Thread watched CNOTES 2025-206 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

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Monday, January 26​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ORL at CLE	07:00 PM	CLE -5.5 O 224.5*****	+500 +500
POR at BOS	08:00 PM	POR +7.5***** U 226.5	+500 +500
LAL at CHI	08:00 PM	CHI +1.5***** O 235.5	+500 +500
MEM at HOU	08:00 PM	MEM +10.5***** O 224.5*****	+500 +500
GS at MIN	09:30 PM	GS +8.5***** O 231.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/26/2026..............2 - 5 - 0................28.57%.............- 17.57
01/25/2026...............4 - 4 - 0...............50.00%.............- 2.00
01/24/2026...............6 - 2 - 0................75.00%............+ 19.00
01/23/2026...............4 - 6 - 0...............40.00%.............- 13.00
01/22/2026...............5 - 7 - 0...............41.66%..............- 13.50
01/21/2026...............2 - 7 - 0...............22.22%..............- 28.50
01/20/22026.............4 - 6 - 0...............40.00%..............- 13.00
01/19/2026...............7 - 3 - 0...............70.00%...............+ 18.50
01/18/2026...............4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%...............+ 3.50
01/17/2026...............5 - 5 - 0...............50.00%................- 2.50
01/16/2026...............4 - 5 - 0...............44.44%.................- 7.50
01/15/2026...............5 - 5 - 0...............50.00%.................- 2.50
01/14/2026...............7 - 3 - 0...............70.00%.................+ 18.50
01/13/2026...............5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%.................+ 8.50
01/12/2026...............2 - 7 - 0...............22.22%..................- 28.50
01/11/2026...............3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%..................- 7.00
01/10/2026...............4 - 3 - 0...............57.14%..................+ 3.50
01/09/2026...............6 - 5 - 0...............54.54%..................+ 2,50
01/08/2026...............3 - 2 - 0...............60.00%..................+ 4.00
01/07/2026...............3 - 7 - 0...............30.00%..................- 23.50
01/06/2026...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.................- 22.60
01/04/2026...............3 - 6 - 0...............33.33%..................- 18.00
01/03/2026...............5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%..................- 8.00
01/02/2026...............1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%..................- 28.00
01/01/2026...............2 - 6 - 0...............25.00%..................- 23.00

TOTALS..................97-121 - 0...............44.49%..................- 180.67

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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