CNOTES 2025-206 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

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Wednesday, December 31​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
GS at CHA	01:00 PM	GS -6.5*****	+500
ORL at IND	03:00 PM	U 227.0*****	+500
MIN at ATL	03:00 PM	ATL +5.5***** O 243.5*****	+500 +500
PHO at CLE	03:30 PM	PHO +6.5*****	+500
NY at SA	07:00 PM	U 236.0*****	+500
NO at CHI	07:00 PM	U 248.0*****	+500
DEN at TOR	07:30 PM	O 229.0*****	+500
POR at OKC	08:00 PM	O 232.5*****	+500
WAS at MIL	08:00 PM	O 232.5*****	+500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NBA BEST BEST FOR DECEMBER !

12/31/2025...............3 - 7 - 0...............30.00%...........- 23.50
12/30/2025...............2 - 6 - 0...............25.00%...........- 23.00
12/29/2025...............7 - 5 - 1...............58.33%...........+ 7.50
12/28/2025...............3 - 4 - 0...............42.85%...........- 7.00
12/27/2025...............6 - 4 - 0...............60.00%...........+ 8.00
12/26/2025...............5 -1 - 0................83.33%...........+ 19.50
12/25/2025...............2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%...........- 6.50
12/23/2025...............7 - 8 - 1...............46.66%...........- 9.00
12/22/2025...............7 - 1 - 0...............87.50%...........+ 29.50
12/21/2025...............0 - 5 - 1...............00.00%............- 27.50
12/20/2025...............6 - 6 - 0................50.00%...........- 3.00
12/19/2025...............3 - 4 - 0................42.85%............- 7.00
12/18/2025...............8 - 4 - 0...............66.66%...........+ 18.00
12/17/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/16/2025...............2 - 0 - 0.............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/15/2025...............4 - 2 - 0...............66.66%............+ 9.00
12/14/2025...............4 - 6 - 1...............40.00%............- 13.00
12/13/2025...............0 -3 - 0................00.00%............- 16.50
12/12/2025...............2 - 3 - 0...............40.00%.............- 6.50
12/11/2025...............1 - 5 - 0...............16.66%.............- 22.50
12/10/2025...............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%............- 11.50
12/09/2025...............2 - 0 - 0..............100.00%............+ 10.00
12/08/2025................3 - 3 - 0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
12/07/2025................2 - 4 - 1...............33.33%............- 12.00
12/06/2025................5 - 4 - 0...............55.55%............+ 3.00
12/05/2025..............10 - 5 - 0...............66.66%.............+ 22.50
12/04/2025................2 - 4 - 0...............33.33%.............- 12.00
12/03/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00
12/02/2025................6 - 6 - 0...............50.00%.............- 3.00

TOTALS...............121 - 112 - 4..............51.48%............. - 61.00

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
New Orleans Saints’ career leaders in passing yards:
68,010— Drew Brees
21,734— Archie Manning
19,156— Aaron Brooks
14,630— Bobby Hebert
10,622— Jim Everett
7,490— Billy Kilmer

Quote of the Day
“We don’t want to be in the spot we are in now, so something’s got to change. Whether it’s players we have continuing to improve and get better and play championship-caliber football or bringing in guys that will or whatever it may be. Obviously, something has to [change].”
Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow

Thursday’s quiz
Who was the Cincinnati Bengals’ coach, before Zac Taylor?

Wednesday’s quiz
This year’s Green Bay Packers are the only team in the last 60 years to lose three games in a season when they didn’t punt in any of the games.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Hangover, four friends drive to Las Vegas in a silver Mercedes.

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Thursday’s Den: Happy New Year, everyone……..​

Happy New Year!!! Thanks for reading; hope 2026 is fun for all of us.
The one thing I’d really like to see this year is for everyone to be nicer to each other; just because we may disagree on some stuff, let’s be civil about it.

— Duke 42, Arizona State 39
Duke scored game-winning TD with 2:10 left.
QB Mensah threw for 327 yards, four TD’s.
Arizona State QB Sims threw for 375 yards, 3 TD’s.
ASU gained 619 yards, but was minus-2 in turnovers.

— Iowa 34, Vanderbilt 27
Hawkeyes led 14-3 at halftime.
Vandy QB Pavia threw for 347 yards, 2 TD’s.
Big 18 teams are 7-3 SU/6-4 ATS in bowl games.
SEC teams are 3-6 SU/ATS in bowl games.

— Texas 41, Michigan 27
Game was tied 17-17 at halftime.
Texas in second half: 26 plays, 224 yards, 24 points.
Longhorns ran ball 33 times for 235 yards (7.1 yards/carry)
QB Manning threw for 221 yards, ran for 155 more.

— Utah 44, Nebraska 22
QB Dampier threw for 310 yards, two TD’s.
Nebraska’s first two drives: 20 plays, 157 yards, 14 points.
Nebraska rest of game: 45 plays, 186 yards, 8 points.
Utah ran ball 45 times for 225 yards (5 yards/carry).

— Miami 24, Ohio State 14
Hurricanes were a 7.5-point underdog.
Up 7-0, Miami scored on a 72-yard pick-6 to break game open.
Ohio State ran ball 24 times for only 45 yards.
Miami plays the Ole Miss-Georgia winner in the next round of the playoff.

— Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has had 94 players taken in the NFL Draft, the most of any current college head coach.

— Famous birthdays, January 1st:
Frank Langella, 88
Bob Brudzinski, 70
LaMarr Hoyt, 70
Fernando Tatis Sr, 50
Tiago Splitter, 40
Dallas Keuchel, 37
Jason Pierre-Paul, 36
Trumaine Johnson, 35
Tyler Higbee, 32
LaMonte Wade, 31

College conferences’ bowl records SU/ATS:

AAC- 4-3/3-4

ACC- 6-4/4-6

Big X- 4-1/5-0

Big 18- 6-4/5-5

Conference USA- 4-3/4-3

MAC- 2-3/3-2

Mountain West- 2-5/3-4

SEC- 3-6/3-6

Sun Belt 3-6/4-5

— Movie of the Day: 21 (2008)- Six MIT students form a card counting team and go to Las Vegas to win a lot of money. Kevin Spacey is the professor who trains the group; Laurence Fishburne is a casino employee who isn’t fond of card counters.
Jeffrey Ma, who the movie’s main character is based on, plays a blackjack dealer in some of the scenes. This movie was inspired by real people, real events.

— Virginia Tech 95, Virginia 85, 3OTs
Tech was 28-41 on the foul line, Virginia 11-15.
Ben Hammond scored 30 points for Tech; he didn’t start.
Cavaliers fall to 11-2; they were 10-45 on the arc.

— Villanova 71, DePaul 66
Villanova shot 28.6% inside arc, 10-23 outside arc.
Wildcats were 21-31 on foul line, Blue Demons 7-12.
DePaul is 0-3 in Big East, scoring 62 ppg.
Since 2007-08, DePaul is 56-276 in conference games.

— Clemson 64, Syracuse 61
Clemson shot 57.5% inside the arc.
Syracuse was 20-24 on foul line, Tigers 6-12.
Clemson is 11-3, 4-2 vs top 100 teams.

— Wichita State 75, UAB 70
Blazers led 40-24 late in the first half.
Shockers shot 9-20 on the arc, UAB 3-12.
Wichita is #14 team in country on offensive boards.

— VCU 89, St Bonaventure 82
Bonnies led by 7 with 8:10 left in the game.
Rams were 26-28 on foul line, St Bonaventure 14-15.
6-3 soph Hill scored 19 points in 26:00 off the bench.

— Creighton has a 6-4 guard, Austin Swartz, who is scoring 9.5 ppg in 18.4 minutes/game; what is unusual is that in his 239:00 on the floor, he’s only taken two foul shots. 29-74 on the arc, 18-33 inside the arc, 1-2 on the foul line. Very unusual.

 

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NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, January 1

NBA

Thursday, January 1

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Trend Report
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Houston VS Brooklyn
Houston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games.
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Houston is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Brooklyn's last 17 games.
Brooklyn is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Brooklyn's last 10 games against Houston.

Miami VS Detroit
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 12 games.
Miami is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games.
Miami is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games against Miami.
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami.

Philadelphia VS Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games.
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Dallas.
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Dallas.
Philadelphia is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games on the road.
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas' last 11 games.
Dallas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas' last 12 games against Philadelphia.

Boston VS Sacramento
Boston is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games.
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games against Sacramento.
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games against Sacramento.
Sacramento is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Sacramento's last 20 games.
Sacramento is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Sacramento's last 18 games against Boston.

Utah VS Los Angeles
Utah is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Utah's last 9 games.
Utah is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Utah is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games against Utah.
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.


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[CNOTES]

Thursday, January 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
HOU at BK	06:00 PM	BK +11.5*****	+500
MIA at DET	07:00 PM	MIA +4.5***** U 236.5*****	+500 +500
PHI at DAL	08:30 PM	DAL +2.5 U 230.5*****	+500 +500
BOS at SAC	10:00 PM	SAC +9.5*****	+500
UTA at LAC	10:30 PM	UTA +12.5***** O 233.0*****	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/02/2026...............1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%..................- 28.00

 

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Average home attendance last baseball season:
49,536– Dodgers
42,434— Padres
42,408— Bronx
41,672— Phillies
39,755— Mets
37,359— Cubs

Quote of the Day
“They only lasting fuel is routine, and you only get a routine by dragging yourself on the days when you have no motivation. Over and over…….the only thing that works long term is showing up for yourself, even when you don’t want to. Brute force.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Friday’s quiz
Who is the only major league pitcher ever to pitch in a World Series for four different teams?

Thursday’s quiz
Marvin Lewis was the Cincinnati Bengals’ coach, before Zac Taylor.

Wednesday’s quiz
This year’s Green Bay Packers are the only team in the last 60 years to lose three games in a season when they didn’t punt in any of those games.

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

— Handicapping Week 18 of the NFL is tougher than normal; some teams aren’t playing their starters because they’re in playoffs next week. Eagles are sitting Jalen Hurts and some of their other starters, Chargers are sitting Justin Herbert, Jordan Love is sitting out for Green Bay.

— Houston Astros made a splash in free agency Thursday, signing P Tatsuya Imai to a three-year contract worth $54M, plus some other incentives. He replaces free agent Framber Valdez, who won 57 games for the Astros the last four years.

— Ole Miss 39, Georgia 34
Georgia led this game 21-12 at halftime.
Ole Miss QB Chambliss threw for 362 yards, two TD’s.
Total yardage: Ole Miss 473, Georgia 343
Rebels move on to play Miami in the next round of the playoff.

Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss played for D-II Ferris State last year, leading them to a national title. How was somebody this good playing Division II ball?

— Indiana 38, Alabama 3
Hoosiers win their first bowl game since 1991.
Indiana outgained Alabama, 407-193.
Alabama ran the ball 17 times for only 23 yards.
Indiana moves on to play Oregon next; they beat the Ducks 30-20 in October.

Alabama was a 7,5-point underdog, the biggest underdog they’ve been since 2008.

— Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0
Tech came into this game scoring 42.5 ppg.
Oregon led this game 6-0 at halftime.
Tech gained only 215 yards, had four turnovers.
Ducks move on to play Indiana in the next round.

— Miami Dolphins hired Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman as a consultant in their search for a new general manager, which is a little odd, seeing how Dan Marino already works for the team. He is an advisor; this isn’t a permanent job.

Dolphins haven’t won a playoff game since 2000; ownership wanted a voice from the outside to provide a different perspective.

— Famous birthdays, January 2nd:
Calvin Hill, 79
Mike Newlin, 77
Jim Essian, 74
Edgar Martinez, 62

David Cone, 62
Christy Turlington, 57
Dax Shepard, 51
Kirk Hinrich, 46

Kate Bosworth, 43
Kyle Stowers, 27
Aaron Wiggins, 27
Fernando Tatis Jr, 26

— College conferences’ bowl records SU/ATS:
AAC- 4-3/3-4
ACC- 6-4/4-6
Big X- 5-1/5-1

Big 18- 9-4/8-5
Conference USA- 4-3/4-3
MAC- 2-3/3-2

Mountain West- 2-5/3-4
SEC- 4-8/4-8
Sun Belt 3-6/4-5

— NCAA Tournament is still a couple months away, but ESPN’s Bracketology has these teams as the #1-4 seeds, if the tournament were this week:
#1-seeds: Michigan, UConn, Arizona, Iowa State
#2-seeds: Vanderbilt, Duke, Gonzaga, Purdue
#3-seeds: Houston, Michigan State, Alabama, BYU
#4-seeds: Louisville, Kansas, Illinois, Nebraska

— Vanderbilt guard Frankie Collins torn a meniscus in his knee and is out indefinitely; he is a senior who is scoring 7.8 ppg and 4.7 assists/game.

— ESPN’s fantasy football posted the players who were on the highest %age of teams that won their league’s championship this year:

29.1%- Puka Nucua
25.2%- Jaxon Smith-Njigba
23.8%- Bijan Robinson
22.4%- Trey McBride
20.1%- Christian McCaffrey

— Before the Cotton Bowl, Ohio State practiced in an indoor practice facility at Highland Park High School, where Matthew Stafford/Clayton Kershaw went to school.

You read that right; a high school in Texas has an indoor practice facility for its football team.

— Last five years, number of pitchers who started 30+ games:
2021- 41
2022- 43
2023- 44
2024- 51
2025- 53

— New Orleans Saints have won four games in a row, for the first time since 2020.

 

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NBA

Friday, January 2

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Trend Report
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Brooklyn VS Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Brooklyn's last 18 games.
Brooklyn is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games against Washington.
Brooklyn is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games against Washington.
Brooklyn is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road.
Washington is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games.
Washington is 7-13 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games against Brooklyn.

San Antonio VS Indiana
San Antonio is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games.
San Antonio is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games.
San Antonio is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Indiana's last 13 games against San Antonio.
Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio.

Denver VS Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games.
Denver is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 10 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Denver's last 10 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games.
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 7 games against Denver.

Atlanta VS New York
Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 12 games.
Atlanta is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against New York.
New York is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games.
New York is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York's last 9 games against Atlanta.

Orlando VS Chicago
Orlando is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games.
Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Chicago.
Orlando is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games against Chicago.
Chicago is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games.
Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 10 games at home.

Portland VS New Orleans
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games.
Portland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Portland is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of New Orleans' last 18 games.
New Orleans is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
New Orleans is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home.

Charlotte VS Milwaukee
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Charlotte's last 17 games.
Charlotte is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Charlotte is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games.
Milwaukee is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 16 games against Charlotte.

Sacramento VS Phoenix
Sacramento is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Sacramento's last 20 games.
Sacramento is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games.
Sacramento is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Phoenix is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games at home.
Phoenix is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Sacramento.

Oklahoma City VS Golden State
Oklahoma City is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games.
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Golden State.
Oklahoma City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games against Golden State.
Oklahoma City is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games on the road.
Golden State is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games.
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Golden State's last 13 games against Oklahoma City.

Memphis VS Los Angeles
Memphis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 6 games.
Memphis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Memphis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Lakers' last 15 games.
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers' last 9 games against Memphis.

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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, January 2

 

[CNOTES]

Friday, January 2​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SA at IND	07:00 PM	O 238.5*****	+500
BK at WAS	07:00 PM	O 223.5*****	+500
ATL at NY	07:30 PM	NY -6.5***** U 241.5*****	+500 +500
DEN at CLE	07:30 PM	CLE -13.5***** O240.0*****	+500 +500
POR at NO	08:00 PM	NO +3.5	+500
CHA at MIL	08:00 PM	MIL -5.5 O 232.5*****	+500 +500
ORL at CHI	08:00 PM	CHI +5.0 U 232.5*****	+500 +500
SAC at PHO	09:00 PM	PHO -12.5 O 226.0*****	+500 +500
OKC at GS	10:00 PM	GS +13.5***** O 225.5*****	+500 +500
MEM at LAL	10:30 PM	MEM +4.0*****	+500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/02/2026.............4 - 12 - 0..............25.00%..................- 40.00
01/01/2026...............1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%..................- 28.00

TOTALS.....................5 - 18 - 0..............21.73%...................- 68.00

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Six highest-paid NBA players, in the 1985-86 season (40 years ago):
$2.5M— Magic Johnson, Lakers
$2,140,000— Moses Malone, 76ers
$2,030,000— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lakers
$1.8M— Larry Bird, Celtics
$1.6M— Jack Sikma, Sonics
$1,485,000— Julius Erving, 76ers

Quote of the Day
“In order to get better at basketball, you have to play basketball.”
Kelvin Sampson

Saturday’s quiz
Which current NFL head coach had more rushing yards than Bo Jackson in his NFL playing career?

Friday’s quiz
Max Scherzer is the only major league pitcher ever to pitch in a World Series for four different teams.

Thursday’s quiz
Marvin Lewis was the Cincinnati Bengals’ coach, before Zac Taylor.

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

— Word of the Day: Polarizing- Something/someone who divides people into sharply opposing factions. I bring this up now that Ole Miss is in the semi-finals of the college football playoff, after Lane Kiffin built a good program, then bolting on his team before the playoff, to go to SEC rival and make more money.
By the way, the two wins by Ole Miss in the playoffs have earned Kiffin another $500,000 in bonus money, which LSU is paying him.

— Here is Kiffin’s career timeline:
1994-96- was a backup QB at Fresno State.
1997-98- student assistant coach at Fresno State (his father wouldn’t let him quit playing, unless he became a student assistant coach).
1999- grad assistant at Colorado State
2000- defensive quality control coach, Jacksonville Jaguars
2001- tight ends coach, USC
2002-03- wide receivers coach, USC
2004- pass game coordinator, USC
2005-06- offensive coordinator, USC
2007-08- head coach, Oakland Raiders
2009- head coach, Tennessee Vols
2010-13- head coach, USC
2014-16- offensive coordinator, Alabama
2017-19- head coach, Florida Atlantic
2020-25- head coach, Ole Miss
Going to be very interesting to see how he does with LSU.

— Wake Forest 43, Mississippi State 29
Down 3-0 in first quarter, Wake ran kickoff back 100 yards for a TD.
Deacons scored on TD passes of 64-62 yards.
Wake Forest won four in row, seven of last eight games.
Miss State lost eight of its last nine games, after a 4-0 start.

— SMU 24, Arizona 19
Mustangs led 24-0 at halftime.
SMU survived three turnovers (minus-2), being outgained 441-392.
SMU won seven of its last nine games.

— Navy 35, Cincinnati 13
Navy ran the ball 51 times for 241 yards.
Navy won five of last six bowl games.
Cincinnati lost its last five games overall, giving up 37.8 ppg


Bobcats QB Jackson threw for 173 yards, 3 TDs, also ran for a TD.
Texas State’s lead was only 10-7 at halftime.
Bobcats outgained Rice, 436-195.

— Famous birthdays, January 3rd:
Victoria Principal, 76
Mel Gibson, 70
Jim Everett, 63
AJ Burnett, 48
David Tyree, 45
Eli Manning, 44
Doug McDermott, 33
Dallas Goedert, 30

— College conferences’ bowl records SU/ATS:

AAC- 5-4/4-5

ACC- 8-4/6-6

Big X- 5-3/5-3

Big 18- 9-4/8-5

Conference USA- 4-3/4-3

MAC- 2-3/3-2

Mountain West- 2-5/3-4

SEC- 4-9/4-9

Sun Belt 4-6/5-5

— The four head coaches whose teams are all alive in the college football playoff? At one time or another, they were all an assistant coach under Nick Saban.

— Tennessee Vols’ punter Jackson Ross is a 26-year old Australian who used to play tennis, and then got paid to play Australian Rules Football.

— Friday, 3,753 college/minor league football players entered the transfer portal, roughly 27 players for every I-A team in the country.

— Last two years, Cincinnati Bengals have lost six games when they scored 34+ points; in the history of the NFL, only two other teams have ever lost three games like that in the same year- 1985 Chargers, 2002 Chiefs.

— Biggest upset in bowl game history? Back in 1998, Idaho (+17) upset Southern Mississippi 42-38 in the Humanitarian Bowl.

— Gonzaga 80, Seattle 72 OT
Seattle led by 13 with 12:30 left in the game.
Redhawks are 12-4, but 1-2 in their first year in the WCC.
Gonzaga is 15-1; their only loss was against Michigan, by 40.
This is Gonzaga’s last year in the WCC; they’ll be in the Pac-12 next year.

— Nebraska 58, Michigan State 56
Cornhuskers are 14-0 for the first time ever, vs schedule #140.
Nebraska shot 13-37 on the arc, only 5-20 inside the arc.

Spartans shot 34% from the floor.
— Washington State 78, LMU 76
Lions led by 14 midway thru the first half.
Wazzu shot 56.2% inside the arc, 10-23 outside the arc.

— Manhattan 80, Quinnipiac 79
Jaspers trailed by 18 with 16:37 left in the game.
Manhattan is in bottom 5 in country on the defensive boards.
Both teams are 3-1 in the MAAC.

 

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Saturday, January 3

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Trend Report
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Minnesota VS Miami
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games.
Minnesota is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games.
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Miami.
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 13 games.
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games against Minnesota.

Atlanta VS Toronto
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games.
Atlanta is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games.
Atlanta is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home.
Toronto is 13-7 ATS in its last 20 games when playing at home against Atlanta.

Philadelphia VS New York
Philadelphia is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against New York.
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against New York.
New York is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games.
New York is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games against Philadelphia.

Charlotte VS Chicago
Charlotte is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Charlotte's last 18 games.
Charlotte is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Charlotte is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games against Chicago.
Chicago is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games.
Chicago is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 11 games at home.

Portland VS San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 8 games.
Portland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against San Antonio.
Portland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games against San Antonio.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games.
San Antonio is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 12 games against Portland.
San Antonio is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home.

Houston VS Dallas
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Houston is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games against Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games on the road.
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas.
Dallas is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas' last 12 games.
Dallas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas' last 6 games against Houston.

Utah VS Golden State
Utah is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Utah's last 14 games.
Utah is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games.
Utah is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games against Golden State.
Golden State is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games.
Golden State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games against Utah.

Boston VS Los Angeles
Boston is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games.
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Boston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Clippers' last 15 games.
LA Clippers is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games against Boston.


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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, January 3

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday, January 3​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIN at MIA	05:00 PM	MIN -2.5***** O 239.0	+500 +500
ATL at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR -3.5 O 233.0*****	+500 +500
PHI at NY	07:30 PM	PHI +3.0*****	+500
POR at SA	08:00 PM	SA -7.5***** U 237.5	+500 +500
CHA at CHI	08:00 PM	CHI -2.0***** O 238.0*****	+500 +500
HOU at DAL	08:30 PM	HOU -8.0****** O 226.5*****	+500 +500
UTA at GS	10:00 PM	U 240.5*****	+500
BOS at LAC	10:30 PM	LAC -1.5***** O 222.5*****	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU JANUARY !

01/03/2026...............5 - 6 - 0...............45.45%...................- 8.00
01/02/2026...............1 - 6 - 0...............14.28%..................- 28.00

TOTALS...................6 - 12 - 0...............33.33%..................- 36.00

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Unbeaten college basketball teams:
15-0— Miami OH
14-0— Arizona
14-0— Iowa State
14-0— Nebraska
14-0— Vanderbilt
13-0— Michigan

Quote of the Day
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
George Santayana

Sunday’s quiz
Who is the all-time leader in receiving yards for the Rams?

Saturday’s quiz
In his NFL playing career, Chargers’ coach Jim Harbaugh had more rushing yards than Bo Jackson; Harbaugh had 2,787 rushing yards, Bo Jackson 2,782.

Friday’s quiz
Max Scherzer is the only major league pitcher ever to pitch in a World Series for four different teams.

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

— Buccaneers 16, Panthers 14
This game was played in a rainy quagmire in Tampa.
Both teams are now 8-9, tied for first in NFC South.
If Atlanta wins Sunday, it creates a 3-way tie; Carolina would advance
If New Orleans wins Sunday, Tampa Bay would advance.
Tampa Bay was 8-15 on third down, Carolina 1-8 (2-2 on 4th down)
Panthers ran the ball 14 times for only 19 yards.
Chase McLaughlin kicked field goals of 29-36-48 yards.
Just second win in last nine games for the Buccaneers.

— Seahawks 13, 49ers 3
Seattle wins NFC West, gets a first round bye in the playoffs.
Seahawks outgained San Francisco 361-173.
Seattle ran for 180 yards, didn’t score TD in three trips to red zone.
K Myers was only 2-4 on field goals; he had made 18 in a row coming in.
49ers will be #6-seed if Rams win Sunday, #5-seed if Arizona wins.
49ers’ first three drives: 12 plays, 39 yards, no points.
Seattle’s first four drives: 34 plays, 187 yards, 10 points.
Seahawks were 6-13 on third down, San Francisco 2-9.

— College Basketball Upsets of the Day:
Providence (+12) 77, St John’s 71
Mississippi State (+9.5) 101, Texas 98
Cal-Bakersfield (+9.5) 81, Cal-Davis 79
Georgia State (+8.5) 89, Coastal Carolina 71
James Madison (+8.5) 78, Arkansas State 74
Monmouth (+8.5) 62, Towson 48
Western Carolina (+8.5) 80, Furman 77 OT
There were 18 teams that won Saturday, after trailing by 10+ points. Lot of comebacks.

— SEC basketball
Alabama 89, Kentucky 74
Crimson Tide led 50-34 at halftime.
Alabama shot 15-38 on the arc; Kentucky was 4-19.
Alabama is 11-3; they’ve played the toughest schedule in country so far.
Arkansas 86, Tennessee 75
Vols led by 5 with 12:29 left in the game.
Arkansas was 29-33 on foul line, Tennessee 12-23
Acuff had 29 points, 4 assists for the Razorbacks.

Georgia 104, Auburn 100 OT
Georgia shot 63.9% inside the arc.
Dawgs have won seven games in a row, are 13-1, vs schedule #321.
Georgia’s only loss was in OT to Clemson, on a neutral floor.
KenPom has four SEC teams ranked in the country’s top 30.
Going into Saturday, Bracketology had SEC getting 9 teams in NCAA’s.

— Big X
BYU 83, Kansas State 73
Freshman AJ Dybansas had 24 points, 8 rebounds, 7 turnovers.
K-State shot 3-21 on the arc.
BYU has won 10 in a row, is 13-1 against schedule #51.
Central Florida 81, Kansas 75
Knights have won 11 in a row, are a very quiet 12-1 team.
UCF is #5 team in country on the offensive boards.
Kansas star Peterson had 26 points in 23:00; only third game he’s played since November 11th.

Houston 67, Cincinnati 60
Bearcats led by 10 early in the second half.
Freshman G Flemings had 19 points, 6 assists, 5 steals.
Cougars have won seven in a row, are 13-1 vs schedule #106.
KenPom has five Big X teams ranked in the country’s top 20.
Going into Saturday, Bracketology had Big X getting 8 teams in NCAA’s.

— Big East
Providence 77, St John’s 71
Red Storm led 15-2 early on, 39-32 at halftime.
6-9 senior Ejiofor was 14-23 on foul line. One guy; 23 foul shots.
First win for Providence in seven games vs top 100 teams.

Villanova 85, Butler 67
Villanova shot 67.6% inside the arc.
Butler is 1-3 in Big East games, giving up 90.8 ppg.
Villanova has won five in a row, is 12-2 vs schedule #49.
KenPom has only three Big East teams ranked in the country’s top 40.
Going into Saturday, Bracketology had Big East getting 5 teams in NCAA’s.

— Big 18
Iowa 74, UCLA 61
Hawkeyes led 38-14 early in the game.
6-4 senior Stirtz scored 27 points, had 5 assists.
Iowa shot 66.7% inside the arc, scored 1.19 ppp.
KenPom has six Big 18 teams ranked in the country’s top 25.
Going into Saturday, Bracketology had Big 18 getting 10 teams in NCAA’s.
— ACC

SMU 97, North Carolina 83
Game was 39-39 at halftime; SMU scored 58 points in 2nd half.
SMU shot 14-27 on the arc, scored 1.40 ppp.
Mustangs are 12-2 (5-2 vs top 100 teams) vs schedule #88.

Duke 91, Florida State 87
Duke was 23-25 on foul line, Seminoles 11-16.
Florida State shot 61% inside arc; they led by 4 points early in second half.
Duke is 13-1; their only loss was 82-81 to #20 Texas Tech.
KenPom has four ACC teams ranked in the country’s top 30.
Going into Saturday, Bracketology had ACC getting 8 teams in NCAA’s.

— Famous birthdays, January 4th:
Dyan Cannon, 89
Charlie Manuel, 82
Dave Foley, 63
Ted Lilly, 50
Eric Weddle, 41
Scott Sizemore, 41
Kevin Pillar, 37
Kris Bryant, 34
Michael Lorenzen, 32
Reynaldo Lopez, 32
Derrick Henry, 32
Victor Wembanyama, 32

— Charlotte 104, Wichita State 100, 2OTs
Wichita led by 18 in 2nd half, by 5 with 0:19 left in regulation.
Charlotte was 29-38 on foul line, scored 1.39 ppp.
Charlotte is 7-8; their last two wins were in overtime.

— Ohio U 68, Eastern Michigan 67
Eagles led 35-15 early on, 32-15 at halftime.
Ohio U outscored them 53-35 in second half.
Bobcats have won 7 of last 8 games, after a 1-6 start.

— Bowling Green 101, UMass 100 OT
Falcons trailed by 7 with 0:54 left in regulation.
6-2 senior Campbell was 20-27 on the foul line, scored 47 points.
Bowling Green is 8-4 vs D-I teams (schedule #283).

— Toronto Blue Jays signed 3B Kazuma Okamoto to a 4-year, $60M contract; down the road, he is seen as more of a 1B than 3B, but with Vladimir Guerrero entrenched at 1B, seems like he’ll be a 3B or DH for now.