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

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NBA

Tuesday, April 8

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Trend Report
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Memphis VS Charlotte
Memphis are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 6 games.
Memphis are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
Memphis are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against Charlotte.
Charlotte are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 9 games.
Charlotte are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 6 games against Memphis.

Chicago VS Cleveland
Chicago are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 10 games.
Chicago are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games.
Chicago are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
Cleveland are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
Cleveland are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games at home.
Cleveland are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago.

Washington VS Indiana
Washington are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games.
Washington are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Washington are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana are 6-12 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games.
Indiana are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Indiana's last 18 games against Washington.

Atlanta VS Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games.
Atlanta are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Atlanta are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games against Orlando.
Atlanta are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games against Orlando.
Orlando are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games.
Orlando are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games against Atlanta.

New Orleans VS Brooklyn
New Orleans are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans' last 6 games.
New Orleans are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
New Orleans are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games.
Brooklyn are 4-16 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Brooklyn's last 16 games against New Orleans.

Boston VS New York
Boston are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games.
Boston are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games.
Boston are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games against New York.
Boston are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against New York.
New York are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games.
New York are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games against Boston.

Minnesota VS Milwaukee
Minnesota are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games.
Minnesota are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
Minnesota are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games.
Milwaukee are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home.

Los Angeles VS Oklahoma City
LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Lakers' last 16 games.
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City are 11-2 ATS in their last 13 games.
Oklahoma City are 17-3 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games against LA Lakers.
Oklahoma City are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games at home.

Golden State VS Phoenix
Golden State are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
Golden State are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Golden State are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against Phoenix.
Golden State are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games.
Phoenix are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home.

San Antonio VS Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 7 games.
San Antonio are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.
San Antonio are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against LA Clippers.
San Antonio are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
LA Clippers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Clippers' last 14 games against San Antonio.
LA Clippers are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games at home.


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[CNOTES]

Tuesday, April 8​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CHI at CLE	07:00 PM	CHI +12.5 O 240.5	+500 +500
MEM at CHA	07:00 PM	MEM -14.0 O 229.0	+500 +500
ATL at ORL	07:00 PM	ORL -4.5 U 225.5	+500 +500
WAS at IND	07:00 PM	WAS +18.5 O 236.0	+500 +500
NO at BK	07:30 PM	NO +3.0 U 213.0	+500 +500
BOS at NY	07:30 PM	NY -1.0 U 222.0	+500 +500
LAL at OKC	08:00 PM	LAL +14.5 U 226.5	+500 +500
MIN at MIL	08:00 PM	MIN -5.0 O 223.0	+500 +500
GS at PHO	10:00 PM	GS -9.5 U 227.0	+500 +500
SA at LAC	10:30 PM	LAC -12.5 U 227.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR APRIL !

04/08/2025......................5 - 12 - 0.....................29.41%...............- 41.00
04/07/2025........................1 - 3 - 0....................25.00%................- 11.50
04/06/2025.......................8 - 10 - 0...................44.44%.................- 15.00
04/05/2025.........................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%.................- 18.00
04/04/2025.........................7 - 8 - 0....................46.66%.................- 9.00
04/03/2025.........................5 - 3 - 0....................62.50%..................+ 8.50
04/02/2025..........................8- 5 - 0....................61.53%..................+ 12.50
04/01/2025.........................6 - 2 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 19.00

TOTALS............................43- 49 - 0.....................46.73%................. - 54.50

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six teams who get an extra 3rd round draft pick this year:
97) Vikings
98) Dolphins
99) Giants
100) 49ers
101) Rams
102) Lions

Thought of the Day
“We can’t run from who we are, our destiny chooses us.”
Martin Landau, in the movie Rounders

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, what well-known actor played the third baseman for the Cleveland Indians?

Tuesday’s quiz
Billy Donovan won consecutive national titles coaching Florida in 2006, 2007; Mike White replaced him as Florida’s coach. White is now the coach at Georgia.

Monday’s quiz
Houston lost consecutive national title games in 1983/1984; they lost to NC State, Georgetown in those two championship games.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

— Long time ago, summer of 1999, my dad had bladder cancer; they actually removed his bladder, made a new one and after nine days in the hospital, he went home and was fine.

About halfway thru his stay in the hospital, I was sitting in his room on a Saturday afternoon watching the Mets. He was being fed thru a tube in his neck; the nurse was changing the dressing on that tube. It was Saturday, so there were different nurses than normal.

It was quiet except for the TV; all of a sudden my dad flinched and grimaced as if he were in pain. The nurse started apologizing to him for hurting him, but he stopped her.

He pointed at the TV: “You didn’t hurt me; the Cubs have the bases loaded!!!”

The nurse quickly looked at me; my eyes kind of popped out of my head. My first thought was positive; if he cares about the ballgame, he feels better, that’s a plus.

But I gave him a look and said “Seriously???” and got up went down the hall to the vending machines to get some junk food. As soon as I left the room I broke out laughing; it was genuinely funny, other than him scaring the nurse (I apologized to her later).

Was reminded of that story today; next month will be the 10th anniversary of his death. He was an awesome guy, a great dad, and he is missed every day.

— Denver Nuggets won the NBA title last year, went 57-25 last year and are 47-32 this year, albeit 11-13 since the All-Star break (they won their last eight games before the All-Star Game). Jamal Murray didn’t play the last five games for Denver.

Tuesday, Denver fired coach Michael Malone; the word “shocked/shocking” were used many times in every story about the firing. Nuggets also are dumping GM Calvin Booth; the story I read said the coach/GM weren’t getting along, so they both got told to take a hike, although GM Booth is going to finish this season with Denver.

— Weird stat: Four of the last six coaches to win the NBA Finals are no longer with the team they led to the championship.

— Famous birthdays, April 9th:
Michael Learned, 86
Stan Love, 76
Rob Scribner, 74
Dennis Quaid, 71
Klye Macy, 68

Kirk McCaskill, 64
Bo Kimble, 59
Raheem Mostert, 33
Luis Arraez, 28
Zac Stacy, 24

— It has been cold here in the northeast this spring, cold all over; lot of ballplayers are wearing hoodies under their caps out in the field. A’s were out in Denver over the weekend; RF Lawrence Butler looked like he was dressed to play at Lambeau Field in January. Can’t be much fun spending a couple months in Arizona, then starting the season in chilly temperatures.

— Red Sox DH Rafael Devers started the season 0-19, but is 11-26 since then.

— Toronto Blue Jays gave 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr a 14-year, $500M contract after he hit .323 last year, with a .940 OPS. Guerrero was supposed to be a free agent next winter, but that ship has sailed now.

— There were three games Tuesday that were scoreless after five innings.
Under was 9-6 for the day.

— A’s 10, Padres 4
A’s scored six runs in first inning, got their first win in Sacramento.
Dylan Cease allowed nine runs in 4 IP (78 PT)
Rough day for the Padres: they put OF Jackson Merrill on the IL (hamstring) then lost both Fernando Tatis, Jake Cronenworth during the game when they got hurt while batting.

— Guardians 1, White Sox 0
Cleveland was last team to play its home opener.
Nolan Jones drew a walk-off walk from former Guardian Mike Clevinger.
White Sox have lost six games in a row, scoring total of 13 runs.

— Angels 4, Rays 3
Rays started a 13-game home stand, the longest home stand in the majors since 2011.
Angels are off to a 7-3 start; they won their first three series.
Tampa Bay has now lost five games in a row.

— Astros 2, Mariners 1 (12)
Seattle was 1-19 with men in scoring position.
Under is 8-1 in Mariners’ home games.
Under is 8-3 in Houston games this season.

— Reds 1, Giants 0
I wouldn’t want to be the Reds’ hitting coach; they’ve scored 2 or fewer runs in seven of their last eight games, but they didn’t allow a run the last two days.

— Nationals 8, Dodgers 2
Dodgers lost four of last five games, after their 8-0 start.

— Braves 7, Phillies 5
Big win for Atlanta, after their dismal 1-8 start.
Sean Murphy homered, drove in four runs.
Phillies’ utility guy Edmundo Sosa robbed Marcell Ozuna of a homer with a great catch, in his first game playing the outfield.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- Mets, Cubs, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, Phillies
AL- Blue Jays, Tigers, Angels Wild Cards- Rangers, Royals, New York

 

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NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 9

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, April 9

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Philadelphia VS Washington
Philadelphia are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Philadelphia's last 19 games.
Philadelphia are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games.
Philadelphia are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against Washington.
Washington are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games.
Washington are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games against Philadelphia.

Boston VS Orlando
Boston are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.
Boston are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games.
Boston are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against Orlando.
Boston are 13-5 SU in their last 18 games against Orlando.
Orlando are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games.
Orlando are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games against Boston.

Los Angeles VS Dallas
LA Lakers are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Lakers' last 17 games.
LA Lakers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
LA Lakers are 2-12 ATS in their last 14 games against Dallas.
Dallas are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Dallas' last 15 games.
Dallas are 6-13 SU in their last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas' last 8 games against LA Lakers.

Charlotte VS Toronto
Charlotte are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games.
Charlotte are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games.
Charlotte are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against Toronto.
Charlotte are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games against Toronto.
Toronto are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home.
Toronto are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Charlotte.

Miami VS Chicago
Miami are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games.
Miami are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games.
Miami are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Chicago.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games on the road.
Chicago are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games.
Chicago are 12-5 SU in their last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games against Miami.

Portland VS Utah
Portland are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 9 games.
Portland are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against Utah.
Portland are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games on the road.
Utah are 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games.
Utah are 0-9 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games against Portland.

San Antonio VS Golden State
San Antonio are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games.
San Antonio are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games.
San Antonio are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against Golden State.
Golden State are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games.
Golden State are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games at home.

Denver VS Sacramento
Denver are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Denver's last 10 games.
Denver are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Denver are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Sacramento.
Sacramento are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 10 games.
Sacramento are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing at home against Denver.

Oklahoma City VS Phoenix
Oklahoma City are 12-2 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games.
Oklahoma City are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games.
Oklahoma City are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix are 0-8 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games.
Phoenix are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Phoenix's last 15 games against Oklahoma City.

Houston VS Los Angeles
Houston are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 13 games.
Houston are 15-2 SU in their last 17 games.
Houston are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games.
LA Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
LA Clippers are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games at home.
LA Clippers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games when playing at home against Houston.


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[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in 3-point shooting %age:
44.5%— Zach Levine, Chi/Sac
43.6%— Taurean Prince, Milw
43.3%— Ty Jerome Clev/Vit Krejci, Atl
43.2%— Keon Ellis, Sac/Luke Kennard, Mem
43.1%— Harrison Barnes, SA
43%— Kevin Durant, Phx

Thought of the Day
“Did you know that “Dammit Im Mad” spelled backwards is “Dammit Im Mad””?
Unknown

Thursday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Denver Nuggets before Michael Malone?

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, Corbin Bernsen played Roger Dorn, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians.

Tuesday’s quiz
Billy Donovan won consecutive national titles coaching Florida in 2006, 2007; Mike White replaced him as Florida’s coach. White is now the coach at Georgia.

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Thursday’s Den: Baseball trends after two weeks of games……..​

— Arizona (7-6)
Arizona is 2-0 in road series openers, 0-2 in home openers.
Under is 4-1 in their last five home games.

— Braves (2-9)
Atlanta is 0-9 when they score less than seven runs.
Braves are 1-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Cubs (9-6)
Cubs scored 7+ runs in eight of their 15 games.
Over is 11-3 in their last fifteen games.

— Reds (5-8)
Reds scored 2 or fewer runs in seven of last nine games.
Cincinnati is 2-1 when it scores more than four runs.
Reds are 5-5 vs righty starters, 0-3 vs southpaws.

— Rockies (2-9)
Rockies lost eight of their last nine games.
Under is 5-1 in their six games.

— Dodgers (10-4)
Dodgers are 2-4 since their 8-0 start.
Over is 9-4 in their last thirteen games.

— Marlins (6-6)
Marlins are 4-3 at home, 2-3 on road.
Marlins are 3-1 in games where winning run scored after the 6th inning.

— Brewers (7-5)
Milwaukee won seven of its last eight games.
Over is 3-1 in their last four games.

— Mets (8-4)
Mets won six of their last seven games.
Mets are 6-0 when they score 3+ runs.

— Phillies (8-3)
Under is 5-1 in their home games.
Philly is 8-1 when it scores 3+ runs.

— Pirates (5-8)
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in 11 of their 13 games.
Five of their six home games went over the total.

— St Louis (5-7)
Cardinals lost seven of their last nine games.
Eight of their nine games went over the total.

— Padres (10-3)
San Diego is 9-1 when they score 2 or more runs.
Under is 5-2 in their home games.

— Giants (9-3)
Giants are 8-1 vs rightly pitchers, 1-2 vs lefties.
Giants scored total of two runs in their three losses.

— Washington (5-7)
Nationals won four of their last five games.
Over is 7-2 in their home games.

— Famous birthdays, April 10th:
Ken Griffey Sr, 75
Terry Teagle, 65
Steve Tasker, 63
Sean Gilbert, 55
Kenny Satterfield, 44
Andre Ethier, 43
Robert Woods, 33
Jake Burger, 29

— Orioles (5-8)
Orioles are 5-0 when they score 5+ runs, 0-8 when they don’t.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.

— Red Sox (6-7)
Boston lost last three games, scoring 2-1-1 runs.
Under is 5-2 in their road games.

— White Sox (2-9)
Chicago lost its last seven games.
White Sox are 14-69 (.203) with runners in scoring position.

— Cleveland (5-6)
Guardians are 2-0 at home, 3-6 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— Detroit (7-5)
Detroit is 5-1 at home; they lead the AL Central by a game.
Tigers are 7-2 when they score 4+ runs.

— Houston (5-7)
Astros lost six of their last nine games.
Under is 8-4 in their games so far.
Astros led 5-0 in 8th inning Wednesday, blew game to Seattle.

— Royals (6-6)
Kansas City is 6 for last 32 AB’s with runners in scoring position.
Royals’ last four games stayed under the total.

— Angels (7-4)
Angels won seven of their last ten games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.

— Twins (4-8)
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Twins are 4-1 when they score 4+ runs.

— New York (7-5)
New York is 2-5 when they score less than nine runs.
Over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.

— A’s (5-8)
A’s lost five of their first six games in Sacramento.
Over is 5-1 home games; under is 4-2-1 in road games.

— Seattle (5-8)
Mariners haven’t scored a 1st inning run in their 10 home games.
Eight of their ten home games stayed under the total.

— Tampa Bay (5-6)
Rays lost five of their last six games.
Eight of their eleven games stayed under the total.

— Texas (9-4)
Rangers are 8-2 vs righty starters, 1-2 vs lefties.
Under is 6-1 in their home games.

— Toronto (8-5)
Last ten Toronto games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays won five of their last six home games.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- Phillies, Cubs, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, Mets
AL- Blue Jays, Tigers, Rangers Wild Cards- Angels, Royals, New York

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, April 10

NBA

Thursday, April 10

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New York VS Detroit
New York are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games.
New York are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
New York are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 games against Detroit.
Detroit are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
Detroit are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games against New York.
Detroit are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games at home.

Cleveland VS Indiana
Cleveland are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games.
Cleveland are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Cleveland are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games against Indiana.
Indiana are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games.
Indiana are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 12 games against Cleveland.

Atlanta VS Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games.
Atlanta are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Atlanta are 0-8 ATS in their last 8 games against Brooklyn.
Atlanta are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games.
Brooklyn are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games against Atlanta.
Brooklyn are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games at home.

New Orleans VS Milwaukee
New Orleans are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
New Orleans are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Milwaukee.
New Orleans are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Milwaukee.
New Orleans are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Milwaukee are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games.
Milwaukee are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Milwaukee's last 17 games against New Orleans.

Minnesota VS Memphis
Minnesota are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
Minnesota are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Minnesota are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games against Memphis.
Minnesota are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against Memphis.
Memphis are 5-15 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games against Minnesota.
Memphis are 1-12 ATS in their last 13 games at home.


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[CNOTES]

Thursday, April 10​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLE at IND	07:00 PM	IND -9.5 O 233.5	+500 +500
NY at DET	07:00 PM	DET -3.5 O 228.5	+500 +500
ATL at BK	07:30 PM	BK +13.0 O 232.5	+500 +500
NO at MIL	08:00 PM	MIL -13.5 U 220.5	+500 +500
MIN at MEM	09:30 PM	MEM +2.0 U 232.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR APRIL !

04/10/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.......................25.00%................- 23.00
04/08/2025......................5 - 12 - 0.....................29.41%...............- 41.00
04/07/2025........................1 - 3 - 0....................25.00%................- 11.50
04/06/2025.......................8 - 10 - 0...................44.44%.................- 15.00
04/05/2025.........................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%.................- 18.00
04/04/2025.........................7 - 8 - 0....................46.66%.................- 9.00
04/03/2025.........................5 - 3 - 0....................62.50%..................+ 8.50
04/02/2025..........................8- 5 - 0....................61.53%..................+ 12.50
04/01/2025.........................6 - 2 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 19.00

TOTALS............................45- 55 - 0.....................45.00%................. - 77.50

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in batting average:
.459— George Springer, Tor
.412— Wilyer Abreu, Bos
.400— Jacob Wilson, A’s
.395— Brendan Donovan, StL
.385— Jonathan Aranda, TB
.381— Paul Goldschmidt, NYY

Thought of the Day
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, what former major league catcher was the third base coach for the Indians?
Hint: He played in four World Series, going 17-57 (298) at the plate.

Thursday’s quiz
Brian Shaw was coach of the Denver Nuggets before Michael Malone.

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, Corbin Bernsen played Roger Dorn, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians.

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

— Braves 4, Phillies 2 (11)
Game had a 2:45 rain delay after the 6th inning; game resumed at 11:30pm.
Marcell Ozuna ended the game with a walk-off home run in 11th inning.
Both teams have games in other cities tonight.

— Angels 11, Rays 1
Jo Adell homered twice (both in 5th inning), drove in four runs
Mike Trout homered twice, drove in three runs
Taylor Ward homered twice (both in 6th inning), drove in three runs
Third time in Angels history that three guys homered twice in same game.

— Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 (10)
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Red Sox tied game 2-2 in 8th inning on a wild pitch.
Boston has 14 errors this season, most in the major leagues.

— Guardians 6, White Sox 1
Steven Kwan went 4-5 with four RBI, two runs scored.
Gavin Williams got the win, giving up a run in five IP.
White Sox have now lost eight games in a row.

— Royals 3, Twins 2
Kansas City scored twice in 7th inning for the win.
Royals’ bullpen pitched 3.2 scoreless IP.
Twins SS Carlos Correa is hitting only .149 so far this season.

— Rockies 7, Brewers 2
Brenton Doyle went 3-5 with five RBI, including a home run.
Milwaukee was 1-13 with runners in scoring position.
Colorado won for only third time in 12 games.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- NYM/Phil, Cubs, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, NYM/Phil
AL- New York, Tigers, Rangers Wild Cards- Angels, Royals, Blue Jays

— Famous birthdays, April 11th:
Peter Reigert, 78
Michael Ray Richardson, 70
Jim Breech, 69
Bret Saberhagen, 61
Jason Varitek, 53
Trot Nixon, 51
Mark Teixeira, 45
Kenta Maeda, 37

— Television legend Brent Musburger has won the 2025 Pete Rozelle radio-TV award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame; he’ll be inducted in Canton this summer.

— Tuesday night, Vancouver Canucks became the first NHL team ever to overcome a three-goal deficit in the last minute; they tied the game with 0:05.2 left in regulation, beat the Dallas Stars 6-5 in overtime.

— The whole thing with the Denver Nuggets firing their coach three games before the playoffs start seems weird. Why not just wait until after the playoffs?
Since 1985, the only two teams to win an NBA title after an in-season coaching change:
2006- Miami replaced Stan Van Gundy with Pat Riley
2016- Cleveland replaced David Platt with Tyronn Lue.

— Florida’s win over Houston in the NCAA title game drew the best TV audience for this game since 2019; it was 22% higher than last year’s Purdue-UConn game.

— Unusual situation for Seattle Mariners, who have two staring pitchers named Luis Castillo; once George Kirby comes back from his injury, this situation should be fixed, but for now, it is a little confusing.

— Indianapolis Colts saved $2.75M on the salary cap by cutting kicker Matt Gay this week; Gay was the Rams’ kicker when they won the Super Bowl three years ago- he was 64-78 on field goals in two seasons for Indianapolis. In five of his six NFL seasons, his home games have been in domed stadiums.

— Cleveland State named Missouri assistant Rob Summers as its new basketball coach; he was an assistant at Cleveland State from 2019-22.
High Point coach Alan Huss quit his job, is going back to Creighton as an assistant coach, with the promise that he will replace Greg McDermott as head coach when McDermott decides to retire.
High Point was 56-15 in two years under Huss, making the NCAA’s this season.

— When Colorado Rockies’ IF Kyle Farmer was in high school, he appeared in the movie The Blind Side, playing the Briarcrest Christian School quarterback.

— Speaking of The Blind Side, best wishes to Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze, who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer; the 55-year old Freeze is going to wait until January to decide whether or not to have an operation to hopefully correct the problem.
Freeze was the football coach at Briarcrest when Michael Oher played there, so he also appears in the movie.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, April 11

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee VS Detroit
Milwaukee are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games.
Milwaukee are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
Milwaukee are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games against Detroit.
Detroit are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games against Milwaukee.

Orlando VS Indiana
Orlando are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games.
Orlando are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Orlando are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games.
Indiana are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Indiana's last 20 games against Orlando.

Atlanta VS Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 13 games.
Atlanta are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
Atlanta are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against Philadelphia.
Atlanta are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Philadelphia's last 20 games.
Philadelphia are 1-12 SU in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 7 games against Atlanta.

Charlotte VS Boston
Charlotte are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games.
Charlotte are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Charlotte are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games against Charlotte.
Boston are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games at home.

Cleveland VS New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games.
Cleveland are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
Cleveland are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against New York.
Cleveland are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against New York.
New York are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 11 games against Cleveland.
New York are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games at home.

Washington VS Chicago
Washington are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games.
Washington are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.
Washington are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against Chicago.
Chicago are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games.
Chicago are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 11 games against Washington.

Miami VS New Orleans
Miami are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games.
Miami are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
Miami are 15-4 ATS in their last 19 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Orleans' last 13 games against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans' last 6 games at home.
New Orleans are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games when playing at home against Miami.

Toronto VS Dallas
Toronto are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games.
Toronto are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games.
Toronto are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Dallas.
Dallas are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Dallas' last 16 games.
Dallas are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games against Toronto.

Memphis VS Denver
Memphis are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 6 games.
Memphis are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games.
Memphis are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Denver.
Denver are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 11 games.
Denver are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games against Memphis.

Brooklyn VS Minnesota
Brooklyn are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games.
Brooklyn are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
Brooklyn are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
Minnesota are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home.

Oklahoma City VS Utah
Oklahoma City are 13-2 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games.
Oklahoma City are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games.
Oklahoma City are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games against Oklahoma City.
Utah are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games at home.

Los Angeles VS Sacramento
LA Clippers are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Clippers' last 12 games.
LA Clippers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
LA Clippers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Sacramento.
Sacramento are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
Sacramento are 6-12 SU in their last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games against LA Clippers.
Sacramento are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games at home.

Golden State VS Portland
Golden State are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
Golden State are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games.
Golden State are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Portland.
Golden State are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against Portland.
Portland are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games.
Portland are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games at home.

San Antonio VS Phoenix
San Antonio are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 9 games.
San Antonio are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
San Antonio are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix are 0-9 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games.
Phoenix are 0-8 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games against San Antonio.

Houston VS Los Angeles
Houston are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games.
Houston are 15-3 SU in their last 18 games.
Houston are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Lakers' last 18 games.
LA Lakers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games against Houston.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, April 11

 

[CNOTES]

Friday, April 11​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIL at DET	07:00 PM	DET -6.5 O 231.5	+500 +500
ATL at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI +11.0 O 241.0	+500 +500
ORL at IND	07:00 PM	ORL +8.5 O 213.5	+500 +500
CLE at NY	07:30 PM	CLE +4.0 O 225.5	+500 +500
CHA at BOS	07:30 PM	CHA +19.5 O 214.5	+500 +500
MIA at NO	08:00 PM	MIA -15.0 O 214.5	+500 +500
WAS at CHI	08:00 PM	WAS +16.5 O 238.5	+500 +500
TOR at DAL	08:30 PM	TOR +12.5 O 224.0	+500 +500
MEM at DEN	09:00 PM	MEM +6.5 O 244.5	+500 +500
BK at MIN	09:00 PM	MIN -20.0 O 216.5	+500 +500
OKC at UTA	09:30 PM	OKC -9.5 O 234.5	+500 +500
GS at POR	10:00 PM	GS -14.0 O 224.5	+500 +500
SA at PHO	10:00 PM	SA +5.5 O 232.0	+500 +500
LAC at SAC	10:00 PM	LAC -6.5 O 226.5	+500 +500
HOU at LAL	10:30 PM	HOU +9.5 O 225.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR APRIL !

04/11/2025..................13 - 13 - 0......................50.00%................- 6.50
04/10/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.......................25.00%................- 23.00
04/08/2025......................5 - 12 - 0.....................29.41%...............- 41.00
04/07/2025........................1 - 3 - 0....................25.00%................- 11.50
04/06/2025.......................8 - 10 - 0...................44.44%.................- 15.00
04/05/2025.........................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%.................- 18.00
04/04/2025.........................7 - 8 - 0....................46.66%.................- 9.00
04/03/2025.........................5 - 3 - 0....................62.50%..................+ 8.50
04/02/2025..........................8- 5 - 0....................61.53%..................+ 12.50
04/01/2025.........................6 - 2 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 19.00

TOTALS............................58- 68 - 0.....................46.03%.................. - 84.00

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in runs scored:
96— Cubs
82— Bronx
72— Diamondbacks, Cardinals
71— Red Sox
69— Dodgers
68— Brewers

Quote of the Day
“There are only two days where nothing can be done; one is yesterday, the other one is tomorrow. Today is the best day to do something.”
Unknown

Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for which three major league teams?

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, former Dodgers’ catcher Steve Yeager was the third base coach for the Indians.

Thursday’s quiz
Brian Shaw was coach of the Denver Nuggets before Michael Malone.

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..​

— Thursday in Kansas City, umpire Mark Ripperger worked a perfect game behind the plate; he called 136 pitches, all of them correctly. Pretty awesome, very unusual.
In case you were wondering, he called 89 balls, 47 strikes.

— Mariners 5, Rangers 3
Cal Raleigh hit the decisive 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
Corey Seager is 0 for his last 28 against Seattle.

— Dodgers 3, Cubs 0
Tommy Edman’s 3-run homer were the game’s only runs.
Yamamoto allowed two hits in seven shutout innings.
Dodgers are 7-0 at home.

— Rays 6, Braves 3
Danny Jansen homered, knocked in four runs.
Bradley allowed one run in six IP.
Braves are off to a horrendous 3-10 start.

— Giants 9, New York 1 (5)
San Francisco scored five runs in the first inning.
Game was called on count of rain in the sixth inning.
Giants won nine of their last eleven games.

— Tigers 7, Twins 6
Minnesota led 4-1 after five innings.
Dillon Dingler went 3-5 with an RBI, also scored a run.
Twins lost five of their last six games.

— Cardinals 2, Phillies 0
Pallante threw 7 shutout IP, allowed only four baserunners.
Last two nights, Phillies were 0-15 with runners in scoring position.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- Mets, Brewers, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, Phillies
AL- Blue Jays, Tigers, Rangers Wild Cards- Angels, Guardians, New York

— Famous birthdays, April 12th:
Mike Garrett, 81
Ed O’Neill, 79
Jerry Tagge, 75
Andy Garcia, 69
Devlin Hodges, 29
Paul LoDuca, 53
Brad Miller, 49
Claire Danes, 46
Cade Povich, 25

— Word of the Day– Integrity- the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.
These days, our country needs more integrity. A lot more.

— Not a lot of happy news these days; the QB for the Tennessee Vols, Nico Iamaleava, skipped spring practice Friday; apparently he wants a raise in his NIL deal from $2M/year to $4M. This is for a college QB who has started for one year; they lost 41-17 to Ohio State in the first round of the college football playoff last fall.
Just stop calling it “college football”; give it a new name, a lower level version of the NFL. Have the players sign contracts, like the NFL guys do.

— Problem is, this likely will have a domino effect; if Iamaleava bolts Tennessee, then the Vols have to poach someone else’s QB and so on and so forth, until Coastal Carolina or Nevada loses its QB, all because Iamaleava is a greedy, disloyal human.

— Lucas Giolito, Jack Flaherty, Max Fried are all major league pitchers; they also all pitched on the same high school team, Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles, in 2012. The pitching coach for that high school team was Ethan Katz, now the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox.

— Speaking of a different Harvard, their point guard Evan Nelson will play for Arizona next year; Ivy League players can’t take redshirt years, and Nelson didn’t play in 2023-24, so he had to transfer in order to keep playing.
This past season, Nelson scored 9.1 ppg; he is from Tucson, so he’s coming home to finish his college career.

— Cleveland Browns signed 40-year Joe Flacco to be one of their QB’s next season; Flacco started six games for the Colts last year, throwing for 1,761 yards. His won-loss record in his 17-year NFL career is 115-92, 10-6 in playoff games.
Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign QB Drew Lock to back up newly-acquired Sam Darnold after Lock started five games for the Giants last year. Lock started two games for Seattle back in 2023, after starting 24 games for Denver before that.

— Was pretty cool to see the reception Luka Doncic got when he returned to Dallas Wednesday night. Doncic played for Dallas for 6.5 years, was traded to the Lakers February 2nd, in a trade rattled the Interweb when it happened.
Wednesday, Doncic scored 45 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, had 6 assists; Lakers were +26 with him on the floor, in a 112-97 LA win.

 

[Udog]

No games today. The regular season concludes tomorrow.

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
All-time home run leaders for the Miami Marlins:
267— Giancarlo Stanton
154— Dan Uggla
148— Hanley Ramirez
143— Mike Lowell
138— Miguel Cabrera
129— Derrek Lee

Thought of the Day
“This program has been around for a long time. There are a lot of great coaches, a lot of great players who came before that laid the cornerstone pieces, the legacy, the tradition that is Tennessee football. It’s going to be around a long time after I’m gone and after they’re gone.”
Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel

Sunday’s quiz
Who managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs?

Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for the Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta), the Cardinals and the Phillies.

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, former Dodgers’ catcher Steve Yeager was the third base coach for the Indians.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday​

— Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 4
Milwaukee led 4-0 in the ninth inning; Arizona scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth for the dramatic win.
Milwaukee starting pitcher Chad Patrick threw 4.1 scoreless innings (77 PT) but they took him out in the fifth inning, after he struck out the leadoff hitter in the inning.

This is a stupid analytics thing that says pitchers shouldn’t face the same hitters three times in a game. Patrick allowed a run in 10 IP in his first two starts, both Milwaukee wins. How do you know if a guy is going to be really good unless you give him the chance?
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

— Reds 5, Pirates 2
Elly De La Cruz hit a grand slam on his bobblehead day.
Andrew Abbott gave up a run in 5 IP, in his 2025 debut.

— Braves 5, Rays 4
Tampa Bay led 2-0 after the sixth inning.
Michael Harris hit a 2-run homer for the Braves in the ninth inning.
First road win nine nine tries for Atlanta this season.

— A’s 3, Mets 1
Jacob Wilson has a 15-game hitting streak to start the season, the longest by an Oakland player to start a season, since Stan Javier in 1994.
A’s bullpen got 11 outs, allowed only two baserunners, no runs.

— Angels 4, Astros 1
Tyler Anderson didn’t allow a hit in the first five innings.
Astros loaded the bases with three walks in 4th inning, but didn’t score.
Angels are off to a 9-5 start; Houston is only 6-8.

— Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4
Toronto led 3-0 in the fifth inning.
Former Oriole Anthony Santander homered for the Blue Jays.
Baltimore turned five double plays in the game.

— Phillies 4, Cardinals 1
Cristopher Sanchez allowed one run in 6.1 IP
Phillies turned four double plays in the first five innings.
Nick Castellanos went 3-4, with two RBI

— Famous birthdays, April 13th:
Dennis Thurman, 69
Quinn Early, 60
Ricky Schroder, 55
Bo Outlaw, 54
Dan Campbell, 49
Baron Davis, 46
Quentin Richardson, 45
Hunter Pence, 42
Melvin Gordon, 32
Edward Cabrera, 27

— Former Tennessee Vols QB Nico Iamaleava will be in the transfer portal a few days from now, trying to earn more than the $2M Tennessee was paying him (Oregon has apparently already turned him down).
It is a free country; he can transfer if he likes, but my question is this— down the road, when it is time for him to go to the NFL and the big $$$, will this BS hang over his head like a dark cloud? Will teams be queasy about making him the key person in their organization?
Maybe it won’t, maybe it will; I’m asking.

I always think of the Al Pacino speech in Any Given Sunday:
“………..You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”

It is a fair question; if Tennessee had to play a game today, they’d only have two scholarship QB’s on their roster, so they’re going to have to poach at least one QB (probably more) from another team over the next four months, and those QB’s won’t have much time to develop chemistry with their new teammates.

— New Orleans Saints’ QB Derek Carr has a shoulder injury, his 2025 season may already be in jeopardy. Right now, the other QB’s on the New Orleans roster are Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener and Ben DiNucci.
Here’s the biggest part of that problem: in 2026, Carr has a $69M salary cap hit, with a $60M dead cap number, and now there’s a chance he’ll never play again.
Oy.

— Random NFL record: Brandon Marshall holds the NFL record for most passes caught in a game; he caught 21 passes for 200 yards and 2 TD’s in the Broncos 28-16 loss at Indianapolis, back in 2009.

— When Nebraska won the Crown college basketball tournament in Las Vegas couple weeks ago, their award for winning was $300K in NIL money for their program. Central Florida lost in the championship game; their program got $100K in NIL money.

— Getting back quickly to the football transfer thing, if a player wants to be eligible this year, he cannot transfer from one SEC team to another— they have a rule against that.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phil/NYM, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Giants, Dodgers, Phil/NYM
AL: New York, Tigers, Texas/LAA. Wild Cards: Tex/LAA, Guardians, Blue