CNOTES 2025 2026 NHL NEWS, BEST BETS, AND OPINION !

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/15/2025...................................2 - 4 - 0.......................33.33%....................- 14.00
10/14/2025...................................4 - 6 - 1.......................40.00%....................- 11.50
10/13/2025...................................5 - 1 - 0.......................83.33%....................+ 19.50
10/12/2025...................................0 - 2 - 0.......................00.00%....................- 10.75
10/11/2025...................................7 - 9 - 0.......................43.75%....................- 17.50
10/09/2025...................................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%....................- 1.50
10/08/2025...................................1 - 5 - 1.......................16.66%....................- 36.25
10/07/2025...................................4 - 2 - 0.......................66.66%.....................+ 13.25

TOTALS......................................30 - 35 - 2........................46.15%.....................- 58.75

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads this week:
— Baylor @ TCU (-4)
— Ole Miss @ Georgia (-6)
— Texas A&M (-8) @ Arkansas
— Utah (-2) @ BYU
— USC @ Notre Dame (-9)
— Tennessee @ Alabama (-8)

Quote of the Day
“I’ve got to look at myself as the leader protecting the team. I don’t feel like I did that to the best of my abilities. I felt like I let the emotions of the game get to me after the game. And that’s something that I can learn from as a leader on this team and what happens in-house should be protected and none of that should have gotten out.”
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa

Thursday’s quiz
Where did Chargers’ QB Justin Herbert play his college football?

Wednesday’s quiz
Since 1988, David Cone/Curt Schilling have thrown the most pitches in a playoff game (147).

Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Cincinnati Bengals, Ken Anderson has the most passing yards.


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

— Blue Jays 13, Mariners 4
Vladimir Guerrero was 4-for-4 with a home run.
Toronto hit five homers; they had 18 hits overall.
Road team has won all three series games; Seattle leads, 2-1
Game 4 is Thursday in Seattle.

— Jacksonville State 38, Delaware 25
Cam Cook ran ball for 117 yards, three TD’s.
Gamecocks led 20-6 at halftime.
Delaware threw ball for 422 yards, but was minus-2 in turnovers.

— Texas-El Paso 35, Sam Houston State 17
Skyler Locklear threw for 236 yards, 2 TDs; ran ball for 48 yards, 2 more TD’s
Miners led 14-10 at halftime.
UTEP ran ball 34 times for 175 yards (5.1 yards/carry)

— NHL’s New York Rangers are first NHL team ever to get shut out in their first three home games of a season.

— Famous birthdays, October 16th:
Mel Counts, 84
Timothy Robbins, 67
Kevin McReynolds, 66
Adrian Murrell, 55
Kordell Stewart, 53
Bryce Harper, 33
John Wolford, 30
Steve Avila, 26
Noelvi Marte, 24

— When Gonzaga visits San Francisco this year, the game will be at the Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors, for the third year in a row. Gonzaga draws fans, and bigger arena makes USF a lot more money than playing in their campus gym would.

— In the history of the baseball playoffs, there have been 25 teams who hit two 3-run homers in the same game (or a 3-run and grand slam); all 25 of those teams won.

— Russell Westbrook signed on with the Sacramento Kings; this will be his 18th year in the NBA, the Kings are his 7th NBA team:
2008-19- Oklahoma City
2019-20- Houston
2020-21- Washington
2021-23- Lakers
2023-24- Clippers
2024-25- Nuggets
2025-26- Kings
In his career, Westbrook has earned $348,234,946 in salary.

— Some NBA over/under win totals for the coming season:
Thunder 62.5
Cavaliers 56.5
Nuggets 53.5
Rockets 52.5
Celtics 40.5
Bulls 32.5
Wizards 21.5
Jazz 18.5

— Angels/Orioles seem to be competing to hire Albert Pujols as their next manager; Orioles went 60-59 this season under interim manager Tony Mansolino, after they fired Brandon Hyde.
Last year, Pujols won a championship with Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League; it was the first time he had managed. He is supposed to manage the Dominican Republic in next spring’s World Baseball Classic.

— Sacramento Kings signed Keegan Murray to a five-year, $140M rookie contract extension that will keep him in Sacramento through the 2030-31 season.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, October 16

 

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, October 16

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Colorado VS Columbus
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Columbus.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Colorado's last 19 games when playing on the road against Columbus.
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus' last 6 games.
Columbus is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
Columbus is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Columbus' last 19 games when playing at home against Colorado.

Nashville VS Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games.
Nashville is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games.
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Montreal.
Nashville is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games against Nashville.
Montreal is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Montreal's last 13 games when playing at home against Nashville.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 8 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Florida VS New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 12 games.
Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Florida's last 13 games on the road.
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games.
New Jersey is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games against Florida.
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home.

Seattle VS Ottawa
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Ottawa.
Seattle is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road.
Seattle is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games played in October.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games.
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games against Seattle.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Ottawa's last 8 games at home.

Winnipeg VS Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 9 games.
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Winnipeg is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
Winnipeg is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games.
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games against Winnipeg.
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.

New York VS Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers' last 6 games.
NY Rangers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games against Toronto.
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Rangers' last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games against NY Rangers.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games at home.

Edmonton VS New York
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Edmonton's last 10 games.
Edmonton is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against NY Islanders.
Edmonton is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders' last 5 games.
NY Islanders is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders' last 8 games against Edmonton.
NY Islanders is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games at home.

Vancouver VS Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 7 games.
Vancouver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Vancouver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas' last 6 games.
Dallas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Carolina VS Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games.
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Carolina is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games against Anaheim.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games on the road.
Anaheim is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games against Carolina.
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina.

Pittsburgh VS Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games.
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games against Los Angeles.
Pittsburgh is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Los Angeles' last 12 games.
Los Angeles is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Los Angeles' last 12 games against Pittsburgh.
Los Angeles is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home.

Boston VS Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games.
Boston is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Vegas.
Boston is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games on the road.
Vegas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas' last 7 games against Boston.
Vegas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Vegas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston.


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[CNOTES]

Thursday, October 16​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SEA at OTT	07:00 PM	U 6.0	+500
NYR at TOR	07:00 PM	TOR -135 O 6.0	+500 +500
WIN at PHI	07:00 PM	U 5.5	+500
COL at CLB	07:00 PM	CLB +140 U 6.5	+500 +500
NAS at MON	07:00 PM	MON -150 U 6.0	+500 +500
FLA at NJ	07:00 PM	FLA +130 O 6.0	+500 +500
EDM at NYI	07:30 PM	EDM -165 U 6.0	+500 +500
VAN at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL -170 O 6.0	+500 +500
BOS at VEG	10:00 PM	BOS +195 O 6.0	+500 +500
CAR at ANA	10:00 PM	ANA +160 O 6.5	+500 +500
PIT at LA	10:00 PM	LA -200 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/16/2025...................................2 - 8 - 1.......................20.00%....................- 35.00
10/15/2025...................................2 - 4 - 0.......................33.33%....................- 14.00
10/14/2025...................................4 - 6 - 1.......................40.00%....................- 11.50
10/13/2025...................................5 - 1 - 0.......................83.33%....................+ 19.50
10/12/2025...................................0 - 2 - 0.......................00.00%....................- 10.75
10/11/2025...................................7 - 9 - 0.......................43.75%....................- 17.50
10/09/2025...................................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%....................- 1.50
10/08/2025...................................1 - 5 - 1.......................16.66%....................- 36.25
10/07/2025...................................4 - 2 - 0.......................66.66%.....................+ 13.25

TOTALS......................................32 - 43 - 3........................42.66%.....................- 93.75

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
— Bengals 33, Steelers 31- Bengals kicked a 36-yard FG with 0:07 left.
— Dodgers 3, Brewers 1- Milwaukee has scored 3 runs in series; they trail, 3-0.
— Blue Jays 8, Mariners 2- SS Gimenez had 4 RBI; series is 2-2.
— East Carolina 41, Tulsa 27- Houser passed for 300 yards, 2 TD’s.
— Milwaukee Bucks signed AJ Green to a 4-year, $45M deal.
— Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti signed an 8-year, $93M deal to stay with the Hoosiers.

Quote of the Day
“I want to help 25 to 30 more families. The only way you do that is you’re transformational as a coach. You’re not transactional. If I become transactional — I’m going to pay you this to do this and that — then I won’t do this anymore. I don’t need to.”
Arkansas hoop coach John Calipari

Friday’s quiz
Toronto Blue Jays won consecutive World Series in 1992-93; who was their manager?

Thursday’s quiz
Chargers’ QB Justin Herbert played his college football at Oregon.

Wednesday’s quiz
Since 1988, David Cone/Curt Schilling have thrown the most pitches in a playoff game (147).

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Friday’s Den: Getting ready for college basketball…….​

Things to think about, with college/minor league basketball around the corner…….
— This will sound weird, but Sacramento State is going to be fascinating to follow this year; the Hornets haven’t had a winning season in Big Sky games since 2015, they’re on their fifth head coach in six years, but they’re going to be fun to watch this season.
The new coach is Mike Bibby, who played 14 years in the NBA, scoring 14.7 ppg; one of his new players is 6-8 F Shaqir O’Neal, whose father is Shaquille O’Neal.
Shaquille O’Neal is the new general manager for Sacramento State, which means we’re going to be seeing some Big Sky games on TV this season. Shaq is good at generating publicity.
Mikey Williams is a Hornet now; he was a big prospect a couple years ago, ran into some issues off the court, but he’s in Sacramento now, and is a key to Sacramento State’s season.

— Next year will be a dizzying year, with more teams changing leagues. There are a few teams changing leagues this year, but not that many.
Grand Canyon moves from the WAC to the Mountain West; Antelopes won 103 games the last four years, have been in four of last five NCAA Tournaments. Last year, Grand Canyon had the #29 eFG% in the country; they got 24% of their points on the foul line (#9 in country). Will they still get as many calls in their new, tougher league?
WAC was the #15 league last year; Mountain West was #6.

— Seattle is also bolting the WAC, which only has seven teams left; Redhawks are moving to the WCC, which won’t look the same at this time next year, with Gonzaga bolting to the Mountain West.
Seattle was 23-14 two years ago, but 14-18 last year; they were a terrible shooting team last year (#334 eFG%). Last four years, Redhawks were 44-28 in the WAC and they’ve got three starters back, but they need to make more shots.
WAC was the #15 league last year; WCC was #7 league.

— UMass bolted from the Atlantic 15 to the MAC, a huge help to their basketball program; MAC was the #23 league LY, A-15 was the #8 league— the move was football-based, but it should make life simpler on the hardwood.
UMass is 47-47 in three years under Frank Martin, was 24-30 in A-15 games. Minutemen have not been in the NCAA’s since 2014- they’ve brought in 10 new players after last year’s 12-20 season, when they shot 28% on the arc, 2nd-worst in the country.

— Two teams bolted to Conference USA, for football reasons…….
Delaware was in the NCAA’s in 2022, going 22-13, but they went 23-31 in CAA games since then.
Blue Hens were 16-20 LY, 5-13 in CAA, but they won four games in the CAA tourney and lost in the final, 76-72 to NC-Wilmington, playing for the fifth night in a row.
Delaware was #324 in defensive efficiency LY; CAA was #20 league last year, C-USA was #9, so this is a step up for the Blue Hens.

— Missouri State bolts to C-USA from the Missouri Valley, the #10 league; Bears were 9-23/2-19 last year, a dismal team that turned the ball over 20.7% of the time (#346).
Missouri State has had some good teams recently, but they haven’t been to the NCAA’s since Steve Alford led them there, in 1999. They’ve had seven 20-win seasons since then, but haven’t made it back to March Madness.

— Famous birthdays, October 17
Michael McKean, 78
Mike Bratz, 70
Dan Pasqua, 64
Jay Humphries, 63
Danny Ferry, 59
John Mabry, 55
Myles Straw, 31

— SEC had 14 of its 16 teams in the NCAA’s last year, which seems excessive; Florida was the first SEC team to win a national title since Kentucky in 2012.
Texas/Oklahoma both went 6-12 in SEC games, tied for 13th; if you finish tied for 13th in your league, you shouldn’t make the NCAA’s.

— Kentucky’s NIL budget/payroll is $22M this season; consensus is that nationally, top 10 teams have an average payroll of $10M or so. High expectations for coach Mark Pope.
Wildcats were 24-12 LY, making their first Sweet 16 since 2019; teams shot 53.9% inside the arc vs Kentucky (#295). Hopefully they spent some of that $22M on big guys who can defend.

— Auburn was 32-6, 15-3 in SEC, made the Final Four for the second time in seven years under Bruce Pearl, but last month, Pearl abruptly quit, so his son Steven could take his place. Bruce Pearl is going into the TV studio this season.
Auburn will play six top 40 teams before Christmas, as they prepare for the rigors on of SEC play, which worked for them LY, when they played the #19 non-conference schedule.

— Last five years, the ACC ranked #5-5-7-5-5 nationally, a downturn from 2014-19, when the ACC was a top 3 league every year. Only four ACC teams made the NCAA’s LY, but couple of new coaches figure to re-vitalize their programs.
Will Wade went 58-11 at McNeese State, made the NCAA’s five of six years before that at LSU, VCU. In the NIL era, Wade seems like a good man for the job.
Ryan Odom is the new coach at Virginia; his teams at VCU/Utah State were 78-30 the last three years. In 2018, he coached #16-seed UMBC to the first #16-seed over #1-seed upset in, when his Retrievers upset………Virginia.

— Four of the top 11 teams in the preseason top 25 are from the Big 18, a league that hasn’t won a national title since Michigan State in 2000.

— BYU signed AJ Dybantsa, the best recruit in the country; Cougars also bring back last year’s leading scorer, Richie Saunders- they’ve added four guards in the transfer portal.
Last year, BYU had the #7 eFG% in the country; 47.6% of their shots were 3’s- they made 36.8% of those. Cougars went 26-10, winning their first NCAA Tournament game since 2011.

— Last five years, Cal-Irvine went 68-23 in Big West games, but was 4-5 in their conference tournament- they surprisingly haven’t been to the NCAA’s since 2019.
Last year, Anteaters were 32-7; they lost the NIT final in overtime. This year, they get G Derin Saran back; he went to Stanford LY, but it didn’t work out well, so he is back in Irvine, where hopefully the Anteaters will fare better in the conference tournament.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, October 17

NHL

Friday, October 17

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Tampa Bay VS Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games.
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games against Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road.
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games played on a Friday.

Minnesota VS Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games.
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games against Washington.
Minnesota is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home.
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota.

Vancouver VS Chicago
Vancouver is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games against Chicago.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Vancouver's last 13 games on the road.
Vancouver is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Vancouver's last 8 games played in October.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games.
Chicago is 7-13 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games against Vancouver.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home.

San Jose VS Utah
San Jose is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
San Jose is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against Utah.
San Jose is 0-7 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Jose's last 14 games when playing on the road against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games against San Jose.
Utah is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Utah's last 14 games when playing at home against San Jose.


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[CNOTES]

Friday, October 17​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TB at DET	07:00 PM	DET +130 O 6.0	+500 +500
MIN at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS -125 U 5.5	+500 +500
VAN at CHI	08:30 PM	VAN -135 O 6.0	+500 +500
SJ at UTAH	09:00 PM	SJ +210 O 6.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/17/2025...................................4 - 3 - 0.......................57.14%....................+ 5.50
10/16/2025...................................2 - 8 - 1.......................20.00%....................- 35.00
10/15/2025...................................2 - 4 - 0.......................33.33%....................- 14.00
10/14/2025...................................4 - 6 - 1.......................40.00%....................- 11.50
10/13/2025...................................5 - 1 - 0.......................83.33%....................+ 19.50
10/12/2025...................................0 - 2 - 0.......................00.00%....................- 10.75
10/11/2025...................................7 - 9 - 0.......................43.75%....................- 17.50
10/09/2025...................................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%....................- 1.50
10/08/2025...................................1 - 5 - 1.......................16.66%....................- 36.25
10/07/2025...................................4 - 2 - 0.......................66.66%.....................+ 13.25

TOTALS......................................36 - 46 - 3........................43.90%.....................- 88.25

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Six highest-paid major leaguers in 1985, 40 years ago:
$2,130,000— Mike Schmidt, Phil
$2,090,000— Jim Rice, Bos
$1,950,000— George Foster, Mets
$1,745,000— Dave Winfield, NYY
$1,728,000— Gary Carter, Mets
$1,600,000— Dale Murphy, Atl

Quote of the Day
“We still have home-field advantage. All we can do is enjoy the flight back to Toronto, enjoy our beds at our homes and our families, and we’re going to get after it on Sunday. … We’ll get after it on Sunday. We’ll be ready to play.”
Blue Jays manager John Schneider

Saturday’s quiz
Which bowl game is played in El Paso, TX every December?

Friday’s quiz
Toronto Blue Jays won consecutive World Series in 1992-93; Cito Gaston was their manager.

Thursday’s quiz
Chargers’ QB Justin Herbert played his college football at Oregon.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a fall Friday…….​

— Mariners 6, Blue Jays 2
Eugenio Suarez hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 8th
Cal Raleigh also homered in 8th to tie game, 2-2.
Mariners took their starting P out after only 56 PT
Seattle leads series, 3-2; Game 6 is in Toronto Sunday.

— Dodgers 5, Brewers 1
Ohtani threw six shutout IP, also hit three home runs.
Milwaukee had five hits, was 0-8 with RISP.
Dodgers sweep Milwaukee 4-0; Brewers scored one run in every game.

— Bengals 33, Steelers 31
Bengals drove 52 yards, kicked 36-yard FG with 0:07 left for the win.
Flacco threw for 342 yards, three TD’s
WR Chase had 23 targets; he caught 16 passes for 161 yards.
Bengals were 7-14 on third down, Pittsburgh 7-10.
Bengals’ first two drives: 13 plays, 53 yards, two punts.
Bengals rest of game: 63 plays, 416 yards, 33 points.
Steelers led 10-0 early in second quarter.
Pittsburgh has allowed 369+ yards in five of six games.

— Louisville 24, Miami 21
Louisville had four INT’s, was +3 in turnovers.
Louisville led 14-10 at halftime.
Miami ran the ball 24 times for only 63 yards.
Cardinals were a 10.5-point underdog.

— Minnesota 24, Nebraska 6
Minnesota outscored Nebraska 17-0 in second half.
Gophers sacked Nebraska’s QB nine times.
Gophers outgained the Cornhuskers, 339-213.
Both teams are 5-2.

— Utah State 30, San Jose State 25
Utah State kicked 44-yard FG with 1:58 left for the win.
Aggies threw a 74-yard TD pass in 3rd quarter; they led 17-9.
San Jose State outgained the Agues, 534-461.
Spartans were 9-17 on third down, Utah State 5-15

— Famous birthdays, October 18th:
Mike Ditka, 86
George Hendrick, 76
Pam Dawber, 74
Alex Cora, 50
Yoenis Cespedes, 40
Zac Efron, 38
Osvaldo Bido, 30
Terance Mann, 29

— Most starting pitchers used, last two years:
31- White Sox, Marlins
27- Dodgers, Brewers
24- Angels, Mets, Giants
23- Braves, Red Sox

— Fewest starting pitchers used, last two years:
10- Mariners
12- Cardinals
14- Bronx, Nationals
16- Rockies, Royals, Phillies

— Dodgers-Brewers, Blue Jays-Mariners. This year’s Final Four
Only one player ever has played for all four of those teams: Henry Blanco, who played 16 years in the big leagues, for 11 different teams.

— Dolphins-Browns Sunday will have two lefty QB’s starting, first time that has happened in the NFL since 2006, an Atlanta-Tampa Bay game (Vick-Chris Simms)
By the way, this game could have winds as high as 60 MPH, with a 94% chance of rain.

— Since 2016, there have been 16 college football teams that started a season 0-6 ATS; those teams went 5-10-1 ATS in their 7th game. Penn State fits that bill this week.
Since 2020, there have been eight teams that started a season 6-0 ATS; those teams went 2-6 ATS in their 7th game. Memphis, Texas Tech fit the bill this week.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Saturday, October 18

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Florida VS Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 7 games.
Florida is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games against Buffalo.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Florida's last 14 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Buffalo's last 10 games.
Buffalo is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Buffalo's last 10 games against Florida.
Buffalo is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home.

New York VS Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders' last 5 games.
NY Islanders is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
NY Islanders is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games against Ottawa.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Islanders' last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games.
Ottawa is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 9 games at home.
Ottawa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders.

Edmonton VS New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games.
Edmonton is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against New Jersey.
Edmonton is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 6 games.
New Jersey is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 9 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Dallas VS St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas' last 5 games.
Dallas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games against St. Louis.
Dallas is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Dallas' last 13 games when playing on the road against St. Louis.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis' last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of St. Louis' last 15 games against Dallas.
St. Louis is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis' last 13 games when playing at home against Dallas.

Nashville VS Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games.
Nashville is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
Nashville is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
Nashville is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg.
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games against Nashville.
Winnipeg is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home.
Winnipeg is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Nashville.

Tampa Bay VS Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 16 games.
Tampa Bay is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
Tampa Bay is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games against Columbus.
Tampa Bay is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus' last 7 games.
Columbus is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus' last 5 games against Tampa Bay.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus' last 9 games at home.

New York VS Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers' last 7 games.
NY Rangers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Montreal.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Rangers' last 9 games on the road.
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal's last 7 games against NY Rangers.
Montreal is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers.

Minnesota VS Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Minnesota is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home.

Seattle VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games.
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games against Toronto.
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road.
Seattle is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games against Seattle.
Toronto is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home.
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Carolina VS Los Angeles
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Carolina is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games against Los Angeles.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games on the road.
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Los Angeles' last 13 games.
Los Angeles is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles' last 5 games against Carolina.
Los Angeles is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games at home.

Boston VS Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games.
Boston is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games against Colorado.
Boston is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 10 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston.

Pittsburgh VS San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games.
Pittsburgh is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against San Jose.
Pittsburgh is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road.
San Jose is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games against Pittsburgh.
San Jose is 0-8 SU in its last 8 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.

Calgary VS Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Calgary's last 10 games.
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Vegas.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas' last 7 games against Calgary.
Vegas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Vegas is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Calgary.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vegas' last 12 games played in October.


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, October 18

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday, October 18​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NYR at MON	07:00 PM	U 5.5	+500
MIN at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI -125	+500
NAS at WIN	07:00 PM	WIN -185	+500
TB at CLB	07:00 PM	O 6.5	+500
BOS at COL	09:00 PM	COL -260	+500
CAL at VEG	10:00 PM	VEG -245	+500
PIT at SJ	10:00 PM	O 6.5	+500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NHL BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/18/2025...................................4 - 3 - 0.......................57.14%....................+ 3.50
10/17/2025...................................4 - 3 - 0.......................57.14%....................+ 5.50
10/16/2025...................................2 - 8 - 1.......................20.00%....................- 35.00
10/15/2025...................................2 - 4 - 0.......................33.33%....................- 14.00
10/14/2025...................................4 - 6 - 1.......................40.00%....................- 11.50
10/13/2025...................................5 - 1 - 0.......................83.33%....................+ 19.50
10/12/2025...................................0 - 2 - 0.......................00.00%....................- 10.75
10/11/2025...................................7 - 9 - 0.......................43.75%....................- 17.50
10/09/2025...................................7 - 7 - 0.......................50.00%....................- 1.50
10/08/2025...................................1 - 5 - 1.......................16.66%....................- 36.25
10/07/2025...................................4 - 2 - 0.......................66.66%.....................+ 13.25

TOTALS......................................40 - 49 - 3........................44,94%.....................- 84,75

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 9-pack:
Highest-paid players in the NBA this year:
$59,606,817— Steph Curry, GSt
$55,224,526— Joel Embiid, Phil
$55,224,526— Nikola Jokic, Den
$54,708,609— Kevin Durant, Hst
$54,126,450— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
$54,126,450— Luka Doncic, LAL
$54,126,450— Jimmy Butler, GSt
$54,126,450— Anthony Davis, Dal
$54,126,450— Jayson Tatum, Bos

Quote of the Day
“We wanted to play with fanatical effort, and the second thing was poise. The third thing was we talked about staying together, no matter what.”
UAB interim football coach Alex Mortensen, who led the Blazers to an upset win over Memphis Saturday. Alex is the son of the late Chris Mortensen, the great reporter on ESPN.

Sunday’s quiz
Who was QB for the Vikings, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?

Saturday’s quiz
The Sun Bowl is played in El Paso, TX every December.

Friday’s quiz
Toronto Blue Jays won consecutive World Series in 1992-93; Cito Gaston was their manager.

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

— Vanderbilt 31, LSU 24
Commodores are 6-1 for the first time since 1950.
Vandy ran ball 45 times for 239 yards (5.3 yards/carry)
Commodores snapped a 10-game losing skid vs LSU.

— Georgia 43, Ole Miss 35
QB Stockton threw for 289 yards, four TD’s.
Georgia outscored the Rebels 17-0 in fourth quarter.
Dawgs ran 80 plays for 510 yards, had 34 first downs.

— Arizona State 26, Texas Tech 22
Sun Devils drove 75 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:34 left.
First loss of year for Tech, who played without starting QB Morton.
WR Tyson caught 10 passes for 105 yards and a TD for ASU.

— UCLA 20, Maryland 17
Bruins kicked a 23-yard FG with 0:02 left for the comeback win.
Maryland had tied the game on a TD with 0:40 left.
UCLA is 3-0 since they fired their coach after an 0-4 start.

— Missouri 23, Auburn 17 OT
Mizzou led 10-7 at halftime.
Auburn RB Cobb ran ball 19 times for 111 yards.
Auburn is 0-4 in SEC, scoring 17-10-10-17 points.

— Upsets of the Week:
UAB (+20.5) 31, Memphis 24
Coastal Carolina (+10.5) 45, Appalachian State 37
Louisville (+10.5) 24, Miami 21
Arizona State (+9.5) 26, Texas Tech 22
Florida International (+9.5) 25, Western Kentucky 6
Minnesota (+8.5) 24, Nebraska 6
Arkansas State (+8.5) 15, South Alabama 14
SMU (+5.5) 35, Clemson 24
— Indiana 38, Michigan State 13

Five highest-paid coaches in college football:
$13M/year- Kirby Smart, Georgia
$12.5M- Ryan Day, Ohio State
$11.6M- Curt Cignetti, Indiana
$11.5M- Lincoln Riley, USC
$11.3M- Dabo Swinney, Clemson

— UAB 31, Memphis 24
Blazers fired their coach this week, then pulled biggest upset of the day.
UAB had good balance; ran ball for 219 yards, threw it for 251.
Blazers covered 9-13 third down plays, 6-1 Memphis 5-11.

— Georgia Tech 27, Duke 18
Tech had a 95-yard fumble return for TD in first quarter.
Game was tied 10-10 after the third quarter.
Tech was outgained 441-376; they’re quietest 7-0 team in country.

— California 21, North Carolina 18
TE on North Carolina fumbled on 1-yard line with 3:48 left.
Tar Heels are 1-4 vs I-A teams; the win was over 1-6 Charlotte.
Cal barely won, despite being +3 in turnovers.

— Famous birthdays, October 19th:
John Lithgow, 80
Lynn Dickey, 76
Lionel Hollins, 72
David Palmer, 68
Brad Daugherty, 60
Keith Foulke, 53
Leonard Little, 51
Michael Young, 49
Rajai Davis, 45
JA Happ, 43
Anthony Santander, 31
Zack Gelof, 26

— Houston 31, Arizona 28
Houston kicked a 41-yard FG at the gun, improved to 6-1.
Cougars ran ball 45 times for 232 yards.
Arizona was first team to score TD Saturday; they were 50-1 to do that at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas.

— Marshall 40, Texas State 37 OT
Bobcats lost in overtime for the second week in a row.
Texas State QB Jackson threw for 44 yards, 2 TD’s in a losing cause.
Bobcats turned ball over three times, had 12 penalties for 80 yards.

— Tulane 24, Army 17
6-1 Green Wave scored two TD’s in last 1:54 for the comeback win.
Total yardage: Tulane 402, Army 358
Army ran ball 63 times for 233 yards.

— Alabama 37, Tennessee 20
Vols QB Aguilar threw a 99-yard pick-6 on last play of first half.
If Tennessee had kicked FG there, they would’ve trailed 16-10 at the half.
Vols outgained Alabama 409-373, but had 10 penalties for 67 yards.

— Texas 16, Kentucky 13 OT
Longhorns led 7-0 at halftime.
Kentucky kicked a 45-yard FG with 0:09 left to force OT.
In OT, Wildcats went for it on 4th-and-goal from the 1-yard line, but failed.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, October 19

NHL

Sunday, October 19

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Vancouver VS Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 9 games.
Vancouver is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games against Washington.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Vancouver's last 14 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games.
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games against Vancouver.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 10 games at home.

Edmonton VS Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Edmonton's last 12 games.
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Edmonton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games against Detroit.
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton.
Detroit is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.

Boston VS Utah
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games.
Boston is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games against Utah.
Boston is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games against Boston.
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Utah is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Boston.

Anaheim VS Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games.
Anaheim is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
Anaheim is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games against Chicago.
Anaheim is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games.
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games against Anaheim.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games at home.


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[CNOTES]

Sunday, October 19​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
VAN at WAS	12:30 PM	WAS -160 O 5.5	+500 +500
EDM at DET	03:00 PM	DET +115 U 6.0	+500 +500
ANA at CHI	07:00 PM	CHI +110 U 6.0	+500 +500
BOS at UTAH	07:00 PM	UTAH -220 U 6.0	+500 +500