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

 

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Trend Report
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Portland VS Washington
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Portland's last 20 games.
Portland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
Portland is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games against Washington.
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 18 games.
Washington is 0-9 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against Portland.

Sacramento VS New York
Sacramento is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games.
Sacramento is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Sacramento is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games against New York.
New York is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games.
New York is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New York's last 20 games against Sacramento.

Milwaukee VS Philadelphia
Milwaukee is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games.
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Milwaukee is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games against Milwaukee.

New Orleans VS Oklahoma City
New Orleans is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans' last 13 games.
New Orleans is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games.
New Orleans is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games against New Orleans.

Detroit VS Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 11 games.
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Denver.
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Denver.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games.
Denver is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
Denver is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Detroit.

Brooklyn VS Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games.
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Phoenix.
Brooklyn is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Phoenix's last 12 games.
Phoenix is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games against Brooklyn.

Los Angeles VS Utah
LA Clippers is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games.
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
LA Clippers is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against Utah.
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Utah.
Utah is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games.
Utah is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games against LA Clippers.


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Tuesday, January 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
POR at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS +6.5***** O 232.5*****	+500 +500
SAC at NY	07:30 PM	SAC +14.5 O 226.5******	+500 +500
NO at OKC	08:00 PM	NO +15.5*****	+500
MIL at PHI	08:00 PM	MIL +9.5***** O 219.5*****	+500 +500
BK at PHO	09:00 PM	BK +8.5***** U 210.5	+500 +500
DET at DEN	09:00 PM	DEN +7.5***** U 214.5*****	+500 +500
LAC at UTA	10:00 PM	LAC -8.5 U 233.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/27/2026..............6 - 4 - 0................60.00%.............+ 8.00
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.................103-125 - 0...............45.17%..................- 172.67

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Highest paid players in the NBA this year:
$59,606,817— Steph Curry
$55,224,526— Joel Embiid
$55,224,526— Nikola Jokic
$54,708,609— Kevin Durant
$54,126,450— Jayson Tatum
$54,126,450— Giannis Antetokounmpo
$54,126,450— Anthony Davis

Quote of the Day
“We’re both geeked for the future and the possibilities…….not relying too heavily on Justin’s (Herbert) ability to do above and beyond, I think, is critical to maximize those types of opportunities. That’ll be one of the first things that we’ll try to do, is take a little off his plate so that he is free to do that when his greatness is required.”
Chargers OC Mike McDaniel

Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the baseball players who have hit 400+ home runs, who stole the most bases?

Tuesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has coached in seven Final Fours, winning two titles.

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.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— I‘m still trying to process this one; Bill Belichick didn’t get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in his first year of eligibility. Wow.

Belichick was 333-178 as an NFL head coach, won six Super Bowls, was an assistant coach with the Giants when they won two other Super Bowls. I figured this was a foregone conclusion, but off-field issues, like spying on opponents’ practices and filming opponents’ signals on the sidelines, are said to have been used against him in the voting.

Tom Brady gets into the Hall of Fame in 2028; will they make Belichick wait until then?
(By the way, I would’ve voted for him, as long as he let Ernie Adams introduce him in Canton).

— Buffalo Bills named offensive coordinator Joe Brady their new head coach; Brady has been with the Bills for four years, was OC the last two. Brady was an assistant coach at LSU when Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase were playing there.
Seven of nine candidates interviewed by Buffalo have a primarily offensive background.

— Denver Broncos fired their offensive coordinator and two other assistants Tuesday, two days after they lost the AFC title game 10-7 to New England.
Let’s be real; Sean Payton is the head coach/offensive coordinator; Joe Lombardi worked for Payton for 15 years, and he gets fired? Oh by the way, Denver’s QB broke his ankle and didn’t play last week. Thats no one’s fault, just bad luck.

— Other coaching news:
LA Chargers named former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel their new OC.
Detroit Lions hired former Giants assistant Mike Kafka as an offensive assistant.
Tennessee Titans hired former Giants head coach Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator.

— Former QB Matt Ryan calls the shots now for the Falcons; interesting that he hired a new coach (Kevin Stefanski) before he hired a new general manager.

— In baseball, San Francisco Giants signed OF Harrison Bader for two years, $20.5M; Bader hit .277 last year, with a .796 OPS for two teams. He is a very good defensive outfielder.

— Astros Jose Altuve/Carlos Correa are bypassing the World Baseball Classic, supposedly because they couldn’t get insurance on their contracts for the tournament.
Correa will make $31M this year, Altuve $33M. Three years ago, Altuve broke his thumb in the WBC, when he was hit by a pitch. He played in only 90 games that year.

— Famous birthdays, January 28th:
Alan Alda, 90
Larvell Blanks, 76
Harley Jane Kozak, 69
Michael Cage, 64
Tom Hodson, 59
Jermaine Dye, 52
Mark Madsen, 50
Daunte Culpepper, 49
Andre Iguodala, 42
Hunter Renfroe, 34
Ke’Bryan Hayes, 29
Payton Pritchard, 28

— Michigan 75, Nebraska 72
Michigan was 19-23 on foul line, Nebraska 3-4
Nebraska led by 7 with 8:10 left in the game.
Cornhuskers were missing two starters, still led most of the night.
First loss of season for Nebraska, after a 20-0 start.

— Arkansas 83, Oklahoma 79
Oklahoma led by 13 with 6:43 left in first half.
Hogs shot 71.7% inside arc, 2-17 outside arc.
Arkansas won seven of its last nine games.
Oklahoma has lost seven in a row, after an 11-3 start.

— Saint Louis 79, George Washington 76
GW led by 15 late in the first half.
Billikens won their last 14 games, are 8-0 in A-14.
Saint Louis won despite going 11-22 on foul line.

— Ill-Chicago 76, Indiana State 74
Ill-Chicago scored on steal/layup with 0:01.8 left for the win.
Indiana State led by a hoop with 0:16 left in game.
Flames have won seven in a row, after a 5-10 start.
Ill-Chicago was +10 in turnovers (21-11).

— Indiana 72, Purdue 67
Coach DeVries wins his first game against the Hoosiers’ in-state rival.
Indiana shot 12-33 on the arc, 11-17 inside arc.
Purdue lost its last three games, after a 17-1 start.

— Miami OH 86, UMass 84
Miami is 21-0, one of two unbeatens (Arizona) in country
UMass led this game by 10, late in first half.
RedHawks were 28-38 on foul line, UMass 13-17
Miami is 21-0; here are their last three games:
W105-102 OT vs Buffalo
W 107-101 OT @ Kent State
W 86-84 vs UMass………I don’t think they’d get an at-large bid to NCAA’s; their non-league strength of schedule is #363, 3rd-easiest in country.

— Virginia 100, Notre Dame 97, 2OT
Notre Dame led 39-20 in first half, by 6 with 2:13 left in regulation.
6-9 frosh DeRidder scored 32 points, had 8 rebounds.
Virginia has won 12 of its last 14 games.

 

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles VS Cleveland
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 5 games.
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cleveland's last 20 games against LA Lakers.

Chicago VS Indiana
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Indiana's last 11 games.
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games against Chicago.

Atlanta VS Boston
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Boston.
Atlanta is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road.
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games.
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games at home.

New York VS Toronto
New York is 6-14 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games.
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games against Toronto.
New York is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games against New York.
Toronto is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home.

Orlando VS Miami
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 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Miami.
Miami is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games.
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games at home.

Charlotte VS Memphis
Charlotte is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games.
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Charlotte is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games against Memphis.
Memphis is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games.
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis' last 7 games against Charlotte.

Minnesota VS Dallas
Minnesota is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games.
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Minnesota is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games against Dallas.
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas' last 12 games.
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas' last 9 games against Minnesota.

Golden State VS Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games.
Golden State is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
Golden State is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games against Utah.
Golden State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games against Utah.
Utah is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
Utah is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
Utah is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State.

San Antonio VS Houston
San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of San Antonio's last 13 games.
San Antonio is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Houston.
Houston is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games.
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games against San Antonio.


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[Cnotes53]

Wednesday, January 28​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LAL at CLE	07:00 PM	CLE -3.5***** O 235.5*****	+500 +500
CHI at IND	07:00 PM	CHI -1.5*****	+500
ATL at BOS	07:30 PM	ATL +5.5 U 232.5*****	+500 +500
NY at TOR	07:30 PM	U 221.5*****	+500
ORL at MIA	07:30 PM	ORL +3.5***** U 231.5*****	+500 +500
CHA at MEM	08:00 PM	CHA -1.5 U 230.5	+500 +500
MIN at DAL	08:30 PM	U 228.5*****	+500
GS at UTA	09:00 PM	GS -9.5 O 240.5*****	+500 +500
SA at HOU	09:30 PM	SA +2.5***** U 220.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/27/2026..............6 - 4 - 0................60.00%.............+ 8.00
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.................103-125 - 0...............45.17%..................- 172.67

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack
Over/under win totals for 2026 baseball:
103.5— Dodgers
92.5— Bronx
90.5— Mets
89.5— Braves, Phillies, Mariners
88.5— Cubs, Blue Jays
87.5— Red Sox

Quote of the Day
“You can’t understate what he has meant to the franchise, what he did for them, the culture he established. It’s gonna be an absolutely enormous transition process.”
Steve Tasker, talking about Sean McDermott

Thursday’s quiz
Which famous baseball player was QB for the Tennessee Vols, just before Peyton Manning?

Wednesday’s quiz
Of all the baseball players who have hit 400+ home runs, Barry Bonds (514) stole the most bases.

Tuesday’s quiz
Rick Pitino has coached in seven Final Fours, winning two titles.

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

— Tennessee 86, Georgia 85 OT
Vols out-rebounded Georgia, 52-27
Tennessee has rebounded 44.7% of its missed shots, best in country.
Dawgs shot 66.7% inside the arc.

— Auburn 88, Texas 82
Longhorns led by 13 early, 42-34 at halftime.
Auburn shot 11-21 on arc, 29-39 on line, scored 1.38 ppp
Auburn won its last four games, scoring 78.3 ppg.

— Wisconsin 67, Minnesota 63
Gophers led this game by 20 late in first half.
Badgers shot 13-31 on the arc, only 6-17 inside the arc.
Minnesota has lost 6 in a row, 4 of them by 4 or less points, or in OT

— Iowa 73, USC 72
Hawkeyes led by 17 with 9:30 left in the game.
Kam Woods scored 33 for USC, 27 of them in the second half.
Iowa won its last three games, giving up 63.7 ppg.

— Belmont 78, Valparaiso 77
Belmont led by 10 late in first half.
Bruins have a 60.3 eFG%, best in the country.
Belmont has won 6 in a row; 4 of their last 5 wins were by 5 or fewer points.

— Drake 82, Evansville 78
Evansville led by 19 with 12:57 left in the game.
Drake was 28-38 on foul line, Purple Aces 7-12
Bulldogs won their last three games, scoring 86.3 ppg.

— Houston 79, TCU 70
Freshman G Flemings scored 27 points, had five assists.
Houston has won 12 of its last 13 games.
TCU is 2-5 in last seven games, after an 11-3 start.

— Famous birthdays, January 29:
Katherine Ross, 86
Tom Selleck, 81
Terry Kinney, 72
Oprah Winfrey, 72
Tony Galbreath, 72
Steve Sax, 66
Mike Aldrete, 65
Andre Reed, 62
Aeneas Williams, 58
Heather Graham, 56
Jose Abreu, 39
Quentin Lake, 27

— It has been freakin’ cold here in upstate New York; had over a foot of snow over the weekend, so I wasn’t amused where the TV folks at the Australian Open tennis tournament were whining about how hot it is there. 95 degrees is better than paying people to plow your driveway (or doing it yourself when they don’t show up). Summer is better than winter!!!

— Was reading something last week where Robert Kraft said that eventually, the NFL is going to an 18-game regular season, where each team gets two bye weeks, and also, every team will play a game overseas every year.
That would place the Super Bowl on Sunday, Presidents Day weekend.

— Cleveland Browns hired Todd Monken as their new coach; Monken had been the OC for the Ravens, so now John Harbaugh needs a new OC in his new job with the Giants.
Monken turns 60 next week; he is the Browns’ 11th head coach since 1999. Only the Raiders (13) have had more during that time.

— New Jersey Jets fired offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand after only one year; they’ve now fired eight assistant coaches this year, but head coach Aaron Glenn remains.

— Eli Manning didn’t make the Hall of Fame this year; here are the resumes of two QB’s, neither of whom is in the Hall of Fame.
Player A: 72-72 regular season, 8-2 playoffs, won 2 Super Bowls. 164 TD’s, 198 INT’s
Player B: 117-117 regular season, 8-4 playoffs, won 2 Super Bowls. 365 TD’s, 244 INT’s
Player A is Jim Plunkett, Player B is Eli Manning.

— QB Darian Mensah made $10M the last two years at Duke; he’s now bolted to Miami, where he’ll make even more $$$. Mensah threw for 3,973 yards and 34 TD’s for Duke last year- they finished 9-5, winning their first ACC title since 1962.

— Fans are so fickle; only one team wins the Super Bowl every year, that doesn’t mean all the other teams are failures. People need to stay off social media with the “We’re with you, win or tie” mentality.