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

[Cnotes53]

Saturday, February 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ORL at PHO	05:00 PM	ORL +1.5***** U 219.5*****	+500 +500
PHI at NO	07:00 PM	O 232.5*****	+500
DET at CHI	08:00 PM	DET -10.5***** U 233.5*****	+500 +500
MEM at MIA	08:00 PM	O 234.5*****	+500
SAC at SA	08:00 PM	O 229.5*****	+500
HOU at NY	08:30 PM	NY -3.5***** U 217.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !

02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00

TOTALS........................82 -61 - 0...............57.34%..................+ 84.50

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack
Since 1998, most games won when trailing after 7th inning:
220— San Francisco
198— Bronx
197— Atlanta
197— Minnesota
162— Detroit
162— Pittsburgh

Quote of the Day
“I think everyone should go to college and get a degree, then spend six months as a bartender and six months as a cab driver. Then they would really be educated.”
Al McGuire

Sunday’s quiz
Where did Steve Nash play his college basketball?

Saturday’s quiz
Last NBA MVP who was 30+ years old when he won the award was Steve Nash, in 2006.

Friday’s quiz
Jose Reyes is the New York Mets’ all-time leader in stolen bases.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a Saturday full of basketball…….​

— Today would’ve been my dad’s 100th birthday; he was my best friend, a good soul, an honest person who loved the Mets, the Knicks, playing golf and he loved his family.
We lost him 11 years ago; he is missed every day. Happy birthday, dad.
This was also my Aunt Jo’s birthday, one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. Never went in her house without getting offered a piece of pie, good pie too.

— Duke 68, Michigan 63
Weird time of year to play a non-league game like this one.
11th straight Duke game with fewer than 70 possessions; they’re #296 in pace.
Loss ends Michigan’s 11-game winning streak
Duke had a 41-28 edge on the boards.

— Arizona 73, Houston 66
This was Arizona’s 4th straight game against a top 25 team.
Houston shot only 35.7% from the floor.
6-6 senior Dell’Orso scored 22 points in 34:00 off the bench.
Second straight loss for Houston, after a 23-2 start.

— UCLA 95, Illinois 94 OT
Illinois led this game 33-10 midway thru first half.
Illini is 2-3 in last five games; all three losses were in overtime.
UCLA had only five turnovers in a 73-possession game.
Illinois had a 43-27 edge on the boards.

— Cincinnati 84, Kansas 68
Bearcats’ 4th straight win, after starting 3-7 in Big X.
Cincinnati shot 12-31 on arc, scored 1.24 points/possession.
Kansas shot only 4-18 behind the arc.
Bearcats had a 40-29 edge on the boards.

— Upsets of the Day:
Cincinnati (+10.5) 84, Kansas 68
Wyoming (+9.5) 70, Grand Canyon 65
Florida State (+8.5) 70, Clemson 65
Western Kentucky (+7.5) 94, Liberty 73
Valparaiso (+7.5) 71, Ill-Chicago 67
Buffalo (+7.5) 86, UMass 82 OT
North Carolina A&T (+7.5) 102, Elon 82
Dartmouth (+6.5) 64, Columbia 63
Oregon (+6.5) 71, USC 70
UCLA (+6.5) 95, Illinois 94 OT
Eastern Washington (+6.5) 67, Portland State 55
Southern Illinois (+6.5) 59, Northern Iowa 57

— Auburn 75, Kentucky 74
Auburn put in a rebound with 0:01.4 left for the win.
Kentucky led by nine early in second half.
KeShawn Murphy had 25 points, 10 rebounds for Auburn.
Win ends Auburn’s five-game losing streak.

— Western Kentucky 94, Liberty 73
Liberty slips to 15-1 in Conference USA; their last loss was December 10th.
Hilltoppers shot 10-21 on arc, scored 1.36 ppp.
Fourth straight win for Western Kentucky (9-7 in C-USA)
Liberty lost despite shooting 79.2% inside the arc.

— New Mexico 80, Fresno State 78
Bulldogs led 40-18 with 5:20 left before halftime.
New Mexico has won seven of its last nine games.
Fresno was only 5-9 on the foul line; Lobos were 11-13.

— Virginia 86, Miami 83
Miami led by 11 midway thru first half.
Both teams made half their 3-point shots.
Virginia is 24-3, 12-2 in ACC; Miami is 21-6, 10-4 in ACC.

— Famous birthdays, February 22nd:
Paul Dooley, 98
Julius Erving, 76
Mike Hohensee, 65
Jeri Ryan, 58
Mark Chmura, 57
Drew Barrymore, 51
Khalil Mack, 35
Chris Bassitt, 37
Ben Rice, 27
Caleb Durbin, 26

— Colorado State 83, San Diego State 74
San Diego State shot only 39.5% inside the arc.
Fifth straight win for the Rams (8-8 in Mountain West)
Aztecs made last five NCAA tourneys; they’re on bubble this year.

— Arkansas 94, Missouri 86
Hogs shot 55.8% inside arc, scored 1.37 ppp.
Arkansas has won seven of its last nine games.
Arkansas is shooting 58.8% inside arc in SEC games.

— Tennessee 69, Vanderbilt 65
Commodores led 35-31 at halftime.
Tennessee has won four in row, eight of its last nine games.
Vandy is 5-6 in its last 11 games, after starting season 16-0.

— Gonzaga 71, Pacific 62
Game was tied 29-29 at halftime.
Zags were +11 in turnovers (4-15) in a 61-possession game.
Pacific lost five of last seven games, after starting 6-4 in WCC.

— Southern Miss 86, Old Dominion 81
Old Dominion led by 18 with 3:35 left in first half.
USM shot 55.8% inside arc, survived turning ball over 26 times.
Southern Miss had a 39-25 edge on the boards.

 

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Sunday, February 22

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Cleveland VS Oklahoma City
Cleveland is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games.
Cleveland is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games.
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 15 games.
Oklahoma City is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games at home.

Brooklyn VS Atlanta
Brooklyn is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games.
Brooklyn is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games.
Brooklyn is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games against Atlanta.
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games.
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games against Brooklyn.

Denver VS Golden State
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 10 games.
Denver is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games against Golden State.
Denver is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games against Golden State.
Golden State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Golden State's last 15 games.
Golden State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 10 games against Denver.

Toronto VS Milwaukee
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games.
Toronto is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto.

Dallas VS Indiana
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
Dallas is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Indiana.
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 12 games.
Indiana is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games at home.

Charlotte VS Washington
Charlotte is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 8 games.
Charlotte is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games.
Charlotte is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games against Washington.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games.
Washington is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 16 games at home.
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Charlotte.

Boston VS Los Angeles
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games.
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Lakers' last 16 games against Boston.
LA Lakers is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers' last 8 games when playing at home against Boston.

Philadelphia VS Minnesota
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games against Minnesota.
Philadelphia is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games.
Minnesota is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games against Philadelphia.

New York VS Chicago
New York is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of New York's last 16 games.
New York is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games.
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Chicago.
Chicago is 0-8 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games.
Chicago is 0-8 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games against New York.

Portland VS Phoenix
Portland is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 8 games.
Portland is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
Portland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games.
Phoenix is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games against Portland.

Orlando VS Los Angeles
Orlando is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games.
Orlando is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
LA Clippers is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Clippers' last 18 games against Orlando.
LA Clippers is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games at home.



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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, February 22

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday, February 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLE at OKC	01:00 PM	CLE -4.5***** O 226.5*****	+500 +500
BK at ATL	03:30 PM	U 228.5*****	+500
DEN at GS	03:30 PM	DEN -6.5***** O 229.5*****	+500 +500
TOR at MIL	03:30 PM	TOR -2.5*****	+500
DAL at IND	05:00 PM	IND +1.5***** U 233.5*****	+500 +500
CHA at WAS	06:00 PM	WAS +11.5 O 226.5*****	+500 +500
BOS at LAL	06:30 PM	LAL +2.5*****	+500
PHI at MIN	07:00 PM	MIN -8.5***** O 238.5*****	+500 +500
POR at PHO	08:00 PM	POR -3.5***** U 222.5*****	+500 +500
NY at CHI	08:00 PM	CHI +10.5 O 231.5*****	+500 +500
ORL at LAC	09:00 PM	LAC -2.5***** U 215.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !

02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00

TOTALS........................90 -70 - 0...............56.25%..................+ 75.00

 

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Monday’s 6-pack
Since 1998, most games lost when leading after 7th inning:
209— Arizona
204— White Sox
201— Royals
200— Mets
165— Dodgers
157— Twins

Quote of the Day
“I don’t worry about the trips, we’re spoiled, we charter. We have great food, we stay in nice places. It’s really not that hard. We just gotta show up and play.”
Illinois coach Brad Underwood

Monday’s quiz
Who was basketball coach at UConn before Danny Hurley?

Sunday’s quiz
Steve Nash played his college basketball at Santa Clara.

Saturday’s quiz
Last NBA MVP who was 30+ years old when he won the award was Steve Nash, in 2006.

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

— It is snowing here in upstate New York as I type this; it was 85 degrees in Florida for the Mets’ first spring training game Friday. This winter can’t end soon enough.

— Spring training games are popular; Cubs drew a total of 27,000 fans for their first two games in Arizona this week. This is one thing I’ve never done, spring training games, partially because it is during the busy time for college basketball, but it seems like it would be fun.

— Colorado Rockies have 12 of their player headed to the World Baseball Classic, representing 10 different countries. Baseball’s regular season starts 12-14 days after the WBC winds down, I’m wondering if it is disruptive to teams getting ready for the major league season.

— Baltimore Orioles 3B Jordan Westburg is out until at least May with an elbow injury; he has a partial ligament tear in his throwing arm. Westburg hit .265 with 17 HR’s, 41 RBI in 85 games last year; he missed two months last year with a broken hand.

— I have a pretty good hat collection, was looking at the spring training hats online, but good grief, they’re $55 apiece on Fanatics. No thank you!!! Hats for teams in the World Baseball Classic are anywhere from $45-52, but they all have flags of the country on the right side of the hat, and the flags are kind of big, so once again, no thanks.

— Am watching a few fantasy baseball drafts on YouTube; it is interesting to hear what other people think about players. Some of these guys are obsessed with younger players, trying to tout players who break through and become a star, so they can pat themselves on the back.
Some of these guys are also in a lot of leagues, like 12-14 leagues. Not sure how you keep track of all of that, without having a nervous breakdown. I’m in one league, a 14-team keeper league, and I’m pretty sure I spend too much time running that team.

— RIP to Hall of Fame 2B Bill Mazeroski, who passed away this week at age 89. Mazeroski was an excellent fielder (8 Gold Gloves) who became famous for hitting a walk-off home run that ended the 1960 World Series. He played 17 years in the major leagues, all for the Pirates.
RIP, sir.

— Famous birthdays, February 23rd:
Jackie Smith, 86
Fred Biletnikoff, 83
Jim Youngblood, 76
Ed (Too Tall) Jones, 75
Paul McDonald, 68
Bobby Bonilla, 63
Jerod Mayo, 40
Jamal Murray, 29

— Virginia Commonwealth/Utah State are two college basketball programs that win a lot, but also change coaches a decent amount.
VCU:
2025-26- Phil Martelli Jr, 21-7
2023-25- Ryan Odom, 52-21 (left for Virginia)
2017-23- Mike Rhoades, 129-61 (left for Penn State)
2015-17- Will Wade, 51-20 (left for LSU)
2009-2015- Shaka Smart, 163-56 (left for Texas)
2006-09- Anthony Grant, 76-25 (left for Alabama)
2002-2006- Jeff Capel, 79-41 (left for Oklahoma)

Utah State
2024-26- Jerrod Calhoun, 49-12
2023-24- Danny Sprinkle, 28-7 (left for Washington)
2021-23- Ryan Odom, 44-25 (left for VCU)
2018-21- Craig Smith, 64-24 (left for Utah)

— Aidan Mahaney is a senior guard for Cal-Santa Barbara who has had an interesting journey:
2022-24- Two years at Saint Mary’s, where the Gaels went 53-16, 29-3 in WCC games, but only 1-2 in NCAA games. He played roughly 32:00/game there, was a big star

2024-25- Transferred to UConn, which had just won back/back national titles. He only started five games, played roughly 12 mpg for a 24-11 UConn team that lost in the second round of the NCAA’s, as a #8-seed.

20-25-26- Transferred to Cal-Santa Barbara, which 17-11, 10-7 in the Big West; they’ve got the #41 eFG% in the country, but they’re not good on defense. Mahaney is playing 33 mpg, I’ll be curious to see him at the NBA Summer League in July.

— Sunday is March 1st, so it is getting to be that time of year; here is some Bracketology stuff:
Four of the top eight seeds in the country lost Saturday.
Last four teams in Field of 68: Missouri, Ohio State, TCU, Santa Clara
First four teams out of Field of 68: USC, New Mexico, California, Virginia Tech

NCAA Tournament teams by conference:
11- SEC
10- Big 18
8- Big X, ACC
3- Big East, West Coast

— Merrimack 88, Iona 86, 2OT
Merrimack is 16-2 in MAAC, has won eight in a row, the last two in OT.
Unusual for a 20-9 team to be the worst team in country on defensive boards.
Merrimack played two guys all 50:00 in this game, two others 46:00 each.
Am I wrong to think that it might be tough to win a conference tournament if you play your bench a total of 18:00 in a double OT game?

— Robert Morris 81, Wright State 68
Robert Morris has won five in row, improves to 11-7 in Horizon.
Wright State split its last six games, after a 10-1 streak.
Wright State is going be the #1 seed in Horizon tourney, but they lost twice to Robert Morris this season.

— Wisconsin 84, Iowa 71
Hawkeyes led 41-40 at halftime.
Senior G Boyd had 27 points, 10 assists, 9 rebounds for the Badgers.
Iowa has lost three of its last four games.

— Michigan State 66, Ohio State 60
Buckeyes led by 6, early in second half.
Spartans had a 43-26 edge on the boards.
Ohio State is 17-10, but 0-9 vs Quad 1 teams (the best teams)

 

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NBA
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Monday, February 23

NBA

Monday, February 23

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San Antonio VS Detroit
San Antonio is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games.
San Antonio is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games.
San Antonio is 13-7 ATS in its last 20 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Detroit's last 20 games.
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games against San Antonio.

Sacramento VS Memphis
Sacramento is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games.
Sacramento is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
Sacramento is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games against Memphis.
Sacramento is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Memphis.
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis' last 9 games.
Memphis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Memphis' last 13 games against Sacramento.

Utah VS Houston
Utah is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 9 games.
Utah is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games.
Utah is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Houston.
Houston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 11 games at home.

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Monday, February 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SA at DET	07:00 PM	DET -1.5 O 232.5*****	+500 +500
SAC at MEM	08:00 PM	SAC +2.5 O 232.5*****	+500 +500
UTA at HOU	09:30 PM	HOU -13.5 U 229.5*****	+500 +500

 

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CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !

02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00

TOTALS........................91 -72 - 0...............55.82%..................+ 78.00

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Top 6 college baseball teams, right now:
1- LSU
2- UCLA
3- Texas
4- Arkansas
5- Georgia Tech
6- North Carolina

Quote of the Day
“Adversity can be a wonderful teacher.”
Elizabeth Hardwick

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Molly’s Game, a true story about a woman who ran high stakes poker games, what famous actor played her father?

Monday’s quiz
Kevin Ollie was basketball coach at UConn before Danny Hurley.

Sunday’s quiz
Steve Nash played his college basketball at Santa Clara.

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Tuesday’s Den: Conference tournament trends for college hoop​

Conference tournament trends:

— ACC
Last year was first time in six years ACC Tourney champ was seeded higher than #3.
Last 12 tournaments, nine teams have won an ACC title.
Duke is 13-2 in last fifteen ACC Tournament games.

— American
Last nine years, six teams have won an AAC tournament
Last four years, UAB is 10-2 in conference tournaments
Last four years, North Texas went WL in their conference tournament.

— Atlantic 14
Last 15 years, #1-seed has won this tournament only four times.
Last 10 tournaments, eight teams have won an A-14 tournament

— Big 18
#1-seed has won this tournament twice in last nine years.
Last six tournaments, five teams have won an Big 18 tournament
Last four years, Purdue is 7-3 in this tournament

— Big X
Last four years, four different teams won an Big X tournament
Iowa State has won this tournament five of last 11 years.
Last three years, Kansas is 3-3 in Big X tournament games.

— Big East
#1-seed won three in row, six of last ten Big East tournaments.
Last five years, five different teams won a Big East tournament
Last year, St John’s won this tournament for first time since 2000.

— Big Sky
#1-seed won this tournament 11 of last 14 years.
Montana State won this tournament three of last four years.
Last 3 years, Eastern Washington is 37-16 in regular season, 0-3 in tournament.

— Big West
#1-seed won this tournament four of last six years.
Last five years, Cal-Irvine is 68-25 in regular season, 4-5 in tournament.
Since 2015, Cal-Northridge is 1-8 in this tournament

— CAA
#1-seed has won this tournament 7 of last 11 years.
Last three years, Charleston is 7-1 in this tournament
Last four years, NC-Wilmington is 7-3 in this tournament

— Conference USA
C-USA has re-aligned a lot, lot of different teams have won the tournament
Last four years, C-USA tourney winner was combined 53-19 in regular season
Last eight years, Liberty is 16-5 in its conference tournament.

— Horizon
#1-seed has won Horizon tourney four of last six years.
Last five years, five different teams have won the tournament
Last five years, Cleveland State is 9-4 in the tournament

— Ivy
Only top four teams make this tournament
Yale is 10-3 in tournament, winning four of the seven years.
Harvard is going to make tournament for first time since 2019.

— Famous birthdays, February 24th:
Edward James Olmos, 79
Tom Burleson, 74
Eddie Murray, 70
Phil McConkey, 69
Nick Esasky, 66
Billy Zane, 60
Mike Lowell, 52
Bronson Arroyo, 49
MacKenzie Gore, 27

— MAAC
#1-seed has won this tournament twice in last 14 years.
Since 2016, Iona is 23-4 in this tournament
Last five years, Siena is 47-49 in regular season, 0-5 in tournament

— Mid-American
Last five years, #1-seed has won tournament once.
Akron won this tournament the last two years.
Since 2019, Miami OH is 3-6 in this tournament

— Missouri Valley
Last five years, either #1 or #2-seed has won this tournament
Drake won this tournament last three years.
Last five years, Belmont is 3-5 in Arch Madness.

— Mountain West
Last four years, four different teams won this tournament.
Last three years, Grand Canyon won the WAC tournament.
UNLV hasn’t won this tournament since 2008.
Since 2014, San Diego State is 26-9 in this tournament

— Ohio Valley
Another league that has changed teams a lot.
Last four years, four different teams won this tournament.
Last four years, SE Missouri State is 6-2 in this tournament

— SEC
Last four years, four different teams won this tournament.
Last five years, Arkansas has gone WL in this tournament
Last two years, Florida is 6-1 in this tournament
Last five years, Kentucky is 2-5 in this tournament

— Southern
Last year was first time in last 10 years #1-seed didn’t win this tournament
Last five years, Furman is 8-4 in this tournament, 3-2 in OT games.
Last four years, Mercer went WL in this tournament

— Summit
#1-seed won this tournament the last four years.
Last five years, South Dakota State is 8-4 in this tournament
Last seven years, North Dakota State is 12-5 in this tourney (0-2 last 2 years)

— Sun Belt
Last five years, five different teams won this tournament.
Last four years, Georgia Southern went WL in this tournament
Last four years, Appalachian State is 2-4 in this tournament

— WAC
Grand Canyon won this tourney last three years; they’re gone now.
Last four years, Cal Baptist went WL in this tournament
Since 2014, Utah Valley is 7-4 in first tourney game, 1-6 in second game.

— WCC
This is Gonzaga’s last year in the WCC.
Since 2004, Gonzaga is 44-5 in WCC tourney; yes, 44-5.
Since 2016, Saint Mary’s in 15-8 in WCC tourney
Since 2018, Santa Clara is 4-8 in WCC tourney

 

[Udog]

NBA

Tuesday, February 24

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Philadelphia VS Indiana
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games.
Indiana is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games against Philadelphia.

Washington VS Atlanta
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games.
Washington is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.
Washington is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games against Atlanta.
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games against Washington.

Dallas VS Brooklyn
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas' last 6 games.
Dallas is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games.
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Brooklyn is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 9 games against Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 6 games at home.

Oklahoma City VS Toronto
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games.
Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games against Oklahoma City.

New York VS Cleveland
New York is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New York's last 17 games.
New York is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games.
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games.
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 14 games against New York.

Charlotte VS Chicago
Charlotte is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Charlotte's last 16 games.
Charlotte is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games.
Charlotte is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games against Chicago.
Chicago is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 8 games.
Chicago is 0-9 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 15 games against Charlotte.

Miami VS Milwaukee
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games.
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Miami is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games.
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 15 games against Miami.

Golden State VS New Orleans
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games.
Golden State is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games against New Orleans.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans' last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans' last 5 games against Golden State.
New Orleans is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home.
New Orleans is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State.

Boston VS Phoenix
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 12 games.
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
Phoenix is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games against Boston.
Phoenix is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.

Minnesota VS Portland
Minnesota is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games.
Minnesota is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games against Portland.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games.
Portland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 9 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 6 games at home.

Orlando VS Los Angeles
Orlando is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games.
Orlando is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
LA Lakers is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Orlando.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.


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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, February 24

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, February 24​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PHI at IND	07:00 PM	PHI -10.5***** U 233.5	+500 +500
OKC at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR -1.5 U 217.5*****	+500 +500
NY at CLE	07:30 PM	CLE -4.5**** O 232.5*****	+500 +500
DAL at BK	07:30 PM	DAL -1.5 U 226.5*****	+500 +500
WAS at ATL	07:30 PM	WAS +13.5***** U 236.5	+500 +500
MIA at MIL	08:00 PM	MIA -6.5 U 227.5*****	+500 +500
GS at NO	08:00 PM	NO +1.5***** O 227.5*****	+500 +500
CHA at CHI	08:00 PM	CHA -8.5***** U 232.5*****	+500 +500
BOS at PHO	09:00 PM	BOS -6.5 U 209.5*****	+500 +500
MIN at POR	10:00 PM	MIN -7.5 U 235.5*****	+500 +500
ORL at LAL	10:30 PM	ORL +5.5***** U 230.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !

02/24/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0.............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00

TOTALS........................99 -79 - 0...............55.61%..................+ 79.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Teams with best eFG% in country:
60.9%— Belmont (25-4)
60.2%— Liberty (23-4)
60.1%— Saint Louis (25-3)
59.8%— St Thomas (21-8)
59.4%— Miami OH (28-0)
58.7%— Michigan (26-2)

Teams that make more shots win more games.

Quote of the Day
“Write down your success of the day. What you focus on shows up more in your life. Create a success journal.”
Jon Gordon

Wednesday’s quiz
Last season, which major league team won the most regular season games?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Molly’s Game, a true story about a woman who ran high stakes poker games, Kevin Costner played her father.

Monday’s quiz
Kevin Ollie was basketball coach at UConn before Danny Hurley.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Central Florida 97, BYU 84
Late-night stunner; Knights led 52-28 at halftime.
Central Florida shot 14-24 on the arc.
BYU is now 4-7 in its last 11 games, after a 16-1 start.

— Arizona 87, Baylor 80
Baylor led 41-34 at halftime, was outscored 53-41 in second half.
Baylor played really well, still lost for 5th time in last six games.
Freshman G Burries had 24 points, four assists for Arizona.

— Dayton 77, Saint Louis 62
Dayton led 44-28 at halftime.
Billikens lost 2 of last 3 games, after a 24-1 start.
Dayton has won four in a row; they only used seven guys.

— Northwestern 72, Indiana 68
Bubble teams shouldn’t lose at home to Northwestern.
Indiana led by 13 late in first half.
Hoosiers lost their last three games, this is a bad time to do that.

— Texas Tech 80, Cincinnati 68
Red Raiders shot 63% inside arc, scored 1.31 ppp.
Christian Anderson scored 31 points, had 11 rebounds, 7 assists.
Loss snaps Cincinnati’s four-game winning streak.

— Missouri 73, Tennessee 69
Mizzou shot 57.9% inside arc; they’re 5-2 in last seven games.
Brickfest; teams combined to shoot 11-41 on the arc.
Only second loss in last ten games for Tennessee.

— Ball State 74, UMass 73 OT
UMass led by 18 with 12:12 left in the game.
Fifth straight loss for UMass, three of them in overtime.
Davion Hill scored 26 points for Ball State.

— Colorado State 74, Fresno State 70
Fresno led by 10 with 10:20 left in the game.
Colorado State shot 58.6% inside the arc.
Rams have won six in a row, after starting 3-8 in Mountain West.

— Famous birthdays, February 25th:
Cesar Cedeno, 75
Bob Brenly, 72
Ed Lynch, 70
Kurt Rambis, 68
Todd Blackledge, 65
Don Majkowski, 62
Tea Leoni, 60
Jeff Fisher, 57
Rashida Jones, 50
Joakim Noah, 41
Jimmer Fredette, 37
Jorge Soler, 34
Erick Fedde, 33
Bo Nix, 26

— NFL Combine starts Thursday; NFL Draft is April 23-25, in Pittsburgh.
Quarterback prospects don’t always throw at the Combine, I don’t get that. What could it hurt? Some guys just throw at the “pro days” at their college, throwing to their college teammates, but teams have to have a pretty good idea by now of who a player is.
NFL Network will be busy the rest of the week; lot of 40-yard dashes.

— Detroit Lions are going to play a game in Munich, Germany this fall; NFL leaks these games out every so often. Amon-Ra St. Brown is the Lions’ star WR; his mother is from Germany, so he is fired up about this game.

— Gunner Rivers, son of future Hall of Fame QB Philip Rivers, is going to follow in his father’s footsteps and go to college at NC State in the fall of 2027. These days, Philip Rivers coaches his son’s high school team in Alabama. Gunner is the team’s quarterback.

— UFL, the spring football league, starts its games in about a month; they’re being used to test some new rules experiments. This year, here are some of their new rules:
a) Field goals of 60+ yards will be worth 4 points
b) You only need one foot inbounds for a completed pass; this would be a big change.
c) You can’t punt if you have the ball in the other team’s territory, except in the last 2:00 of each half.

— World Baseball Classic starts next week, at various places around the world; 4am games from Asia could be interesting. Mets have 17 players representing different countries.

— So far in spring training, when you look at the ABS pitch-challenge system, it seems to favor the pitchers. More catchers’ challenges have been won than hitters’ challenges.

— Pirates 16, Red Sox 7- SS Konnor Griffin, the #1 prospect in baseball, homered twice for the Pirates, drove in four runs. Griffin hasn’t played in AAA yet; no word on where he’ll start the season.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, February 25

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Oklahoma City VS Detroit
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games against Oklahoma City.

San Antonio VS Toronto
San Antonio is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games.
San Antonio is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games.
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games against San Antonio.

Golden State VS Memphis
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games.
Golden State is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Memphis.
Memphis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Memphis' last 10 games.
Memphis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis' last 5 games against Golden State.

Sacramento VS Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 9 games.
Sacramento is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games.
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Houston.
Sacramento is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Houston.
Houston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games.
Houston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 15 games against Sacramento.

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

Boston VS Denver
Boston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 13 games.
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Denver.
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 11 games.
Denver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games against Boston.


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