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

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NBA

Monday, January 5

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New York VS Detroit
New York is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games.
New York is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
New York is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games.
Detroit is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
Detroit is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home.

Chicago VS Boston
Chicago is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games.
Chicago is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games against Boston.
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago.

Atlanta VS Toronto
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Atlanta is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
Atlanta is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games against Toronto.
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games.
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Toronto is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home.

Phoenix VS Houston
Phoenix is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games.
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Phoenix is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games against Houston.
Houston is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games.
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games against Phoenix.

Charlotte VS Oklahoma City
Charlotte is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Charlotte's last 19 games.
Charlotte is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games against Oklahoma City.
Charlotte is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games.
Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games against Charlotte.
Oklahoma City is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games at home.

Denver VS Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Denver's last 20 games.
Denver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Denver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Philadelphia.
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games against Denver.
Philadelphia is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games at home.

Golden State VS Los Angeles
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games.
Golden State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Golden State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
LA Clippers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games against Golden State.
LA Clippers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home.

Utah VS Portland
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Utah's last 18 games.
Utah is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
Utah is 7-0 ATS in its last 7 games against Portland.
Utah is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games.
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games against Utah.

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NBA
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Monday, January 5

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Las Vegas fired Pete Carroll as coach, after only one year with the Raiders.
— Cardinals fired coach Jonathan Gannon, who was 15-36 in three years.
— Browns fired coach Kevin Stefanski; he was 46-58 in six years in Cleveland.
— Nebraska 72, Ohio State 69- Nebraska is in top 10 for first time since 1966.
— Rutgers 88, Oregon 85 OT- Rutgers was 30-34 on foul line; Oregon 12-16.
— Columbia 104, Cornell 99- Cornell led by 9 with 10:31 left in the game.

Quote of the Day
“Not good enough. We didn’t get in. We underachieved. So, not good. I’d give myself a freaking F.”
Lions coach Dan Campbell

Tuesday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, Martin Sheen plays President Bartlet; what state is President Bartlet from?

Monday’s quiz
BYU Cougars have made the NCAA Tournament the most times (32) without ever making it to a Final Four.

Sunday’s quiz
Isaac Bruce is the all-time leader in receiving yards for the Rams.

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Tuesday’s Den: Playoff trends for the 14 teams in this year’s playoffs

Postseason trends for all 14 teams in the playoffs:

AFC
— Denver Broncos
Lost Wild Card game last year, their first playoff game since 2015.

Sean Payton is 9-9 in playoff games, won Super Bowl 16 years ago.
QB Nix lost his one playoff game, 31-7 to Buffalo.

Denver is 9-3 in last 12 home playoff games.
Overall, Broncos are 3-5 in Super Bowls.

— New England Patriots
Patriots are in playoffs for first time in four years.
New England’s last win in a playoff game: 2018.

Mike Vrabel is 2-3 in playoff games (0-2 in home games)
QB Maye will be playing in his first NFL playoff game.

New England is 6-5 in Super Bowls.

— Jacksonville Jaguars
Jaguars are in playoffs for first time since 2022, third time in last 18 years.

Liam Coen will be coaching in his first NFL playoff game.
QB Lawrence is 1-1 in playoff games.

Overall, Jacksonville is 8-8 in playoff games, 4-1 at home.
Jaguars have never made it to the Super Bowl.

— Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers are in playoffs for third year in row, fifth time in last six years.
Pittsburgh lost its last five playoff games; their last playoff win? 2017

Mike Tomlin is 8-11 in playoff games; he won Super Bowl in 2008
QB Rodgers is 11-10 in playoff games; he won Super Bowl in 2010.

Steelers lost three of last four home playoff games.
Pittsburgh is 6-2 in Super Bowls.

— Houston Texans
Texans are in playoffs for the third year in a row.
Houston has been in playoffs eight times:
6-2 in their first playoff game of a season, 0-6 in second one.

DeMeco Ryans is 2-2 in playoff games.
QB Stroud is 2-2 in playoff games.

Houston is 6-2 in home playoff games, 0-6 on the road.
Texans haven’t made it to a Super Bowl.

— Buffalo Bills
Bills are in the playoffs for the seventh year in a row.
Buffalo lost its last eight road playoff games; last road playoff win? 1992

Sean McDermott is 7-7 in playoff games.
QB Allen is 7-6 in playoff games.
Buffalo is 0-4 in Super Bowls.

Since 2020, Bills are 0-4 vs Chiefs in playoffs, 7-1 vs everyone else.

— Los Angeles Chargers
Chargers are in playoffs for third time in four years.

Jim Harbaugh is 5-4 in playoff games, 0-1 in Super Bowl.
QB Herbert is 0-2 in playoff games.
Chargers lost their only Super Bowl, in 1994.

Since 2008, Chargers are 3-6 in playoff games.
Chargers’ last home playoff game was in 2009.

Famous birthdays, January 6th:
Harold Jackson, 80
Howie Long, 66
Sean Landeta, 64

Norm Charlton, 63
Kate McKinnon, 42
AJ Hawk, 42

Ndamukong Suh, 39
Kevin Gausman, 35
Jameis Winston, 32

NFC
— Seattle Seahawks
Seahawks are in playoffs for first time in three years.

Macdonald is coaching in his first playoff game.
QB Darnold lost his only playoff game, 27-9 to the Rams

Seahawks are 1-2 in Super Bowls.
Seahawks won 10 of their last 11 home playoff games.
Since losing Super Bowl to New England in 2014, Seattle is 3-6 in playoff games.

— Chicago Bears
Bears are in playoffs for first time since 2020.
Chicago’s last playoff win? 2010

Ben Johnson is coaching in his first playoff game.
QB Williams is playing in his first playoff game.

Chicago split its two Super Bowls, winning in 1985.

In Super Bowl era, Bears are 2-6 in road playoff games.
Chicago is 3-5 in last eight home playoff games.

— Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles are in playoffs for fifth year in row, 8th time in nine years.
Philadelphia has won two Super Bowls, including last year’s.

Nick Sirianni is 6-3 in playoff games, 1-1 in Super Bowls.
QB Hurts is 6-3 in playoff games.

Eagles are 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS in last five home playoff games.
Eagles lost five of their last six road playoff games.
Overall, Eagles are 2-3 in the Super Bowl.

— Carolina Panthers
Carolina is in playoffs for first time since 2017.

Dave Canales is coaching in his first playoff game.
QB Young is playing in his first playoff game.

Panthers are 4-3 in road playoff games.
Panthers are 5-2 in home playoff games.
Carolina lost both its Super Bowls.

— Los Angeles Rams
Rams are in playoffs for 7th time in McVay’s nine years as coach.

Sean McVay is 8-5 in playoff games, 1-1 in Super Bowl.
QB Stafford is 5-5 in playoff games.

Rams won their last four home playoff games.
Rams are 6-3 ATS in their last nine playoff games.
Rams are 4-4 SU in last eight road playoff games, 2-3 in Super Bowls.

— San Francisco 49ers
49ers are in playoffs for fifth time in last seven years.

Kyle Shanahan is 6-4 in playoff games, 0-2 in Super Bowls
QB Purdy is 4-2 in playoff games.

Last six times 49ers were in playoffs, they went WWL

San Francisco won its last seven home playoff games.
49ers are 5-3 in last eight road playoff games

San Francisco is 5-3 in Super Bowls; their last win? 1994.

— Green Bay Packers
Green Bay is in playoffs for sixth time in last seven years.
Packers are the #7-seed for third year in a row.

Matt LaFleur is 3-5 in playoff games
QB Love is 1-2 in playoff games.

Since 2014, Packers are 3-6 in road playoff games.
Packers lost their last three home playoff games.
Green Bay is 4-1 in Super Bowls (last win, 2010)

 

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NBA

Tuesday, January 6

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Orlando VS Washington
Orlando is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games.
Orlando is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games against Washington.
Orlando is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games against Washington.
Orlando is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road.
Washington is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games.
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against Orlando.

Cleveland VS Indiana
Cleveland is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games.
Cleveland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games against Indiana.
Cleveland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games.
Indiana is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
Indiana is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games at home.

San Antonio VS Memphis
San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games.
San Antonio is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
San Antonio is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games against Memphis.
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 6 games.
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 6 games against San Antonio.

Miami VS Minnesota
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 15 games.
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Miami is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games.
Minnesota is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Minnesota's last 19 games against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games at home.

Los Angeles VS New Orleans
LA Lakers is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
LA Lakers is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games against New Orleans.
LA Lakers is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games against New Orleans.
LA Lakers is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games on the road.
New Orleans is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans' last 6 games.
New Orleans is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans' last 9 games against LA Lakers.

Dallas VS Sacramento
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Dallas is 7-13 ATS in its last 20 games against Sacramento.
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Sacramento.
Sacramento is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games.
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Sacramento's last 10 games against Dallas.


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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 6

 

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Tuesday, January 6​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLE at IND	07:00 PM	CLE -5.5***** U 236.0	+500 +500
ORL at WAS	07:00 PM	ORL -7.5*****	+500
SA at MEM	08:00 PM	SA -5.5***** U 239.0	+500 +500
LAL at NO	08:00 PM	LAL -6.5 U 243.5*****	+500 +500
MIA at MIN	08:00 PM	MIA +7.0*****	+500
DAL at SAC	11:00 PM	DAL -5.5***** U 233.0	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

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..................12 - 29 - 0..............30.00%..................- 99.60

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Some teams forcing lot of turnovers this year:
1- Iowa State 25% of possessions
4- Dayton 24.3%
5- Houston 23.9%
6- Iowa 23.3%
7- Seton Hall 22.7%
8- Utah State 22.7%

Quote of the Day
“Throughout what I firmly believe is a Hall of Fame coaching career, John has delivered a Super Bowl championship to Baltimore and served as a steadfast pillar of humility and leadership…….we fully understand the expectations of our fans and everyone in the Ravens organization. Finding another strong leader and partner who will reflect these high standards is paramount.”
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti

Wednesday’s quiz
When the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2012, who was their QB?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, Martin Sheen plays President Bartlet, who was from New Hampshire.

Monday’s quiz
BYU Cougars have made the NCAA Tournament the most times (32) without ever making it to a Final Four.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..​

— Baltimore Ravens fired coach John Harbaugh after 18 years; Harbaugh was 190-124 as Ravens’ coach, 13-11 in playoff games- they won the Super Bowl in 2012.
Ravens made the playoffs six of the last eight years, would have gotten there again this year had their rookie kicker made a 44-yard field goal at the end of Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh.
Something to tuck away: Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers play at Baltimore next fall.

— There were 63 Venezuelan-born ballplayers in the major leagues last year; five of them are on my fantasy team. The chaos in Venezuela could screw up this spring’s World Baseball Classic; there is still enough time for all the major leaguers to get back here in time for spring training and the WBC.

— Philadelphia Phillies hired Don Mattingly as bench coach; his son Preston is the Phiilies’ general manager. Mattingly was bench coach with the Blue Jays the last three years.

— Texas Tech poached QB Brendan Sorsby from the Cincinnati Bearcats, are apparently paying him $5M next year.

— One wish for next football season; Pete Carroll in a TV booth somewhere, think he would provide good energy and a lot of knowledge.

— Famous birthdays, January 7th:
Erin Gray, 76
David Caruso, 70
Brian Baldinger, 65
Ron Rivera, 63
Nicolas Cage, 62
Todd Day, 56
Frank Menechino, 55
Francisco Rodriguez, 44
Jhoulys Chacin, 38
Dean Kremer, 30
Ozzie Albies, 29
Lamar Jackson, 29

— Detroit Lions fired offensive coordinator John Morton after only one season; Detroit went 9-8 this year, missed the playoffs for first time in three years.Lions scored 28.3 ppg; they scored 33.2 ppg last year, when Ben Johnson was the OC.

— Washington Commanders let both their coordinators go, a year after they played in the NFC title game. OC Kliff Kingsbury should’t be unemployed very long. Washington’s defense finished last in yards allowed, 27th in points given up, so firing the DC was expected.
QB Jayden Daniels played four full games; Washington was 5-12 this year, after going 12-5 LY.

— New Jersey Jets had only four takeaways all season, are the first NFL team EVER not to intercept a pass all season. Jets wound up minus-19 in turnovers.

— Dallas Cowboys fired DC Matt Eberflus; next season Dallas will have their fourth different DC in four years. Cowboys traded their best defensive player to Green Bay before the season, then went 7-9-1, 1-8 when they scored less than 30 points. Dallas allowed the most points in the league, were 30th in yards allowed.

— Movie of the Day: Tequila Sunrise (1988)- A retired drug dealer in Los Angeles tries to go straight but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.
Mel Gibson is the dealer, Michelle Pfeiffer runs the restaurant where he eats, Kurt Russell and JT Walsh are cops trying to bust drug dealers. Raul Julia is an old friend of the dealer.
Good movie; I found it the other day on YouTube.

— Nebraska’s basketball team is 15-0; they’re ranked in top 10 for the first time since 1966.

— Texas A&M 90, Auburn 88
Auburn hit 3-pointer at buzzer that was waved off after a replay review.
Auburn led by 16 points with 13:29 left in the game.
Texas A&M shot 61.3% inside the arc.
Aggies have won won five in row, 10 of last 11 games.

— Kansas 104, TCU 100, OT
TCU led by 9 with 1:14 left in the game.
Kansas was 30-40 on foul line, Horned Frogs 15-24.
Jayhawks avoided their first 0-2 start in league play since 1991.

— Wisconsin 80, UCLA 72
Badgers led 33-13 midway thru first half.
UCLA shot 1-17 on the arc, 15-23 on foul line.
Bruins are 1-4 on the road, with only win at Washington.

— Duke 84, Louisville 73
Louisville led by 12 late in the first half.
Duke outscored Cardinals 46-26 in second half.
Blue Devils shot 64.7% inside the arc.

— South Carolina 78, LSU 68
Gamecocks led this game 43-15 in the first half.
Carolina shot 12-21 from the arc.
6-4 junior Strong scored 30 points in 25:00

 

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NBA

Wednesday, January 7

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Toronto VS Charlotte
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games.
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Toronto is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games against Charlotte.
Charlotte is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Charlotte's last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games at home.

Chicago VS Detroit
Chicago is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games.
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Detroit.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
Detroit is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago.

Washington VS Philadelphia
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games.
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games against Philadelphia.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 13 games against Washington.
Philadelphia is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games at home.
Philadelphia is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Washington.

Denver VS Boston
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Denver's last 20 games.
Denver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Denver is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games against Boston.
Denver is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games against Boston.
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games against Denver.
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.

New Orleans VS Atlanta
New Orleans is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans' last 7 games.
New Orleans is 0-8 SU in its last 8 games.
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Atlanta.
Atlanta is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games.
Atlanta is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games against New Orleans.
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home.

Orlando VS Brooklyn
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 9 games.
Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Brooklyn.
Orlando is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games against Brooklyn.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Brooklyn's last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 9 games against Orlando.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Brooklyn's last 13 games at home.
Brooklyn is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Orlando.

Los Angeles VS New York
LA Clippers is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 6 games.
LA Clippers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
LA Clippers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against New York.
New York is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 7 games.
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
New York is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home.

Phoenix VS Memphis
Phoenix is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games.
Phoenix is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Phoenix is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games against Memphis.
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games against Phoenix.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games at home.

Utah VS Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Utah's last 16 games.
Utah is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
Utah is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Utah is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games against Utah.
Oklahoma City is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games at home.

Los Angeles VS San Antonio
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games.
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against San Antonio.
San Antonio is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games.
San Antonio is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games against LA Lakers.

Milwaukee VS Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Milwaukee's last 19 games.
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Milwaukee is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Golden State.
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Golden State.
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
Golden State is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games against Milwaukee.
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.

Houston VS Portland
Houston is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games.
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games against Portland.
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Portland's last 10 games.
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 9 games against Houston.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 7

 

[Udog]

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday, January 7​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TOR at CHA	07:00 PM	CHA +1.5***** U 230.0	+500 +500
WAS at PHI	07:00 PM	U 234.0*****	+500
CHI at DET	07:00 PM	CHI +11.0***** U 231.0	+500 +500
DEN at BOS	07:00 PM	DEN +9.5***** O 232.5*****	+500 +500
LAC at NY	07:30 PM	NY -5.5 U 224.0*****	+500 +500
NO at ATL	07:30 PM	ATL -10.5 U 246.5*****	+500 +500
ORL at BK	07:30 PM	BK +2.0 U 221.5	+500 +500
UTA at OKC	08:00 PM	OKC -19.5 U 242.0*****	+500 +500
PHO at MEM	08:00 PM	MEM +4.5***** U 232.0	+500 +500
LAL at SA	09:30 PM	SA -8.0	+500
MIL at GS	10:00 PM	U 230.5*****	+500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

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..................15 - 36 - 0...............29.41%..................- 123.10

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Some teams getting highest %age of their points on 3-point shots:
45.2%— Cornell
42.6%— Idaho
42.5%— Dartmouth
41.5%— Florida State
41.3%— Alabama
41.3%— Cleveland State

Quote of the Day
“John Harbaugh’s the best coach I know, the best coach I’ve ever seen. I’m his brother, so I might be biased. As I told him, whatever team he goes to is going to be formidable; just hope its in the NFC.”
Jim Harbaugh

Thursday’s quiz
Of the 14 teams in the NFL playoffs, how many starting QBs were first round draft picks?
Hint: It isn’t 14.

Wednesday’s quiz
When the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2012, Joe Flacco was their QB.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, Martin Sheen plays President Bartlet, who was from New Hampshire.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….​

— Vanderbilt 96, Alabama 90
Vandy was 35-50 on foul line, Alabama 29-38; lot of fouls.
Crimson Tide was 9-40 on the arc, 17-30 inside arc.
Commodores are 15-0, one of six unbeaten teams in the country.

— UConn 103, Providence 98 OT
Providence led by 11 with 3:12 left in regulation.
UConn shot 18-32 on the arc; Friars were 14-24.
Silas Demery had 23 points, 15 assists for UConn

— Saint Louis 71, VCU 62
Saint Louis outscored VCU 10-0 over last 2:30 of the game.
VCU only shot 28.6% from the floor, at home.
Billikens are 14-1; they lost by a point to Stanford.

— Creighton 76, Villanova 72
Bluejays shot 62.9% inside the arc.
Villanova led by 10 points in the first half.
Creighton is 4-1 in Big East; they’re 6-5 in non-league games.

— Marquette 66, Xavier 65
Golden Eagles snapped a six-game losing skid.
Marquette out-rebounded Xavier, 47-34
Xavier shot 31.4% inside arc, 11-24 on the arc.

— Clemson 74, SMU 70
Clemson never trailed; they’re 13-3, 3-0 in ACC games.
Tigers have #25 eFG% defense in country.
SMU is 12-3, 1-3 on road, with only win at Mississippi State

— Arkansas 94, Ole Miss 87
Arkansas shot 14-30 on arc, scored 1.30 ppp.
Arkansas won its last three games, scoring 97.7 ppg
Razorbacks are 12-3; all three losses are to teams in top 12 in country.

— BYU 104, Arizona State 76
Cougars shot 70% inside arc, 14-31 on the arc, scored 1.34 ppp.
BYU scored 59 points in the second half.
Arizona State lost its last four games, giving up 91.8 ppg.

— Famous birthdays, January 8th:
Bruce Sutter, 73
Calvin Natt, 69
Mark Herrmann, 67
Jason Giambi, 55
Billy Joe Hobert, 55
Mike Cameron, 53
Jeff Francouer, 42
Jeff Hoffman, 33
Chris Paddack, 30
Jhoan Duran, 28

— More and more, college basketball teams prefer that all their shots either be layups or 3-pointers; 15-foot jumpers are pretty much frowned upon.
These are the teams whose 2-point shots are the shortest in the country:
Saint Louis
Texas A&M
Marquette
George Washington
South Florida
St Thomas

— One thing about college basketball the next few weeks; this is Gonzaga’s last year to beat the tar out of WCC opponents- they’re moving up to the new/improved Pac-12 next year.

— In-game interviews with coaches are useless; none of them ever say anything, they’re mainly spouting cliches and trying to get back to their bench.

— Colorado Rockies signed P Michael Lorenzen for one year, $8M; Lorenzen was 7-11, 4.64 in 26 starts for the Royals last year. Colorado will be his 7th big league team.

— Three of 14 teams in the Atlantic 14 are nicknamed the Rams; VCU, Rhode Island, Fordham all have Ram mascots.

— Random observation: NFL kickers are way better than they used to be. Jaguars’ Cam Little has made field goals of 67, 68 yards this year; he made a 70-yarder in an exhibition game.

— Indianapolis Colts ran a successful fake punt last week, then on the very next play, they kept the punt team on the field and ran another fake punt. Other team was so confused they got a penalty for having too many men on the field.

— Matt Campbell is the new football coach at Penn State; he’s already poached 19 players from Iowa State, his old team.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, January 7

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Trend Report
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Indiana VS Charlotte
Indiana is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Charlotte.
Indiana is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte.
Charlotte is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Charlotte's last 20 games.
Charlotte is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.

Miami VS Chicago
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami's last 16 games.
Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games.
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 12 games at home.

Cleveland VS Minnesota
Cleveland is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road.
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 15 games.
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games against Cleveland.

Dallas VS Utah
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games.
Dallas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Dallas is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Utah's last 17 games.
Utah is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games against Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games at home.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, January 8

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday, January 8​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IND at CHA	07:00 PM	CHA -3.5***** U 232.5****	+500 +500
MIA at CHI	08:00 PM	CHI +7.5***** U 238.5	+500 +500
CLE at MIN	08:00 PM	CLE +2.5 O 240.5*****	+500 +500
DAL at UTA	09:00 PM	UTA +7.5***** O 241.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

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..................18 - 38 - 0...............32.14%..................- 119.10

 

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Some teams getting highest %age of their points on foul shots:
26.7%— Nevada
26.5%— Tulane
26.5%— USC
26.5%— Campbell
26.5%— Cal-Bakersfield
26.0%— Tarleton State

Quote of the Day
“He’s hungry, he’s driven, he’s a great human being. And all he wants to do is see is teammates have success. Carson Beck, I cant say enough good things about him. Absolutely awesome.”
Miami Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal

Friday’s quiz
Who was the host of the excellent game show, The Newlywed Game?

Thursday’s quiz
Of the 14 teams in the NFL playoffs, 12 of their starting QBs were first round draft picks; Jalen Hurts was a 2nd round pick, Brock Purdy was a 7th round pick.

Wednesday’s quiz
When the Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2012, Joe Flacco was their QB.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….

— Miami 31, Ole Miss 27
Miami drove 75 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:18 left.
Hurricanes ran 88 plays from scrimmage, Ole Miss 60.
Miami converted 11-19 third down plays, Rebels 2-10.
Miami will play the Indiana-Oregon winner for the national title January 19.

— All four semi-final teams in the College Football Playoff have Australian punters.

— Miami Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel, who was 35-35 in four years coaching the Dolphins- he went 20-16 the first two years, 15-19 the last two, missing playoffs the last two seasons. Curious to see who they hire as their next coach; that person will be Miami’s ninth head coach since the last time they won a playoff game, in 2000.

QB Tua Tagovailoa is a $$$ problem; Miami can’t cut him this year, or he would be a $99.2 dead cap hit, a huge number, so they’ll have to keep him, at least for another year.

— Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept head coach Todd Bowles, but they fired seven assistant coaches, which means that next year, Baker Mayfield will have his sixth different offensive coordinator in the last six years.

— Miami Marlins traded P Edward Cabrera to the Cubs, for OF prospect Owen Caissie and two lesser outfield prospects. Cabrera was 8-7, 3.53 in 26 starts for the Marlins last year.

— In the NBA, Atlanta Hawks traded G Trae Young to Washington Wizards, for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. Young is averaging 19.3 ppg this year, first time in the last seven years he is scoring less than 20 points/game.

— Random trivia; Jets were the only NFL team this season to start the same five offensive linemen in every game.

— Famous birthdays, January 9th
ML Carr, 75
JK Simmons, 71
Otis Nixon, 67
Stan Javier, 62
Joely Richardson, 61

David Costabile, 59
Chad Johnson, 48
Michael Beasley, 37
Marcus Peters, 33
Kerris Dorsey, 29

— Cal-Davis 93, UCSB 86
Gauchos led 33-15 midway thru the first half.
Cal-Davis shot 65.4% inside arc, scored 1.31 ppp
6 of the 8 guys who played for Cal-Davis scored in double figures.

— Gonzaga 89, Santa Clara 77
Game was tied 37-37 at halftime.
Graham Ike scored 34 points, had 11 rebounds.
Gonzaga shot 65.1% inside the arc.
Zags won 52 of their last 56 games against Santa Clara.

— Northridge 95, Cal Poly 90
Cal Poly led by 14 with 12:49 left in the game.
Matadors’ PG Davis scored 23 points, had 15 assists.
Cal Poly shot 16-44 on arc, 13-26 inside arc.

— Portland 90, Pacific 89 OT
Portland outscored Pacific 9-3 in last 0:22 of overtime.
Pilots shot 13-23 outside the arc.
First win in five WCC games for Portland.

— LMU 84, San Francisco 82, 2OT
McBride had 18 points in 38:00 for LMU; he didn’t start.
LMU had 50 points in paint, San Francisco had 26.
Ryan Beasley scored 32 points for USF.

— Tennessee-Martin 76, Morehead State 68
Morehead led by 16 late in the first half.
Tennessee-Martin shot 58.6% inside the arc.
Skyhawks are 12-4, with wins at Bradley, at UNLV

— Ohio State 72, Oregon 62
All five OSU starters scored between 10-14 points.
Buckeyes are shooting 61% inside the arc (#9) this year.
Ducks are struggling, off to an 8-8 start, 1-4 in the league.

— In the NBA, Bulls-Heat game was postponed because of condensation on the floor; it will be made up down the road. During the delay before they postponed the game, the Bulls’ mascot stood at half court, flung the ball over his head with his back to the basket and swished it. Pretty impressive.