CNOTES COLLEGE BASKETBALL BEST BETS/ NOTES/NEWS/GOSSIP !

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU MARCH MARCH MADNESS !

04/02/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/29/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/28/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/27/2026...............2 - 6 - 0..................25.00%...............- 23.00
03/26/2026...............4 - 2- 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
03/25/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/24/2026...............2 - 2 - 0..................50.00%...............- 1.00
03/22/1016..............7 - 11 - 2,,...............38.88%...............- 25.50
03/21/2026..............10 - 9 - 0.................52.63%...............+ 0.50
03/20/2026..............5 - 12 - 0.................41.66%..............- 36.00
03/19/2026................4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%...............- 13.00
03/18/2026..............11 - 3 - 0................78.57%...............+ 38.50
03/17/2026................1 - 1 - 0................50.00%................- 0.50

TOTALS...................60 -55 - 0................52.17%................ - 13.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack
Last six college basketball national champs:
2025— Florida
2024— UConn
2023— UConn
2022— Kansas
2021— Baylor
2019— Virginia

Quote of the Day
“Ideally, you don’t want him to start from Day 1. You’d love him to be able to learn behind somebody. That’s in a perfect world. It doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes they have to play from Day 1, and it’s our job as coaches to get them ready to go. I think it does help the player if they can sit behind a mature adult and watch how they run the show.”
Raiders coach Klint Kubiak, talking about rookie QB Fernando Mendoza

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who has hit the most home runs?

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, where Kevin Costner is the GM of the Cleveland Browns, Denis Leary plays the coach of the Browns.

Wednesday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers started playing in 1970; they were an expansion team in 1969, but played in a different city for only that one season- they were the Seattle Pilots that year.

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Friday’s Den: Some very early baseball trends…….​

Some quick baseball trends, very early in the season…….

NL East

— Braves (5-2)
Under is 6-0 in Atlanta home games, 0-1 on road.

— Marlins (5-1)
Marlins won five of their first six games, all at home.
Miami’s last three games went over the total.

— Mets (3-4)
Mets lost their last three games, outscored 12-3.
Bo Bichette is hitting .129 ( 4 for 31)

— Phillies (3-3)
Four of their last five games went over the total.

— Nationals (3-3)
Nationals are 2-0 in series openers.
Over is 4-2 in their games.

NL Central

— Cubs (3-3)
Under is 3-1 in their last four games.
Last four games, Cubs are 3-32 with RISP

— Reds (3-3)
Reds have scored in first inning in one of their six games.

— Brewers (5-1)
Brewers won five of their first six games, all at home.
Three of their last four games went over the total.

— Pirates (3-3)
Pirates won three of last four games, all on the road.

— Cardinals (4-2)
Their last three games stayed under the total.

NL West

— Diamondbacks (3-4)
Arizona won three of its four home games.

— Rockies (2-4)
Under is 5-1 in their games, all on road.
Colorado scored 3 or fewer runs in five of six games.

— Dodgers (4-2)
Their last four games stayed under the total.
Dodgers haven’t scored a first inning run yet.

— Padres (2-4)
San Diego is 0-2 in series openers.
Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

— Giants (3-4)
Giants won three of their last four games.

— Famous birthdays, April 3rd:
Marsha Mason, 84
Alec Baldwin, 68
David Hyde Pierce, 67
Tim Conroy, 66
Eddie Murphy, 65
Pervis Ellison, 59
Jared Allen, 44
Jason Kipnis, 39
Jay Bruce, 39
Andrew Vaughn, 28
Jacob Misiorowski, 24
Connelly Early, 24

AL East

— Orioles (3-3)
Orioles have scored in first inning in one of their six games.

— Red Sox (1-5)
Boston lost its last five games, scoring 14 runs.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.

— New York (5-1)
New York won five of six games, giving up total of 6 runs.
Four of their last five games stayed under.

— Rays (2-4)
Five of their six games went over.

— Blue Jays (4-2)
Three of their last four games stayed under the total.

AL Central

— White Sox (1-5)
Chicago lost five of its first five games.
Five of those six games went over total.

— Guardians (4-3)
Cleveland is 2-0 in series openers, both on road.

— Tigers (2-4)
Detroit lost its last four games, scoring 11 runs.

— Royals (3-4)
Six of their seven games stayed under the total.

— Twins (2-4)
Under is 4-2 in their games.
Minnesota has yet to score a first inning run.

AL West

— Astros (5-2)
Houston won its last five games, scoring 43 runs.
Over is 5-0 in their wins, 0-2 in their losses.

— Angels (3-4)
Angels lost four of their last five games, all on the road.

— A’s (1-5)
A’s lost five of their first six games, all on the road.
Under was 5-1 in those six games.

— Mariners (3-4)
Seattle hasn’t scored a first inning run since their first game.

— Rangers (4-2)
Texas won four of its last five games.
Four of their last five games went over.

 

[Udog]

No games today. Tournaments resume tomorrow.

 

[Cnotes53]

2025-26 College basketball
NCAA Tournament
Saturday’s games
Final Four
Last three years, favorites are 7-2 ATS in Final Four games.

Illinois (-1.5) vs UConn (@ Indianapolis)
Illinois (28-8)
Illinois scored 79.3 ppg in their four NCAA wins.
Illini is the tallest team in the country.
Illini is 10-8 vs teams ranked in top 50.

Illinois is 13-2 in non-conference games.
49.8% of Illinois’ shots are 3’s (#15)
38.3% of their points come on 3’s (#29)
Four of their last five losses were in overtime.

KenPom rating: 4
Tempo: 296
Experience: 130
Continuity: 69

This is Illinois’ first Final Four since 2005.
November 28, UConn beat Illinois 74-61 at Madison Square Garden.


UConn (33-5)
Huskies are 11-4 in their last 15 games, after a 22-1 start.
UConn has #37 eFG% offense, #9 eFG% defense in country.
Huskies are 13-1 in non-conference games.

UConn gets only 16.5% of its points on foul line (#333)
Huskies are 10-3 vs teams ranked in top 50.
UConn is #30 team in country on offensive boards.

KenPom rating: 9
Tempo: 319
Experience: 21
Continuity: 18

UConn won two of last three national titles; they lost 77-75 in second round to Florida LY, when Gators won national title.

Favorites are 11-6-1 ATS in last 18 Final Four games where neither team was a #1-seed.

Michigan (-1.5) vs Arizona (@ Indianapolis)
Michigan (35-3)
Wolverines won 21 of their last 23 games.
Michigan is shooting 61.3% inside the arc (#2)
Michigan has #6 eFG% in country, #1 eFG% defense.

Wolverines are 19-3 vs teams ranked in top 50.
Michigan scored 95.3 ppg in its four NCAA games.
Michigan is 14-0 in non-conference games.

KenPom rating: 1
Tempo: 22
Experience: 46
Continuity: 115

Michigan lost national title game in 2018.
Dusty May got Florida Atlantic to the Final Four in 2023

Arizona (36-2)
Wildcats won their last 13 games (9-3 ATS last 12 games).
Arizona has #2 eFG% defense in country.
Arizona has #35 eFG% offense in country.

Arizona is 17-0 in non-conference games.
Wildcats are 19-2 vs teams ranked in top 50
Arizona gets 56.8% of points on 2-point shots (#14)

KenPom rating: 2
Tempo: 56
Experience: 146
Continuity: 94

Arizona was last in the Final Four in 2001.

Since 2016, favorites are 5-2 ATS in Final Four games with two #1-seeds playing.

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack
Last six college basketball national runner-ups, how they did the next year:
2025— Houston (30-7 this year, lost Sweet 16)
2024— Purdue (24-12, lost Sweet 16 the next year)
2023— San Diego State (26-11, lost Sweet 16 the next year)
2022— North Carolina (20-13, lost in second round the next year)
2021— Gonzaga (28-4, lost Sweet 16 the next year)
2018— Michigan (30-7, lost Sweet 16 the next year)

Quote of the Day
“Darren (Mazeroski) is the reason I’m here. He believed in me and took a chance on me. That’s pretty special right there, and I’m going to cherish that a long time.”
Pirates’ rookie Konnor Griffin, talking about the Pirates’ scout who recommended him

Saturday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, what well-known actor played A’s manager Art Howe?

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Luis Gonzalez has hit the most home runs.

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, where Kevin Costner is the GM of the Cleveland Browns, Denis Leary plays the coach of the Browns.

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

— Pirates 5, Orioles 4
Highly touted prospect Konnor Griffin hit an RBI double in his first MLB at-bat
Pittsburgh scored four runs in the second inning.
38,986 fans at the Pirates’ home opener.

— White Sox 5, Blue Jays 4 (10)
Tristan Peters had a walk-off single for Chicago.
Sean Burke gave up 4 hits, one run in 6 IP as the bulk pitcher.
Toronto trailed 4-2, tied game with two runs in 8th inning.

— Red Sox 5, Padres 2
Mayer/Contreras homered, Boston snapped a 5-game losing skid.
Sonny Gray got the win, giving up four hits in 6 IP
First five hitters in San Diego’s lineup were a combined 0-for-19.

— Twins 10, Rays 4
Minnesota scored 7 runs in 7th inning on what looked like a very cold day.
9th place hitter Tristan Gray hit a grand slam for the Twins.
Tampa Bay hasn’t played at home yet; they’re off to a 2-5 start.

— Mets 10, Giants 3
Nolan McLean retired the first 15 batters he faced.
C Francisco Alvarez hit two home runs.
Juan Soto left the game very early with calf tightness.

— A’s 11, Astros 4
Lawrence Butler went 3-for-5 with 4 RBI
A’s led 10-1 in 4th inning in their home opener.
Jeffrey Springs gave up two hits, one run in 6 IP

— Mariners 3, Angels 1 (10)
Game was scoreless after nine innings.
Cole Young hit a RBI triple leading off the 10th inning.
Brian Woo allowed one hit in 7 scoreless IP

— Famous birthdays, April 4th:
Craig Nelson, 82
John Hannah, 75
Tommy Herr, 70
Jack Del Rio, 63
Robert Downey Jr., 61
Nancy McKeon, 60
Scott Rolen, 51
Ben Gordon, 43
Martin Perez, 35
Mitch Keller, 30
Missed a birthday yesterday; Joe Biden turned 84 years old.

— When he was in high school, Braves’ utility guy Kyle Farmer was an unnamed high school quarterback in the movie The Blind Side. Movie’s producers needed someone who could actually throw a football; Farmer played QB for his high school team. He spent 12 hours filming, learning the plays, and meeting Sandra Bullock, who gave him acting advice.

— Lions center Frank Ragnow retired, two years before his contract was up. He had signed a 4-year contract with Detroit, and now that he has retired, the Lions want some of the money back, something they had previously done with stars Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson.
Bad optics for sure, but apparently they’re getting $1.5M back from Ragnow.

— Underrated fact: In 2010 and 2011, Butler lost the national championship game two years in a row; they weren’t in the Big East back then, they were in the freakin’ Horizon League. Imagine a Horizon League team playing in the Final Four now???
Brad Stevens was Butler’s coach back then; he runs the Celtics now.

— Baseball season is a little more than a week old, and Miami’s Liam Hicks is leading MLB in RBI, with 12. Go figure.

— Cardinals/Rockies were the last two teams whose hitters challenged a ball/strike call.

— QB Kirk Cousins signed a contract with the Las Vegas Raiders for $20M which could turn into a lot more with incentives; Raiders are expected to draft Fernando Mendoza with the first pick in the draft later this month, but they’ve said they’re not crazy about starting a rookie QB right off the bat.

— Miami Dolphins have seven picks in the first three rounds of the draft, so they’ll be one of the most interesting teams to follow.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Saturday, April 4

NCAAB

Saturday, April 4

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Trend Report
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Oklahoma VS Baylor
Oklahoma is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
Oklahoma is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
Oklahoma is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games against Baylor.
Oklahoma is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
Baylor is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baylor's last 6 games.
Baylor is 7-13 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Baylor's last 16 games against Oklahoma.

West Virginia VS Creighton
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of West Virginia's last 17 games.
West Virginia is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of West Virginia's last 12 games played on a Saturday.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of West Virginia's last 10 games when playing as the underdog.
Creighton is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Creighton's last 6 games.
Creighton is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games.
Creighton is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.

Illinois VS Connecticut
Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Illinois is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois' last 5 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
Illinois is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games played on a Saturday.
Connecticut is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games.
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Connecticut's last 10 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.

Michigan VS Arizona
Michigan is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan's last 5 games.
Michigan is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games.
Michigan is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Arizona.
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games.
Arizona is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
Arizona is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.


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[Cnotes53]

Saturday, April 4​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ILL at CONN	06:09 PM	ILL -2.0***** U 139.5*****	+500 +500
MICH at ARIZ	08:54 PM	MICH -1.0***** O 157.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS THRU MARCH MARCH MADNESS !

04/04/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
04/02/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/29/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/28/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/27/2026...............2 - 6 - 0..................25.00%...............- 23.00
03/26/2026...............4 - 2- 0...................66.66%...............+ 9.00
03/25/2026...............3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%...............+ 9.50
03/24/2026...............2 - 2 - 0..................50.00%...............- 1.00
03/22/1016..............7 - 11 - 2,,...............38.88%...............- 25.50
03/21/2026..............10 - 9 - 0.................52.63%...............+ 0.50
03/20/2026..............5 - 12 - 0.................41.66%..............- 36.00
03/19/2026................4 - 6 - 0.................40.00%...............- 13.00
03/18/2026..............11 - 3 - 0................78.57%...............+ 38.50
03/17/2026................1 - 1 - 0................50.00%................- 0.50

TOTALS...................63 -56 - 0................52.94%................ - 3.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday’s 6-pack
Most home runs for the San Diego Padres:
194— Manny Machado
163— Nate Colbert
161— Adrian Gonzalez
156— Phil Nevin
154— Dave Winfield
152— Fernando Tatis, Jr

Quote of the Day
“When things go wrong, as they sometimes will;
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill.
You can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems very far.
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit;
It is when things go wrong that you must not quit.”
John Whittier

Sunday’s quiz
Which USFL team did Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly play for?

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

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Luis Gonzalez has hit the most home runs.

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

— Michigan 91, Arizona 73
Wolverines led 26-10 early; it was 48-32 at halftime.
Michigan has scored 90+ points in all five NCAA Tourney games.
Early line on the national title game is Michigan, -7.5

— UConn 71, Illinois 62
Huskies outscored Illinois 16-7 over last 6:11 of the first half.
Illinois made 6 of 26 shots behind the arc.
UConn is in national title game for third time in four years.

— Last 11 times a #1-seed played a non-#1-seed in the national title game, the #1-seed won 10 times, only exception being when Villanova beat North Carolina in 2016.

— Oklahoma 82, Baylor 69
Sooners advance to the finals of the Crown tournament in Las Vegas
Baylor led 52-51 with 11:41 left in the game.
Xzayvier Brown scored 21 points, had 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

— West Virginia 87, Creighton 70
West Virginia shot 63.9% inside arc, scored 1.29 ppp
DJ Thomas scored 20 points in 21:00 off the bench.
West Virginia-Oklahoma is the final of the Crown tourney Sunday

— Famous birthdays, April 5th:
Michael Moriarty, 85
Oliver Luck, 66
Dale Hatcher, 63
Cris Carpenter, 61
Tony Banks, 53
Ike Hilliard, 50
Marc Bulger, 49
Stephen Jackson, 48
Justin Holiday, 37
Tetairoa McMillan, 23

— NHL’s Buffalo Sabres made the playoffs for the first time in 15 years; it is not that hard to make NHL playoffs, lot of teams do, but 2011 was last time Buffalo made it, so congrats to them.

— Reds 2, Rangers 0
Rhett Lowder gave up three hits in 6 IP, gets his first win since 2024.
Reds scored twice in the first inning, only runs of the game.
Texas only had one runner reach second base.

— Diamondbacks 2, Braves 1
Arizona’s only runs scored on a throwing error in the second inning.
Mike Soroka threw five IP, getting his second win of the season.
Arizona’s bullpen threw four perfect innings.

— Brewers 5-2, Royals 2-8
Garrett Mitchell knocked in five runs in the opener.
Royals scored six runs in 6th inning in nightcap, breaking 2-2 tie.
Milwaukee is off to a 6-2 start.

— White Sox 6, Blue Jays 3
Munetaka Murakami put Chicago ahead with his 4th homer of the year.
Both teams used an opener in this game.

— Movie of the Day: Hustle (2022)- A basketball scout discovers a phenomenal player while watching games on a playground in Spain; all he has to do is convince his bosses that the player is the scout’s ticket back into the NBA.
Adam Sandler is the scout, Queen Latifah is his wife, Robert Duvall has a cameo as the owner of the NBA team who dies suddenly, leaving his son in charge- the son doesn’t like the scout.
The basketball scenes are really well done; there are a lot of NBA players in this movie.

— Pirates 3, Orioles 2
Nick Yorke had a walk-off single for Pittsburgh.
Orioles led 2-1 after seven innings.
Pirates are off to a 5-3 start.

— Padres 3, Red Sox 2
Ramon Laureano had the game-winning hit in the ninth inning.
Cold day; was 43 degrees in Fenway, with 24 mph winds.
Red Sox are off to a slow start, losing six of first eight games.

— New York 9, Marlins 6
Marlins led 4-0 in the fifth inning.
Giancarlo Stanton knocked in the go-ahead runs in the 8th inning.
Xavier Edwards had three hits for the Marlins, is hitting. 467.

— Dodgers 10, Nationals 5
Freddie Freeman had four RBI in his first two at-bats.
Dodgers scored 23 runs in first two game of this series.
Andy Pages is hitting .500 (15 for 30) for Los Angeles.

 

[Udog]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Sunday, April 5

NCAAB

Sunday, April 5

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Trend Report
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Oklahoma VS West Virginia
Oklahoma is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
Oklahoma is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
Oklahoma is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games against West Virginia.
Oklahoma is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games against West Virginia.
West Virginia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of West Virginia's last 18 games.
West Virginia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of West Virginia's last 7 games against Oklahoma.

Tulsa VS Auburn
Tulsa is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tulsa's last 12 games.
Tulsa is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games.
Tulsa is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games against an opponent in the Southeastern conference.
Auburn is 3-14 ATS in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Auburn's last 6 games.
Auburn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Auburn's last 5 games against an opponent in the American Conference conference.

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