CNOTES 2024-2025 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Pitchers with the most saves for the Toronto Blue Jays:
217— Tom Henke
121— Duane Ward
105— Jordan Romano
104— Roberto Osuna
100— Billy Koch
90— Casey Janssen

Quote of the Day
“Why would you want to dance with somebody who doesn’t want to dance with you?”
Adam Sandler, in The Wedding Singer

Tuesday’s quiz
Which well-known actor played:
— Bradley Cooper’s brother in A Star is Born
— U of Wisconsin football coach in Draft Day

Monday’s quiz
In the movie A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga got married in Memphis.

Sunday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was coach of the Golden State Warriors, before Steve Kerr.

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

— Knicks 108, Celtics 105 OT
Boston led 75-55 midway thru the third quarter.
Celtics were 15-60 on the arc; they missed 45 3-point shots!!!!
Knicks were 17-37 on the arc.
Knicks were +13 in the 21:00 that Mitchell Robinson played.
Celtics took 20 shots in third quarter; 19 of them were 3’s. Yikes.

— Nuggets 121, Thunder 119
OKC led by 11 points with 4:31 left in the game.
Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 0:02.8 left for the win.
Nikola Jokic had 42 points, 22 rebounds, six assists.
Denver outscored the Thunder 71-59 in the second half.

— Since 1970, there have been 20 NBA playoff series where one team won the previous series in seven games, while the other team swept their series. The team that swept the previous series won the next series 17 of 20 times.
Denver-Oklahoma City is the 21st series like that, since 1970. Nuggets won their last series in seven games, Thunder swept their last series.

— Utah Jazz/coach Will Hardy agreed to a contract extension, thru the 2031 season. Jazz are 85-161 in 37-year old Hardy’s three seasons, going 17-65 this year.

— Famous birthdays, May 6th:
Bob Seger, 80
Tom Bergeron, 70
George Clooney, 64
Jason Witten, 43
Dustin Colquitt, 43
Chris Paul, 40
Goran Dragić, 39
Jose Altuve, 35
Jonas Valančiūnas, 33
Mitch Spence, 27

— In the NHL, Dallas Stars coach Peter DeBoer has a career record of 9-0 in Game 7’s of a playoff series, which is really impressive.

— Edmonton Oilers left wing Jeff Skinner has played in the NHL for 15 years; before this year, he had never played in a playoff game, not one. 1,078 regular season games before he got his first playoff action.

— In the NFL, Baltimore Ravens released long-time kicker Justin Tucker, one of the best kickers ever, after 13 years with the team. Ravens won the Super Bowl in his rookie year, but recently he has come under fire for some off-field antics- he got released this week.

— If you’re on Twitter, go to @thehoopherald
There is a video on there of Steph Curry making 105 straight 3-point shots from the right corner, after a practice. He is the greatest shooter of all-time.

— Cardinals’ P Erick Fedde and Phillies’ 1B Bryce Harper were teammates at Las Vegas HS back in the day; they must’ve had a good team.

— Forget to mention this the other night, but Saturday in Chicago, Astros’ OF Jake Meyers went 4-for-4, with two homers, a double, triple and 7 RBI, the first player to do that since Ralph Kiner in 1950. Meyers batted 9th in that game- before Saturday, he had six RBI all season.

— Movie of the Day: Fast Break (1979)- Guy who loves basketball and runs a deli in New York City quits his job to become a small college basketball coach in Nevada. He recruits five players to come with him, but he has to beat national power Nevada State to get hired full-time by the school.
Gabe Kaplan is great as the coach; two of his players were played by Bernard King, who was a great NBA player, and Michael Warren, who played at UCLA.
Former UCLA coach Jim Harrick was a technical advisor for this movie, and has a non-speaking role in it, as an assistant coach for Nevada State.

— Braves 4, Reds 0
AJ Smith-Shawver didn’t allow a hit until the 8th inning.
Reds scored 42 runs in Brady Singer’s first five starts; they got shut out in his last two.

— Royals 3, White Sox 0
Cole Ragans struck out 11 guys in five shutout IP.
Kansas City has won 11 of its last 13 games.

— Padres 4, New York 3
San Diego scored four runs in 8th inning for the comeback win.
Machado/Bogaerts each had a 2-run hit in the decisive rally.

— Cubs 9, Giants 2
Giants made four errors, allowed six unearned runs.
Dansby Swanson is 12-26 during his 7-game hitting streak.

— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, A’s, Royals

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 6

NBA

Tuesday, May 6

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Trend Report
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Indiana VS Cleveland
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games.
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland's last 15 games against Indiana.

Golden State VS Minnesota
Golden State is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
Golden State is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road.
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games.
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Minnesota's last 18 games against Golden State.


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[CNOTES]

Tuesday, May 6​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IND at CLE	07:00 PM	IND +8.0 O 230.0	+500 +500
GS at MIN	09:30 PM	GS +6.5 O 210.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/06/2025....................3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%...............+ 9.50
05/05/2025....................2 - 1 - 1..............66.66%...............+ 4.50
05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0..............00.00%...............- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50

TOTALS..........................9 -10 - 0................47.36%...............- 10.00

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119- Underdog Indiana leads series, 2-0.
— Warriors 99, Minnesota 88- Steph Curry hurt his hamstring, played only 13:00.
— Giants 14, Cubs 5 (11)- Giants are 21-5 vs righty starting pitchers.
— Arizona 5, Mets 1- Zac Gallen allowed two hits in seven IP.
— Twins 9, Orioles 1- Disappointed Orioles slip to 13-21 this season.
— Royals 4, White Sox 3- Kansas City scored twice in bottom of the 9th.

Quote of the Day
“Stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit…….
It’s when things go wrong that you must not quit.”
John Whittier

Wednesday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, scored 12,670 points (11.7 points/game). Where did Dell Curry play his college basketball?

Tuesday’s quiz
Sam Elliott played:Bradley Cooper’s brother in A Star is Born, and the U of Wisconsin football coach in Draft Day

Monday’s quiz
In the movie A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga got married in Memphis.

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Wednesday’s Den: Starting pitcher trends for each team…….

Starting pitcher trends for each team:

— Arizona
Kelly is 2-0, 2.20 in his last five starts.
Under is 4-1 in Pfaadt’s last five starts
Over is 4-0 in last four Rodriguez starts.

— Braves
Schwellenbach is 0-3, 8.14 in his last four starts.
Over is 3-1 in last four Holmes starts.
Elder is 2-0, 3.18 in his last three starts.
Under is 4-1 in Elder’s last five starts.

— Cubs
Taillon is 1-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.
Cubs are 4-0 in Rea’s starts, scoring 29 runs.
Over is 6-0 in Brown starts.
Under is 6-2 in Imanaga starts.

— Reds
Greene is 4-1, 2.64 in his last five starts.
Under is 5-1 in his last six starts.
Lodolo is 2-2, 1.42 in four road starts.
Last four Martinez starts stayed under the total.

— Rockies
Under is 6-1 in Freeland starts.
Under is 5-2 in Senzatela starts.
Over is 5-1 in last six Marquez starts.

— Dodgers
Yamamoto is 3-1, 1.13 in his last four starts.
May is 0-1, 8.04 in his last three starts.
Under is 6-1 in Yamamoto starts.
Over is 5-2 in Sasaki starts.

— Marlins
Meyer is 1-2, 5.14 in his last four starts.
Meyer’s last three starts went over the total.
Gillispie is 0-2, 14.25 in his last three starts.
Alcantara is 0-4, 12.33 in his last four starts.

— Brewers
Peralta is 4-1, 2.23 in his last six starts.
Under is 6-2 in Peralta’s starts.
Under is 5-1 in Patrick’s starts.
Under is 4-1 in Quintana’s starts.

— Mets
Canning is 5-0, 2.42 in his last five starts.
Under is 5-2 in Canning’s starts.
Holmes is 4-0, 2.96 in his last five starts.
Megill’s last four starts went over the total.

— Phillies
Wheeler is 1-0, 2.75 in his last three starts.
Luzardo is 1-0, 2.95 in his last three starts.
Walker is 0-3, 6.64 in his last four starts.
Under is 5-2 in Nola’s starts.

— Pirates
Keller is 0-2, 5.32 in his last four starts.
Mlodzinski is 0-2, 7.27 in his last four starts.
Falter is 0-2, 7.92 in four road starts.
Under is 5-2 in Heaney’s starts.

— St Louis
Gray is 0-1, 6.61 in his last three starts.
Over is 7-0 in Gray’s starts.
Pallante is 0-2, 6.98 in his last four starts.
Under is 3-1 in Liberatore’s last four starts.

— Padres
Pivetta is 4-0, 2.08 in his last five starts.
Cease is 0-2, 7.43 in his last five starts.
Under is 6-1 in Vasquez starts.

— Giants
Giants are 7-0 when Ray starts (4-0, 2.82)
Over is 6-1 in Hicks’ starts.
Verlander is 0-1, 2.45 in his last three starts,
Over is 3-1 in Roupp’s last four starts.

— Washington
Gore is 1-1, 2.74 in his last four starts.
Williams is 1-3, 5.96 in his last five starts.
Lord is 1-3, 4.43 in five starts.
Under is 5-2 in Parker starts.

— Famous birthdays, May 7th:
Pat McInally, 72
Louis Orr, 67
Leslie O’Neal, 61

Shawn Marion, 47
Alex Smith, 41
James Loney, 41

Drew Stanton, 41
Emilio Pagan, 34
Nolan Jones, 27

— Orioles
Morton is 0-6, 10.36 in six starts.
Under is 4-1 in Kremer’s last five starts.
Last four Sugano starts stayed under the total.

— Red Sox
Bello is 2-0, 2.70 in three starts.
Crochet is 2-1, 2.37 in his last five starts.
Under is 6-2 in Crochet’s starts.
Red Sox lost Houck’s last five starts (0-1, 7.67)

— White Sox
Smith is 1-1, 2.70 in his last five outings.
Cannon is 2-0, 3.29 in his last two starts.
Martin is 0-3, 3.80 in his last four outings.

— Cleveland
Lively is 1-0, 1.71 in his last three starts.
Under is 5-1 in Lively’s last six starts.
Williams’ last four starts went over the total.
Bibee is 2-0, 3.00 in his last three starts.

— Detroit
Skubal is 3-0, 0.90 in his last five starts.
Flaherty is 0-4, 5.49 in his last four starts.
Under is 4-1 in Flaherty’s last five starts.
Mize is 3-0, 2.79 in his last three starts.
Under is 5-1 in Mize starts.

— Houston
Valdez is 0-3, 5.87 in his last four starts.
Brown is 4-0, 1.44 in his last four starts.
Gusto is 2-0, 3.00 in his last three starts.

— Royals
Bubic is 1-1, 2.12 in his last three starts.
Under is 4-1 in Lugo’s last five starts.
Royals scored total of two runs in Lugo’s three losses.
Under is 5-2 in Lorenzen’s starts.

— Angels
Kikuchi is 0-4, 4.46 in Kikuchi’s starts.
Over is 5-2 in Kikuchi’s starts.
Kochanowicz is 0-5, 6.92 in his last five starts.

— Twins
Ryan is 2-1, 2.40 in his last five starts.
Under is 6-1 in Ryan starts.
Ober is 4-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
Paddack is 0-1, 3.15 in his last four starts.

— New York
Fried is 6-0, 0.92 in his last six starts.
Under is 4-1 in Fried’s last five starts.
Under is 6-2 in Rodon’s starts.
Schmidt is 0-2, 7.36 in his last four starts.

— A’s
A’s won Severino’s last four starts (1-0, 3.52)
Sears is 3-0, 2.02 in his last four starts.
Bido is 0-1, 7.63 in his last three starts.

— Seattle
Castillo is 2-0, 2.12 in his last three starts.
Over is 3-1 in last four Castillo starts.
Woo is 3-1, 2.05 in his last four starts.

— Tampa Bay
Pepiot is 1-3, 4.84 in his last four starts.
Under is 6-1 in Littell’s starts.
Rasmussen is 0-3, 4.95 in his last four starts.

— Texas
Mahle is 2-1, 1.16 in his last five starts.
Under is 7-1 in Eovaldi’s starts.
Corbin is 2-1, 2.70 in his last four starts.
deGrom is 2-1, 1.54 in his last four starts.

— Toronto
Bassitt is 0-2, 6.19 in his last three starts.
Under is 7-0 in Bassitt starts.
Francis is 0-3, 10.50 in his last three starts.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 7

NBA

Wednesday, May 7

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Trend Report
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New York VS Boston
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
New York is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games against Boston.
New York is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games against Boston.
Boston is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games against New York.
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New York.

Denver VS Oklahoma City
Denver is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games.
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games against Denver.


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[CNOTES]

Wednesday, May 7​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NY at BOS	07:00 PM	NY +10.5 O 211.5	+500 +500
DEN at OKC	09:30 PM	DEN +10.0 O 230.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/07/2025....................2 - 2 - 0..............50.00%...............- 1.00
05/06/2025....................3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%...............+ 9.50
05/05/2025....................2 - 1 - 1..............66.66%...............+ 4.50
05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0..............00.00%...............- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50

TOTALS.........................11 -12 - 0................47.82%...............- 11.00

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Major league teams who have scored the most runs:
222— Cubs
202— Bronx
193— Dodgers
185— Diamondbacks
180— Red Sox, Giants
179— Tigers, Mariners

Quote of the Day
“We want to do what’s best for the horse. Of course, you always think about a Triple Crown, and that’s not something we’re not going to think about.”
Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty’s trainer, Bill Mott

Thursday’s quiz
Which actor was both the pitching coach in Bull Durham and the host of the Academy Awards in The Bodyguard?

Wednesday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, scored 12,670 points (11.7 points/game). Dell Curry played his college basketball at Virginia Tech

Tuesday’s quiz
Sam Elliott played:Bradley Cooper’s brother in A Star is Born, and the U of Wisconsin football coach in Draft Day

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

— Knicks 91, Celtics 90
Second game in row, Knicks won after trailing by 20 points.
Boston led 73-53 in the third quarter.
At one point, Celtics missed 13 straight shots in the 4th quarter.
Knicks were +19 in the 22:00 Mitchell Robinson played.

— Knicks lead series, 2-0; Robinson has played 43:00 in the two games- New York is +32 in those 43:00, in wins by 1-3 points.

— Thunder 149, Nuggets 106
Oklahoma City led 87-56…….at halftime.
Thunder shot 56.2% from floor, 16-36 on the arc.
Series heads to Denver, tied 1-1.

— Stephen Curry is expected to miss at least a week with his hamstring injury. Golden State won Game 1 against Minnesota; Curry played only 13:00 in Game 1.

— Florida Gators basketball coach Todd Golden signed a six-year, $40.5M contract, after he led the Gators to the national championship. Florida is 60-16 the last two years, 25-11 in SEC games.

— ACC is reducing the number of conference games next basketball season, from 20 to 18; ACC had only four teams in the NCAA Tournament this year, fewest teams it had since 2013.

— Famous birthdays, May 8th:
Mike D’Antoni, 74
Dennis Leonard, 74
Bill Cowher, 68
Ronnie Lott, 66
Melissa Gilbert, 61
Speedy Claxton, 47
Adrián González, 43
Kemba Walker, 35
Michael Penix, 25

— AL West standings:
Seattle 22-14
A’s 20-18
Houston 18-18
Texas 18-19
LA Angels 15-20

Texas Rangers fired their hitting coach this week, replaced him with 56-year old Bret Boone, Aaron Boone’s older brother. Bret Boone played 14 years in the majors, hit 252 home runs, made it to three All-Star games, but he has never coached in the major leagues.
Texas scored 18 runs in their first three games with Boone as their hitting coach.

— So far this year, Atlanta Braves are 1-9 vs Dodgers/Padres, 16-10 vs everyone else.

— Minnesota Twins are 17-3 when they score 4+ runs, 0-17 when they don’t.

— Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty is skipping the Preakness; he is expected to run at the Belmont Stakes in Saratoga June 7th.

— Movie of the Day: Good Will Hunting (1997)- A custodian at MIT has a gift for math, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.
Matt Damon is the custodian, Ben Affleck plays one of his friends, Robin Williams is the psychologist, Minnie Driver is the custodian’s girlfriend.
Robin Williams is great in this movie; 28 years later, it is still fun to watch it.

— Red Sox 6, Rangers 4
Wilyer Abreu homered twice, Alex Bregman had three RBI for Boston.
Bregman’s home run was the 200th of his career.
Texas has lost eight of its last 11 games.

— Angels 5, Blue Jays 4
Jorge Soler hit a walk-off, bases loaded double for the comeback win.
This was one of three games Wednesday that was 0-0 after five innings.

— Reds 4, Braves 3
TJ Friedl hit two home runs for Cincinnati.
Costly win; ace pitcher Hunter Greene left after 3 IP with a leg injury.
Greene threw 114 pitches in his previous start, most of any pitcher in MLB this year.

— Tigers 8, Rockies 6 (10)
Spencer Torkelson had the game-winning double in the 10th inning
Detroit manager AJ Hinch got his 900th win as a major league manager.
Colorado slips to a dismal 6-29 record.

— Mets 7, Arizona 1
Juan Soto homered twice, his 25th multi-homer game.
Kodal Senga threw six shutout innings for the 24-14 Mets.

— Mariners 6, A’s 5
A’s led 5-0 after four innings.
Mariners won their ninth straight series.
Seattle now leads the AL West by three games.

— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, A’s, Royals

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, May 8

NBA

Thursday, May 8

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Trend Report
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Golden State VS Minnesota
Golden State is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games.
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Minnesota.
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games on the road.
Minnesota is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 12 games.
Minnesota is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games.
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.


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[CNOTES]

Thursday, May 8​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
GS at MIN	08:30 PM	GS +10.5 O 201.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/08/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/07/2025....................2 - 2 - 0..............50.00%...............- 1.00
05/06/2025....................3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%...............+ 9.50
05/05/2025....................2 - 1 - 1..............66.66%...............+ 4.50
05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0..............00.00%...............- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50

TOTALS.......................12 -13 - 0................48.00%...............- 11.50

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
— Minnesota 117, Golden State 93- Curry-less Warriors were 9-32 on arc.
— Braves 5, Reds 4 (11)- Atlanta tied game with two runs in 9th inning.
— Tigers 10-11, Rockies 2-1- Detroit went 7-3 on their road trip.
— Phillies 7, Rays 6 (10)- Tampa Bay led 5-1 in 8th inning.
— Arizona 5, Dodgers 3- Gabriel Moreno hit a grand slam.
— Blue Jays 8, Angels 5- Toronto snaps a four-game losing skid.

Quote of the Day
“I know I’m a ballplayer, but at the same time, they can’t expect me to play every single position out there. In spring training, they talked to me and basically told me to put away my glove. I wasn’t going to play another position other than DH. Right now, I don’t think it would be an appropriate decision by them to ask me to play another position.”
Rafael Devers, who is being paid $284M between now and 2033

Friday’s quiz
Before they moved to Utah in 1979, where did the NBA’s Jazz call home?

Thursday’s quiz
Robert Wuhl was both the pitching coach in Bull Durham and the host of the Academy Awards in The Bodyguard.

Wednesday’s quiz
Steph Curry’s father Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, scored 12,670 points (11.7 points/game). Dell Curry played his college basketball at Virginia Tech

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Friday’s Den: Trends for major league teams…….​

— Arizona (20-18)
Diamondbacks are 3-6 in their last nine home games,
Arizona is 16-11 vs right starters, 4-7 vs lefties.
Under is 7-2 in their last seven nine games.

— Braves (18-19)
Atlanta won four of their last five games.
Braves are 12-6 at home, 6-13 on the road.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

— Cubs (22-16)
Chicago is 6-0 in home series openers.
Over is 12-5 in their last 17 home games.
Cubs are 14-8 in night games, 8-8 in day games.

— Reds (19-20)
Reds lost five of their last six games.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
Reds are 2-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Rockies (6-31)
Colorado lost 13 of its last 15 games.
Rockies are 2-17 on the road (under 13-6).
Rockies have already had four losing streaks of 6+ games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.

— Dodgers (25-13)
Dodgers won nine of their last 12 games.
Dodgers are 15-3 at home, 10-10 on the road.
Over is 12-6 in their home games.

— Marlins (14-22)
Marlins lost nine of their last eleven games.
Marlins are 3-9 in series openers.
Over is 9-0 in their last nine road games.

— Brewers (19-19)
Milwaukee is 12-7 at home, 7-12 on the road.
Brewers are 1-11 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Brewers are 2-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Mets (24-14)
Mets are 13-3 at home, 11-11 on road.
Mets are 10-2 in series openers.
Under is 4-1 their last five home games.

— Phillies (22-15)
Phillies won nine of their last eleven games.
Phillies are 19-9 vs righty starters, 3-6 vs lefties.
Philly is 16-6 at home, 6-9 on road.

— Pirates (12-26)
Pirates fired their manager Thursday; it isn’t his fault.
Pittsburgh lost ten of their last eleven games.
Last 8 series, Pirates are 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.

— St Louis (19-19)
St Louis won its last five games.
Cardinals are 15-6 at home, 4-13 on road.
St Louis is 2-6 vs lefty starters, 17-13 vs righties.
Seven of their last nine games went over the total.
St Louis is 3-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Padres (23-13)
San Diego is 6-2 since Arraez got back in lineup.
Padres are 14-4 at home, 9-9 on the road.
Under is 8-3 in their last eleven road games.

— Giants (24-14)
Giants are 22-6 vs rightly pitchers, 2-8 vs lefties.
SF is 7-4 in one-run games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.

— Washington (17-21)
Nationals are 10-9 at home, 7-12 on the road.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 7 of 19 home games, 3 of 19 on the road.
Washington is 6-1 in last seven games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Famous birthdays, May 9th:
Candice Bergen, 79
Billy Joel, 77
Calvin Murphy, 77
Doug Christie, 55
Brandon Webb, 46
Prince Fielder, 41
Jace Peterson, 35
Samson Ebukam, 30
Tommy Edman, 30
Trey Lance, 25

— Orioles (13-23)
Baltimore is 4-12 in its last 16 games.
Orioles are 11-14 vs righty starters, 2-9 vs lefties.
Under is 13-2 in their last 15 games.

— Red Sox (20-19)
Boston is 4-9 in one-run games.
Red Sox are 11-9 at home, 9-10 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— White Sox (10-28)
Chicago lost its last four games, outscored 19-4.
White Sox are 7-11 at home, 3-17 on the road.
Chicago is 2-9 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Cleveland (22-15)
Cleveland won seven of its last nine games.
Cleveland is 10-3 against its AL Central rivals.
Over is 5-0 in their last five games.

— Detroit (25-13)
Tigers won seven of last eight games, scoring 65 runs.
Detroit is 13-3 at home, 12-10 on the road.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.

— Houston (18-18)
Astros are 5-11 in the game following a win.
Houston is 11-7 at home, 7-11 on road.
Over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Astros scored in first inning run in only 2 of 18 home games.

— Royals (23-16)
Royals won 15 of their last 17 games.
Kansas City is 15-5 at home, 8-11 on the road.
13 of Royals’ last 16 home games stayed under the total.

— Angels (15-21)
Halos lost 11 of last 15 games overall.
Angels lost their last nine road games.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine games.

— Twins (18-20)
Twins won their last five games.
Minnesota is 12-6 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Under is 9-3 in their last dozen games.
Twins are 7-10 vs their AL Central rivals.

— New York (21-16)
New York is 7-8 in its last 15 games.
New York is 13-8 at home, 8-8 on the road.
New York is 18-12 vs righty starters, 3-4 vs lefties.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— A’s (20-18)
A’s are 14-8 in their last 22 games.
A’s are 7-11 in Sacramento, 13-7 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
In 8 of their last 13 games, winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Seattle (22-14)
Mariners won 19 of their last 26 games.
Over is 8-3 in their last eleven road games.
Seattle is 12-6 at home, 10-8 on road.

— Tampa Bay (16-21)
Rays are 9-16 at home, 7-5 on the road.
Rays are 11-7 vs NL teams, 5-14 vs AL teams.
Rays are 4-1 in last five games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (18-20)
Texas lost six of its last eight games.
Rangers fired their hitting coach last week
Under is 16-4 in their home games.
Rangers haven’t scored in first inning in their last 10 home games.

— Toronto (17-20)
Blue Jays are 9-7 vs their AL East rivals, 8-13 vs everyone else .
Toronto’s last four games went over the total.
Toronto is 13-15 vs righty starters, 4-5 vs lefties.

— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, A’s, Royals

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, May 9

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Cleveland VS Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games.
Cleveland is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
Cleveland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games.
Indiana is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games against Cleveland.

Oklahoma City VS Denver
Oklahoma City is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
Oklahoma City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games against Denver.
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Denver is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games.
Denver is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games against Oklahoma City.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, May 9

 

[CNOTES]

Friday, May 9​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLE at IND	07:30 PM	CLE -4.0 O 229.5	+500 +500
OKC at DEN	10:00 PM	DEN +5.5 U 233.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/09/2025....................4 - 0 - 0.............100.00%..............+ 20.00
05/08/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/07/2025....................2 - 2 - 0..............50.00%...............- 1.00
05/06/2025....................3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%...............+ 9.50
05/05/2025....................2 - 1 - 1..............66.66%...............+ 4.50
05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0..............00.00%...............- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50

TOTALS.......................16 -13 - 0...............55.17%................+ 8.50

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Dodgers 14, Arizona 11- Dodgers scored six runs in ninth inning.
— Tigers 2, Rangers 1- Skubal allowed 2 hits, struck out 12 in 7 IP
— Astros 3, Reds 0- Hunter Brown got 17 outs, nine via strikeouts.
— Royals 2, Red Sox 1 (12)- Game was scoreless thru 11 innings.
— Padres 13, Rockies 9- Colorado gave up 51 runs in losing last five games.
— Twins 3, Giants 1- Paddack allowed three hits in 7.1 IP.

Quote of the Day
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure, without losing your enthusiasm.”
Winston Churchill

Saturday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, what actor played the Joker?

Friday’s quiz
Before they moved to Utah in 1979, the NBA’s Jazz called New Orleans home.

Thursday’s quiz
Robert Wuhl was both the pitching coach in Bull Durham and the host of the Academy Awards in The Bodyguard.

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Saturday’s Den: MLB teams’ records, by starting pitcher…….

— Nuggets 113, Thunder 104 OT
Nuggets won despite sub-par game from Jokic (8-25 from floor, 8 TO’s)
Oklahoma City scored on only one of nine possessions in OT
Denver takes a 2-1 series lead; Game 4 is Sunday.

— Cavaliers 126, Pacers 104
Cavaliers outscored Indiana 34-13 in second quarter.
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points.
Road team has won all three series games.

— Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn would’ve turned 65 Friday; not only was Gwynn one of the best hitters ever, he is San Diego State’s all-time leader in assists, on the basketball court.

— Underrated baseball record: Ted Williams holds the major league record, reaching base in 84 consecutive games; Phillies’ DH Kyle Schwarber has a 44-game on-base streak going right now.

— UMass is moving its sports teams from the Atlantic 10 to the Mid-American Conference, mostly to help its struggling football program.

— Giants’ rookie Abdul Carter wanted to wear #56, but that was Lawrence Taylor’s number and it is retired; Taylor declined to un-retire it. Carter wore #11 at Penn State, but the Giants retired #11 for Phil Simms, who was OK with Carter wearing #11, but Simms’ family objected so that wasn’t an option.

Carter is going to wear #51 this season.

— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Astros, Royals

— Famous birthdays, May 10th:
Ken Berry, 84
Meg Foster, 77
Jim Zorn, 72
Rony Seikaly, 60

Wilson Chandler, 38
Greg McElroy, 37
Salvador Perez, 35
Nolan Gorman, 25

Today would’ve been the 95th birthday for the great TV announcer/former Giants’ kicker Pat Summerall.

NL teams’ records, by starting pitcher:
— Diamondbacks (20-19)
Gallen 4-4 (under 5-2 last seven)
Kelly 4-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Burnes 3-3 (over 5-1)
Pfaadt 6-2 (under 6-2)
Rodriguez 3-5 (over 5-0 last five)
Nelson 0-1

— Braves (18-20)
Sale 4-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Schwellenbach 4-4 (over 6-2)
Smith-Shawver 3-2 (under 5-0)
Holmes 3-4
Elder 4-2 (under 4-1 last five)
Lopez 0-1
Strider 0-1
Blewett 0-1

— Cubs (22-17)
Imanaga 5-3 (under 6-2)
Steele 3-1 (over 4-0)
Taillon 3-5 (over 5-3)
Boyd 3-4
Brown 4-3 (over 6-1)
Rea 4-1 (over 3-1 last four)

— Reds (19-21)
Greene 5-3 (under 6-1 last seven)
Lodolo 4-4 (over 4-1 last five)
Martinez 1-7 (under 5-0 last five)
Singer 4-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Spiers 0-2
Abbott 4-1 (over 3-1 last four)
Petty 0-1
Suter 1-0 (opener)

— Rockies (6-32)
Freeland 1-7 (under 6-2)
Senzatela 2-6 (under 3-1 last four)
Feltner 1-5 (under 4-0 last four)
Marquez 0-7 (over 5-1 last six)
Dollander 2-4
Blalock 0-2
Gordon 0-1

— Dodgers (26-13)
Yamamoto 5-3 (under 7-1)
Snell 2-0 (over 2-0)
Glasnow 3-2
Sasaki 6-2 (over 6-2)
May 3-3 (over 4-1 last five)
Knack 3-0
Gonsolin 1-1
Wrobleski 0-1
Miller 1-0
Casparius 0-1 (opener)
Dreyer 2-0 (opener)

— Marlins (14-23)
Alcantara 3-4 (over 4-1 last five)
Gillispie 1-5 (over 5-1)
Bellozo 1-3
Meyer 4-4 (over 4-0 last four)
Quantrill 4-3 (over 5-2)
Cabrera 1-4

— Brewers (19-20)
Peralta 5-3 (under 6-2)
Cortes 1-1
Civale 0-1
Patrick 3-4 (under 6-1)
Priester 1-4 (under 3-2)
Myers 2-1
Rodriguez 0-2 (over 2-0)
Alexander 2-2 (over 3-1)
Quintana 4-2 (under 5-1)
Henderson 1-0

— Mets (25-14)
Holmes 7-1 (over 5-2 last seven)
Megill 3-4 (over 4-0 last four)
Senga 4-3 (under 7-0)
Canning 6-1 (under 5-2)
Peterson 5-2
Tidwell 0-1
Brazoban 0-2 (opener)

— Phillies (22-16)
Wheeler 5-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Luzardo 6-2 (over 4-1 last five)
Nola 2-6 (under 6-2)
Sanchez 6-1
Walker 3-3
Suarez 0-1

— Pirates (13-26)
Skenes 3-5 (under 3-1 last four)
Keller 2-6 (over 3-1 last four)
Falter 2-5
Heaney 3-4 (under 5-2)
Mlodzinski 2-5
Harrington 0-1

— Cardinals (20-19)
Gray 6-2 (over 7-1)
Fedde 3-5 (over 3-1 last four)
Mikolas 2-5
Liberatore 3-4 (under 4-1 last five)
Pallante 4-3
Matz 2-0

— Padres (24-13)
King 5-3
Cease 5-3 (under 3-1 last four)
Vasquez 4-4 (under 6-2)
Pivetta 6-1 (under 3-1 last four)
Hart 3-2
Kolek 1-0

— Giants (24-15)
Ray 8-0 (under 4-0 last four)
Hicks 4-3 (over 6-1)
Webb 5-3
Verlander 3-5 (over 5-2 last seven)
Roupp 4-3 (over 5-2)

— Nationals (17-22)
Gore 3-5 (over 3-1)
Irvin 4-4
Parker 5-3
Williams 3-4
Lord 2-4
Soroka 0-2

 

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, May 10

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Boston VS New York
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Boston is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games against New York.
Boston is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston.

Minnesota VS Golden State
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games.
Minnesota is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Golden State.
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games.
Golden State is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Golden State's last 20 games against Minnesota.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, May 10