WNBA BEST BETS AND OPINIONS 2026 !

[Cnotes53]

Sunday, May 24​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PHO at ATL	03:00 PM	ATL -5.5***** O 168.5*****	+500 +500
DAL at NY	03:30 PM	NY -5.5***** O 173.5*****	+500 +500
WAS at SEA	06:00 PM	SEA +4.5***** O 158.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA BEST BETS AND OPINIONS 2026!

05/24/2026...........2 - 4 - 0..........33.33%..........- 12.00
05/23/2026...........2 - 4 - 0..........33.33%..........- 12.40
05/22/2026...........2 - 4 - 0..........33.33%...........- 12.00
05/21/2026...........3 - 1 - 0...........75.00%......... + 9.50
05/20/2026...........2 - 2 - 0..........50.00%...........- 1.00
05/19/2026...........2 - 0 - 0........100.00%...........+ 10.00
05/18/2026...........1 - 3 - 0..........25.00%...........- 11.50
05/17/2026...........3 - 3 - 0..........50.00%...........- 1.50
05/14/2026...........2 - 2 - 0..........50.00%...........- 1.00
05/13/2026...........3 - 3 - 0..........50.00%...........- 1.50
05/12/2026...........0 - 6 - 0.........00.00%............- 33.00
05/10/2026...........3 - 3 - 0.........50.00%............- 1.50
05/09/2026...........5 - 2 - 0.........71.42%............+ 14.00

TOTALS..............31 -36 - 0..........46.26%............- 53.90

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 7-pack
NBA teams that have never won a championship:
— Charlotte Hornets
— Los Angeles Clippers
— Memphis Grizzlies
— Minnesota Timberwolves
— New Orleans Pelicans
— Orlando Magic
— Utah Jazz
Indiana Pacers won three ABA titles, Brooklyn Nets won two, but neither team has won an NBA title yet.

Thought of the Day
“Today will never come again. Encourage someone. Take time to care. Be a friend.”

Monday’s quiz
Miami Marlins have won two World Series titles; how many times have they won the NL East?

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

Saturday’s quiz
Dodgers are the only major league team that hasn’t played an extra inning game this year.

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Monday’s Den: Happy Memorial Day, everyone…….​

— Monday is Memorial Day, a national holiday, but there are only 13 major league games, so four teams have a national holiday off. You’d think that attendance would be better on a holiday but the schedule makers have a different idea.
Plus, Toronto is playing at home, even though Memorial Day isn’t a holiday in Canada.

— Astros 8, Cubs 5
Cubs have already had two ten-game winning streaks this season; now, they have an 8-game losing streak.
Christian Walker hit a three-run homer for the Astros.
Houston has won four of its last five games.

— Marlins 4, Mets 0
Heriberto Hernandez hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning.
It was the first walk-off grand slam in the major leagues since 2013.
Mets got swept in Miami, going 11-88 at the plate, scoring 2 runs in the three games.

— A’s 5, Padres 2
Carlos Cortes led the game off by hitting a home run.
Nick Kurtz extended his 0n-base streak to 47 consecutive games; the record is 84.
4-3 road trip to southern California this week for the first place A’s.

— Dodgers 5, Brewers 1
Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in seven IP.
Kyle Tucker put LA ahead for good with a two-run triple.
Dodgers wound up their three-city road trip with a 7-2 record.
Dodgers’ bullpen hasn’t allowed a run in its last 36 innings pitched.

— Angels 2, Rangers 1
Reid Detmers allowed one hit, struck out 14 in eight IP.
Jake Burger’s 2nd inning home run was the only hit he gave up.
Winning run scored in bottom of 9th on a throwing error.

— Major league RBI leaders:
45- CJ Abrams, Wsh/Andy Pages, LA
44- Liam Hicks, Mia
42- Jordan Walker StL/Matt Olson Atl
38- Drake Baldwin Atl/Jonathan Aranda, TB

— Famous birthdays, May 25th:
Leslie Uggams, 83
Karen Valentine, 79
Bob Knepper, 72
Mike Myers, 63
Todd Walker, 53
Miguel Tejada, 52
Brian Urlacher, 48
Chris Young, 47
Kevin O’Connell, 41
Michael King, 31
Jake Fraley, 31
Cam Ward, 24
Missed two birthdays yesterday; the great musician Bob Dylan turned 85, and Buck Showalter turned 70. We could use more Buck Showalter on TV analyzing baseball games.

— Spurs 103, Thunder 82
San Antonio led 50-38 at halftime.
Victor Wembanyama scored 33 points, had five assists.
Series is now tied, 2-2.

— UFL standings:
7-2- Orlando
6-3- St Louis
5-4- DC Defenders
5-4- Louisville
4-5- Birmingham
3-6- Houston
3-6- Dallas
3-6- Columbus

— Twins 6, Red Sox 5
Minnesota has won 10 of its last 14 games.
Red Sox fell to 8-17 at home on a rainy, cruddy day.
Boston 1B Willson Contreras got his 1,000th career hit this weekend.

— Bronx 4, Rays 0
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.
Good pitching duel between Drew Rasmussen/Ryan Weathers.
Tampa Bay still leads the AL East by 4.5 games.

— Nationals 2, Braves 1
Foster Griffin allowed three hits in six scoreless IP.
Washington is 17-11 on the road, 10-16 at home.
This was only second series Atlanta (14-2-1) has lost this year.

— Major league leaders, runs scored:
45- James Wood, Wash
41- Brice Turang Mil/Aaron Judge NYY
39- Drake Baldwin Atl/Mike Trout LAA
38- Xavier Edwards, Mia

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres-Cardinals-Cubs
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: New York-White Sox-Twins

 

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Monday, May 25

WNBA

Monday, May 25

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Trend Report
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Portland VS New York
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing as the underdog.
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.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games at home.
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Connecticut VS Golden State
Connecticut is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games.
Connecticut is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 6 games on the road.
Golden State is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games.
Golden State is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Golden State's last 16 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.

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[Cnotes53]

Monday, May 25​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PDX at NY	08:00 PM	PDX +18.5***** U 176.5*****	+500 +500
CON at GS	10:00 PM	GS -6.5***** U 160.5*****	+500 +500

 

[Old School]

 

[Cnotes53]

WNBA BEST BETS AND OPINIONS 2026!

05/25/2026............3 - 1 - 0..........75.00%..........+ 9.50
05/24/2026...........2 - 4 - 0..........33.33%..........- 12.00
05/23/2026...........2 - 4 - 0..........33.33%..........- 12.40
05/22/2026...........2 - 4 - 0..........33.33%...........- 12.00
05/21/2026...........3 - 1 - 0...........75.00%......... + 9.50
05/20/2026...........2 - 2 - 0..........50.00%...........- 1.00
05/19/2026...........2 - 0 - 0........100.00%...........+ 10.00
05/18/2026...........1 - 3 - 0..........25.00%...........- 11.50
05/17/2026...........3 - 3 - 0..........50.00%...........- 1.50
05/14/2026...........2 - 2 - 0..........50.00%...........- 1.00
05/13/2026...........3 - 3 - 0..........50.00%...........- 1.50
05/12/2026...........0 - 6 - 0.........00.00%............- 33.00
05/10/2026...........3 - 3 - 0.........50.00%............- 1.50
05/09/2026...........5 - 2 - 0.........71.42%............+ 14.00

TOTALS..............34 -37 - 0..........47.88%............- 44.40

 

[Udog]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Since 2000, NFL teams with the most pick-6 TD’s by their defense:
55— Bears
53— Buccaneers
49— Packers
46— Ravens, Patriots
43— Cardinals, Bills, Broncos, Seahawks
41— Colts, Chiefs, Titans

Quote of the Day
“We got to play better. We’ve got to swing the bats better. We’ve got to pitch better. We need more guys contributing to good stuff, and as a coaching staff we’ve got to figure out a way to get the players there.”
Cubs manager Craig Counsell

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the host of the great game show, The Gong Show?

Monday’s quiz
Miami Marlins have won two World Series titles; they have never won the NL East.

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

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

— Astros 9, Rangers 0
Tatsuya Imai, two relievers combined to pitch a no-hitter.
Christian Walker hit his 4th home run in his last three games.
Texas falls to 24-29, in third place in a bad AL West.

— That was the 18th no-hitter in Astros’ history; five of the 18 were combined no-hitters.

— Orioles 9, Rays 7 (13)
Colton Cowser hit his second walk-off HR in Baltimore’s last three games.
Rays lost on a walk-off homer for the second day in a row.
Tampa Bay’s bullpen allowed seven runs in the last three innings.
Only second MLB games this season that reached the 13th inning.

— Reds 7, Mets 2
Nolan McLean gave up seven runs in 3.2 IP.
Mets lost their last four games, outscored 17-4.
With the 2nd-highest payroll in MLB, Mets are 22-32, 3-11 vs lefty starters.

— Mets are 21-9 when they score 3+ runs, 1-23 when they score less than three.

— Pirates 2, Cubs 1
Henry Davis had the go-ahead homer in the 7th inning.
Pittsburgh bullpen allowed one baserunner in four IP.
Cubs have lost nine games in a row, and 13 of last 15.

— Major League leaders in hits:
70- Otto Lopez, Mia
64- Luis Arraez, SF/Xavier Edwards, Mia
63- Bobby Witt Jr, KC
61- Ernie Clement, Tor
60- Riley Greene Det/Shea Langeliers A’s/Elly De La Cruz Cin

— Famous birthdays, May 26th:
Darrell Evans, 79
Pam Grier, 77
Dan Pastorini, 77
Philip Michael Thomas, 77
Tom McMillen, 74

Wesley Walker, 71
Margaret Colin, 68
Travis Lee, 51
Ben Zobrist, 45
Paul Sewald, 36

— Knicks 130, Cavaliers 93
Knicks are in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.
New York made 19 of its 43 three-point shots.
Knicks have won 11 games in a row, ten of them by 10+ points.
Knicks now have nine days off until the NBA finals start June 3rd.

— Vanderbilt missed the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time since 2005. LSU is the 7th defending national champ to miss the baseball tournament the next year.

— White Sox 3, Twins 1
Munetaka Murakami hit his 18th home run.
Anthony Kay allowed one run, five hits in six IP (94 PT)
Twins have lost their last seven games against Chicago.

— Last three years, White Sox lost 102-121-101 games; this year, they’re 27-26. Will Venable is your early leader for AL Manager of the Year.

— Bronx 4, Royals 3
Anthony Volpe hit a two-run single in the 9th inning.
Bobby Witt Jr had put the Royals ahead with an 8th inning homer.
Kansas City has lost 12 games in a row against Bronx.

— Nationals 10, Guardians 2
Washington hit six home runs, two by Luis Garcia Jr.
Zack Littell pitched seven IP, after an opener pitched the first 2 innings.
Nationals are 18-11 on the road, 10-16 at home.

— Phillies 3, Padres 0
Kyle Schwarber hit his 21st home run, most in MLB.
Jesus Luzardo allowed four hits in his six IP.
Phillies are 3-4 in last seven games, scoring total of 17 runs.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres-Cardinals-Arizona
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: New York-White Sox-Twins

 

[Udog]

No games today. The season resumes tomorrow.

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Players who have scored the most points in the playoffs for the Knicks;
2,787— Patrick Ewing
1,927— Walt Frazier
1,633— Jalen Brunson
1,358— Willis Reed
1,352— John Starks
1,340— Dave DeBusschere

Quote of the Day
“That’s unacceptable. I don’t know what got over him. I mean, he’s been an emotional guy, but that kind of thing, that’s just not how we do things. And I was embarrassed by it.”
Brewers manager Pat Murphy, on closer Abner Uribe’s celebration

Wednesday’s quiz
Which current NBA team used to be known as the Cincinnati Royals?

Tuesday’s quiz
Chuck Barris was the host of the great game show, The Gong Show.

Monday’s quiz
Miami Marlins have won two World Series titles; they have never won the NL East.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Pirates 12, Cubs 1
Pirates scored five runs in the first inning.
Esmeryn Valdez hit his second HR in his 4th MLB game.
Cubs have now lost ten games in a row.

— It is still May; the Cubs have two ten-game winning streaks and a ten-game losing streak. Only other team to do that over a full season; the 2017 Dodgers.

— Reds 7, Mets 2
Reds got six runs, 11 hits, 3 walks in five innings off of David Peterson.
Cincinnati bullpen got the last 11 outs, giving up one hit.
Mets have lost five in row, scoring six runs on 25 hits in those games.

— At one point last year, the Mets were 45-24, at the time the best record in the National League. Since then, they are 60-88.

— Rangers 10, Astros 7
Monday night, Texas didn’t get any hits, lost 9-0.
Tuesday night, Texas scored eight runs in the first inning.
Yordan Alvarez homered twice, had four RBI for Houston.

— Angels 10, Tigers 6
Detroit led 6-4 after seven innings.
Vaughn Grissom hit a grand slam, had six RBI.
Tigers have lost 12 of their last 14 games.

— Kyle Schwarber has 21 home runs; here are the counts he hit them on:
0-0- 5 home runs
1-0- 2 home runs
0-1- 3 home runs
1-1- 1 home run
2-1- 3 home runs
3-1- 1 home run
1-2- 2 home runs
3-2- 4 home runs

— Famous birthdays, May 26th:
Lee Meriwether, 91
Jackie Slater, 72
Richard Schiff, 71
Allen Leavell, 69
Peri Gilpin, 65
John Jaha, 60
George McCloud, 59
Frank Thomas, 58
Jeff Bagwell, 58
Garrett Richards, 38
Yoan Moncada, 31
Daniel Jones, 29

— Thunder 127, Spurs 114
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points, had nine assists.
Thunder were +29 in the 31:00 Cason Wallace played.
Alex Caruso scored 22 points in 28:00 off the bench.
Oklahoma City leads the series, 3-2.

— Chargers gave S Derwin James a three-year deal worth $75.6M, making him the highest-paid safety in the NFL.

— Braves 7, Red Sox 6
Michael Harris was 4-for-4, homered, had three RBI.
First two batters of the game for Boston hit home runs.
Atlanta leads the NL East by 8.5 games.

— Twins 5, White Sox 3 (11)
Brooks Lee hit a bases-loaded double in the 11th inning.
Munetaka Murakami hit his 19th homer for the White Sox.
Minnesota has won seven of its last nine games.

— Chances are, umpire Chris Segal isn’t enjoying the ABS challenge system. He’s had 51 pitches challenged this season, which is a lot, and 35 (68.6%) of those calls were overturned.

— RIP Bob Horner, who passed away this week. Horner played for the Braves from 1978-86; he was the first Atlanta Brave to hit four home runs in a game. He hit 218 home runs, was Rookie of the Year in 1978.
Bob Horner was 68 years old. RIP, sir.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres-Cardinals-Arizona
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: New York-White Sox-Twins

 

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 27

WNBA

Wednesday, May 27

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Trend Report
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Phoenix VS New York
Phoenix is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Phoenix's last 14 games.
Phoenix is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Phoenix is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against New York.
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New York's last 18 games.
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games against Phoenix.

Toronto VS Chicago
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games played in May.
Chicago is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games.
Chicago is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games played in May.

Atlanta VS Minnesota
Atlanta is 14-5 ATS in its last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Atlanta is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Minnesota's last 18 games against Atlanta.

Connecticut VS Portland
Connecticut is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games.
Connecticut is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games.
Connecticut is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
Portland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.

Washington VS Seattle
Washington is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games.
Washington is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games.
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Seattle.
Seattle is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games against Washington.
Seattle is 4-16 ATS in its last 20 games at home.

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