Chicago got shut out in its last two games, at Texas.
Cubs have won their last fifteen home games.
Cubs are 21-9 vs righty starters, 6-5 vs lefties.
Under is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.

— Reds (22-19)
Cincinnati won its last two games, after losing previous eight.
Over is 13-4 in their last 17 home games.
Reds are 16-17 vs righty starters, 6-2 vs lefties.

— Brewers (19-16)
Milwaukee won nine of its last 12 games.
Milwaukee is 17-2 when they score 5+ runs.
Under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.

— Pirates (22-19)
Pirates won six of their last nine games.
Over is 11-4-1 in their last sixteen home games.
Pittsburgh is 15-7 when they score 5+ runs.

— Cardinals (23-17)
St Louis is 9-4 in its last thirteen games.
St Louis is 10-10 at home, 13-7 on the road.
Cardinals are 8-3 in one-run games.

NL West
— Diamondbacks (20-20)
Arizona won its last three games, despite scoring total of eight runs.
Diamondbacks are 14-18 vs righty starters, 6-2 vs lefties.
Arizona is 2-6 in road series openers.

— Rockies (16-25)
Rockies are 2-8 in their last ten games.
Colorado is 14-19 vs righty starters, 2-6 vs lefties.
Over is 5-1 in their last six road games.

— Famous birthdays, May 12th:
Ted Kubiak, 84
Bruce Boxleitner, 76
George Karl, 75
Kevin Grevey, 73
Max Montoya, 70
Lou Whitaker, 69
Ving Rhames, 67
Emilio Estevez, 64
Malin Akerman, 48
Steve Smith, 47
Lance Lynn, 39
Jason Myers, 35

AL East
— Orioles (19-23)
Baltimore is 4-8 in its last 12 games.
Orioles are 18-14 vs righty starters, 1-9 vs lefties.
Their last five games stayed under the total.

— Red Sox (17-23)
Boston is 7-6 since they changed managers.
Over is 9-4 in their last thirteen road games.
Red Sox are 12-19 vs righty starters, 5-4 vs lefties.

— New York (26-16)
New York lost its last four games, scoring total of eight runs.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
New York scored in first inning in 7 of its last 11 games.

— Rays (27-13)
Tampa Bay won 15 of its last 17 games.
Rays are 17-11 vs righty starters, 10-2 vs lefties.
Tampa Bay is 25-5 when they score 3+ runs.

— Blue Jays (18-23)
Toronto lost six of its last eight games.
Blue Jays are 12-10 at home, 6-13 on the road.
Toronto is 14-6 if they score 4+ runs.

AL Central
— White Sox (19-21)
White Sox are 13-8 in their last 21 games.
Under is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
Chicago is 15-5 when they score 4+ runs.

— Guardians (22-21)
Cleveland is 12-18 vs righty starters, 10-3 vs lefties.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Guardians are 5-2 in road series openers.

— Tigers (19-22)
Tigers are 10-2 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Detroit is 12-6 vs righty starters, 7-16 vs lefties.
Tigers are 15-5 if they score 5+ runs, 4-17 if they don’t.

— Royals (19-22)
Royals are 13-10 at home, 6-12 on the road.
Under is 8-3-2 in their last thirteen games.
Royals are 17-14 vs righty starters, 2-8 vs lefties.

— Twins (18-23)
Minnesota is 3-9 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Twins are 10-10 at home, 8-13 on the road.
Over is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.

AL West
— Astros (16-26)
Houston is 2-9 in its last 11 home games.
Over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
Astros are 2-5 in games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Angels (16-26)
Halos lost 16 of their last 20 games.
Eight of Angels’ last eleven games stayed under the total.
Angels are 10-19 vs righty starters, 6-7 vs lefties.

— A’s (21-19)
A’s won three of their last four games.
A’s are 1-4 in home series openers.
A’s are 16-11 vs righty starters, 5-8 vs lefties.

— Mariners (20-22)
Mariners are 12-11 at home, 8-11 on the road.
Seattle is 17-4 when they score 3+ runs, 3-18 when they don’t.
Mariners are 15-14 vs righty starters, 5-8 vs lefties.

— Rangers (19-22)
Texas is 8-13 in its last 21 games.
Texas scored total of 24 runs in their last nine games.
Corey Seager is 6 for his last 53, with 20 strikeouts.