CNOTES 2022-2023 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
— Kansas State 83, Kansas 82 OT— Wildcats are most improved team in country.
— Iowa State 78, Texas 67— Cyclones are in 3-way tie for first atop the Big X.
— Wake Forest 87, Clemson 77— Tigers’ first ACC loss this season (7-1).
— Belmont 80, Murray State 65— Belmont has won eight of its last nine games.
— Boise State 77, Nevada 62— Broncos lead Mountain West by half-game.
— Tennessee 70, Mississippi State 59— Vols are 15-3, 5-1 in SEC games.

Quote of the Day
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”
Dale Carnegie

Wednesday’s quiz
When was the last time a team from the Big Ten Conference won the national title in college basketball?

Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night, the last time Dallas won a road playoff game was 30 years ago, in San Francisco; Steve Young was the 49ers’ quarterback in that game.

Monday’s quiz
Michael Vick played his college football at Virginia Tech.

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Wednesday’s Den: NBA trends…….

NBA trends (thru Monday, January 16)

Hawks (22-22):
— won last three games SU.
— 2-6 ATS last eight as home favorite
— under 4-1 last five games

Celtics (33-12):
— won last seven games SU (5-2 ATS)
— 3-6 ATS last nine games as a home favorite
— over 16-6 at home

Nets (27-15):
— 2-3 SU last five games (1-4 ATS).
— 8-3 ATS last 11 as a home favorite
— under 5-0 in their last five road games.

Hornets (11-34):
— 1-8 last nine games SU (2-7 ATS).
— 5-16 ATS at home
— over 9-4 last 13 road games

Bulls (20-24)
— lost three of last four games SU.
— 6-1 ATS last seven home games.
— over 8-3 last eleven home games

Cavaliers (28-17):
— won six of last nine games SU
— 2-5 ATS last seven road games.
— over 5-2 last seven home games

Mavericks (24-21):
— 1-4 SU last five games.
— 4-1ATS last five as home favorites.
— over 4-1 last five home games

Nuggets (30-13):
—won last six games SU (4-1-1 ATS).
— 5-8 ATS as road favorites
— under 4-1 last five road games

Pistons (12-35):
— 1-5 SU/ATS last six games.
— 4-11 ATS last fifteen games
— over 6-1 in their last seven road games.

Warriors (22-22):
— lost four of last six games SU
— 1-5 ATS last six as a home favorite; 3-8 ATS as road favorite.
— over 12-0 last 12 road games; under 8-2 last ten home games.

Rockets (10-34):
— 0-11 SU/1-10 ATS in last eleven games
— 0-7 ATS last seven road games
— over 4-1-1 last six road games

Pacers (23-22):
— 1-3 SU last four games; 1-4 ATS last five
— 5-1 ATS last six as a home underdog
— over 8-3 last eleven games

Clippers (23-22):
— 2-7 SU/3-6 ATS last nine games
— 6-2 ATS last eight games as a home favorite.
— under 20-3-1 in Staples Center.

Lakers (20-24):
— 1-3 last four games SU/7-2 ATS last nine
— 6-3-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— over 8-3 last 11 road games

Grizzlies (30-13):
— 11-0 SU/8-3 ATS last 11 games.
— 5-1 ATS last six road games
— over 6-0-1 last seven games

Heat (24-21):
— won three of last four games SU.
— 3-1-1 ATS last five home games
— under 6-2 last eight home games.

Bucks (28-16):
— 8-3 ATS last 11 home games
— 3-6 ATS last nine road games.
— over 10-2 last 12 home games.

Timberwolves (22-23)
— 6-2 last eight games SU.
— underdogs covered 8 of their last 10 home games
— over 5-1 last six road games

Pelicans (26-18):
— 1-4 SU in their last five games.
— 1-8 ATS last nine games as road underdog
— over 6-3 last nine road games

Knicks (25-20):
— 7-2 SU last nine games
— 2-6 ATS last eight home games.
— over 7-2 last nine home games

Thunder (21-23):
— 5-1 SU/6-0 ATS last six games.
— 7-2 ATS last nine home games overall.
— over 7-1 last eight games

Magic (16-28):
— 4-1 ATS last five games overall.
— 13-6 ATS as home underdog
— over 5-1 last six home games.

76ers (27-16):
— won seven of last games SU, last two by one point each.
— 4-0 ATS as home underdog, 3-5 as road dogs.
— over 9-3 last 12 games

Suns (21-24):
— 1-9 SU/3-7 ATS last ten games
— 6-9 ATS as an underdog.
— under 5-2 last seven home games

Trailblazers (21-22):
— won last two games SU, after a 1-6 skid
— 1-6 ATS last seven games as road underdogs.
— over 3-0 last three games

Kings (24-18):
— won/covered their last four games
— 5-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— five of last six home games went over.

Spurs (13-31):
— 1-8 SU/6-3 ATS last nine games
— 5-2 ATS last seven home games.
— over 12-2-1 last fifteen games

Raptors (20-24):
— won/covered four of last five games.
— 1-5-1 ATS as a road favorite
— over 4-0 last four road games

Jazz (23-24):
— 3-1 SU last four games/4-1 ATS last five games.
— 1-5 ATS last six as a home favorite
— over 12-3 last 15 road games

Wizards (18-26):
— lost five of last six games SU.
— 3-5-1 ATS last nine home games.
— over 7-2 last nine home games.

 

[Udog]

ATLANTA is 35-55 ATS (-25.5 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 in the last 3 seasons.

NEW YORK is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots - 2nd half of the season.

HOUSTON is 9-27 ATS (-20.7 Units) after 7 or more consecutive losses in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 7-0 Under (7 Units) in road games when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) in the current season.

CLEVELAND is 17-6 ATS (10.4 Units) off a home win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 11-1 Over (9.9 Units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

UTAH is 14-5 ATS (8.5 Units) when playing 8 or more games in 14 days in the current season.

DENVER is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games off a home win in the current season.

Mike Brown is 7-22 ATS (-17.2 Units) in road games vs. teams who are called for 2+ less fouls/game than their opponents.

 

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NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 18

 

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NBA

Wednesday, January 18

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Trend Report
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Washington @ New York
Washington
Washington is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against New York
Washington is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
New York is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
New York is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

Atlanta @ Dallas
Atlanta
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games at home

Indiana @ Oklahoma City
Indiana
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games

Cleveland @ Memphis
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Miami @ New Orleans
Miami
Miami is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing Miami
New Orleans is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home

Charlotte @ Houston
Charlotte
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home

LA Clippers @ Utah
LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Clippers's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games

Minnesota @ Denver
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Sacramento @ LA Lakers
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, January 18

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ATLANTA (22 - 22) at DALLAS (24 - 21) - 1/18/2023, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 58-73 ATS (-22.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 25-43 ATS (-22.3 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 21-38 ATS (-20.8 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-26 ATS (-19.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 123-160 ATS (-53.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
DALLAS is 239-190 ATS (+30.0 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
DALLAS is 15-27 ATS (-14.7 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 11-20 ATS (-11.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
DALLAS is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-2 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (18 - 26) at NEW YORK (25 - 20) - 1/18/2023, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 51-71 ATS (-27.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 24-37 ATS (-16.7 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 25-37 ATS (-15.7 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 3-16 ATS (-14.6 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 24-38 ATS (-17.8 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 5-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 6-1 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHARLOTTE (11 - 34) at HOUSTON (10 - 34) - 1/18/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHARLOTTE is 17-27 ATS (-12.7 Units) in all games this season.
CHARLOTTE is 70-101 ATS (-41.1 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 238-287 ATS (-77.7 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HOUSTON is 16-25 ATS (-11.5 Units) in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 45-67 ATS (-28.7 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 34-60 ATS (-32.0 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) after allowing 130 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 16-29 ATS (-15.9 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 26-54 ATS (-33.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (24 - 21) at NEW ORLEANS (26 - 18) - 1/18/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 17-26 ATS (-11.6 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) as a favorite this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-0 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 4-0 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CLEVELAND (28 - 17) at MEMPHIS (30 - 13) - 1/18/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 36-59 ATS (-28.9 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 338-404 ATS (-106.4 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 6-18 ATS (-13.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 116+ points/game since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 81-52 ATS (+23.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 55-35 ATS (+16.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) in home games this season.
MEMPHIS is 17-7 ATS (+9.3 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 13-1 ATS (+11.9 Units) against Central division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in non-conference games this season.
MEMPHIS is 226-167 ATS (+42.3 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1996.
MEMPHIS is 27-11 ATS (+14.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 38-25 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 28-13 ATS (+13.7 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) after allowing 105 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 26-12 ATS (+12.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 3-1 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 3-1 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (23 - 22) at OKLAHOMA CITY (21 - 23) - 1/18/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 23-13 ATS (+8.7 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 32-17 ATS (+13.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 23-9 ATS (+13.1 Units) after allowing 105 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 38-23 ATS (+12.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 51-38 ATS (+9.2 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 2-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 3-1 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (23 - 23) at UTAH (23 - 24) - 1/18/2023, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
UTAH is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) as a favorite this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 7-7 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 8-7 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
9 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (22 - 23) at DENVER (31 - 13) - 1/18/2023, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 203-253 ATS (-75.3 Units) when playing on back-to-back days since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-3 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 4-4 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SACRAMENTO (24 - 18) at LA LAKERS (20 - 24) - 1/18/2023, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LA LAKERS are 89-112 ATS (-34.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 5-5 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 6-4 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WAS at NY	07:30 PM	WAS +5.0 O 224.5	+500 +500
ATL at DAL	07:30 PM	DAL -2.5 U 233.0	+500 +500
IND at OKC	08:00 PM	OKC -3.5 O 238.5	+500 +500
MIA at NO	08:00 PM	NO +3.5 U 219.5	+500 +500
CHA at HOU	08:00 PM	CHA -2.5 O 236.5	+500 +500
CLE at MEM	08:00 PM	MEM -7.5 U 227.5	+500 +500
LAC at UTA	09:00 PM	LAC +8.5 O 228.5	+500 +500
MIN at DEN	10:00 PM	DEN -9.5 U 239.0	+500 +500
SAC at LAL	10:30 PM	LAL +2.0 O 246.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
01/18/2023	5-13-0	27.78%	-4650	Detail
01/17/2023	4-4-0	50.00%	-200	Detail
01/16/2023	7-11-0	38.89%	-2550	Detail
01/15/2023	6-10-0	37.50%	-2500	Detail
01/14/2023	8-5-1	60.71%	+1250	Detail
01/13/2023	5-8-5	41.67%	-1900	Detail
01/12/2023	8-3-1	70.83%	+2350	Detail
01/11/2023	11-5-0	68.75%	+2750	Detail
01/10/2023	8-6-0	57.14%	+700	Detail
01/09/2023	5-6-1	45.83%	-800	Detail
01/08/2023	11-6-1	63.89%	+2200	Detail
01/07/2023	7-3-0	70.00%	+1850	Detail
01/06/2023	12-10-0	54.55%	+500	Detail
01/05/2023	5-3-0	62.50%	+850	Detail
01/04/2023	9-15-0	37.50%	-3750	Detail
01/03/2023	2-4-0	33.33%	-1200	Detail
01/02/2023	10-10-0	50.00%	-500	Detail
01/01/2023	2-3-1	41.67%	-650	Detail

 

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Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
Highest scoring college hoop teams:
86.9— Gonzaga
86.1— Southern Utah
85.1— UAB
85.0— James Madison/Youngstown State
84.9— Cornell
84.8— Arizona/Toledo

Quote of the Day
“I worship the dirt she treats me like.”
Herb Tarlek, from the old TV show WKRP in Cincinnati

Thursday’s quiz
Vikings’ QB Kirk Cousins started his NFL career with what team?

Wednesday’s quiz
Last time a team from the Big Ten Conference won the national title in college basketball was in 2000, when Michigan State won.

Tuesday’s quiz
Before Monday night, the last time Dallas won a road playoff game was 30 years ago, in San Francisco; Steve Young was the 49ers’ quarterback in that game.

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

— Since 2007, there have been six games in this round of the NFL playoffs where divisional rivals faced off:

2007— Giants (+7.5) 21, Dallas 17
2008— Eagles (+4) 23, Giants 11
2010— Steelers (-3.5) 31, Ravens 24
2010— Jets (+9) 28, Patriots 21
2013— Broncos (-8) 24, Chargers 11
2020— Buccaneers (+7.5) 30, Saints 20

Underdogs were 4-2 SU/ATS in those games.

— Chargers lost 31-30 in Jacksonville Saturday, so of course they fired their offensive coordinator this week, because scoring 30 points in a playoff game isn’t good enough.

Understood that they blew a 27-0 lead in that game, but Justin Herbert played thru fractured rib cartilage this year and the Chargers made the playoffs. Not sure why a scapegoat was needed, but it’ll be interesting to see who the new OC is.

— Tampa Bay Buccaneers are firing OC Byron Leftwich, two years after they won the Super Bowl; maybe they shouldn’t have had a 45-year old QB playing behind a banged-up offensive line. If Brady retires or bolts to the Raiders, it is unclear where Tampa Bay turns for a QB.

— Kansas City Chiefs are 8.5-point favorites this week over Jacksonville; they’ve been favored now in their last 14 playoff games, a record during the Super Bowl era.

— Tennessee Titans hired Ran Carthon as their new GM, which means the 49ers will get a 3rd round pick in April’s draft, because Carthon is a minority hire. Carthan was San Francisco’s director of player personnel when the 49ers moved up to draft QB Trey Lance; would he trade for Lance now, with Brock Purdy making his case to being the 49ers’ QB going forward?

— Jacksonville Jaguars signed QB Nathan Rourke to a futures’ contract; Rourke went to college at Ohio U— he played in the Canadian League the last two seasons.

— TCU hired Kendal Briles as its new offensive coordinator; he replaces Garrett Riley, who bolted to Clemson last week. Briles had been at Arkansas the last three years.

— LSU QB Walker Howard transferred to Ole Miss; Boise State QB Hank Bachmeier is leaving to play for Louisiana Tech. Bachmeier played in 29 games at Boise; he still has two years of eligibility left.

— Baseball stuff:
Red Sox gave OF Adam Duvall a one-year, $7M contract.
Mets gave OF Tommy Pham a one-year, $6M deal
Brewers gave IF/OF Brian Anderson a one-year, $3.5M deal, which is interesting because the Brewers’ TV play-by-play guy is also named Brian Anderson.

— There are still eight college basketball programs where the most points a player ever scored against them were scored by Pete Maravich.

— Missouri 79, Arkansas 76
Arkansas led by 10 with 5:07 left to play.
Mizzou was 30-40 on foul line, Arkansas 23-26
Razorbacks have lost 5 of last 6 games, after an 11-1 start.

— Seton Hall 67, UConn 66
Pirates scored on a cutback with 0:02 left for the win.
UConn has lost 5 of 6 games, after a 14-0 start.
UConn coach Hurley (COVID) missed this game.
Huskies led this game 37-20 late in first half.

— Marquette 83, Providence 75
Marquette scored 1.26 points/possession, avenging an earlier loss to Providence when the Friars took 49 foul shots.

— Oklahoma State 72, Oklahoma 56— Cowboys outscored Oklahoma 48-26 in second half.

— Nebraska 63, Ohio State 60— Buckeyes have lost five games in a row, after a 10-3 start.

Whats the deal with these teams going in the ashcan this month? Are teams more fragile now because they mostly haven’t been together as long as in previous eras.

— San Diego State 82, Colorado State 76 OT— Colorado State led by 9 with 15:43 left in game, but let it slip away. Aztecs are tied with Boise State atop the Mountain West.

— DePaul 73, Xavier 72— Blue Demons snapped Xavier’s 11-game winning streak

— Pitt 75, Louisville 54— Never thought I’d see the day where Louisville is 2-17 and Georgetown is 5-14, but here we are.

 

[Udog]

DETROIT is 41-24 ATS (14.6 Units) off a home loss in the last 3 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 10-0 Over (10 Units) when playing their 4th road game in 7 days over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 182-232 ATS (-73.2 Units) in home games as a dog since 1996.

PHOENIX is 21-8 ATS (12.2 Units) in home games after one or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.

Doc Rivers is 18-34 ATS (-19.4 Units) when playing 8 or more games in 14 days (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)




NBA

Thursday, January 19

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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Detroit
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Chicago

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

Toronto @ Minnesota
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Toronto

Brooklyn @ Phoenix
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games on the road
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Phoenix's last 12 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ Portland
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games
Portland
Portland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia


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[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
GS at BOS	07:30 PM	GS +7.0 O 241.5	+500 +500
TOR at MIN	08:00 PM	MIN +5.5 O 231.5	+500 +500
BK at PHO	10:00 PM	BK -3.0 O 220.5	+500 +500
PHI at POR	10:00 PM	PHI -2.0 O 233.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
01/19/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
01/18/2023	5-13-0	27.78%	-4650	Detail
01/17/2023	4-4-0	50.00%	-200	Detail
01/16/2023	7-11-0	38.89%	-2550	Detail
01/15/2023	6-10-0	37.50%	-2500	Detail
01/14/2023	8-5-1	60.71%	+1250	Detail
01/13/2023	5-8-5	41.67%	-1900	Detail
01/12/2023	8-3-1	70.83%	+2350	Detail
01/11/2023	11-5-0	68.75%	+2750	Detail
01/10/2023	8-6-0	57.14%	+700	Detail
01/09/2023	5-6-1	45.83%	-800	Detail
01/08/2023	11-6-1	63.89%	+2200	Detail
01/07/2023	7-3-0	70.00%	+1850	Detail
01/06/2023	12-10-0	54.55%	+500	Detail
01/05/2023	5-3-0	62.50%	+850	Detail
01/04/2023	9-15-0	37.50%	-3750	Detail
01/03/2023	2-4-0	33.33%	-1200	Detail
01/02/2023	10-10-0	50.00%	-500	Detail
01/01/2023	2-3-1	41.67%	-650	Detail

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
Highest-paid players in NBA this year:
$48,070,014— Steph Curry
$47,063,478— Russell Westbrook
$44,474,988— Lebron James
$44,119,845— Kevin Durant
$43,279,250— Bradley Beal
$42,492,492— Damian Lillard

Quote of the Day
“Do you know something? I respect the rules. It’s so disrespectful that the tournament has us out here until 3 or 4 o’clock in the morning and we’re not allowed to go and take a piss. It’s a joke.”
Tennis player Andy Murray, who wasn’t allowed to take a bathroom break during his 5-set match this week, which took 5 hours, 50 minutes to finish

Friday’s quiz
Of the eight starting QB’s in this weekend’s NFL playoffs, how many have started a Super Bowl?

Thursday’s quiz
Vikings’ QB Kirk Cousins started his NFL career with Washington in 2012.

Wednesday’s quiz
Last time a team from the Big Ten Conference won the national title in college basketball was in 2000, when Michigan State won.

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

— LMU 68, Gonzaga 67— 15-point underdog Lions post a big upset; they’re 4-3 in WCC now. Gonzaga had three WCC wins by 5 or fewer points, but they were all on the road. Gonzaga had won 75 home games in a row.

— Indiana 80, Illinois 65— 7-point underdog Hoosiers pull the upset; Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 35 points, with 9 rebounds, 5 assists. Indiana is just 3-4 in conference play. Loss snaps a 4-game winning streak for Illinois.

— Maryland 64, Michigan 58— Terps avenged an 81-46 loss to Michigan on New Year’s Day. Wolverines are struggling, 5-7 in their last 12 games.

— James Madison 89, Troy 87 OT— Troy shot 65% inside arc, but turned ball over 21 times in a foul-fest; JMU was 26-36 on foul line, Troy 22-32.

Sun Belt conference tournament is going to be great; right now, four teams are 5-2, three others are 4-3 atop the Sun Belt standings. Wide-open league.

— Northern Kentucky 57, Cleveland State 56— Marques Warrick hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the fans home happy. Plus, it was Warrick’s birthday, so a big night for him.

— Is it me, or are more NFL assistant coaches getting fired this year? Seems like lot of teams are getting rid of large chucks of their coaching staff:

Dolphins fired DC Josh Boyer and three other defensive assistants.

Ravens dumped OC Greg Roman after four years on the job, adding intrigue to the Lamar Jackson situation. Jackson missed Baltimore’s last six games this year, their last four games last year. Unclear to me how that merits a coaching change.

Baltimore’s GM claims that they don’t want to trade Jackson; we’ll see.

Vikings fired DC Ed Donatell after only one season on the job, one where Minnesota went 13-5

Browns replaced DC Joe Woods with former Lions HC Jim Schwartz.

Chargers fired their OC and their QB coach, after losing a playoff game 31-30.

Rams let six assistant coaches go after a 5-12 season; two others had already left for other jobs.

You get the idea; more coaches will move when all the head coaching openings get filled.

— Read today where someone bid $6B for the Washington Commanders, that’s billion, with a B.

NFL doesn’t want Daniel Snyder around anymore, but if/when if he leaves, he’s going to leave with a hell of a lot more $$$ than he came in with.

— AFC teams will have 9 home games, 8 road games next year; AFC teams will be the “home” teams for the five games to be played in Europe.

Bills, Jaguars, Chiefs, Patriots, Titans will have “home” games in Europe next year.

— Seattle Mariners signed 2B Tommy LaStella, who played only 76 innings in the field for the Giants last year, in an injury-riddled season. Giants are still paying the great majority of his $11M salary.

— Kansas City Royals gave P Aroldis Chapman a one-year, $3.75M deal. Chapman had a 4.46 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP last year; not good.

— Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey is leaving the school after this season, his 23rd year at the school. Notre Dame is 9-10 this year, 1-7 in ACC; they were 24-11 last year, 11-15 the year before. They’ve made NCAA Tournament once since 2017.

— NBA teams who do the best/worst ATS on second night of a back/back:
Wizards 6-1
Bucks 5-1-1
Bulls 6-2
Celtics 4-1-2
76ers/Raptors 5-2

Mavericks 2-7-1
Suns 1-5
Knicks 1-3-1
Pelicans 2-4
Clippers 3-5

 

[Udog]

ORLANDO is 8-0 Over (8 Units) in home games off a cover where the team lost the game straight up as an underdog over the last 2 se...

NEW YORK is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of >=46% in the current season.

GOLDEN STATE is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) when playing their 4th road game in 7 days over the last 2 seasons.

DALLAS are 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) in home games after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.

SAN ANTONIO is 115-81 Under (25.9 Units) in home games in January games since 1996.

INDIANA is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) after 5 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.

UTAH is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%) in the current season.

SACRAMENTO is 13-3 Over (9.7 Units) in home games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days over the last 2 seasons.

MEMPHIS are 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, January 20

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NEW ORLEANS (26 - 19) at ORLANDO (16 - 28) - 1/20/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 89-59 ATS (+24.1 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
NEW ORLEANS is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 2-2 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
ORLANDO is 2-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (25 - 21) at ATLANTA (23 - 22) - 1/20/2023, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) in road games this season.
NEW YORK is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
NEW YORK is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 59-73 ATS (-21.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) off an upset win as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 9-5 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 8-6 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (22 - 23) at CLEVELAND (28 - 18) - 1/20/2023, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GOLDEN STATE is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 19-35 ATS (-19.5 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 16-30 ATS (-17.0 Units) in road games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) in home games this season.
GOLDEN STATE is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 47-32 ATS (+11.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 339-404 ATS (-105.4 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 116+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
GOLDEN STATE is 5-0 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
GOLDEN STATE is 5-0 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
5 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (25 - 21) at DALLAS (24 - 22) - 1/20/2023, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) as a favorite this season.
DALLAS is 499-417 ATS (+40.3 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 646-551 ATS (+39.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
DALLAS is 15-28 ATS (-15.8 Units) in all games this season.
DALLAS is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in non-conference games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 3-1 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 3-1 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (23 - 24) at SAN ANTONIO (14 - 31) - 1/20/2023, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 11-24 ATS (-15.4 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 1226-1093 ATS (+23.7 Units) in all games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 621-535 ATS (+32.5 Units) in home games since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 206-163 ATS (+26.7 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) after a non-conference game this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 444-371 ATS (+35.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 494-417 ATS (+35.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
SAN ANTONIO is 0-10 ATS (-11.0 Units) against Pacific division opponents this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) in home games after allowing 105 points or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 5-3 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 5-3 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (23 - 23) at DENVER (32 - 13) - 1/20/2023, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
INDIANA is 258-194 ATS (+44.6 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.
DENVER is 64-84 ATS (-28.4 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 31-50 ATS (-24.0 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 3-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 5-0 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BROOKLYN (27 - 17) at UTAH (24 - 24) - 1/20/2023, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BROOKLYN is 53-74 ATS (-28.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 39-58 ATS (-24.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games after a non-conference game this season.
UTAH is 27-18 ATS (+7.2 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
UTAH is 18-6 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BROOKLYN is 92-65 ATS (+20.5 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.
UTAH is 39-56 ATS (-22.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 2-2 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 2-2 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OKLAHOMA CITY (22 - 23) at SACRAMENTO (25 - 18) - 1/20/2023, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 26-17 ATS (+7.3 Units) in all games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 29-16 ATS (+11.4 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 41-22 ATS (+16.8 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in January games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 33-17 ATS (+14.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 39-23 ATS (+13.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 5-2 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 6-1 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MEMPHIS (31 - 13) at LA LAKERS (20 - 25) - 1/20/2023, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 81-53 ATS (+22.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 63-40 ATS (+19.0 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 55-36 ATS (+15.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) on Friday nights this season.
MEMPHIS is 23-8 ATS (+14.2 Units) against Pacific division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 27-12 ATS (+13.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 41-26 ATS (+12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 89-113 ATS (-35.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 237-287 ATS (-78.7 Units) after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 4-3 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 4-3 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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[Udog]

NBA

Friday, January 20

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Trend Report
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New Orleans @ Orlando
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 10 games on the road
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games when playing New Orleans

Golden State @ Cleveland
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Cleveland is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home

Miami @ Dallas
Miami
Miami is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Miami is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games

New York @ Atlanta
New York
New York is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
New York is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing New York

LA Clippers @ San Antonio
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Clippers's last 15 games on the road
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 13 of San Antonio's last 16 games

Indiana @ Denver
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing Denver
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Indiana's last 15 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Brooklyn @ Utah
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Memphis @ LA Lakers
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 8 games
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Lakers's last 15 games when playing Memphis

Oklahoma City @ Sacramento
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Sacramento is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, January 20

 

[Udog]

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NO at ORL	07:00 PM	NO +1.0 O 229.5	+500 +500
MIA at DAL	07:30 PM	DAL +1.5 U 218.0	+500 +500
GS at CLE	07:30 PM	CLE -10.5 O 219.5	+500 +500
NY at ATL	07:30 PM	NY +3.0 O 229.5	+500 +500
LAC at SA	08:00 PM	SA +7.0 O 231.0	+500 +500
IND at DEN	09:00 PM	DEN -9.0 O 237.5	+500 +500
BK at UTA	09:00 PM	UTA -5.0 U 231.5	+500 +500
OKC at SAC	10:00 PM	OKC +5.5 O 243.0	+500 +500
MEM at LAL	10:00 PM	MEM -6.0 U 243.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
01/20/2023	12-6-0	66.67%	+2700	Detail
01/19/2023	5-3-0	62.50%	+850	Detail
01/18/2023	5-13-0	27.78%	-4650	Detail
01/17/2023	4-4-0	50.00%	-200	Detail
01/16/2023	7-11-0	38.89%	-2550	Detail
01/15/2023	6-10-0	37.50%	-2500	Detail
01/14/2023	8-5-1	60.71%	+1250	Detail
01/13/2023	5-8-5	41.67%	-1900	Detail
01/12/2023	8-3-1	70.83%	+2350	Detail
01/11/2023	11-5-0	68.75%	+2750	Detail
01/10/2023	8-6-0	57.14%	+700	Detail
01/09/2023	5-6-1	45.83%	-800	Detail
01/08/2023	11-6-1	63.89%	+2200	Detail
01/07/2023	7-3-0	70.00%	+1850	Detail
01/06/2023	12-10-0	54.55%	+500	Detail
01/05/2023	5-3-0	62.50%	+850	Detail
01/04/2023	9-15-0	37.50%	-3750	Detail
01/03/2023	2-4-0	33.33%	-1200	Detail
01/02/2023	10-10-0	50.00%	-500	Detail
01/01/2023	2-3-1	41.67%	-650	Detail

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
— Villanova 57, St John’s 49— Red Storm shot 32% from the floor.
— VCU 74, Richmond 62— Five Rams scored in double figures.
— Iona 84, Manhattan 76 OT— Gaels led by 11 at half, improve to 6-2 in MAAC.
— Kent State 86, Ball State 65— Kent has won nine in a row, is 6-0 in MAC.
— Hawks 139, Knicks 124— Dejounte Murray scored 29 points, had 12 rebounds.
— Warriors 120, Cavaliers 114— Golden State rested four starters, still got a win.

Quote of the Day
“I feel terrible for fans who buy tickets expecting to see someone play and they don’t get to see that person play. It’s a brutal part of the business. It’s why I’m going to continue to advocate for 72-game seasons.”
Warrriors’ coach Steve Kerr. Golden State rested four starters Friday night and won 120-114

Saturday’s quiz
Where did Steve Kerr play his college basketball?
Hint: He played in the Final Four as a senior

Friday’s quiz
Of the eight starting QB’s in this weekend’s NFL playoffs, two have started a Super Bowl; Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow.

Thursday’s quiz
Vikings’ QB Kirk Cousins started his NFL career with Washington in 2012.

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Saturday’s Den: Notes on college basketball conference tournaments, and some other stuff

— For the first time since 1978, a reigning batting champion was traded in the offseason; Minnesota traded IF Luis Arraez to the Marlins, for P Pablo Lopez and two prospects.

Arraez hit .316 last year, scored 88 runs; he is expected to play second base for Miami. Lopez was 10-10, 3.75 in 32 starts last season.

Marlins plan to move Jazz Chisholm to CF, Juan Segura to 3B, Joey Wendle to SS; Arraez mostly played 1B last year, so spring training is going to include a lot of ground balls and work on defense. I have Miami’s star P Sandy Alcantara on my fantasy team; this makes me queasy.

By the way, Rod Carew was the last batting champion traded the following winter.

— If you like college basketball, ESPN+ is a must; they have games from all over the country, and you can watch replays of games. Have your remote handy though; some of the guys who broadcast these games aren’t exactly Jim Nantz or Mike Breen quality-wise. The mute button can be useful for some of these guys, but they’re all fun to watch.

I like watching games from the Big West or Conference USA, leagues that the main cable channels ignore.

— How come a lot of NBA players don’t play games on back/back nights, but there are college basketball refs who work 4-5 games a week?

College basketball season runs roughly from November 10-March 15, when pairings for the NCAA Tournament come out. That would be 126 days; I’m looking at referee stats from a few years ago, and there were 16 officials who worked 90+ games that season.

90 games in 126 games means that roughly, you work a game three out of four days for four months, and most referees are older than the average NBA player.

— Florida Gators released QB Jaden Rashada from his Letter of Intent; this ends a recruitment that reportedly went south because of a botched $13M NIL deal offered by the Gator Collective, a third-party group that furnishes NIL deals for Florida.

— Michigan fired co-offensive coordinator and QB coach Matt Weiss, who was put on leave recently amid an investigation by university police into a report of computer access crimes.

Industrial espionage in college football? Who knew?

— I’m wondering how much Danny DeVito gets paid for those Jersey Mike’s commercials, which seem to be on TV every half hour or so.

— We getting into late January, the conference races are heating up in college basketball. Here are some trends that deal with how teams do in conference tournaments:

— Gonzaga has won the WCC tournament nine of the last ten years; the one time they lost, it was to Saint Mary’s.

— Clemson is 15-4, 7-1 in ACC this season; since 2003, they’re 8-19 in ACC tournament games, with 2008 the only time during that time that they’ve won more than one game in an ACC tournament.

— Richmond won the Atlantic 10 tournament LY; before that, from 2012-21, Spiders were a combined 5-9 in A-10 tourney games. League seems to be wide open this season.

— In the Sun Belt, Texas State was 37-13 in conference games the last three years, but only 1-2 in Sun Belt tourney games; they won a game in the ’20 tournament before COVID ended things, then they lost in the first round the last two years. Bobcats are 10-10, 3-4 this season; curious to see how they’ll do in a league that is very wide-open this year.

— Houston Cougars are 10-2 in last four AAC tournaments, winning the title the last two years with five of those six wins by 13+ points.

— Villanova is down this year with Jay Wright gone; they’re 10-10, 4-5, not looking like an NCAA Tournament team, but the Wildcats are 17-2 in last seven Big East tournaments, winning it five times.

Last five years, Xavier is 2-5 in the Big East tournament; four of the five losses came in overtime. Sean Miller has the Musketeers at 15-4 in his first season back in Cincinnati; maybe this is their year to turn that stat around.

— Surprising stat: Last time Indiana finished over .500 in the Big 14 was seven years ago, when they went 15-3 in conference play. Since 2004, Hoosiers are only 9-18 in the conference tournament.