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

[CNOTES]

NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/26/2025..................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%............+ 3.50
04/25/2025..................2 - 2 - 0................50.00%.............- 1.00
04/24/2025..................1 - 3 - 0................25.00%............- 11.50
04/23/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/22/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/21/2025..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/20/2025..................5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%.............+ 19.50
04/19/2025..................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/18/2025..................0 - 3 - 0...............00.00%............- 16.50
04/16/2025..................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%............- 11.50
04/15/2025..................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00

TOTALS.....................29 - 25 - 0...............53.70%..............+ 7.50

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
— Royals 2, Astros 0- Houston hasn’t scored a run in its last 24 innings.
— Reds 6, Rockies 4- Colorado has lost 13 of its last 14 games.
— Mets 2, Nationals 0- Mets have already thrown 5 shutouts this season.
— Dodgers 8, Pirates 4- Shohei Ohtani had a triple and two doubles.
— Tigers 4-6, Orioles 3-2- Detroit is 7-2 on its homestand.
— Braves 8, Arizona 7 (10)- Eugenio Suarez hit 4 home runs in a losing cause; he is only the 19th player ever to hit four homers in a game.

Quote of the Day
“You shouldn’t have to beg a player for energy, effort or unselfishness. If they’re serious about winning, they’ll just do these things.”
Jeff Van Gundy

Sunday’s quiz
Last year, four quarterbacks started a game for the Cleveland Browns; who was the only one to win more than one game?

Saturday’s quiz
Lawrence Taylor played his college football at North Carolina.

Friday’s quiz
Tom Brady was the 199th player taken in the 2000 draft, a 6th round pick; Mark Bulger was drafted by the Saints in that 6th round, 31 picks ahead of Brady. Bulger was 42-56 as an NFL starter, 1-2 in playoff games

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Sunday’s Den: Final thoughts on the NFL Draft​

— NFL Draft is over for this year; the league is tremendous at staying in the news just about year-round. Moving the draft around the country (next year is Pittsburgh) has jazzed the whole thing up a little bit. Must be a tremendous amount of work that goes into setting up the whole thing, but now they can relax until they release the 2025 schedule on May 14th.
Everyone has their opinions on which teams did best/worst in the draft, but no one knows for sure until the games start in September

— One thing we don’t get to see, but it is important; as the draft ends, and it is only seven rounds, teams sign undrafted free agents to try out for their teams— lot of good players do not get picked.
Sometimes, it is better for a player not to get drafted; that way, he can choose which team he tries out for, and can choose a team that might need a player like him.

— Seattle Seahawks traded QB Sam Howell to the Vikings; they moved up 30 slots in the fifth round to acquire Howell, who was 5-13 as a starter for Washington in 2022-23, but threw only 14 passes for the Seahawks last year.
Vikings also have JJ McCarthy, Brett Rypien at QB; Seattle has former Vikings’ starter Sam Darnold, Drew Lock and rookie Jalen Milroe.

— Detroit Lions signed S Kerby Joseph to a 4-year, $86M contract; Lions are 29-9 the last two years, losing the NFC title game in 2023.

— Last year, Baltimore Ravens had more rushing yards than every team they played, first time that happened since 1970. Ravens made the playoffs six of the last seven years, but haven’t been in the Super Bowl since they won it after the 2012 season,

— Famous birthdays, April 27th:
Gary Huff, 74
George Gervin, 73
Herm Edwards, 71
David Whitehurst, 70
Dave Wilson, 66
Roland Williams, 50
Keenan Allen, 33
Corey Seager, 31
The great actor Jack Klugman (Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple) was born 104 years ago today; Casey Kasem, who did the top 40 music countdown on the radio for years, was born on this day 93 years ago.

How NFL teams trended in the draft:
NFC
— Six of seven players the Cardinals drafted play defense.

— Four of five players Atlanta drafted play defense.

— Carolina drafted Tetairoa McMillan, the best WR in the draft, as they try to help young QB Bryce Young, after he went 6-22 in his first 28 NFL starts.

— Bears’ first two picks were a TE/WR; third pick was an offensive lineman, as new coach Ben Johnson, brought in to make Caleb Williams a winning QB, gets some more weapons.

— Cowboys drafted nine guys; their first round pick is an offensive lineman. Dallas missed the playoffs last year for first time in four years, then fired their coach.

— Four of Detroit’s first five draft picks are linemen, two each on offense/defense.

— Host team Green Bay drafted a WR in the first round for the first time since 2002; they also added another WR in the 3rd round- they’re serious about helping QB Jordan Love.

— Rams’ first pick was a tight end; they had the fewest receiving yards by tight ends last year. Their second pick in a linebacker that was highly endorsed by Nick Saban.

— Minnesota traded for QB Sam Howell, to back up JJ McCarthy; they only had five draft picks- the first two were an offensive lineman and a receiver.

— Saints drafted two guys from Texas, two from Louisville, including a 26-year old QB (Jalen Hurts is 26, has already played five years in the NFL). New Orleans missed the playoffs the last four years- will be interesting to see who they start at QB.

— Giants traded up a for a QB who played at Ole Miss, kind of like Eli Manning; two of their first three picks are offensive linemen.

— Eagles’ first five picks in this draft all play defense.

— 49ers drafted 11 players; the first five all play defense. They took QB Kurtis Rourke from Indiana in the 7th round (their QB Brock Purdy was also a 7th round pick)

— Seattle drafted 11 guys, nine of them play offense; they took QB Milroe from Alabama, then dealt Sam Howell to the Vikings.

— Buccaneers only had six picks; they took two WRs, four defensive players.

— Washington had only five draft picks; three of them were Pac-12 guys, back when the Pac-12 still existed.

AFC
— Baltimore drafted 11 players, including a kicker in the 6th round; Justin Tucker has been a great kicker for years for the Ravens, but he has some off-field issues now, and they may be moving on from him.

— Buffalo’s first five draft picks all play defense.

— Bengals only drafted six guys; the first two play defense.

— You may have heard; Cleveland drafted two QB’s, one from Oregon, one from Colorado- he played for his father, both in high school and college. Browns have made the playoffs twice in the last 22 years; you’d think they have more needs than backup QB’s.

— Denver drafted seven guys after trading down a couple times; they picked a punter, which isn’t terribly optimistic, also added a couple of defensive ends.

— Houston drafted two players each from Iowa State/USC; two of their first three picks were wide receivers.

— Colts’ first three draft picks played in the Big 18; they later drafted Duke/Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard— it irritates me when starting QB’s bolt to a different school without his head coach going too. Indy’s first round pick is a tight end from Penn State.

— Jaguars traded up for WR/DB Travis Hunter; will he play both ways? Jags drafted nine guys, including a DB from the Naval Academy.

— Kansas City drafted an offensive tackle first, then took three straight defensive players. They picked a WR from Utah State who got some praise from the TV guys.

— Raiders had 11 draft picks; they took a pair of I-AA quarterbacks, one of who is apparently moving to receiver. Five of their first six picks were spent on offensive players.

— Four of Chargers’ first six picks were either RB/WR/TE; they’re trying to give QB Herbert some help.

— Four of Dolphins’ five draft picks play defense; they took a QB from Texas in the 7th round, about 90 seconds after the TV guys on ABC gave him the thumbs down.

— New England drafted 11 players; the first four play offense, two of them the offensive line. They also drafted a kicker from Miami; wonder how he’ll like December in Boston?

— Jets drafted seven guys; all seven either played in the SEC, or at Miami/Florida State. Three of their first four picks play offense.

— Five of Pittsburgh’s seven selections play defense; they took two guys each from Ohio State, Iowa, two winning programs. Some teams prefer to draft guys who are used to winning.

— Tennessee drafted QB Cam Ward with its #1 pick, later added two WRs and a tight end to help him out.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, April 27

NBA

Sunday, April 27

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Trend Report
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New York VS Detroit
New York is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 12 games.
New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Detroit.
New York is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games against New York.

Los Angeles VS Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games.
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Minnesota.
LA Lakers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Minnesota.
LA Lakers is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road.
Minnesota is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games against LA Lakers.

Boston VS Orlando
Boston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games.
Boston is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games.
Boston is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games against Orlando.
Orlando is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
Orlando is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Orlando's last 11 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games at home.

Indiana VS Milwaukee
Indiana is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
Indiana is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games against Milwaukee.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games on the road.
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 14 games.
Milwaukee is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 12 games against Indiana.


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[CNOTES]

Sunday, April 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NY at DET	01:00 PM	NY +2.0 O 217.0	+500 +500
LAL at MIN	03:30 PM	LAL +2.5 O 208.5	+500 +500
BOS at ORL	07:00 PM	BOS -7.0 U 199.0	+500 +500
IND at MIL	09:30 PM	MIL -4.5 U 226.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/27/2025..................3 - 5 - 0................37.50%............- 12.50
04/26/2025..................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%............+ 3.50
04/25/2025..................2 - 2 - 0................50.00%.............- 1.00
04/24/2025..................1 - 3 - 0................25.00%............- 11.50
04/23/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/22/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/21/2025..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/20/2025..................5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%.............+ 19.50
04/19/2025..................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/18/2025..................0 - 3 - 0...............00.00%............- 16.50
04/16/2025..................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%............- 11.50
04/15/2025..................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00

TOTALS.....................32 - 30 - 0...............51.61%..............- 5.00

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
Most passing yards in a game for the Minnesota Vikings:
490— Tommy Kramer
460— Kirk Cousins
456— Tommy Kramer
449— Joe Kapp
446— Brett Favre
444— Tommy Kramer

Quote of the Day
“Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.”
Frank Tyger

Monday’s quiz
Colorado Rockies’ catcher Jacob Stallings is the son of Kevin Stallings, who used to be the basketball coach at which SEC school?

Sunday’s quiz
Last year, four quarterbacks started a game for the Cleveland Browns; Jameis Winston (2-5) was the only QB to win more than one game.

Saturday’s quiz
Lawrence Taylor played his college football at North Carolina.

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

— Knicks 94, Pistons 93
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, 11 assists.
Detroit has lost its last nine home playoff games.
New York leads series, 3-1

— Timberwolves 116, Lakers 113
Lakers led by 12 points late in third quarter.
Minnesota leads this series, 3-1
Lakers didn’t sub after halftime, only time that has happened in a playoff game in the last 28 years.

— Celtics 107, Magic 98
Jayson Tatum scored 37 points, had 14 rebounds.
Boston took the lead for good with 3:58 left in the game.
Celtics lead series, 3-1

— Pacers 129, Bucks 103
Bucks’ star Damian Lillard hurt his left leg, played only six minutes.
Indiana shot 60.2% from the floor.
Eight Pacers scored in double figures.

— In the NFL, 29-year old WR Hunter Renfrow signed with the Carolina Panthers; he sat out last year, after catching 269 passes (10.7 yards/catch) in five years with the Raiders.

— Jacksonville Jaguars signed DE Emmanuel Ogbah for one year, $5M, which figures to help the Jaguars’ pass rush. Ogbah played the last five years for the Dolphins.

— District of Columbia and the Washington Commanders struck a deal to build a stadium and play where their old stadium, RFK Stadium — the team’s home from 1961-1996 — still stands.

— Famous birthdays, April 28th:
Ann-Margret, 84
Mary McDonnell, 73
Mark Bavaro, 62
Barry Larkin, 61
Pete Stoyanovich, 58

Elisabeth Rohm, 52
Billy Volek, 49
Josh Howard, 45
Chris Kaman, 43
David Freese, 42

Spencer Hawes, 37
Blake Bortles, 33
Matt Chapman, 32
Shane McClanahan, 28
Anthony Volpe, 24

— Nationals 8, Mets 7
Mets led 7-1 in the 7th inning.
Dylan Crews homered off of Tylor Megill, the first time In 15 games a Mets’ starting pitcher gave up a home run.
Mets still lead NL East by four games.

— Twins 5, Angels 0
Joe Ryan struck out 11 hitters in seven shutout IP.
Twins have won three in row for first time since last August.
Angels lost their last seven road games, scoring total of 12 runs.

— A’s 3, White Sox 2 (10)
Luis Urias hit a 2-run walk-off homer, sent 9,127 fans home happy.
Spunky A’s are 14-14, one game out of a playoff spot.
White Sox used an opener (1 IP) in all three games this weekend.

— Astros 7, Royals 3
Hunter Brown allowed one run in 6 IP for the win; his scoreless streak ended at 28 IP.
Under is 14-7 in Houston’s last 21 games.
Bobby Witt Jr extended his hitting streak to 19 games.

— Rays 4, Padres 2
Rookie OF Chandler Simpson had the first 3-hit game of his career.
Tampa Bay has won a season-high five games in a row.
Padres are 1-5 since Luis Arraez got hurt, scoring total of nine runs.

— Reds 8, Rockies 1
Nick Lodolo allowed only two hits in seven IP for the win.
Rookie 3B Noelvi Marte was 3-5, with three RBI, is hitting .364.
Colorado has lost six in a row, is 4-23 this season.

— Tigers 7, Orioles 0
Tarik Skubal struck out 11 guys in six shutout IP.
Detroit finishes this homestand with an 8-2 record.
Orioles’ season win total is 87.5; they’re off to a 10-17 start.

— Diamondbacks 6, Braves 4
Arizona’s win snaps a four-game losing skid.
Alex Verdugo was 4-4 with two RBI for the Braves.
Atlanta is 8-3 at home, 4-12 on the road.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Giants. Wild Cards: Dodgers, Padres, (Cin-Phil-Arizona all tied)
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Rangers, Red Sox

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, April 28

NBA

Monday, April 28

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Trend Report
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Cleveland VS Miami
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road.
Miami is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games.
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games against Cleveland.

Houston VS Golden State
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Houston is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games against Golden State.
Houston is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games against Golden State.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games.
Golden State is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 7 games against Houston.
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.


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[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Most RBI’s for the Seattle Mariners:
1,261— Edgar Martinez
1,216— Ken Griffey Jr
951— Jay Buhner
807— Kyle Seager
667— Alvin Davis
633— Ichiro Suzuki

Quote of the Day
“…….our stock (is worth) one-sixth what it was ten years ago. Who cares? I’ll tell you. Me.
I’m not your best friend. I’m your only friend. I don’t make anything? I’m making you money. And lest we forget, that’s the only reason any of you became stockholders in the first place. You want to make money! You don’t care if they manufacture wire and cable, fried chicken, or grow tangerines! You want to make money!
I’m the only friend you’ve got. I’m making you money. Take the money. Invest it somewhere else. Maybe, maybe you’ll get lucky and it’ll be used productively.”
Danny DeVito, in Other People’s Money

Tuesday’s quiz
Where did Aaron Judge play his college baseball?

Monday’s quiz
Colorado Rockies’ catcher Jacob Stallings is the son of Kevin Stallings, who used to be the basketball coach at Vanderbilt.

Sunday’s quiz
Last year, four quarterbacks started a game for the Cleveland Browns; Jameis Winston (2-5) was the only QB to win more than one game.

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

— Warriors 109, Rockets 106
Houston led 57-50 at halftime.
Butler scored 27 points, Podziemski 26 for the Warriors.
Golden State’s subs were a combined minus-40, their starters +55.
Warriors lead series, 3-1.

— Cavaliers 138, Heat 83
Cavaliers led 72-33 at halftime.
Cleveland sweeps series, 4-0; only one win was by less than 21 points.
Cavaliers’ two wins in Miami: 124-87 and this game.

— Milwaukee Bucks’ star Damian Lillard tore his Achilles tendon Sunday, his 2025-26 season is now in serious doubt.

— Shaquille O’Neal is going to be general manager of the Sacramento State basketball program; his son Shaqir is playing for the Hornets next fall, after transferring from Florida A&M. Hornets haven’t made the NCAA Tournament since moving up to Division I in 1991- they play in the Big Sky Conference. Former NBA star Mike Bibby is Sac State’s new head coach.

— Famous birthdays, April 29th:
Willie Nelson, 92
Luis Aparicio, 91
Jim Hart, 81
Tom House, 78
Rick Burleson, 74
Ron Washington, 73
Bob McClure, 73
Jerry Seinfeld, 71
Michelle Pfeiffer, 67
Eve Plumb, 67
Uma Thurman, 55
Jay Cutler, 42
David Lee, 42
Josh Booty, 50
Zach McKinstry, 30

— Mets 19, Nationals 5
Brandon Nimmo went 4-6, with two homers, 9 RBI.
Before Monday, Nimmo was in a 7-for-47 slump.
Francisco Lindor got hit by a pitch twice in the 7th inning, the first player in 11 years to have that happen.

— Reds 3, Cardinals 1
Nick Martinez gave up one run, five hits in his six IP.
Noelvi Marte knocked in the go-ahead run with his first career triple.
Gavin Lux went 3-for-4, is hitting .352.

— Braves 6, Rockies 3
Colorado has lost seven in a row, is now 4-24.
Braves have won eight of their last ten games.
Alex Verdugo went 2-for-4, is hitting .350.

— Dodgers 7, Marlins 6 (10)
Tommy Edman had a walk-off 2-run single in 10th inning.
Dodgers led 5-0 after the fifth inning.
Dane Myers tied the game with a 6th inning grand slam.

— Movie of the Day: Tequila Sunrise (1988)- A former Los Angeles drug dealer tries to go straight, but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.
Mel Gibson is the drug dealer, Michelle Pfeiffer owns a restaurant, Kurt Russell is a cop and Raul Julia is a Mexican commandante. JT Walsh, Arye Gross are also in this movie.

— A’s 2, Rangers 1
Tyler Soderstrom had a 2-run double in the fifth inning.
A’s bullpen got 10 outs, didn’t allow a run in relief of JP Sears.
Spunky A’s have won nine of their last 13 games.

— Orioles 4, Bronx 3
Ryan O’Hearn hit a three-run homer.
Baltimore led 4-0 after the sixth inning.
Aaron Judge had two hits, is now batting .405.

— Twins 11, Guardians 1
Minnesota has won six of its last seven games.
Cleveland lost four of its last five games.
Twins had 17 hits; six players had 2+ hits.

— Astros 8, Tigers 5
Jose Altuve went 2-4, with a homer, three RBI.
Riley Greene homered twice for Detroit.
Loss snaps the Tigers’ four-game winning streak.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Giants. Wild Cards: Dodgers, Padres, Reds
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Astros, Red Sox

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 29

NBA

Tuesday, April 29

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee VS Indiana
Milwaukee is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 15 games.
Milwaukee is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games.
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Indiana's last 15 games.
Indiana is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Indiana's last 13 games against Milwaukee.

Detroit VS New York
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Detroit is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games against New York.
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New York's last 13 games.
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of New York's last 15 games against Detroit.

Orlando VS Boston
Orlando is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
Orlando is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Orlando is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 8 games on the road.
Boston is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games against Orlando.
Boston is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando.

Los Angeles VS Denver
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers' last 6 games.
LA Clippers is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.
LA Clippers is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games against Denver.
Denver is 7-13 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games.
Denver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games against LA Clippers.


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[CNOTES]

Tuesday, April 29​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIL at IND	06:00 PM	IND -8.0	+500
DET at NY	07:30 PM	DET +5.5	+500
ORL at BOS	08:30 PM	BOS -11.5 U 199.0	+500 +500
LAC at DEN	10:00 PM	DEN +2.0 U 208.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/29/2025..................3 - 3 - 0................50.00%............- 1.50
04/27/2025..................3 - 5 - 0................37.50%............- 12.50
04/26/2025..................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%............+ 3.50
04/25/2025..................2 - 2 - 0................50.00%.............- 1.00
04/24/2025..................1 - 3 - 0................25.00%............- 11.50
04/23/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/22/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/21/2025..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/20/2025..................5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%.............+ 19.50
04/19/2025..................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/18/2025..................0 - 3 - 0...............00.00%............- 16.50
04/16/2025..................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%............- 11.50
04/15/2025..................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00

TOTALS.....................35 - 33 - 0...............51.47%..............- 6.50

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Pacers 119, Bucks 118 OT- Milwaukee led by 7 with 0:35 left.
— Third year in a row the Bucks lost in the first round.
— Pistons 106, Knicks 103- New York still leads series, 3-2.
— Celtics 120, Orlando 89- Boston wins series, 4-1.
— Nuggets 131, Clippers 113- Denver leads series, 3-2
— Jamal Murray scored 43 points for the Nuggets.

Quote of the Day
“He’s the best defender I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Steve Kerr, talking about Draymond Green

Wednesday’s quiz
Who was manager of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2016, last time they won a playoff game?

Tuesday’s quiz
Aaron Judge played his college baseball at Fresno State.

Monday’s quiz
Colorado Rockies’ catcher Jacob Stallings is the son of Kevin Stallings, who used to be the basketball coach at Vanderbilt.

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Wednesday’s Den: Trends for major league teams……​

— Arizona (15-14)
Diamondbacks lost five of their last six games.
Arizona is 13-8 vs righty starters, 2-6 vs lefties.
Over is 6-0 in their last six games.

— Braves (14-15)
Atlanta won nine of its last eleven games.
Braves are 8-3 at home, 6-12 on the road.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

— Cubs (18-12)
Chicago won six of its last nine games.
Over is 9-4 in their last 13 home games.
Cubs are 1-0 vs divisional rivals; they lead NL Central by 1.5 games.

— Reds (16-13)
Reds won their last five games, scoring 30 runs.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Reds are 2-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Rockies (4-25)
Colorado lost eight games in a row, and 16 of 17.
Rockies are 1-14 on the road (under 10-5).
Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

— Dodgers (20-10)
Dodgers won their last four games, scoring 39 runs.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Dodgers are 14-5 vs righty starters, 6-5 vs lefties.

— Marlins (12-17)
Marlins are 1-5 in their last six games.
Miami is 7-13 vs righty starters, 5-4 vs lefties.
Over is 5-0 in their last five games.

— Brewers (15-15)
Milwaukee won nine of its last 12 home games.
Brewers are 9-4 at home, 6-11 on the road.
Brewers scored in 1st inning in only one of 13 home games.

— Mets (21-9)
Mets are 13-1 at home, 8-8 on the road.
Mets are 8-2 in series openers.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.

— Phillies (16-13)
Phillies are 13-8 vs righty starters, 3-5 vs lefties.
Phillies ware 10-4 at home, 6-9 on road.
Philly scored in 1st inning in eight of last 11 home games.

— Pirates (11-19)
Pittsburgh lost last four home games, scoring 11 runs.
Pirates scored in first inning in seven of their last 14 games.
Last three games, Pirates are 1-19 with runners in scoring position.

— St Louis (12-17)
Cardinals are 10-5 at home, 2-12 on road.
Four of their last five games stayed under the total.
St Louis is 3-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Cardinals haven’t scored in first inning in their last 11 home games.

— Padres (18-11)
Padres are 13-4 at home, 5-7 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
San Diego scored 9 runs in six games with Arraez on IL; they scored 7 runs in his first game back in the lineup Tuesday.

— Giants (19-11)
Giants are 17-4 vs rightly pitchers, 2-7 vs lefties.
SF is 11-4 vs American League teams, 8-7 vs NL teams.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.

— Washington (13-17)
Nationals are 9-7 at home, 4-10 on the road.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 6 of 16 home games, 2 of 14 on the road.

— Famous birthdays, April 30th:
Phil Garner, 76
Isiah Thomas, 64
Al Toon, 62
Stephen Kunken, 54
Luis Scola, 45
Michael Kopech, 29

— Orioles (11-18)
Baltimore is 2-7 in its last nine games.
Orioles are 8-1 when they score 5+ runs, 3-17 when they don’t.
Over is 9-2 in their last eleven home games.

— Red Sox (17-14)
Boston won five of its last six road games.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Red Sox scored in first inning in five of last seven games.

— White Sox (7-22)
Chicago lost 19 of its last 124 games.
White Sox are 4-9 at home, 3-13 on the road.
Chicago used an opener in its last four games.

— Cleveland (16-13)
Cleveland is 8-2 in series openers.
Cleveland is 8-3 against its AL Central rivals.
Over is 11-6 in their last 17 games.

— Detroit (18-12)
Detroit is 13-3 at home, 5-9 on the road.
Tigers are 17-4 when they score 4+ runs.
Under is 12-2 in their last fourteen home games.

— Houston (16-13)
Astros won six of their last eight games.
Under is 8-4 in their road games.
Astros scored a first inning run in only one of their 17 home games.

— Royals (15-15)
Royals won seven of their last eight games.
Kansas City is 11-5 at home, 4-10 on the road.
Nine of Royals’ last 11 home games stayed under the total.

— Angels (12-16)
Halos lost six of their last seven games.
Angels are 5-4 at home, 7-12 on the road.
Angels are 6-1 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (13-17)
Twins won six of their last eight games.
Minnesota is 9-6 at home, 4-11 on the road.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten road games.

— New York (18-12)
New York is 10-5 at home, 8-7 on the road.
Bronx scored in 1st inning in seven of last 12 games.
New York is 15-9 vs righty starters, 3-3 vs lefties.

— A’s (15-15)
A’s are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
A’s are 6-9 in Sacramento, 9-6 on the road.
Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games.

— Seattle (17-12)
Mariners won 14 of their last 19 games.
Over is 13-4 in their last 17 games.
Seattle is 11-6 at home, 6-6 on road.

— Tampa Bay (14-15)
Rays won their last five road games.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Rays are 11-4 vs National League teams, 3-11 vs AL teams.

— Texas (16-14)
Texas is 11-4 at home, 5-10 on the road.
Rangers are 3-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 13-2 in their home games.

— Toronto (13-16)
Blue Jays lost eight of their last nine games.
Toronto is 8-6 at home, 5-10 on the road.
Toronto is 10-13 vs righty starters, 3-3 vs lefties.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, April 30

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Trend Report
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Golden State VS Houston
Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Golden State is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games against Houston.
Golden State is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games against Houston.
Houston is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Houston's last 20 games.
Houston is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games against Golden State.

Minnesota VS Los Angeles
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games.
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers' last 8 games against Minnesota.
LA Lakers is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 30

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday, April 30​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
GS at HOU	07:30 PM	GS +4.0 O 204.5	+500 +500
MIN at LAL	10:00 PM	MIN +5.5 U 210.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !

04/30/2025..................3 - 1 - 0................75.00%............+ 9.50
04/29/2025..................3 - 3 - 0................50.00%............- 1.50
04/27/2025..................3 - 5 - 0................37.50%............- 12.50
04/26/2025..................4 - 3 - 0................57.14%............+ 3.50
04/25/2025..................2 - 2 - 0................50.00%.............- 1.00
04/24/2025..................1 - 3 - 0................25.00%............- 11.50
04/23/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/22/2025..................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
04/21/2025..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.............+ 9.50
04/20/2025..................5 - 1 - 0...............83.33%.............+ 19.50
04/19/2025..................3 - 3 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/18/2025..................0 - 3 - 0...............00.00%............- 16.50
04/16/2025..................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%............- 11.50
04/15/2025..................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%.............- 1.00

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

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
All-time leaders in pitching wins for the Toronto Blue Jays:
175— Dave Stieb
148— Roy Halladay
128— Jim Clancy
116— Jimmy Kay
107— Pat Hentgen
84— David Wells

Quote of the Day
“Keep everything light and fresh and and confident and understand that we have played good basketball. It’s not like we were getting our (expletive) kicked the whole time.”
Houston Rockets guard Fred Van Vleet

Thursday’s quiz
How many NBA teams did Shaquille O’Neal play for?

Wednesday’s quiz
John Gibbons was manager of the Toronto Blue Jays in 2016, last time they won a playoff game.

Tuesday’s quiz
Aaron Judge played his college baseball at Fresno State.

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National League teams’ records, with each starting pitcher​

NL teams’ W-L record by starting pitcher
(thru Tuesday’s games)

— Diamondbacks
Gallen 2-4
Kelly 4-2
Burnes 2-3
Pfaadt 4-2
Rodriguez 2-4

— Braves
Sale 3-3
Schwellenbach 3-3 (home team 6-0)
Smith-Shawver 2-2
Holmes 3-2
Elder 3-2
Lopez 0-1
Strider 0-1
Blewett 0-1

— Cubs
Imanaga 5-2
Steele 3-1 (over 4-0)
Taillon 2-4
Boyd 2-3
Brown 3-2 (over 5-0)
Rea 3-0

— Reds
Greene 3-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Lodolo 4-2
Martinez 1-5 (under 4-1 last five)
Singer 4-1
Spiers 0-2
Abbott 3-0
Suter 1-0

— Rockies
Freeland 0-6 (under 5-1)
Senzatela 2-4
Feltner 1-5
Marquez 0-6 (over 4-1 last five)
Dollander 1-3
Blalock 0-1

— Dodgers
Yamamoto 4-2 (under 5-1)
Snell 2-0 (over 2-0)
Glasnow 3-2
Sasaki 4-2
May 3-2
Knack 2-0
Wrobleski 0-1
Miller 1-0
Casparius 0-1
Dreyer 1-0
Gonsolin 1-0

— Marlins
Alcantara 3-2
Gillispie 1-5
Bellozo 1-1
Meyer 3-3
Quantrill 3-2
Cabrera 1-3

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

— Famous birthdays, May 1st:
Barry Clemens, 82
Dann Florek, 75
Charlie O’Brien, 65
Tim McGraw, 58
Alex Van Pelt, 55
Curtis Martin, 52
Wes Welker, 44
Marcus Stroman, 34
Casey Mize, 28
Chet Holmgren, 23

— Mets
Holmes 5-1
Megill 3-3
Senga 3-2
Canning 5-1
Peterson 5-1
Brazoban 0-1

— Phillies
Wheeler 4-3
Luzardo 4-2
Nola 1-5
Sanchez 4-1
Walker 3-2

— Pirates
Skenes 3-3
Keller 2-4
Falter 2-4
Heaney 3-3
Mlodzinski 1-4
Harrington 0-1

— Cardinals
Gray 5-1 (over 6-0)
Fedde 1-5
Mikolas 0-5
Liberatore 1-4
Pallante 3-3
Matz 1-0

— Padres
King 4-2
Cease 4-2
Vasquez 2-4
Pivetta 5-1
Hart 3-2

— Giants
Ray 6-0
Hicks 3-3
Webb 4-3
Verlander 2-4
Roupp 4-1

— Nationals
Gore 2-5
Irvin 3-3
Parker 5-1
Williams 2-4
Soroka 0-1
Lord 1-3

— Movie of the Day: Molly’s Game (2017)- The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who went on to run the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game, becoming an FBI target in the process.
Jessica Chastain plays Molly, Idris Elba is great as her lawyer; Kevin Costner plays Molly’s father, a smallish role for him.
This was a book before it was a movie; it is a story very well-told.

— Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 6 (10)
Boston led 6-0 in the sixth inning.
Toronto hit three homers in a game for first time this season.
First time in 12 games the Blue Jays scored more than four runs.

— Cardinals 6-9, Reds 0-1
Willson Contreras hit a 3-run homer in first inning of the nightcap.
Coming into Wednesday, St Louis was 2-12 on the road.
Coming into Wednesday, Reds had won five games in a row.

— A’s 7, Rangers 1
A’s scored six runs in 9th, with homers by Rooker, Butler.
A’s have won six of their last eight games; they’re 10-6 on road.
Texas lost eight of its last 12 games.

— Rockies 2, Braves 1
Colorado snaps its eight-game losing streak.
Brenton Doyle’s home run ended his 0-for-20 skid.
Rockies’ 3B Ryan McMahon is 0 for his last 34, 2 for his last 58

— Dodgers 12, Marlins 7
Tony Gonsolin threw six strong innings in his first start since 2023.
Mookie Betts, scored twice, knocked in four runs.
Kyle Stowers went 4-4 with two homers for the Marlins.

— Mariners 9, Angels 3
Seattle won for 15th time in its last 18 games.
Leo Rivas had three hits, three RBI for the Mariners.
Mike Trout (sore knee) left the game in the 4th inning.

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

 

[Udog]

NBA

Thursday, May 1

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New York VS Detroit
New York is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 14 games.
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
New York is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games against New York.
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home.

Denver VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games.
Denver is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Denver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games against LA Clippers.
Denver is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
LA Clippers is 14-6 ATS in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games.
LA Clippers is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games against Denver.


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, May 1

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday, May 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NY at DET	07:30 PM	DET -1.5 O 214.0	+500 +500
DEN at LAC	10:00 PM	DEN +6.5 O 212.0	+500 +500