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

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Thunder 114, Minnesota 88- Oklahoma City wins Game 1 of Western finals.
— Blue Jays 3, Padres 0- Chris Bassitt tossed six shutout IP.
— Red Sox 2, Mets 0- Seven Boston pitchers combined for the shutout.
— White Sox 1, Mariners 0- Adrian Houser wins, in his first start in almost a year.
— Pirates 1, Reds 0- Bailey Falter allowed one run in his last 23.2 IP.
— Dodgers 4, Arizona 3 (10)- LA scored three runs in bottom of the 10th

Quote of the Day
“Playing in Baltimore for the fourth straight prime-time year isn’t ideal. Maybe we can get one of those in Cincinnati next year. Please.”
Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow

Wednesday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the AA Birmingham Barons in 1994, what uniform number did he wear?

Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams was a manager for four years in his post-playing days; he managed the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers- they moved to Texas before his last year.

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the Toronto Blue Jays, Dave Stieb has the most pitching wins (175).

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Wednesday’s Den: Trends for every MLB team……..​

— Arizona (26-23)
Under is 5-1 in Kelly’s last six starts.
Arizona is 20-15 vs righty starters, 6-8 vs lefties.xxxx
Under is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

— Braves (24-24)
Atlanta won seven of its last nine home games.
Braves are 15-7 at home, 9-17 on the road.
Under is 17-4 in their last 21 games.

— Cubs (29-20)
Chicago scored 47 runs in its last five games.
Over is 14-7 in their last 21 home games.
Cubs are 23-15 vs righty starters, 6-5 vs lefties.

— Reds (25-25)
Cincinnati won five of its last six games.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
Reds were shut out in four of last nine road games.

— Rockies (8-40)
Colorado is 1-8 since they changed managers.
Rockies are 3-24 on the road (under 17-8).
Over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.

— Dodgers (30-19)
Dodgers lost four of their last five games, all at home.
Dodgers are 18-8 at home, 12-11 on the road.
Over is 11-2 in their last 13 home games.

— Marlins (19-28)
Miami is 13-14 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Marlins are 1-6 in road series openers.
Miami is 14-22 vs righty starters, 5-6 vs lefties.

— Brewers (24-25)
Milwaukee won its last three games.
Brewers are 15-9 at home, 9-16 on the road.
Under is 13-3 in their last 16 games.

— Mets (29-20)
Mets scored total of 10 runs in their last seven games.
Mets are 17-5 at home, 12-15 on the road.
Under is 11-3 in their last 14 games.

— Phillies (30-18)
Phillies won their last five games.
Phillies are 25-11 vs righty starters, 5-7 vs lefties.
Phillies are 17-8 at home, 13-10 on the road.
Philly scored in 1st inning in 13 of 25 home games.

— Pirates (16-33)
Pirates are 4-7 since changing managers.
Pittsburgh is 10-14 at home, 6-19 on the road.
Under is 11-2 in their last thirteen games.

— St Louis (27-22)
St Louis won 13 of its last 16 games.
Cardinals are 8-2 when Sonny Gray starts.
St Louis is 16-7 at home, 11-15 on the road.

— Padres (27-19)
Padres lost their last four games, scoring 1-1-1-0 runs.
Last five San Diego games stayed under the total.
Padres are 7-1 against their NL West rivals.

— Giants (29-20)
Giants are 25-9 vs rightly pitchers, 4-11 vs lefties.
SF is 17-8 at home, 12-12 on the road
Giants’ last five games stayed under the total.

— Washington (22-27)
Nationals won five of their last six games.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Washington is 8-2 last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Famous birthdays, May 21st:
Ed O’Bradovich, 85
Al Franken, 74
Foots Walker, 74
Laurence Tureaud (Mr T), 73
Mark Landsberger, 70
Kent Hrbek, 65
Lisa Edelstein, 59
Ricky Williams, 48
Josh Hamilton, 44
Matt Wieters, 39
Isaiah Canaan, 34
Josh Allen, 29

— Orioles (15-32)
Baltimore lost its last eight games; they’re 3-14 in May.
Orioles arre 6-6 vs AL East foes, 9-26 vs everyone else.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

— Red Sox (25-25)
Boston is 5-12 in one-run games.
Under is 8-4 in their last 12 home games.
Red Sox are 14-11 at home, 11-14 on the road.

— White Sox (15-34)
Chicago scored total of 11 runs in its last six games (1-5).
White Sox are 10-13 at home, 5-21 on the road.
White Sox are 9-26 vs righty starters, 6-8 vs lefties.

— Cleveland (25-21)
Cleveland is 14-8 at home, 11-13 on the road.
Cleveland is 10-3 against its AL Central rivals.
Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

— Detroit (32-17)
Detroit is 17-5 at home, 15-12 on the road.
Tigers won six of their last eight games.
Over is 10-4 in their last fourteen games.

— Houston (25-23)
Astros are 15-9 at home, 10-14 on the road.
Houston is 2-6 in road series openers.
Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

— Royals (27-23)
Kansas City is 17-9 at home, 10-14 on the road.
Under is 6-1 in Royals’ last seven games.
Kansas City is 9-6 in one-run games.

— Angels (21-25)
Angels won their last five games.
Over is 15-5 in their last 20 games.
Halos are 11-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (26-21)
Twins have won 13 of their last 14 games.
Minnesota is 15-6 at home, 11-15 on the road.
Under is 13-5 in their last 18 games.

— New York (28-19)
New York won nine of its last 12 games.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
New York is 23-14 vs righty starters, 5-5 vs lefties.

— A’s (22-27)
A’s have lost 7 in a row, 11 of their last 13 games.
A’s are 8-14 in Sacramento, 14-12 on the road.
A’s are 8-8 vs their AL West rivals.
Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games.

— Seattle (27-20)
Mariners won 10 of their last 13 road games.
Seattle lost five of last six home games.
Seattle’s last seven games stayed under the total.

— Tampa Bay (22-26)
Rays are 10-8 on road, 12-18 in home games.
Under is 12-4 in their last 16 home games.
Rays are 8-2 in last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (25-24)
Texas is 3-11 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 17-10 at home, 8-14 on road.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.

— Toronto (23-24)
Blue Jays are 10-9 vs their AL East rivals.
Under is 7-4 in their last eleven home games.
Toronto is 6-9 in series openers.

— If the playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mets, Padres, Giants
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Twins, Guardians, Royals

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, May 21

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Trend Report
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Indiana VS New York
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games.
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Indiana is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road.
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games against Indiana.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 21

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday, May 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IND at NY	08:00 PM	IND +4.0 O 223.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/21/202......................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
05/20/2025....................0 - 2 - 0..............00.00%.............- 11.00
05/18/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%.............- 0.50
05/16/2025....................0 - 2 - 0..............00.00%............- 11.00
05/15/2025....................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%.............+ 10.00
05/13/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
05/11/2025....................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%.............- 11.50
05/10/2025....................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%..............- 1.00
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.......................27 -24 - 0...............52.94%................+ 3.00

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

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

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Baker Mayfield’s offensive coordinators, since 2016:
2016— Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
2017— Cale Gundy/Bill Bedenbaugh, Oklahoma
2018— Todd Haley/Freddie Kitchens, Browns
2019— Todd Monken, Browns
2020-21— Alex Van Pelt, Browns
2022— Ben McAdoo, Panthers
2022— Liam Coen, Rams
2023— Dave Canales, Buccaneers
2024— Liam Coen, Buccaneers
2025— Josh Grizzard, Buccaneers

Quote of the Day
“We’re not gonna get too excited about this……Game 2’s gonna be another war.”
Indiana Pacers’ coach Rick Carlisle

Thursday’s quiz
Which tennis Hall of Famer played a judge in an episode of Law and Order?

Wednesday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the AA Birmingham Barons in 1994, he wore uniform number 45.

Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams was a manager for four years in his post-playing days; he managed the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers- they moved to Texas before his last year.

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

— Pacers 138, Knicks 135 OT
Knicks led by 14 with 2:51 left in regulation.
Indiana’s starters were +31, their subs minus-16
Halliburton scored 31 points, Nesmith added 30.
Brunson scored 43 points for the Knicks.

— 22 of the 30 players in the Minnesota-Oklahoma City series are age 26 or younger, so those teams figure to be really good for several years.

— NBA will have a different champ for the 7th year in a row; last team to repeat as champs were the 2017/2018 Golden State Warriors.

— Former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone, who won an NBA title two years ago, is working for ESPN on the Western Conference finals.
There must be a hell of a story as to what happened with the Nuggets this year; not often do you see the coach of a good team fired, three games before the playoffs start.

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is this year’s NBA MVP, the 7th year in a row a foreign player has won that award. Last American player to win MVP; James Harden, in 2018.

— NFL announced Wednesday that the Buffalo Bills will be on Hard Knocks during training camp this summer; the in-season Hard Knocks will be the teams in the NFC East.

— Detroit Lions have five games this season against team whose previous game was on Monday Night Football, little bit of a rest advantage for Detroit.

— Former NFL coach Jon Gruden has joined the ownership group of the Nashville Kats of Arena Football One; former NFL coach Jeff Fisher is also a part owner of the Kats.

— Famous birthdays, May 22nd:
Richard Benjamin, 87
Tommy John, 82
Fair Hooker, 78
Randy Brown, 57
Michael Kelly, 56
Dre Bly, 48
Eric Sogard, 39
Julian Edelman, 39
Chase Budinger, 37
Lauri Markkanen, 28
Isaiah Stewart, 24
Anthony Richardson, 23

— RIP to actor George Wendt, 76, who passed away this week; he became famous playing Norm from Cheers, the great sit-com about a bar in Boston.
He was one of only three actors to appear in every episode of Cheers; he was a funny man.
RIP, sir.

— RIP to Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts, who passed away Wednesday at age 65; when Jim Irsay was 12, his father bought the Rams and that same day, traded them for the then-Baltimore Colts. 12 years later, Robert Irsay moved the Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis.
Jim Irsay was the Colts’ CEO since 1997; he played in a band and had a tremendous collection of guitars used by famous musicians.
RIP, sir.

— Mets 5, Red Sox 1
Mets scored three runs in 7th inning to break a 1-1 tie.
Brett Baty drove in three runs.
Mets are only 9-11 in their last 20 games.

— Guardians 5-5, Twins 6-1
Teams split a pair of games; the first game was the completion of Monday’s game, which was suspended by weather in the fourth inning.
Minnesota has won 14 of its last 16 games.

— Pirates 3, Reds 1
Pittsburgh has scored 4 or fewer runs in 26 straight games, tying an MLB record.
Andrew Heaney and four relievers held the Reds to four hits.

— Orioles 8, Brewers 4 (11)
Baltimore snaps an 8-game losing skid.
Adley Rutschman hit a 3-run homer in the 11th inning.

— Cubs 2, Marlins 1
Kyle Tucker had three hits, including a home run.
Cubs have won seven of their last nine games.

— Mariners 6, White Sox 5
Leody Taveras won the game with a 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
Seattle has won five of its last six games.

— Royals 8, Giants 4
Salvador Perez went 3-for-4, with two RBI.
Kansas City is 17-1 when it scores 4+ runs, 11-22 when it doesn’t.

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

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, May 22

NBA

Thursday, May 22

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Trend Report
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Minnesota VS Oklahoma City
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
Minnesota is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games.
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Minnesota is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 15 games against Minnesota.


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[CNOTES]

Thursday, May 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIN at OKC	08:30 PM	OKC -7.5 U 216.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/22/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%.............- 0.50
05/21/202......................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
05/20/2025....................0 - 2 - 0..............00.00%.............- 11.00
05/18/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%.............- 0.50
05/16/2025....................0 - 2 - 0..............00.00%............- 11.00
05/15/2025....................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%.............+ 10.00
05/13/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
05/11/2025....................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%.............- 11.50
05/10/2025....................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%..............- 1.00
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.......................28 -25 - 0...............52.83%................+ 2.50

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

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

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
— Thunder 118, Minnesota 103- Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points.
— Nationals 8, Braves 7 (10)- Washington has won five in a row.
— Phillies 2, Rockies 0- Phillies have won 11 of last 12 road games.
— Astros 9, Mariners 2- Jose Altuve homered twice.
— Guardians 7, Tigers 0- Tanner Bibee threw 7 scoreless IP on a rainy night.
— Blue Jays 7, Padres 6 (11)- San Diego has lost its last six games.

Quote of the Day
“No, it’s not part of the conversation at all……….we’ve just got to get better. Let’s play better baseball, and that’s going to lead to winning more games. Then, let’s wake up and see where that takes us when we get to July.”
Pirates’ GM Ben Cherington, dismissing the possibility of trading Paul Skenes

Tuesday’s quiz
Eric Musselman is the basketball coach at USC; his father Bill was the first head coach of which NBA team?

Thursday’s quiz
Tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King played a judge in an episode of Law and Order.

Wednesday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played minor league baseball for the AA Birmingham Barons in 1994, he wore uniform number 45.

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Friday’s Den: NL teams’ records, by starting pitcher…….​

NL teams’ records, by starting pitcher:

— Diamondbacks (26-24)
Gallen 4-6 (under 6-3 last nine)
Kelly 6-4 (under 5-1 last six)
Burnes 5-4 (under 4-0 last four)
Pfaadt 7-3
Rodriguez 4-5 (over 6-0 last six)
Nelson 0-2

— Braves (24-25)
Sale 5-5 (under 5-1 last six)
Schwellenbach 6-4 (over 6-1 last seven)
Smith-Shawver 5-3 (under 7-1)
Holmes 4-5 (under 3-1 last four)
Elder 4-4 (under 6-1 last seven)
Lopez 0-1
Strider 0-2
Blewett 0-1

— Cubs (30-20)
Imanaga 5-3 (under 6-2)
Steele 3-1 (over 4-0)
Taillon 4-6
Boyd 4-5 (home team 9-0)
Brown 5-4 (over 8-1)
Rea 6-1 (over 3-1 last four)

— Reds (25-26)
Greene 5-3 (under 6-1 last seven)
Lodolo 5-5 (over 5-2 last seven)
Martinez 2-8 (under 7-0 last seven)
Singer 6-4 (under 5-1 last six)
Spiers 0-2
Abbott 5-2 (under 3-0 last three)
Petty 0-2
Suter 2-0 (opener)

— Rockies (8-42)
Freeland 1-9 (under 7-3)
Senzatela 2-8
Feltner 1-5 (under 4-0 last four)
Marquez 2-8 (over 7-2 last nine)
Dollander 2-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Blalock 0-3
Gordon 0-1
Palmquist 0-2

— Dodgers (31-19)
Yamamoto 7-3 (under 8-2)
Snell 2-0 (over 2-0)
Glasnow 3-2
Sasaki 6-2 (over 6-2)
May 4-5 (under 4-0 last four)
Knack 3-1 (over 3-1)
Gonsolin 2-2
Wrobleski 0-1
Miller 1-0
Kershaw 0-1
Casparius 0-1 (opener)
Dreyer 2-1 (opener)
Sauer 1-0 (opener

— Marlins (19-29)
Alcantara 3-6
Gillispie 1-5 (over 5-1)
Bellozo 1-4
Meyer 5-5 (over 5-1 last six)
Quantrill 6-3 (under 3-0 last three)
Cabrera 3-4
Weathers 1-1

— Famous birthdays, May 23rd:
Joan Collins, 92
Rod Thorn, 84
Drew Carey, 67
Jay Feely, 49
Kirk Saarloos, 46
Chad Hall, 39
Aaron Donald, 34
Jonathan Aranda, 27

— Brewers (24-26)
Peralta 6-4 (under 8-2)
Cortes 1-1
Civale 1-1
Patrick 4-6 (under 8-2)
Priester 1-5 (under 4-2)
Myers 2-3
Rodriguez 0-2 (over 2-0)
Alexander 2-2 (over 3-1)
Quintana 4-2 (under 5-1)
Henderson 2-1
Zastryzny 1-0 (opener)

— Mets (30-20)
Holmes 7-3
Megill 4-6 (over 5-2 last seven)
Senga 5-4 (under 9-0)
Canning 8-1 (under 7-2)
Peterson 6-3
Tidwell 0-1
Brazoban 0-2 (opener)

— Phillies (32-18)
Wheeler 7-3
Luzardo 8-2 (under 3-1 last four)
Nola 3-6 (under 6-3)
Sanchez 7-2
Walker 4-3
Suarez 2-1
Abel 1-0

— Pirates (17-33)
Skenes 3-7 (under 5-1 last six)
Keller 2-8
Falter 5-5 (under 6-2 last eight)
Heaney 4-6 (under 7-3)
Mlodzinski 4-5 (under 4-1 last five)
Harrington 0-1
Burrows 0-1

— Cardinals (27-23)
Gray 8-2 (over 9-1)
Fedde 3-7 (over 3-1 last four)
Mikolas 4-5 (won last four) (under 4-1 last five)
Liberatore 4-5 (under 6-1 last seven)
Pallante 6-4
Matz 2-0

— Padres (27-21)
King 5-5 (1-5 last six) (over 3-0-1 last four)
Cease 6-4 (under 4-2 last six)
Vasquez 5-5 (under 7-3)
Pivetta 6-3 (under 4-2 last six)
Hart 3-2
Kolek 2-2

— Giants (29-21)
Ray 9-1 (under 5-1 last six)
Hicks 4-5 (over 7-2)
Webb 6-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Verlander 4-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Roupp 5-4 (over 4-1 last five)
Birdsong 1-0

— Nationals (23-27)
Gore 4-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Irvin 5-5 (over 3-1 last four)
Parker 7-3 (under 7-3)
Williams 4-6
Lord 2-4
Soroka 1-3

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

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, May 23

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Trend Report
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Indiana VS New York
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games.
Indiana is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against New York.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games against Indiana.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 12 games at home.
New York is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Indiana.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of New York's last 20 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, May 23

 

[CNOTES]

Friday, May 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IND at NY	08:00 PM	IND +6.0 U 225.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/23/2025....................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
05/22/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%.............- 0.50
05/21/202......................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
05/20/2025....................0 - 2 - 0..............00.00%.............- 11.00
05/18/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%.............- 0.50
05/16/2025....................0 - 2 - 0..............00.00%............- 11.00
05/15/2025....................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%.............+ 10.00
05/13/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
05/11/2025....................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%.............- 11.50
05/10/2025....................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%..............- 1.00
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.......................30 -25 - 0...............54.54%................+ 12.50

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

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

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Pacers 114, Knicks 109- Indiana shot 13-30 on arc, leads series, 2-0.
— Pirates 6, Brewers 5 (10)- Frazier scored winning run on a wild pitch.
— Padres 2, Braves 1- Machado homered in ninth inning.
— White Sox 4, Rangers 1- Burke allowed three hits in six IP.
— Cubs 13, Reds 6- Cincinnati led 6-2 after six innings.
— Giants 4, Nationals 0- Landen Roupp tossed six shutout innings.

Quote of the Day
“That’s what he’s here to do. He can get a bucket in so many different ways. We just kept feeding him, and I thought he did a great job of making big shot after big shot after big shot. Killing momentum. When you’re in an environment like this, the crowd’s getting into it, a lot of those shots can be backbreakers.”
Pacers’ star Tyrese Haliburton, talking about Pascal Siakam

Saturday’s quiz
Which NFL team has gone the longest since the last time they had a player with 10+ receiving touchdowns in a season? (hint: It was 2002)

Friday’s quiz
Eric Musselman is the basketball coach at USC; his father Bill was the first head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Thursday’s quiz
Tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King played a judge in an episode of Law and Order.

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Saturday’s Den: AL teams’ records, by starting pitcher​

AL teams’ records, by starting pitcher:

— Orioles (16-33)
Eflin 3-2
Morton 0-7
Kremer 3-7 (under 4-2 last six)
Sugano 6-4 (under 7-0 last seven)
Povich 3-6
Young 1-1
Gibson 0-4 (over 3-1)
McDermott 0-1
Akin 0-2 (opener)

— Red Sox (26-26)
Crochet 6-5 (under 8-3)
Houck 2-7 (over 5-1 last six)
Buehler 6-1
Pitts 0-3 (under 3-0)
Newcomb 2-3 (over 4-1)
Dobbins 3-3 (under 3-1 last four)
Bello 5-2 (over 5-2)
Giolito 2-2

— White Sox (16-35)
Burke 5-5
Cannon 1-7
Perez 2-2
Smith 1-9
Martin 2-7
Wilson 2-2
Houser 1-0
Gilbert 1-2 (opener)
Eisert 0-2 (opener)

— Guardians (28-22)
Lively 7-2 (under 6-2 last eight)
Williams 6-4 (over 5-2 last seven)
Bibee 6-4 (under 6-1 last seven)
Ortiz 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Allen 5-4
Cecconi 1-1 (under 2-0)
Nikhazy 0-1

— Tigers (33-19)
Skubal 7-3 (over 5-2 last 7)
Flaherty 2-8
Olson 5-4
Jobe 8-1
Mize 6-1
Montero 3-1 (under 3-1)
Holton 1-0 (opener)
Hurter 1-0 (opener)
Guenther 0-1 (opener)

— Astros (26-25)
Valdez 5-5
Brown 6-4
Arrighetti 1-1
Blanco 5-4 (under 5-1 last six)
Wesneski 2-4 (under 5-1)
Gusto 3-3
McCullers 2-2 (over 4-0)
Blubaugh 0-1
Gordon 2-0 (under 2-0)
Walter 0-1

— Royals (28-24)
Ragans 4-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Lugo 5-4 (under 7-2)
Bubic 6-4 (under 5-2 last seven)
Lorenzen 5-5 (under 8-2)
Wacha 6-4 (under 6-2 last eight)
Cameron 1-2 (under 3-0)

— Famous birthdays, May 24th:
Bob Dylan, 85
Gary Burghoff, 82
Mitch Kupchak, 71
Kristin Scott Thomas, 65
Pete Metzelaars, 65
Joe Dumars, 62
John C Reilly, 60
Jeff Zgonina, 55
Bartolo Colon, 52
Dash Mihok, 51
Tracy McGrady, 46
Aaron Ashby, 27

— Angels (25-25)
Kikuchi 5-6 (over 9-2)
Soriano 3-7 (over 6-3 last nine)
TAnderson 8-2 (over 5-0 last five)
Hendricks 4-5 (under 3-1 last four)
Kochanowicz 5-5

— Twins (24-20)
Lopez 6-3
Ryan 4-5 (under 8-1)
Ober 8-2
Paddack 3-7 (under 4-1 last five)
Woods-Richardson 5-2 (under 5-2)
Festa 2-1
Topa 0-1 (opener)

— New York (30-20)
Rodon 6-5 (under 8-3)
Fried 9-1 (under 6-2 last eight)
Warren 5-5 (under 5-2 last seven)
Carrasco 2-4 (under 4-2)
Schmidt 4-3
Stroman 2-1 (over 3-0)
Yarbrough 1-1

— A’s (22-30)
Severino 4-7
Springs 5-5
Bido 4-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Sears 6-4 (over 3-0 last three)
Hoglund 1-3 (over 3-0 last three)
Ginn 2-2 (under 3-1)
Estes 0-2
Lopez 0-2

— Mariners (29-21)
Gilbert 5-1
Castillo 5-5 (under 3-1 last four)
Miller 4-4 (over 4-0 last four)
Woo 7-2
Kirby 0-1
Hancock 6-2 (under 3-1 last four)
Evans 3-2 (over 4-1)
JFCastillo 1-1 (opener)
Legumina 0-1 (opener)

— Rays (24-26)
Pepiot 3-7 (under 5-1 last six)
Littell 5-5 (won last five) under 8-2)
Bradley 6-4 (over 3-1 last four)
Rasmussen 4-6 (under 8-2)
Baz 5-4
Boyle 1-0

— Rangers (25-27)
Eovaldi 5-6 (under 9-2)
Leiter 3-4 (under 6-1)
Mahle 6-5 (under 10-1)
deGrom 6-4
Rocker 2-3 (under 3-1 last four)
Corbin 3-5 (under 4-1 last five)

— Blue Jays (25-25)
Berrios 5-5
Gausman 5-5 (over 5-0 last five)
Bassitt 6-4 (under 9-1)
Francis 4-6 (over 5-0 last five)
Lucas 2-2
Scherzer 0-1
Urena 1-1
Rodriguez 1-0

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

 

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, May 24

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Trend Report
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Oklahoma City VS Minnesota
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games against Minnesota.
Oklahoma City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 11 games when playing on the road against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games.
Minnesota is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, May 24

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday, May 24​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
OKC at MIN	08:30 PM	MIN +3.0 U 217.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !

05/24/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%............- 0.50
05/23/2025....................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
05/22/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%.............- 0.50
05/21/202......................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
05/20/2025....................0 - 2 - 0..............00.00%.............- 11.00
05/18/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%.............- 0.50
05/16/2025....................0 - 2 - 0..............00.00%............- 11.00
05/15/2025....................2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%.............+ 10.00
05/13/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
05/11/2025....................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%.............- 11.50
05/10/2025....................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%..............- 1.00
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.......................31 -26 - 0...............54.38%................+ 12.00

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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

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

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major league teams with the most stolen bases:
68— Brewers, Rays
63— Cubs
52— Reds, Pirates
51— Nationals
50— Red Sox
48— Phillies

Quote of the Day
“I know the player. I know how he goes about his business. I know how he handles adversity. And look, there’s a big-time track record there. So, for us to worry about him, like, not really. I mean, he’s too good, and we know that sooner rather than later the results are going to be there because he keeps hitting the ball hard. And yeah, it’s Juan Soto.”
Mets’ manager Carlos Mendoza

Sunday’s quiz
Which baseball Hall of Famer was the quarterback at Tennessee before Peyton Manning?

Saturday’s quiz
San Francisco 49ers have gone the longest since the last time they had a player with 10+ receiving touchdowns in a season; Terrell Owens caught 13 TD passes in 2002.

Friday’s quiz
Eric Musselman is the basketball coach at USC; his father Bill was the first head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..

— Minnesota 143, Oklahoma City 101
Timberwolves led 72-41 at halftime.
Minnesota shot 57% from the floor.
Home team has won all three lopsided games in this series.

— Five highest payrolls in MLB (record):
Dodgers $336,802,442 (32-20)
Mets $323,933,710 (31-21)
Bronx $288,738,657 (31-20)
Phillies $279,297,954 (33-18)
Blue Jays $246,441,798 (25-26)

— Five lowest payrolls in MLB (record)
White Sox $67,064,334 (17-35)
Marlins $67,340,342 (20-30)
A’s $73,664,777 (22-30)
Pirates $90,351,625 (19-34)
Rays $90,482,005 (25-26)

— Bottom of first inning in Cincinnati Friday night; Reds’ leadoff hitter TJ Friedl hits a double down the right field line. Problem, is the ballboy thought it was a foul ball; he caught it and gave it to a fan. Not good. Umpires rightfully called it a double.

— Rockies, Pirates, Reds have all been shut out eight times this year, most in MLB.

— Mets’ batters have been hit by a pitch 30 times this year, more than any other team.

— White Sox’ City Connect uniforms look a lot like the Chicago Bulls’ uniforms; the same guy owns both teams. Nice big names/numbers on the back of the uniforms. Well done.

— Famous birthdays, May 25th:
Leslie Uggams, 82
Mike Myers, 62
Kendall Gill, 57

Miguel Tejada, 51
Brian Urlacher, 47
Chris Young, 46

Kevin O’Connell, 40
Michael King, 30
Malik Willis, 26

— Cardinals 6, Diamondbacks 5 (10)
St Louis scored two runs in the bottom of the 8th.
Cardinals are 15-4 in their last 19 games.
Arizona has lost four in a row.

— Guardians 7, Tigers 5 (10)
Detroit has lost three in row for first time since first week of the season.
Jose Ramirez has a 17-game hitting streak.

— Twins 5, Royals 4
Minnesota walked the Royals off for second day in a row.
Twins have won 16 of their last 18 games.
Kansas City led 4-0 in the fifth inning.

— Pirates 2, Brewers 1
Oneil Cruz knocked in the winning run with a 7th inning triple.
Milwaukee had 11 hits, only scored once.
Brewers are 15-10 at home, 10-18 on the road.

— Nationals 3, Giants 0
Jake Irvin allowed only three hits in 8 IP.
Washington has won seven of its last nine games.
James Wood has 9 runs scored, 10 RBI in his last six games.

— Braves 7, Padres 1
Ronald Acuna homered for the second straight game.
Matt Olson has five home runs in his last seven games.
San Diego has lost seven of its last eight games.

— Phillies 9, A’s 6 (11)
Tied 6-6, A’s had bases loaded, no one out in 10th inning, couldn’t score.
Phillies have won nine games in a row.
A’s have lost 11 in a row, after a 22-20 start.

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