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

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0.....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0......................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0......................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.......................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS.......................22 - 28 - 0.......................44.00%..................- 42.50

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Teams who shoot the highest %age on 2-point shots:
60.7%— Belmont 25-8
60.4%— Gonzaga 28-4
58.6%— Vermont 28-6
58.5%— Wake Forest 25-10
57.1%— Arizona 33-4
57%— Winthrop 23-9

Quote of the Day
“The fact that they missed the playoffs by one game, and didn’t go out and add an impact bat or two when you have the best pitching staff in baseball just seems absurd to me.”
Justin Turner, talking about the Seattle Mariners

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Seattle Mariners, who has scored the most runs?

Thursday’s quiz
Of the 32 teams in the NFL, three teams have never had the first pick in the draft- Ravens, Broncos and Seahawks.

Wednesday’s quiz
Mike Brown replaced Phil Jackson as coach of the Lakers, in 2011.

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

— Modern college basketball: Duke assistant coach Jai Lucas is going to be the new head coach at Miami. Lucas is leaving Duke after Saturday’s game with North Carolina; he won’t be there for the ACC or NCAA Tournaments, which is unusual.
The transfer portal opens March 24; Miami is 6-24 this season, they need players and Lucas has a reputation as a relentless recruiter. Miami was in the Final Four two years ago, in the Elite 8 the year before that; we’ll see how he does.

— Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Alex Jensen is the new coach of the Utah Utes; Jensen played for the Utes when they made the Final Four in 1998, under Rick Majerus. He’s been an NBA assistant for the last 12 years, for the Jazz/Mavericks.

— Back in the day, when ESPN was a better product than it is now, they had tripleheaders on Big Monday: Big East/Big 10/Big West games. They should go back to that.
FOX has the Big East now, but ESPN shows Big X/ACC games every Monday. Why not strike a deal with the Big West and/or Big Sky to show a midnight game every week?

— Oregon football coach Dan Lanning signed a new contract, will bank $11M/year for coaching the Ducks, thru 2030.
Lanning made $8.2M last year; he has a 35-6 record at Oregon, and becomes the 8th college football coach who is getting paid $10M+/year.

— ESPN had a Phillies-Tigers game on the other day; Phillies manager Rob Thomson was on the mike during one inning, when Detroit hit home runs on three consecutive pitches, off of newly-acquired Jesus Luzardo.
Awkward silence followed; Thomson didn’t say a word for a few minutes.

— 35-year old IF Jose Iglesias signed a one-year, $3M deal with the Padres; he hit .337 in 118 games for the Mets last year, after playing AAA ball in 2023. Iglesias has played for seven teams in his 12-year career.

— NFL’s Chargers released 5-time Pro Bowl DE Joey Bosa, which frees up $25.3M of salary cap space. Bosa has missed 23 games the last three years, but only three of those were last year. He may go play for the 49ers, where his brother Nick plays.

— Jacksonville Jaguars are trading WR Christian Kirk to division rival Houston, in exchange for a 7th-round draft pick in 2026. Kirk caught 27 passes for 379 yards in eight games LY; he’s caught 404 passes, scored 29 TD’s in his 7-year career with Cardinals/Jaguars.

— Famous birthdays, March 7th:
Jeff Burroughs, 74
Lynn Swann, 73
Tommy Kramer, 70
Bryan Cranston, 69
Kent Hill, 68
Joe Carter, 65
Flipper Anderson, 60
Steve Beuerlein, 60
Ricky Proehl, 57
Jeff Kent, 57
Jenna Fischer, 51
Pharoh Cooper, 30
Pablo Lopez, 29
Michael Harris, 24
Joshua Karty, 23

— ASUN tournament
Lipscomb 81, Queens 75 OT
#6-seed Queens led #1-seed Lipscomb by 10 with 7:43 left to play.
Queens’ subs outscored Lipscomb’s subs 36-2. 36 to 2
Bisons were 27-29 on foul line at home; Queens was 9-12.

— Horizon tournament
Oakland 72, Milwaukee 64
Favored Panthers lost, shooting 3-12 on foul line.
Oakland shot 58.3% inside the arc.
Oakland played the #5 non-conference schedule; this is the payoff.

— Sun Belt tournament
Old Dominion 64, Texas State 61
Three guys on ODU played 38+ minutes.
Monarchs won despite shooting 35% from floor.
Texas State led by 6 with 5:33 left in game.

— Michigan State 91, Iowa 84
Hawkeyes led by 10 with 12:18 left in game.
Spartans were 20-30 on foul line, shot 64.7% inside arc.
Michigan State has won six in row, 20 of last 23 games.

— MVC tournament
Southern Illinois 86, Indiana State 85
Both teams shot over 58% inside the arc.
Ali Dibba scored 30 points, played all 40:00.
Indiana State ended season on a 2-6 skid.

— WCC tournament
San Diego 81, Pacific 77
Toreros won their last two games, after an 0-16 skid.
Pacific led by 5 with 7:18 left in the game.
San Diego moves on to play Loyola Marymount Friday.

— Sam Houston State 89, UTEP 87
Miners led by 9 with 14:16 left in game.
Wilkerson scored 29 points, had 2 assists; his job is to score.
Bearkats shot 63.6% inside the arc.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, March 7

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Trend Report
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Cleveland vs Charlotte
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing Cleveland

Memphis vs Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Memphis's last 9 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 9 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Memphis

Utah vs Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Utah is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games at home

Minnesota vs Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games on the road
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Portland vs Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland

Phoenix vs Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix

San Antonio vs Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

New York vs LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games on the road
LA Clippers is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, March 7

 

[CNOTES]

Friday, March 7​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLE at CHA	07:00 PM	CHA +16.0 O 236.0	+500 +500
UTA at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR -5.5 U 227.5	+500 +500
MEM at DAL	07:30 PM	U 239.0	+500
POR at OKC	08:00 PM	POR +3.0 O 228.5	+500 +500
MIN at MIA	08:00 PM	MIA +5.0 O 215.5	+500 +500
SA at SAC	10:00 PM	SAC -6.5 O 233.5	+500 +500
PHO at DEN	10:00 PM	U 237.5	+500
NY at LAC	10:30 PM	LAC -7.0 O 216.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/07/2025....................8 - 4 - 0...................66 .66%..................+ 18.00
03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0.....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0......................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0......................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.......................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS.......................30 - 32 - 0.......................48.38%..................- 24.50

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Teams with best roster continuity in country:
— Towson State (21-10)
— American (20-12)
— Fort Wayne (19-13)
— Gonzaga (23-8)
— Santa Clara (20-11)
— Texas A&M (21-9)

Quote of the Day
“We are trying to take it as far as we can as soon as we possibly can. I’m not looking for a grace period. … I don’t think that way at all.”
Raiders coach Pete Carroll

Saturday’s quiz
Where did Geno Smith play his college football?

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Seattle Mariners, Edgar Martinez has scored the most runs (1,219)

Thursday’s quiz
Of the 32 teams in the NFL, three teams have never had the first pick in the draft- Ravens, Broncos and Seahawks.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a windy, winter night​

— Seattle Seahawks traded QB 34-year old QB Geno Smith to the Raiders, getting a 3rd-round draft pick in return. The trade re-unites Smith with Raiders coach Pete Carroll, who coached Smith in Seattle from 2020-23.
Smith is 40-44 as an NFL starter, 0-1 in playoff games; he was 28-25 with the Seahawks.
Right now, Sam Howell would be Seattle’s new QB, but there is speculation that the Seahawks will go after free agent QB Sam Darnold, who played briefly for Seahawks’ OC Klint Kubiak with the 49ers.

— Sacramento/Las Vegas A’s signed OF Lawrence Butler to a 7-year contract extension worth $66.5M; Butler hit .262 with an .807 OPS last year- he hit 22 home runs.

— Speaking of the A’s, watched the movie Moneyball again the other night; they made such a big deal about how the A’s didn’t want to start 1B Carlos Pena, like he was Jason Giambi or Mark Teixeira. At that time, he wasn’t close to that.
When the A’s traded dealt Pena to Detroit, he was hitting .218, which isn’t said in the movie; 5-6 years later, Pena did have a couple of huge seasons playing for Tampa Bay.

— Weird fact: Luis Arraez has won a batting title in each of the last three years, while playing for three different teams:
2022- hit .316 for Minnesota
2023- hit .354 for the Marlins
2024- hit .314 for Marlins/San Diego.

— Watched another one of my favorite movies late Thursday night, The Rookie, the real-life story of a high school teacher in Texas who tries out for major league team in his 30’s, and makes it to the big leagues for the first time, when he was 35 years old.
Dennis Quaid plays Jim Morris, the pitcher; the best two scenes in the movie and when his AAA manager tells Morris that he got called up to the big leagues, and then when he comes into his first major league, with a lot of friends/family in attendance in Arlington, TX.
In that first game, Tampa Bay’s starting pitcher was Bobby Witt Sr, whose son is a big star for Kansas City these days. The Rays’ only run in that game came on a home run by John Flaherty, who is now a TV analyst for the YES Network. Jose Canseco was Tampa Bay’s DH in that game.

— Sacramento Kings are 33-29 this year, which would be the Kings’ third season in a row over .500; despite that, Sacramento has had 10 different head coaches since 2011- they fired Mike Brown this season, when they were 13-18. Doug Christie has gone 19-11 as his replacement.

— Philadelphia 76ers are 21-39-2 against the spread this season, worst record in the NBA; last time the 76ers were this bad ATS was 1996, when they were 32-49-1.

— Famous birthdays, March 8th:
Susan Clark, 82
Jim Rice, 72
Buck Williams, 65
Camryn Manheim, 64
Kenny Smith, 6o
Jason Elam, 55
Lance McCullers Sr, 51
Hines Ward, 49
James Van Der Beek, 48
Marcus Spears, 42
Tommy Pham, 37
Kyle Allen, 29

— Dayton 79, VCU 76
Dayton has won 10 of its last 13 games.
Loss snaps VCU’s nine-game winning streak.
VCU was 25-31 on foul line, only 5-30 on the arc.

— Illinois 88, Purdue 80
Illini outscored Purdue 16-3 over the final 2:52 of this game.
Illinois shot 63% inside the arc.
Boilermakers lost five of their last seven games.

— WCC Tournament
Pepperdine 86, Portland 73
Waves outscored Portland 46-19 over the last 12:17 of game.
6-1 G Odum scored 31 points, had 11 assists.
Pepperdine advances to play Oregon State Saturday.

— Summit Tournament
Both underdogs won Friday’s games.
North Dakota 85, South Dakota State 69
Treysen Eaglestaff scored 51 points for the 12-20 Hawks.
Two games ago, he didn’t score against St Thomas.
Jackrabbits were 3-29 on arc, North Dakota was 13-32

— MVC Tournament
Valparaiso 64, Northern Iowa 63
11-seed upsets the #3-seed, shooting 11-21 on the arc.
Northern Iowa was only 6-11 on the foul line.
Cinderella Crusaders play #2-seed Bradley Saturday.

— Sun Belt Tournament
Old Dominion 61, Appalachian State 56
Monarchs win for third day in row; they were 8-10 in conference play.
ODU allowed 55.3 points/game the last three nights.
App State led this game 36-30 at halftime.

— Colorado State 83, Boise State 73
Boise State led by 9 with 10:14 left in game.
Rams post upset, clinch #2-seed in Mountain West tournament.
Colorado State has won seven in a row, winds up 16-4 in MW play.

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, March 8

 

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, March 8

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Trend Report
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Brooklyn vs Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games on the road
Brooklyn is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Charlotte's last 18 games at home

New Orleans vs Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home

Indiana vs Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing at home against Indiana

Washington vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Washington
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington

Chicago vs Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Orlando vs Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
Milwaukee is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing Orlando

LA Lakers vs Boston
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Detroit vs Golden State
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home


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[CNOTES]

Saturday, March 8​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
BK at CHA	06:00 PM	BK -4.5 U 212.0	+500 +500
NO at HOU	07:00 PM	HOU -8.0 U 229.0	+500 +500
WAS at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR -3.5 U 224.5	+500 +500
IND at ATL	07:30 PM	IND -3.0 O 244.5	+500 +500
ORL at MIL	08:00 PM	MIL -6.5 O 218.5	+500 +500
CHI at MIA	08:00 PM	MIA -4.5 O 225.5	+500 +500
LAL at BOS	08:30 PM	BOS -7.0 O 227.0	+500 +500
DET at GS	08:30 PM	DET +6.0 U 236.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/08/2025....................5 - 8 - 0....................38.46%..................- 19.00
03/07/2025....................8 - 4 - 0...................66 .66%..................+ 18.00
03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0.....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0......................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0......................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0.......................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS.......................35 - 40 - 0.......................46.66%..................- 43.50

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Teams who use their subs the least:
14% of minutes— Saint Louis 18-13
17.4%— Little Rock 19-14
17.9%— St Bonaventure 21-10
18.5%— North Alabama 24-9
18.8%— Central Michigan 14-17
19.1%— Saint Mary’s 27-4

Quote of the Day
“We need to fix it now for next year, and we need to get this program back to the standard and the performance level that we expect as a program, that he expects, the staff expects and our fans expect.”
Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack, putting basketball coach Adrian Autry on the hot seat for next season

Sunday’s quiz
In baseball, how wide is home plate?

Saturday’s quiz
Geno Smith played his college football at West Virginia.

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Seattle Mariners, Edgar Martinez has scored the most runs (1,219)

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college basketball Saturday……​

Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead an hour…….

— Alabama 93, Auburn 91 OT
Sears scored only 9 points, but had the game-winning shot at the buzzer.
Alabama is only 3-4 last seven games, after a 21-3 start.
Auburn has lost two in a row, after a 27-2 start.

— St John’s 86, Marquette 84 OT
Red Storm has won six in a row, 16 of last 17 games.
St John’s went 18-2 in Big East, despite shooting only 26.8% on arc.
Marquette went 4-6 in last ten games, after an 18-3 start.

— OVC Tournament
SIU-Edwardsville 69, SE Missouri State 48
Cougars are first team officially in the NCAA Tournament
Cougars out-rebounded SE Missouri State, 50-31
SIU-Edwardsville has #35 eFG% defense in country.

— WCC Tournament
Pepperdine 77, Oregon State 73
Waves win for 2nd night in row; after losing 8 of previous 9 games.
6-8 senior Todorovic scored 34 points, was 5-9 on arc.
Pepperdine advances to play Santa Clara Sunday night,

— SoCon Tournament
Three of the four underdogs won Saturday’s games.
VMI 64, NC-Greensboro 57
Keydets are only 9-11 SU in SoCon games, but are 15-5 ATS.
VMI played only three subs, who in a combined 21:00, went 0-1 from floor.
Teams combined to shoot 5-33 on the arc.

— Upsets of the Day
Penn State (+11.5) 86, Wisconsin 75
Pepperdine (+10.5) 77, Oregon State 73
VMI (+10.5) 64, NC-Greensboro 57
LaSalle (+8.5) 81, St Joe’s 74
Alabama (+7.5) 93, Auburn 91 OT
Abilene Christian (+7.5) 82, Grand Canyon 81
Fairfield (+6.5) 83, Quinnipiac 74

— Arch Madness (MVC Tournament)
Drake 57, Belmont 50
Drake held its last seven opponents to 61 or fewer points.
Bulldogs are 17-1 in their last 18 games.

Bradley 70, Valparaiso 65
11-seed Valpo led by 11 points early on.
Braves won eight of their last nine games.
Drake-Bradley play for the MVC title Sunday.

— Summit Tournament
Omaha 100, South Dakota 75
Mavericks led 55-26 at halftime.
Omaha shot 71.8% inside the arc.

St Thomas 85, North Dakota 69
Game was tied at halftime.
St Thomas shot 12-29 on the arc.
Tommies are in only their 4th season as a D-I team.
Omaha-St Thomas play for the Summit title Sunday night.

— Kansas 83, Arizona 76
Big man Dickinson had 33 points in 34:00 for Kansas.
Arizona is 3-5 in last eight games, after a 14-6 start.
Last three games, Arizona gave up 84-100-83 points.

— Sun Belt Tournament
Arkansas State 77, Marshall 74
Marshall led 52-46 with 13:58 left to play.
Red Wolves advance to play South Alabama Sunday.

Troy 75, Old Dominion 59
Trojans won six of their last seven games.
Troy plays James Madison Sunday.

— Famous birthdays, March 9th:
Bert Campaneris, 83
Dennis Harrah, 72
Linda Fiorentino, 67
Shooty Babitt, 66
Darrell Walker, 64
Terry Mulholland, 62
Sean Salisbury, 62
Brian Bosworth, 60
Benito Santiago, 60

— Notre Dame 112, California 110, 4 OT’s
Cal led 103-99 with 2:40 left in the 4th overtime.
6-0 soph Burton scored 43 points for Notre Dame
Notre Dame won its last three home games, by 4-2-2 points.

— Indiana 66, Ohio State 60
Indiana was 23-31 on foul line, Buckeyes 10-15
Hoosiers won five of last seven games, finished 10-10 in Big 18.
Ohio State led by 10 with 12:12 left in the game.

— Arkansas 93, Mississippi State 92
Hogs led by 16 with 11:41 left, trailed 89-87 with 1:46 left.
Arkansas shot 62.9% inside the arc.
Miss State lost four of its last five games.

— Duke 82, North Carolina 69
Tar Heels led by 6 with 15:44 left in the game.
Duke has won eight in row, 24 of last 25 games.
North Carolina is 1-11 in Quad-1 games, not ideal.
Bracketology has them as the second team outside the Field of 68

— CAA Tournament
Three of the four underdogs won Saturday’s games.
Drexel 91, Elon 74
Dragons were only CAA favorite to win Saturday
Drexel led 45-22 at halftime.
Drexel advances to play #1-seed Towson Sunday.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, March 9

 

[Udog]

NBA

Sunday, March 9

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Denver vs Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oklahoma City is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home

Phoenix vs Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 10 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Memphis vs New Orleans
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
Memphis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home

Utah vs Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah

Cleveland vs Milwaukee
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

San Antonio vs Minnesota
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Detroit vs Portland
Detroit is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Detroit is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Portland is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Portland is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Detroit

Sacramento vs LA Clippers
Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing at home against Sacramento


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[Udog]

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday, March 9​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DEN at OKC	01:00 PM	OKC -7.5 U 243.0	+500 +500
PHO at DAL	03:30 PM	PHO -8.0 U 229.0	+500 +500
MEM at NO	07:00 PM	MEM -9.5 U 238.5	+500 +500
UTA at PHI	07:30 PM	UTA +5.5 O 228.0	+500 +500
SA at MIN	08:00 PM	SA +11.0 O 232.5	+500 +500
CLE at MIL	08:00 PM	MIL +9.0 U 239.0	+500 +500
DET at POR	09:00 PM	POR +3.0 U 232.0	+500 +500
SAC at LAC	09:30 PM	SAC +6.0 O 217.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/09/2025....................7 - 5 - 0....................58.33%..................+ 7.50
03/08/2025....................5 - 8 - 0....................38.46%..................- 19.00
03/07/2025....................8 - 4 - 0....................66 .66%..................+ 18.00
03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0.....................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0......................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS.......................42 - 45 - 0....................48.27%...................- 36.00

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Six of the teams who use their subs the most:
43% of minutes— Cal-Fullerton 6-26
42.8%— Colorado 12-19
42.2%— Oklahoma State 15-16
41.8%— BYU 23-8
41.3%— Michigan State 26-5
41.2%— Southern Utah 12-18

Quote of the Day
“I’m so glad he’s back, nor did it surprise me when Bochy came back. Don’t ask me why. I just know those guys and I knew they weren’t done…….It’s not just one thing, it’s all of it. It’s the passion for the game. I don’t think it ever leaves you. When you have the desire to stay in it, to stay in the fight, it feels good.”
Rockies manager Bud Black, talking about Terry Francona/Bruce Bochy returning to managing in the major leagues

Monday’s quiz
Where did Josh Allen play his college football?

Sunday’s quiz
In baseball, home plate is 17 inches wide.

Saturday’s quiz
Geno Smith played his college football at West Virginia.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a surprisingly busy Sunday……..​

NFL has an amazing capacity to stay in the headlines 50 weeks a year; here it is March 10 and they’re still getting headlines……..

— Buffalo Bills signed QB Josh Allen for six years/$330M, with $250M of that guaranteed; Allen is 83-40 as an NFL starter, 7-6 in playoff games.
Bills are opening a new stadium for the 2026 season; this announcement will encourage lot of fans to pay up for luxury suites and tickets.

— Buffalo released LB Von Miller Sunday, which opened $8.4M in salary cap space; Bills hope to re-sign the 35-year old Miller later this spring.

— Rams signed WR Davante Adams for two years, $46M; Adams caught 85 passes for 1,063 yards and 8 TD’s in 14 games for the Raiders/Jets last season.
This cements that the Rams will be trading WR Cooper Kupp.

— Seahawks got a 2nd-round pick from the Steelers for WR DK Metcalf, who caught 66 passes for 992 yards and 5 TD’s for Seattle last year. Metcalf will turn 28 in December, Kupp will be 32 in June, so Rams don’t figure to get a 2nd-round pick for him.

— Cleveland Browns gave DE Myles Garrett a 4-year, $160M contract extension, with $123.5M of that money guaranteed, making Garrett the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

— Minnesota Vikings signed RB Aaron Jones to a 2-year, $20M extension, with $13M of that money guaranteed. Jones had 1,138 rushing yards last year, another 408 yards receiving- he scored seven touchdowns in his first year with the Vikings.

— Atlanta Falcons signed LT Jake Matthews to a 2-year, $45M contract extension; the son of Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews, Jake Matthews has been a Falcon for his entire 11-year career.

— Famous birthdays, March 10th:
Ron Mix, 87
Chuck Norris, 85
Austin Carr, 77
Sharon Stone, 67
Tim McCormick, 63
John Cangelosi, 62
Rod Woodson, 60
Jon Hamm, 54
Olivia Wilde, 41
Zach LaVine, 30
Justin Herbert, 27
Cole Kmet, 26

— WCC tourney
Pepperdine 78, Santa Clara 76
Waves post an upset win for third night in a row.
Santa Clara led 21-8 early on.
6-1 junior G Odum had 19 points, 13 assists; sad reality is that he has to be getting NIL offers from big $$$ schools.
Pepperdine will be a big underdog again Monday, vs Saint Mary’s.

— Atlantic Sun tourney
Lipscomb 76, North Alabama 65
Lipscomb shot 12-27 on the arc.
Bisons were 26-30 on foul line, North Alabama 15-24
Lipscomb is in NCAA’s for first time since 2018.

— Big South tourney
High Point 81, Winthrop 69
Winthrop led by 15 early in second half.
High Point’s bench outscored Winthrop’s subs, 50-15.
Panthers are going to NCAA Tournament for the first time.

— MVC tourney
Drake 63, Bradley 48
Drake allowed 50.3 ppg in its three Arch Madness wins.
Drake is in NCAA’s for third year in row, with a whole new team this year.
Bulldogs have won seven in row, 18 of last 19 games.

— Summit tourney
Omaha 85, St Thomas 75
St Thomas wasn’t eligible for NCAA’s this year; Omaha was in no matter what.
Omaha is in NCAA’s for first time; they joined Division I in 2011.
Mavericks shot 55.9% inside the arc.
Omaha is 22-12, after starting the season 4-9.

— SoCon tourney
Furman 80, Chattanooga 77 OT
Paladins shot 12-28 on arc as they upset the top-seeded Mocs.
Furman has won six games in row; they won SoCon tourney in 2023.
#5-seed Furman vs #6-seed Wofford is the SoCon final Monday night.

— Arkansas State 74, South Alabama 71
Final Four in Sun Belt all tied for first in regular season, so no real upsets here.
Arkansas State shot 12-33 on the arc, South Alabama was 2-13.
Red Wolves have #10 eFG% defense in country.