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

[Udog]

No games today. The eastern conference semi-finals conclude tomorrow.

 

[Udog]

Sunday’s 6-pack
NFL teams who will travel the least to their games this season:
8,740 miles— Carolina
9,073— Cleveland
10,676— Chicago
12,185— Tampa Bay
12,673— Green Bay
14,308— NJ Jets

Quote of the Day
“The Colts are still giving me a chance to go out there and work, work hard and potentially get on the field. Glad to be able to stay in the NFL and put the work in. Just showing up at OTAs, it was a blessing in disguise for me because I just wanted to work and they allowed me to do that so I’m thankful for that.”
Colts QB Anthony Richardson

Sunday’s quiz
Who was managing the Pittsburgh Pirates, last time they made the playoffs?

Saturday’s quiz
2013 Chicago Blackhawks are the last NHL team to win the Stanley Cup, after having the league’s best record during the regular season.

Friday’s quiz
Bud Grant is only NFL head coach who coached in a Super Bowl, and also played in the NBA; he coached the Vikings, played for the Minneapolis Lakers.

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

— Phillies 6, Pirates 0
Cristopher Sanchez struck out 13 in his complete game.
Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer in the first inning.
Phillies are 14-4 since they changed managers.

— Marlins 10, Rays 5 (10)
Marlins scored eight runs in the 10th inning.
Loss snaps Tampa Bay’s 11-game home winning streak.
Miami’s Liam Hicks leads MLB, with 40 RBI.

— Red Sox 3, Braves 2
Willson Contreras hit a 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
Payton Tolle allowed four hits in his eight IP.
Red Sox are 15-1 when their starting pitcher goes 6+ IP.

— Mets 6, Bronx 3
Carson Benge had three hits, scored two runs.
Mets won four of their last five games.
Bronx lost six of its last eight games.

— White Sox 8, Cubs 3
Munetaka Murakami homered twice, now has 17 home runs.
Murakami had been 3 for 19 in his previous six games.
White Sox are 23-22, would be in the playoffs if they started today.

— Guardians 7, Reds 4
Angel Martinez hit a two-run homer in the 7th inning.
Cleveland won four of its last five games.
Over is 7-2 in Cincinnati’s last nine games.

— Brewers 2, Twins 1
Jackson Chourio hit the go-ahead homer in the sixth inning.
Chad Patrick pitched four scoreless IP to earn his first save.
Brewers are 26-17, with 13 come-from-behind wins.

Famous birthdays, May 17th:
Paige Turco, 61
Danny Manning, 60
Hubert Davis, 56
Jose Guillen, 50
Carlos Pena, 48

Tony Parker, 44
Matt Cassel, 44
Austin Ekeler, 31
Frank Ragnow, 30
TJ Rumfield, 26

— Padres 7, Mariners 4
Rodolfo Duran’s first major league hit was a home run.
Five relievers got the last 12 outs for San Diego.
Padres are 5-0 against Seattle this season.

— Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1 (10)
Yohendrick Pinango tied the game with a 7th inning homer.
Casey Mize left with a 1-0 lead, giving up two hits in six IP.
Detroit is 20-26, but only 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.

— Rockies 4, Diamondbacks 2
Jake McCarthy had two hits and an RBI against his old team.
In his last 18 games, McCarthy is hitting .375.
Mickey Moniak had two RBI, now has 28 this season.

— Nationals 13, Orioles 3
Keibert Ruiz homered, drove in five runs.
Nationals are 23-23, at .500 for first time in two years.
Washington had lost its previous 15 games when they were a game under .500.

— Astros 4, Rangers 1
Four of Houston’s five hits were solo home runs.
Texas was 1-10 with RISP, left 13 men on base.
Texas scored one run in the two games since Corey Seager (back) left the lineup.

— The NFL Draft is over, the schedule is released, so Aaron Rodgers finally announced that he’ll be back with the Steelers this fall, playing for his old coach with Green Bay, Mike McCarthy.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Brewers-Cardinals-Padres
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: New York-White Sox-Mariners

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, May 17

NBA

Sunday, May 17

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Trend Report
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Cleveland VS Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games.
Cleveland is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games against Detroit.
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing on the road against Detroit.
Detroit is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Detroit's last 20 games against Cleveland.
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games when playing at home against Cleveland.

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[CNOTES]

Sunday, May 17​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLE at DET	08:00 PM	DET -4.5***** O 205.5*****	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS !

05/17/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/13/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/12/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/11/2026.............3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/10/2026.............3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/09/2026.............2 -2 - 0.................50.00%............- 1.00
05/08/2026.............2 - 2 - 0................50.00%............- 1.00
05/07/2026.............4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...........+ 20.00
05/06/2026.............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%...........- 11.50
05/05/2026.............2 - 2 - 0................50.00%............- 1.00
05/04/2026.............3 - 1 - 0................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/03/2026.............2 - 2 - 0 ...............50.00%............- 1.00
05/02/2026.............1 - 1 - 0................50.00%............- 0.50
05/01/2026.............4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00

TOTALS.................30 - 20 - 0...............60.00%............+ 40.00

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS!

TOTALS..................36 -28 - 0..............56.25%.............. + 17.00

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack
Since 2010, NFL teams with the best records in Week 1:
13-3— Eagles
11-5— Chiefs, 49ers
10-6— Ravens, Packers, Patriots
9-7— Rams, Bills, Broncos, Chargers, Vikings, Seahawks
9-6— Buccaneers, Dolphins
8-7-1— Cardinals, Lions, Texans

Quote of the Day
“Winning helps, and losing doesn’t.”
Bill Parcells

Monday’s quiz
Mets 2B Marcus Semien has been in the major leagues for 14 years; what team did he break into the big leagues with?

Sunday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was managing the Pittsburgh Pirates, last time they made the playoffs.

Saturday’s quiz
2013 Chicago Blackhawks are the last NHL team to win the Stanley Cup, after having the league’s best record during the regular season.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……​

— Major League Baseball has to be happy with this Rivalry Weekend thing they do now; kind of reinforces the idea that geographic realignment would also be a good idea.

— Mets 7, Bronx 6 (10)
Bronx led 5-1 in the sixth inning.
Mets tied game with three runs in ninth inning.
Mets had lost 131 games in a row when they trailed by 3+ runs in the 9th inning or later.

— Phillies 6, Pirates 0
Zach Wheeler tossed seven shutout IP.
Phillies are 15-4 since they changed managers.
Pirates got shut out last two days, after losing 11-9 Friday.

— Rays 6, Marlins 3
Caminero, Diaz homered for the Rays.
Tampa Bay has won 18 of its last 22 games.
Marlins are 14-12 at home, 7-14 on the road.

— Royals 2, Cardinals 0
Stephen Kolek allowed four hits in 6.1 IP.
Salvador Perez homered, knocked in both runs.
Royals snapped their six-game losing skid.

— Dodgers 10, Angels 1
Roki Sasaki struck out eight in seven IP.
Dodgers swept the Angels, outscoring them 31-3.
Angels lost eight of their last nine games.

— White Sox 9, Cubs 8 (10)
Edgar Quero, hitting .176, had a walk-off home run.
White Sox went 7-2 on this homestand.
Pale Hose are 24-22; at one point last year, they were 23-52.

— Famous birthdays, May 18th
Reggie Jackson, 80
Harmon Wages, 80
Tina Fey, 56
Donyell Marshall, 53
Reggie Evans, 46
Clint Capela, 32
Chase Silseth, 26
Travis Hunter, 23

— Cavaliers 125, Pistons 94
Cavaliers led 64-47 at halftime.
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, had 8 assists.
Cleveland advances to the Eastern Conference final, against the Knicks.
This was only fourth time ever that a series went seven games, when both teams played a seven-game series in their previous series.

— Rangers 8, Astros 0
Jake Burger homered, had four RBI.
Nathan Eovaldi allowed five hits in seven IP.
Astros are 19-29, 6-12 vs their AL West rivals.

— Twins 5, Brewers 4
Kody Clemens doubled twice, had two RBI
Yelich, Mitchell homered for Milwaukee.
Brewers are 26-18, 11-9 on the road.

— Braves 8, Red Sox 1
Grant Holmes pitched six shutout innings.
Austin Riley hit a three-run homer.
Atlanta has played 15 series; they’re 13-1-1 in those series.

— Guardians 10, Reds 3
Kyle Manzardo homered twice, had three RBI.
Cincinnati has lost nine of last ten road games.
Guardians lead the AL Central by a game over the White Sox.

— Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1
Kevin Gausman tossed six shutout innings.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr homered, scored two runs.
Tyler Rogers got his first save in two years.

— UFL standings, after eight weeks:
6-2- Orlando
5-3- DC Defenders
5-3- St Louis
4-4- Birmingham
4-4- Louisville
3-5- Dallas
3-5- Houston
2-6- Columbus

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Brewers-Cardinals-Padres
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: New York-White Sox-Rangers

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, May 18

NBA

Monday, May 18

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Trend Report
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San Antonio VS Oklahoma City
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games.
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games.
Oklahoma City is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games against San Antonio.

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[CNOTES]

Monday, May 18​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SA at OKC	08:30 PM	SA +6.5***** O 221.5*****	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS !

05/18/2026.............2 - 0 - 0................100.00%.........+ 10.00
05/17/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/13/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/12/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/11/2026.............3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/10/2026.............3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/09/2026.............2 -2 - 0.................50.00%............- 1.00
05/08/2026.............2 - 2 - 0................50.00%............- 1.00
05/07/2026.............4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...........+ 20.00
05/06/2026.............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%...........- 11.50
05/05/2026.............2 - 2 - 0................50.00%............- 1.00
05/04/2026.............3 - 1 - 0................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/03/2026.............2 - 2 - 0 ...............50.00%............- 1.00
05/02/2026.............1 - 1 - 0................50.00%............- 0.50
05/01/2026.............4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00

TOTALS.................32 - 20 - 0...............61.53%............+ 50.00

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS!

TOTALS..................36 -28 - 0..............56.25%.............. + 17.00

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
— Mets 16, Nationals 7 (12)- Mets scored 10 runs in 12th inning.
— Phillies 5, Reds 4- Bryson Stott hit a 2-run HR in eighth inning.
— Guardians 8, Tigers 2- Jose Ramirez homered, had three RBI
— Red Sox 3, Royals 1- Kansas City lost seven of its last eight games.
— Marlins 12, Braves 0- Javier Sanoja hit his first career grand slam.
— Brewers 9, Cubs 3- Jake Bauers homered, had four RBI.

Quote of the Day
“Even in the first day, he made a couple of great throws, and I was like, wow, I’m really playing with Aaron. It’s great. I mean, I get to play with another Hall of Fame quarterback because I got to play with Philip Rivers. I’m going to say he’s going to make it. So this is my second.”
Steelers WR Michael Pittman Jr

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Natural, in what city were the baseball scenes filmed?

Monday’s quiz
Mets 2B Marcus Semien has been in the major leagues for 14 years; he broke into the big leagues with the Chicago White Sox.

Sunday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was managing the Pittsburgh Pirates, last time they made the playoffs.

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Tuesday’s Den: 13 of my favorite non-sports movies…….​

13 of my favorite non-sports movies……..

13) Good Will Hunting (1997)— Robin Williams is a counselor who tries to help a young delinquent (who is also a Math genius) find his way. Matt Damon plays the young man, who is a custodian at MIT, and can solve complex questions that some of the professors can’t solve.
Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver are also in this movie, but the scenes with Williams/Damon really carry the story.

12) Leap of Faith (1992)— One of the buses carrying a traveling preacher’s crew breaks down in a small down in the midwest, during a brought that is killing the town’s farms. The preacher decides to set up his tent just outside the town and try to make some $$$ until the bus gets fixed
Steve Martin runs amok as the preacher; Debra Winger is his partner, Liam Neeson is the local sheriff trying to shut his act down. Meat Loaf is part of the music group that travels with the preacher.

11) The Verdict (1982)— Paul Newman is a down-on-his-luck lawyer who has a chance to win a big case and rehabilitate his career. Jack Warden plays his friend in the movie.
There is a scene in this movie that would never fly today; Newman’s character has a girlfriend in the movie- turns out she is a double-agent, working for the opposing lawyer to gain intel on the big case.
When Newman finds out, he meets the girlfriend in the lounge of a bar and decks her with one punch. Ouch.

10) Danny Collins (2015)— An aging rock star’s life changes when he is given a 40-year old letter that John Lennon wrote to him, but up until then, he had never gotten it. He decides to fly to New Jersey to find his adult son, who he had never met.
Al Pacino is the singer, Annette Bening plays the manager of the hotel he says at in New Jersey, Christopher Plummer is the singer’s agent, Jennifer Garner is the son’s wife.

9) This Is Where I Leave You (2014)— After their father dies, four grown siblings return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week.
Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Corey Stoll play the four siblings; Jane Fonda is their mother. Rose Byrne, Connie Britton are both very good in this.
Odd thing is: First time I ever saw this movie was 11 years ago this week, when I came home from my dad’s funeral. Turned the TV on, and this was the movie on HBO, which was a little eerie. Very good movie.

8) Begin Again (2013)— Down and out music producer discovers a talented young singer; together they produce an album, using New York City as the background.
Mark Ruffalo is the music producer, Keira Knightley the singer, Adam Levine is the singer’s ex-boyrfriend, and James Corden is great as the singer’s friend from home in England.
Hailee Steinfeld plays the producer’s daughter; in real life, she is married to Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen.

7) The Bodyguard (1992)— Kevin Costner is a former Secret Service agent hired to protect a famous singer, who has a contract out on her. She isn’t that eager to have someone protecting her all the time.
Kevin Costner is the bodyguard, Whitney Houston is the singer. When Whitney Houston died in real life, Costner spoke at her memorial service, an excellent speech.

— Famous birthdays, May 18th:
Archie Manning, 77
Jack Thompson, 70
Luis Salazar, 70
Bill Laimbeer, 69
John Friesz, 59
Turk Wendell, 59
Paul Justin, 58
London Fletcher, 51
Kevin Garnett, 50
Brandon Inge, 49

6) Cousins (1989)— Two couples go to a mutual friend’s wedding and wind up trading their partners. Ted Danson/William Petersen are the guys, Isabella Rossellini/Sean Young are the women. Lloyd Bridges provides comic relief in his brief appearance.
Weird thing about this movie: Danson/Petersen both wound up working on the TV show CSI. Last scene in Cousins is one of the couples sailing off into the sunset on a boat. Last scene with William Petersen in CSI is virtually the same exact shot, with Gil Grissom/Sara Sidle sailing off into the sunset.

5) Last Vegas (2013)— Four senior citizens who are lifelong friends head to Las Vegas for a bachelor party; their 70-year old friend is marrying a 30-year old. Morgan Freeman wins $87K playing blackjack, because, doesn’t everyone win in Vegas?
Morgan Freeman, Robert DeNiro, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline play the four friends; Mary Steenburgen plays a lounge singer they meet in downtown Las Vegas. Joanna Gleason, Jerry Ferrara are also in the movie.

4) Molly’s Game (2017)— True story about a young lady who just missed making the Olympics as a skier, and wound up running high stakes poker games in Los Angeles/New York, until the FBI got involved because Russian mobsters were playing in the games.
Jessica Chastain plays the young lady, Idris Elba is her lawyer. Michael Cera is one of the poker players, Kevin Costner is the young lady’s father.

3) Prince of Tides (1991)— Nick Nolte is a high school football coach from South Carolina who travels to New York and falls for his sister’s therapist (Barbra Streisand). George Carlin is the sister’s neighbor, Blythe Danner is the coach’s wife, Jeroen Krabbe is the therapist’s husband, who is a famous musician.
Great scene at a dinner party, with Nick Nolte threatening to smash the musician’s million dollar violin unless he apologizes. Very good movie, fairly intense at times.

2) Rounders (1998)— Movie about a law student/poker player; this movie is credited with helping the poker boom in the late 90’s. Matt Damon is the law student, Edward Norton is his sleazy friend, John Malkovich is a Russian gangster who runs some of the card games, John Turturro is a seasoned gambler who tries to mentor the law student, and Martin Landau is a law professor.
“Listen, here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”

1) A Star Is Born (2018)— A hard-drinking, famous singer discovers a skilled singer by accident, and the two musicians fall in love. First half of this movie is great, the rest of it is well done, but very sad.
Lady Gaga is the singer, Bradley Cooper the famous musician; Sam Elliott is his brother, Andrew Dice Clay is the Lady Gaga’s father, Anthony Ramos is her friend who is instrumental in a couple of key moments in the movie.
A Star Is Born has been made four different times; this version is similar to the 50’s movie, with Judy Garland and James Mason.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 19

NBA

Tuesday, May 19

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Trend Report
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Cleveland VS New York
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games.
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games against New York.
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games.
New York is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New York's last 15 games against Cleveland.

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[CNOTES]

Tuesday, May 19​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CLE at NY	08:00 PM	NY -6.5***** O 217.5*****	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS !

0/19/2026...............2 - 0 - 0................100.00%..........+ 10.00
05/18/2026.............2 - 0 - 0................100.00%.........+ 10.00
05/17/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/13/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/12/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/11/2026.............3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/10/2026.............3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/09/2026.............2 -2 - 0.................50.00%............- 1.00
05/08/2026.............2 - 2 - 0................50.00%............- 1.00
05/07/2026.............4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...........+ 20.00
05/06/2026.............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%...........- 11.50
05/05/2026.............2 - 2 - 0................50.00%............- 1.00
05/04/2026.............3 - 1 - 0................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/03/2026.............2 - 2 - 0 ...............50.00%............- 1.00
05/02/2026.............1 - 1 - 0................50.00%............- 0.50
05/01/2026.............4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00

TOTALS.................34 - 20 - 0...............62.96%............+ 60.00

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS!

TOTALS..................36 -28 - 0..............56.25%.............. + 17.00

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Las Vegas Raiders’ last six head coaches:
2025— Pete Carroll, 3-14
2023-24— Antonio Pierce, 9-17
2022-23— Josh McDaniels, 9-16
2021— Rich Bisaccia, 7-5
2018-21— Jon Gruden, 22-31
2015-17— Jack Del Rio, 25-23

Quote of the Day
“I’ll get to the bottom of this……if I have to go all the way to the top.”
Colonel Flagg, M*A*S*H*

Wednesday’s quiz
In the great TV show The Odd Couple, Oscar/Felix share ownership of a greyhound dog that ran in Florida. What was the dog’s name?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Natural, the baseball scenes were filmed in Buffalo.

Monday’s quiz
Mets 2B Marcus Semien has been in the major leagues for 14 years; he broke into the big leagues with the Chicago White Sox.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Cardinals 9, Pirates 6 (10)
Ivan Herrera hit a walk-off homer for St Louis.
Pirates had tied the game with two runs in the ninth.
Cardinals are 7-1 in extra-inning games.

— Nationals 9, Mets 6
James Wood hit an inside-the-park grand slam.
Mets led this game 5-0 in the second inning.
Bo Bichette homered twice, had four RBI.

— Brewers 5, Cubs 2
Jacob Misiorowski allowed three hits in six shutout IP.
Brice Turang homered, was 3-for-4, scored twice.

— Rays 4, Orioles 1
Yandy Diaz had a home run and a double.
Griffin Jax allowed one run in his five IP.
Tampa Bay is 12-2 against its AL East rivals.

— Major League leaders in runs scored:
49- James Wood
40- Aaron Judge
39- Brice Turang, Drake Baldwin

— Famous birthdays, May 20th:
Leroy Kelly, 84
Cher, 80
Dave Thomas, 77
Terry Nelson, 75
Wendell Tyler, 71
Bill Willoughby, 69
David Wells, 63
Timothy Olyphant, 58
Jayson Werth, 47
JT Ginn, 27

— Mets have already played 10 extra inning games; they’re 6-4 in extra inning games, 5-9 in one-run games.

— Nationals are 14-20 vs righty starting pitchers, 10-5 vs lefties.

NBA conference finals:
— Spurs 122, Thunder 115, 2OT’s
Victor Wembanyama had 41 points, 24 rebounds.
Dylan Harper had 24 points, seven steals.
Spurs are 5-1 vs Oklahoma City this season.
San Antonio leads series, 1-0

— Knicks 115, Cavaliers 104, OT
Cleveland led 93-71 with 7:52 left in the game.
Very bad beat if you had the Cavaliers, +6.5.
Knicks were +25 in the 17:00 that Landry Shamet played.
Knicks lead the series, 1-0.

— Movie of the Day: Fast Break (1979)- Gabe Kaplan plays a guy who runs a New York City deli, but he really wants to be a basketball coach. He writes a lot of letters trying to get a job coaching; finally, an obscure school in Nevada hires him.
Former NBA star Bernard King is one of the players he recruits, as is former UCLA player Michael Warren. Former UCLA coach Jim Harrick is the basketball advisor for this movie; he has a non-speaking role during the climactic game at the end.

— Managing a fantasy baseball team is more fun than rooting for a team, because I have a say about what goes on with my team. Rooting for the A’s, a team that doesn’t really try to win, is aggravating on many levels. At least in fantasy baseball, if my team loses it is my fault.
Problem is, sometimes you wake in the morning and see that the catcher you traded for went on the Injured List with an oblique injury; not good. First game he played for my team, he got hurt, second time that happened in the last week.
Oy.

— White Sox 2, Mariners 1
White Sox scored two runs in the top of the 9th.
Chicago has won eight of its last ten games.
Seattle didn’t have a hit after the first inning.

— Dodgers 5, Padres 4
Freddie Freeman homered twice, had three RBI.
Six Dodger relievers combined to throw five shutout IP.
Dodgers take over first place by half a game over the Padres.

— Diamondbacks 5, Giants 3
Ketel Marte hit a walk-off three-run homer.
Arizona is 24-23, 8-7 in one-run games.
Giants slip to 20-29, 10-17 on the road.

— Reds 4, Phillies 1
Chase Burns struck out nine guys in six IP.
Burns is 6-1, 1.83 this year; he was 0-3, 4.57 last year.
Kyle Schwarber (illness) sat out his second straight game.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Padres. Wild Cards: Padres-Cardinals-Cubs
AL: Rays, Guardians, A’s. Wild Cards: New York-White Sox-Rangers

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 20

NBA

Wednesday, May 20

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Trend Report
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San Antonio VS Oklahoma City
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 6 games.
San Antonio is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games.
Oklahoma City is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
Oklahoma City is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games when playing at home against San Antonio.

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[CNOTES]

Wednesday, May 20​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SA at OKC	08:30 PM	OKC -7.5***** O 216.5*****	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS !

05/20/2026............2 - 0 - 0................100.00%..........+ 10.00
0/19/2026...............2 - 0 - 0................100.00%..........+ 10.00
05/18/2026.............2 - 0 - 0................100.00%.........+ 10.00
05/17/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/13/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/12/2026.............1 - 1 - 0.................50.00%...........- 0.50
05/11/2026.............3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/10/2026.............3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/09/2026.............2 -2 - 0.................50.00%............- 1.00
05/08/2026.............2 - 2 - 0................50.00%............- 1.00
05/07/2026.............4 - 0 - 0..............100.00%...........+ 20.00
05/06/2026.............1 - 3 - 0................25.00%...........- 11.50
05/05/2026.............2 - 2 - 0................50.00%............- 1.00
05/04/2026.............3 - 1 - 0................75.00%............+ 9.50
05/03/2026.............2 - 2 - 0 ...............50.00%............- 1.00
05/02/2026.............1 - 1 - 0................50.00%............- 0.50
05/01/2026.............4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00

TOTALS.................36 - 20 - 0...............64.28%............+ 70.00

CNOTES NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS!

TOTALS..................36 -28 - 0..............56.25%.............. + 17.00

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack
Highest paid football coaches in Mountain West Conference:
$3.5M— Dan Mullen, UNLV
$1.55M— Jason Eck, New Mexico, Troy Calhoun, Air Force
$1.5M— Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State
$1.15M— Jeff Choate, Nevada
$1.1M— Jay Sawvel, Wyoming
$801,000— Scotty Walden, UTEP

Quote of the Day
“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great.”
Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own

Thursday’s quiz
Before the Washington Nationals moved to Washington DC, where did they call home?

Wednesday’s quiz
In the great TV show The Odd Couple, Oscar/Felix share ownership of a greyhound dog that ran in Florida. The dog’s name was Golden Earrings.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Natural, the baseball scenes were filmed in Buffalo.

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

— Nationals 8, Mets 4
CJ Abrams homered, had three RBI.
Juan Soto homered twice, his 29th multi-homer game.
Andrew Alvarez earned the Nationals’ first four-inning save in 20 years.

— Red Sox 4, Royals 3
Jarren Duran hit an opposite field, two-run HR in 7th inning.
Aroldis Chapman converted his 26th consecutive save opportunity.
Royals lost nine of their last ten games.

— Guardians 3, Tigers 2 (10)
Tanner Bibee allowed 4 hits, one run in 8 IP.
Cleveland had lost his previous nine starts.
Detroit has lost five in row, 13 of last 15 games.

— Braves 9, Marlins 1
Austin Riley, Dominic Smith both hit three-run homers.
Chris Sale allowed a run and four hits in 7 IP.
Miami’s last eight games went over the total.

— Reds 9, Phillies 4
Nathaniel Lowe hit two doubles, had three RBI.
Sal Stewart was 4-for-5, scored three runs.
Phillies slipped to 16-6 since they changed managers.

— Famous birthdays, May 21st:
Pete Banaszak, 82
Foots Walker, 75
Lisa Edelstein, 60
Ricky Williams, 49
Jamaal Magliore, 48
Matt Wieters, 40
Josh Allen, 30
Tyler Freeman, 27

— From May 7-15, Kyle Schwarber hit nine home runs in eight games; he sat out the last three days with an illness.

— Atlanta Braves are 13-1-1 in series this year; they’re the first team since 1939 to win 13 of their first 15 series.

— Minnesota Twins already have eight pitchers who’ve recorded a save this season.

— Super Bowl is headed to Nashville at the end of the 2029 season; they’re building a new stadium for the Titans.

— Thunder 122, Spurs 113
Oklahoma City was +12 (21-9) in turnovers.
Stephon Castle had as many turnovers as the Thunder’s whole team.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, had nine assists.
Series heads to San Antonio, tied 1-1.

— Movie of the Day: Double Jeopardy (1999)— Unjustly jailed for her husband’s murder, a woman does six years in jail, until she gets paroled and realizes that the husband isn’t dead, so she sets out to find him and her son, who it turns out have moved to New Orleans.
Ashley Judd is the woman, Tommy Lee Jones is her parole officer, Bruce Greenwood is the grifter husband, Roma Maffia is a woman in jail who advises the woman on the best way to get paroled. Movie is a little intense, but it is very good.

— Dodgers 4, Padres 0
Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff home run, pitched five shutout IP.
Teoscar Hernandez also hit a home run.
Dodgers lead NL West by 1.5 games.

— Rays 5, Orioles 3
Tampa Bay scored four runs in the 8th inning.
Hunter Feduccia hit his first major league home run.
Rays are 9-0 at home against their AL East rivals.

— Diamondbacks 6, Giants 3
Ketel Marte homered for the second day in a row.
Arizona has won five of its last six games.
Giants lost six of their last eight games.

— Pirates 7, Cardinals 0
Carmen Mlodzinski allowed four hits in his five IP.
Rookie SS Konnor Griffin was 4-for-5, scored three runs.
Pirates are 25-24, 3.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.

— Blue Jays 2, Bronx 1
Game was scoreless after six innings.
Toronto’s two runs scored on a bases loaded walk and a sac fly.
Tampa Bay now leads AL East by four games.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Thursday, May 21

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Trend Report
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Cleveland VS New York
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games against New York.
New York is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 7 games.
New York is 8-0 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New York's last 16 games against Cleveland.

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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, May 21