Cnotes 2021-2022 nba trends, news, best bets and opinions thru the playoffs !

[CNOTES]

JANUARY'S NBA OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units

01/09/2022.........9-9-0..........50.00..............-4.50
01/08/2022.........6-6-0...........50.00%..........-3.00
01/07/2022.........9-8-0...........52.94%.........+1.00
01/06/2022.........5-3-0...........62.50%..........+8.50
01/05/2022.......13-5-1...........72.22%........+37.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%..........+3.50
01/03/2022.......7-11-0...........38.88%..........-24.50
01/02/2022.........2-5-2...........33.33%..........-17.50

TOTALS...........55-50-3...........52.38%...........+ 1.00


BEST BETS:

01/09/2022.........3-3-0...........50.00%..........-1.50
01/08/2022.........4-4-0...........50.00%..........- 2.00
01/07/2022.........6-4-0...........60.00%..........+ 8.00
01/06/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%..........+ 3.50
01/05/2022.........9-5-1...........64.28%..........+17.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%..........+ 3.50
01/03/2022.........1-2-0............33.33%..........- 6.00
01/02/2022.........3-3-1............50.00%..........- 1.50

TOTALS............34-27-2............55.73%.........+21.50


01/09/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
NFL playoff games next weekend:
— Las Vegas @ Cincinnati (-6.5, 49)— Saturday 4:35
— New England @ Buffalo (4.5, 43.5)— Saturday 8:15
— Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay (-7, 51)- Sunday 1:00
— San Francisco @ Dallas (-3, 51)- Sunday 4:40
— Pittsburgh @ Kansas City (13.5, 46.5)— Sunday 8:15
— Arizona @ LA Rams (-4, 50)- Monday 8:15

Quote of the Day
”I don’t think they’re going to schedule a parade in Seattle, but right now, we don’t really care about that. It was about putting it together, playing like we’re capable, so that we can see the future. That was really, really fun.”
Pete Carroll

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Tennessee Titans’ coach in their one Super Bowl?

Sunday’s quiz
Alex Smith was QB for the Chiefs, before Patrick Mahomes.

Saturday’s quiz
Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan played 44 games in the NBA for the Knicks, before he started his Hall of Fame coaching career; Donovan played his college basketball at Providence.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…….

Jacksonville 26, Indianapolis 11:
— Colts get knocked out of playoffs with this loss.
— Colts lost in Jacksonville 7th year in a row.
— Indy averaged 4,0 yards/pass attempt, were minus-2 in turnovers.
— Colts’ only TD came with 4:26 left in game.

— Jaguars still get #1 pick because Detroit won, too.
— Jacksonville snaps an 8-game losing skid SU/ATS.
— Jaguars outgained Colts 318-233.
— Home side won last eight series games.

Pittsburgh 16, Baltimore 13 OT:
— Steelers won game on FG with 1:56 left in OT.
— Pittsburgh’s only TD put them ahead 13-10 with 2:54 left.
— Last four games, Steelers are +9 in turnovers (12-3)
— Steelers won four of last five visits to Baltimore.

— Ravens lost last six games, five of them by 3 or less points.
— Baltimore forced OT with 46-yard FG with 1:13 left.
— Baltimore turned ball over on first two drives.
— Ravens also threw INT in red zone late in third quarter.

Las Vegas 35, LA Chargers 32 OT:
— Chargers had a 20-play, 86-yard TD drive to send game to OT.
— Chargers were down 29-14 with 5:00 left in regulation.
— LA was 4-18 on third down, 6-7 on fourth down.
— If game had ended 32-32, both teams would’ve made playoffs.
— Raiders winning game puts Pittsburgh in playoffs.

— Raiders make playoffs for only second time in last 19 years.
— Las Vegas won last four games by total of 12 points.
— Raiders ran ball for 174 yards, converted 8-17 on third down.
— Jacobs carried ball 26 times for 132 yards.

San Francisco 27, LA Rams 24:
— 49ers make playoffs, visit Dallas next week.
— SF won/covered four of their last five games.
— SF drove 88 yards in five plays to tie game with 0:26 left.
— 49ers outgained last four opponents by 100+ yards each.

— Rams win NFC West with the Arizona loss, host Arizona next week.
— LA led 17-0 just before halftime.
— 49ers outgained the Rams 449-265.
— LA’s running backs ran ball 26 times for 46 yards.

Seattle 38, Arizona 30:
— Seattle had TD plays of 43-25-62 yards.
— Seattle outgained the Cardinals, 431-305
— Seahawks are 9-4-1 ATS in last 14 games as road underdogs
— Seahawks scored 30+ points in last five wins.

— Arizona lost its last five home games SU.
— Cardinals scored defensive TD on first play, later had a 1-yard TD drive.
— Last four weeks, Arizona was outscored 53-29 in first half.
— Cardinals visit division rival Rams in playoffs next week.

Detroit 37, Green Bay 30
— Rodgers played first half, threw for 138 yards, two TD’s.
— Green Bay was 8-14 on third down, Detroit 4-11.
— Packers turned ball over three times (minus-3)
— Detroit outscored Packers 13-0 in last 2:00 of each half.

— Lions would’ve had #1 pick in draft had they lost this game.
— Detroit scored TD on 75-yard pass thrown by a WR.
— Lions drove 75 yards in six plays, scored winning TD with 1:54 left.
— Lions covered seven of their last nine games.

Minnesota 31, Chicago 17:
— Chicago led game 14-3 at halftime.
— Bears in second half: 40 plays, 146 yards, 3 points, 2 turnovers.
— Four of last five Chicago road games went over the total.
— Bears are 7-11 ATS last 17 games as a road underdog.

— Vikings first four drives: 18 plays, 28 yards, zero points.
— Vikings in 2nd half: 26 plays, 240 yards, three TD’s.
— Minnesota ended game with pick-6 with 4:54 left to play.
— Minnesota averaged 9.1 yards/pass attempt.

Miami 33, New England 24:
— Jones threw first quarter pick-6 that put Miami ahead 14-0.
— Miami also scored defensive TD on last play of game.
— New England outgained the Dolphins, 379-298
— Patriots are 2-7 ATS in last nine visits to Miami.

— Dolphins won eight of last nine games (7-2 ATS).
— Miami won its last five home games SU.
— Miami is 17-10-1 ATS in last 28 games as a home underdog.
— Miami won six of last ten games with New England SU.

Buffalo 27, NJ Jets 10:
— Jets had only four first downs, were outgained 424-53.
— Jets had 45-yard TD drive, had only 53 total yards the whole game.
— Jets lost five of their last six games SU.
— Jets are 4-11 ATS last 15 games as a road underdog.

— Buffalo wins AFC East title for second year in row.
— Bills won last four games, scoring 31-33-29-27 points.
— Buffalo is 8-2-2 ATS in last 12 games as home favorite.
— Last four games, Bills converted 27-56 third down plays.

Tampa Bay 41, Carolina 17:
— Carolina lost 12 of last 14 games after a 3-0 start.
— Carolina is 0-12 if it allows more than 14 points.
— Darnold threw for 219 yards and two TD’s.
— Bucs won/covered last five series games, scoring 34.0 ppg.

— Buccaneers trailed 7-0 early, led 10-7 at halftime.
— Tmapa Bay scored 4 TD’s, kicked FG on first six drives of second half.
— Tampa Bay hosts the Eagles in playoffs next week.
— Bucs are #2 seed; if they beat Eagles, their next game is also at home.

Tennessee 28, Houston 25:
— Tennessee led 21-0 at halftime, scoring two TD’s in last 1:34 of half.
— Titans get #1 seed in AFC, have next week off.
— Titans were held to 13 or less points in 4 of their 5 losses.
— Tennessee converted 32 of last 62 third down plays.

— Texans in first half: 25 plays, 69 yards, no points.
— Texans in 2nd half: 31 plays, 286 yards, 25 points.
— Houston averaged 8.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Houston was +10 in turnovers in its four wins (minus-8 in losses).

Washington 22, NY Giants 7:
— Washington outgained the Giants, 325-177.
— Washington ran ball for 226 yards.
— Neither team threw the ball for 100 yards.
— Washington is 6-3 ATS last nine games as a road favorite.

— Giants lost seven of their last eight games (1-7 ATS)
— Last six games, Big Blue was outscored 80-19 in first half.
— Giants scored seven TD’s on their last 75 drives.
— Giants are 7-18 ATS last 25 games as a home underdog.
— Giants were outscored 101-19 in last 2:00 of each half.

New Orleans 30, Atlanta 20:
— New Orleans’ season ended when the 49ers won.
— Kamara carried ball 30 times for 146 yards.
— QB Hill left game with a foot injury; Siemian threw for two TD’s.
— Last five games, opponents were 25-85 on third down.

— Falcons’ last six losses were all by 10+ points.
— Last four games, Atlanta was outrushed 723-267
— Atlanta was 0-4 ATS as a home underdog this year.
— Last four games, Falcons were held to 275-254-265-257 total yards.

Cleveland 21, Cincinnati 16:
— Cincinnati won AFC North last week, plays at home next week.
— Bengals’ only first half TD was scored by their defense.
— Cincy’s only offensive TD came with 2:26 left.
— Cleveland outgained the Bengals, 376-182.

— Cleveland won both of Keenum’s starts this season.
— Browns won last five series games, scoring 32.2 ppg.
— Cleveland went 0-5 ATS in last five home games.
— Under was 7-0 in Browns’ last seven games.

 

[Udog]

UTAH is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games when the total is 22-229.5 in the current season.

CHARLOTTE is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in home games when the total >=230 over the last 2 seasons.

NEW YORK is 41-26 ATS (12.4 Units) as a favorite in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 7-24 ATS (-19.4 Units) versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

HOUSTON is 7-28 ATS (-23.8 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

SACRAMENTO is 6-19 ATS (-14.9 Units) in home games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

PORTLAND is 10-23 ATS (-15.3 Units) in home games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, January 10

 

[Udog]

NBA

Monday, January 10

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Charlotte
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Charlotte
Charlotte is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Charlotte is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Utah @ Detroit
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 13 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games

Indiana @ Boston
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Indiana's last 15 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Indiana

San Antonio @ New York
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing on the road against New York
San Antonio is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing New York
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ Houston
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games

Cleveland @ Sacramento
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Sacramento is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland

Brooklyn @ Portland
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland
Portland is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Portland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Brooklyn


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[Udog]

The Bucks are 1-6 ATS in their last seven matchups against Charlotte.
The Hornets are 3-7 SU in their last ten matchups against Milwaukee.
The Hornets are 11-1 ATS in their last 12 home games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last eight Hornets' games.

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, JANUARY 10
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

UTA at DET 07:00 PM
DET +11.0
O 224.0
+500 +500

MIL at CHA 07:00 PM
MIL -2.0
U 236.0
+500 +500

IND at BOS 07:30 PM
IND +6.5
O 212.5
+500 +500

SA at NY 07:30 PM
SA +6.5
O 212.5
+500 +500

PHI at HOU 08:00 PM
PHI -10.0
U 226.5
+500 +500

BK at POR 10:00 PM
BK -9.0
O 228.0
+500 +500

CLE at SAC 10:00 PM
CLE -5.0
U 219.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

JANUARY'S NBA OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units

01/10/2022.........7-7-0..........50.00%...........-3.50
01/09/2022.........9-9-0..........50.00%............-4.50
01/08/2022.........6-6-0...........50.00%..........-3.00
01/07/2022.........9-8-0...........52.94%.........+1.00
01/06/2022.........5-3-0...........62.50%..........+8.50
01/05/2022.......13-5-1...........72.22%........+37.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%..........+3.50
01/03/2022.......7-11-0...........38.88%..........-24.50
01/02/2022.........2-5-2...........33.33%..........-17.50

TOTALS...........62-57-3...........52.10%...........- 2.50


BEST BETS:

01/10/2022.........4-6-0...........40.00%.........-13.00
01/09/2022.........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
01/08/2022.........4-4-0...........50.00%..........- 2.00
01/07/2022.........6-4-0...........60.00%.........+ 8.00
01/06/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/05/2022.........9-5-1...........64.28%........+17.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/03/2022.........1-2-0............33.33%.........- 6.00
01/02/2022.........3-3-1............50.00%.........- 1.50

TOTALS............34-33-2............50.74%.........+8.50


01/10/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Worst point differentials for NFL playoff teams (score of 1st playoff game):
minus-97— 2010 Seahawks W41-36
minus-81— 2011 Broncos W29-23 OT
minus-73— 2004 Rams W27-20
minus-65— 2021 Raiders ???????
minus-61— 1989 Steelers W26-23 OT
minus-57— 2017 Bills L3-10

Quote of the Day
“There’s going to be some property torn up in Indianapolis tonight.”
Kirby Smart

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was Georgia’s football coach before Kirby Smart?

Monday’s quiz
Jeff Fisher was the Tennessee Titans’ coach in their one Super Bowl.

Sunday’s quiz
Alex Smith was QB for the Chiefs, before Patrick Mahomes.

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

13) Georgia 33, Alabama 18:
— Dawgs win their first national title in 41 years.
— Game was 9-6 Alabama at halftime; all field goals.
— Georgia ended game on 20-0 run over last 8:04 of game.

— Alabama was 9-20 on third down, Georgia 4-12.
— Crimson Tide threw 57 passes, ran ball 28 times.
— 79-yard pick-6 salted game away with 0:54 left.

12) Georgia QB Stetson Bennett was a walk-on at one point, which seemed surprising; found out last night his dad owns seven pharmacies in Georgia, which is why he turned down offers for scholarships elsewhere to be a walk-on at his preferred school.

11) The day after the NFL regular season ends is a rough day for coaches who lose their jobs; this year was no exception.
— Vikings fired Mike Zimmer
— Bears fired Matt Nagy and their GM
— Dolphins (surprisingly) fired Brian Flores
— Broncos fired Vic Fangio
— Lions fired offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn.
— Giants’ GM Dave Gettleman either retired or was fired.

10) Patrick Mahomes/Aaron Rodgers are bad for coaches’ job security:
— Over last 18 months, every other team in AFC West has fired its coach.
— Over last 18 months, every other team in NFC North has fired its coach.

In other words, its kind of important to have a good quarterback.

9) Dallas Cowboys went 13-4 ATS this year, after going 5-11 ATS last year.

8) When Raiders made the playoffs Sunday night, they became the first team since the 1961 Houston Oilers to make the players after an in-season coaching change.

Back in ’61, Oilers fired Lou Rymkus after starting 1-3-1; they promoted Wally Lemm to head coach and went unbeaten the rest of the way, beating the San Diego Chargers 10-3 in the AFL title game.

7) Seattle Seahawks went 0-5 this season in games decided by 3 or less points; they could jump back into contention. Teams that win/lose lot of close games one year, tend to go the other way the next season.

6) If you know me or read this site a lot, you know I like trends, but this one makes me queasy, very queasy.

Last five times divisional rivals met in this round of the NFL Playoffs, the road team won every time, with the underdog covering all five games.

Like I said, very queasy. 2012 was last time the home side won a divisional rematch in a Wild Card game.

5) Last three years in this round of playoffs, #6-seeds are 5-1 SU vs #3-seeds; #5-seeds are 4-2 SU vs #4-seeds.

4) Was good to see Klay Thompson play basketball Sunday night; he scored 17 points in 20:00, his first NBA game in 941 days. Golden State is already 30-9; now they figure to get even better with Thompson back in the rotation.

3) In college basketball, Baylor Bears are 15-0, the first national champ to be 15-0 the following season since 2011.

2) Sunday night’s Raider-Charger game was fascinating, an overtime game with both teams’ seasons on the line, with the Steelers dreading a tie game from 2,000 miles away. The tie game damn near happened; Raiders could’ve screwed the Steelers big time by taking a knee, playing for the tie, but then they would’ve had to play the Chiefs this week.

Raiders played Kansas City twice this year, lost 41-14/48-9. No way they wanted to play them again. Playing Cincinnati will be a tough game, obviously; they lost 32-13 to the Bengals in Week 11.

1) One thing for sure, Chargers/Bengals are both set at QB for the next 10-12 years, which is very good news for Brandon Staley/Zac Taylor. Coaches with really good QB’s have very excellent job security, although Staley may have to stop going for it on 4th-and-2 from his own 18-yard line, if he wants a long head coaching career.

 

[Udog]

OKLAHOMA CITY is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in road games after scoring 95 points or less over the last 2 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 15-5 ATS (9.5 Units) after playing a home game in the current season.

NEW ORLEANS are 33-55 ATS (-27.5 Units) in home games vs. teams who are called for 2+ more fouls/game than their opponents since ...

DETROIT is 1-16 ATS (-16.6 Units) in road games after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the last ...

LA CLIPPERS are 9-26 ATS (-19.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 210 to 219.5 in the last 3 seasons.




NBA

Tuesday, January 11

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Trend Report
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Oklahoma City @ Washington
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Washington is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Phoenix @ Toronto
Phoenix
Phoenix is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Toronto
Phoenix is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Golden State @ Memphis
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 9 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games at home
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Minnesota @ New Orleans
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 11 of New Orleans's last 13 games when playing at home against Minnesota
New Orleans is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Detroit @ Chicago
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Detroit

Denver @ LA Clippers
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing Denver


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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 11

The Grizzlies are 9-0 SU and ATS across their last nine games.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last nine matchups between Memphis and Golden State.
The Warriors are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
The total has gone UNDER in five straight Grizzlies' home games.


The Nuggets are 5-2 ATS in their last seven matchups against the Clippers.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last six matchups between the Nuggets and Clippers.
The Nuggets are 3-6 ATS in their last nine games.
The Clippers are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Teams that hit the most HR’s at home last year:
153— Baltimore
143— LA Dodgers
138— Cincinnati
134— Chicago White Sox
121— LA Angels
118— Chicago Cubs

Quote of the Day
“I think he is one of the more disrespected reigning MVPs that I can think of in terms of the attention. But if you open up the dictionary, look up the word consistency, there’s going to be a picture of Nikola there.”
Nuggets coach Michael Malone, talking about Nikola Jokic

Wednesday’s quiz
Seth Curry of the 76ers played three years of college ball at Duke, after transferring from which school?

Tuesday’s quiz
Mark Richt was Georgia’s football coach before Kirby Smart.

Monday’s quiz
Jeff Fisher was the Tennessee Titans’ coach in their one Super Bowl.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) Stanford 75, USC 69
Texas Tech 65, Baylor 62:

Night started with two unbeaten teams left in the country; now there are none.

12) St Bonaventure 80, LaSalle 76 OT:
— In a 45:00 game, Bonnies’ subs played a TOTAL of 3:00. Three kids played all 45:00.
— Bonnies outscored LaSalle 18-2 on the foul line.
— Explorers led by 12 with 13:50 left to play.

11) Marquette 87, DePaul 76— FS1 had both coaches miked for this game, with very few commercial breaks. Excellent broadcast; you got to see parts of the halftime talks, huddles during timeouts, a good peek behind the curtain of what goes on.

10) The term “student-athlete” makes my skin crawl; it seems so phony, so patronizing. Coaches don’t get fired if players get bad grades, they get fired if the team loses too much. The kids, like it or not, are athletes first, then hopefully students, but except for probably the Ivy League, it isn’t an equal thing.

9) Speaking of coaches getting fired, Giants told Joe Judge to take a hike; they were 10-23 in his two seasons as coach. Now the new GM, whoever he is, will pick the new coach.

In the last three days, three NFC coaches have already cleaned house, firing the coach and GM; Chicago, Minnesota and now the Giants.

8) There was an interesting thread on Twitter Tuesday about a guy who once made the baseball team’s traveling squad at USC because he could steal signs. Seriously.

USC got to the College World Series that year, and the guy, who was a marginal player, wound up in the major leagues, pitching five years in the majors. His dad was a good major league pitcher and now this guy is Director of Pitching for the San Francisco Giants, so he made a career for himself, because he had a knack for stealing signs when he was 20.

7) Hey, baseball labor negotiations are starting up again Thursday, six weeks after the lockout started. Hopefully these people, who all make a boatload of money, can agree how to divide it up to everyone’s satisfaction, so we can start thinking about the 2022 season.

6) Orioles are moving the left-field wall at Camden Yards back, and they’re raising it from 7-feet high in some spots, to 12-feet high, which will hurt hitters/help pitchers.

5) College football ended Monday night, but for the coaches, their work continues; Signing Day is three weeks from today, February 2, so from then until now, recruiting becomes the thing to do, because recruiting is a 24/7/365 thing in college football.

4) Alabama had seven players enter the transfer portal Tuesday, including Paul Tyson, one of their backup quarterbacks. Tyson has three years of eligibility remaining.

3) So far this recruiting season, 37 of the top 101 recruits who have signed chose either Texas A&M, Alabama or Georgia; the SEC is crushing recruiting, which is why they’re reluctant to expand the college football playoff to 12 teams. Why wreck a good thing?

2) Meanwhile, the Pac-12 hasn’t had a team in the 4-team national playoff since 2016, so they want/need the playoff to be expanded. Pac-12 teams have also lost 11 consecutive bowl games; I’m thinking this is bad karma because the Pac-12 Network isn’t on DirecTV, but that’s just me.

1) Alabama WR Jameson Williams tore his ACL Monday night during the national title game; unsure if he go to the NFL, where his draft status has to have suffered, or if he’ll go back to Alabama and play next year.

You wonder if his injury becomes a cautionary tale for other pro prospects; lot of money out there to be had.

 

[Udog]

CHARLOTTE is 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) vs. poor rebounding teams - outrebounded by opponents by 3+ per game over the last 2 seasons.

BOSTON is 89-57 ATS (26.3 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 of their last 5 against the spread since 1996.

NEW YORK is 21-6 ATS (14.4 Units) in home games when the line is +3 to -3 over the last 2 seasons.

MIAMI is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after 3 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

HOUSTON is 12-36 ATS (-27.6 Units) vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.

UTAH is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game in the current season.

SACRAMENTO is 12-25 ATS (-15.5 Units) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, January 12

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Trend Report
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Orlando @ Washington
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Orlando's last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Orlando's last 8 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Washington's last 10 games when playing at home against Orlando
Washington is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Orlando

Boston @ Indiana
Boston
Boston is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

Charlotte @ Philadelphia
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Charlotte's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
Charlotte is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte

Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

Dallas @ New York
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Houston @ San Antonio
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 14 games
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing Houston
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Houston

Cleveland @ Utah
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Brooklyn @ Chicago
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Brooklyn is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Brooklyn

LA Lakers @ Sacramento
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games at home
Sacramento is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

The Mavericks are 6-0 SU and 5-1 ATS in their last six games.
The Knicks are 4-2 ATS in their last six matchups against Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven Mavericks' games.
The total has gone UNDER in nine of the last 11 matchups between New York and Dallas.


The Bulls are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games.
The Nets are 2-8 ATS in their last ten games.
The Bulls are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Bulls' games.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 12

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

ORL at WAS 07:00 PM
ORL +6.0
U 213.0
+500 +500

CHA at PHI 07:00 PM
CHA +5.0
U 224.5
+500 +500

MIA at ATL 07:30 PM
U 223.5
+500

HOU at SA 08:30 PM
HOU +7.0
+500

BK at CHI 10:00 PM
O 236.0
+500

LAL at SAC 10:00 PM
SAC +4.0
+500

 

[CNOTES]

JANUARY'S NBA OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Units

01/12/2022.........6-1-1..........85.71%.........+24.50
01/10/2022.........7-7-0..........50.00%...........-3.50
01/09/2022.........9-9-0..........50.00%............-4.50
01/08/2022.........6-6-0...........50.00%..........-3.00
01/07/2022.........9-8-0...........52.94%.........+1.00
01/06/2022.........5-3-0...........62.50%..........+8.50
01/05/2022.......13-5-1...........72.22%........+37.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%..........+3.50
01/03/2022.......7-11-0...........38.88%..........-24.50
01/02/2022.........2-5-2...........33.33%..........-17.50

TOTALS...........68-58-4...........53.96%..........+22.00


BEST BETS:

01/12/2022.........4-1-1...........80.00%........+14.50
01/10/2022.........4-6-0...........40.00%.........-13.00
01/09/2022.........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
01/08/2022.........4-4-0...........50.00%..........- 2.00
01/07/2022.........6-4-0...........60.00%.........+ 8.00
01/06/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/05/2022.........9-5-1...........64.28%........+17.50
01/04/2022.........4-3-0...........57.14%.........+ 3.50
01/03/2022.........1-2-0............33.33%.........- 6.00
01/02/2022.........3-3-1............50.00%.........- 1.50

TOTALS............38-34-3............52.77%.........+23.00


01/12/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Michigan State 71, Minnesota 69— Spartans scored with 0:00.1 left.
— Temple 69, Tulsa 64— Owls’ first-ever win in Tulsa.
Why are Temple/Tulsa in same league? 1.280 miles apart
— Villanova 64, Xavier 60— Teams shot combined 9-44 on arc.
— UCF 74, Memphis 64— Tigers were 6-18 on foul line; 6 for 18???
— UConn 86, St John’s 78 OT— Sanogo had 26 points, 18 rebounds.
— Tulane 68, Wichita State 67— Pretty big upset in the AAC.

Quote of the Day
“I kept thinking during the season we had hit rock bottom, then each week it got a little worse.”
Giants’ owner John Mara

Thursday’s quiz
First time Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Hank Stram was their coach; what NFL team did he coach after he left Kansas City?

Wednesday’s quiz
Seth Curry of the 76ers played three years of college basketball at Duke, after transferring from Liberty.

Tuesday’s quiz
Mark Richt was Georgia’s football coach before Kirby Smart.

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Thursday’s Den: Baseball stuff on a winter day…….

Before starting today, I’d like to wish Mattie Clune a (belated) happy 100th birthday…..

Mrs Clune lives in Oneonta; I met her 44 years ago, went to college with her son Rob, who was a great ballplayer for the Albany Great Danes. Mr/Mrs Clune came to lot of our games, which wasn’t an easy trip (75-80 miles to Albany, and in winter, it is often a tough drive).

She is a terrific lady; happy birthday, Mrs Clune!!!

We’re talking baseball today; my driveway is an icy mess, so have to think warm thoughts……
13) Last year in Baltimore, there were 277 home runs hit in Oriole home games, 176 in thei road games. Baltimore’s baseball people decided they wanted to help the pitchers some, so they’re raising the left-field fence five feet and moving it back as much as 30 feet in some places.

Orioles have some solid pitching prospects on their way up the ladder; when they get to the majors, Camden Yards will be a more pitcher-friendly ballpark.

12) Fenway Park has a short left-field fence, but it is more of a doubles park than a homer park. Last year, there were 884 doubles hit in 81 games at Fenway, 652 in Boston road games.

There were 494 home runs hit in Red Sox home games, 540 in their road games.

11) Cincinnati is another hitters’ ballpark; Reds scored 861 runs at home (44-37) last year, 685 on the road (39-42). Reds’ offense was rolling until Jesse Winker got hurt; Nick Castellanos is a free agent. If he signs elsewhere, that’ll hurt.

10) Last year, Colorado Rockies were 48-33 at home, 26-54 on road; they used the same guys in all those games, so how does that happen? Rockies hit .280 at Coors Field, .217 on the road. Not going to win many games when you hit .217.

9) Oakland Coliseum has more foul ground than any ballpark; LY, there was 169 foul outs in A’s home games, 125 in their road games. Foul outs help pitchers, hurt hitters.

8) Matt Olson probably won’t be with Oakland much longer; he hit 22 homers vs lefties LY, 17 vs righties. I laughed when teams would bring in some mediocre southpaw to face him. He’s a great hitter, no matter who the pitcher is.

It’ll be a cruddy day when the A’s trade him, so they don’t have to pay him (This is what annoys the players’ union, by the way)

7) Avasail Garcia signed a pretty big contract with the Marlins; you need to pay attention when he goes to the plate. Garcia swung at the first pitch 256 times, took the first pitch 259 times, by far the highest first-pitch swing %age in the majors.

Garcia hit .353 when he put that first pitch into play, hitting seven home runs in 85 AB’s.

6) Tampa Bay catcher Mike Zunino hit .342 vs lefties last year, only .151 vs righties; how does this happen? Zunino is a catcher, he must see the ball well. If he is good enough to hit .342 vs lefties, how can he not hit .200 vs everyone else?

For his career, Zunino hits .223 for lefties, .194 vs righties.

5) Players who had the most lead-changing RBI last year:
40— Salvador Perez, KC
38— Matt Olson, A’s
37— Kyle Seager, Sea
36— Ozzie Albies, Atl

4) Players who hit the most home runs on the road LY:
25— Pete Alonso, Mets
24— Aaron Judge NYY/Fernando Tatis SD
23— Marcus Semien, Tor

3) Batters who got the most intentional walks:
23— Juan Soto, Wash
20— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
15— Freddie Freeman, Atl

2) Pitchers who got the best run support LY:
AL:
— Steven Matz, Tor
— Hyun Jin Ryu, Tor
— Dylan Cease, CWS

NL:
— Julio Urias, LA
— Wade Miley, Cincy
— Max Fried, Atl

1) Only five times LY did a pitcher throw 120+ pitches in a game:
129— Gerrit Cole
126— Trevor Bauer
124— Jordan Lyles
122— Blake Snell
121— Shane Bieber

Little more than six weeks until the first spring training games.

 

[Udog]

MILWAUKEE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) after playing 3 consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 49-70 ATS (-28 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game in the last 3 seasons.

BROOKLYN is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game in the current season.

DENVER is 38-55 ATS (-22.5 Units) after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.




NBA

Thursday, January 13

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Trend Report
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Golden State @ Milwaukee
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games on the road
Golden State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home

Minnesota @ Memphis
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

LA Clippers @ New Orleans
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers

Oklahoma City @ Brooklyn
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games at home

Portland @ Denver
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Portland's last 9 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 9 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing at home against Portland


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The Warriors are 10-5 SU in their last 15 matchups against Milwaukee.
The Bucks are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
The Warriors are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six matchups between Golden State and Milwaukee.


The Blazers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven matchups against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the last nine matchups between Portland and Denver.
The Blazers are 6-12 ATS in their last 18 games.
The Nuggets are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, January 13