Tuesday, February 24
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI at IND | 07:00 PM | PHI -10.5***** U 233.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at TOR | 07:30 PM | TOR -1.5 U 217.5***** | +500 +500 |
| NY at CLE | 07:30 PM | CLE -4.5**** O 232.5***** | +500 +500 |
| DAL at BK | 07:30 PM | DAL -1.5 U 226.5***** | +500 +500 |
| WAS at ATL | 07:30 PM | WAS +13.5***** U 236.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at MIL | 08:00 PM | MIA -6.5 U 227.5***** | +500 +500 |
| GS at NO | 08:00 PM | NO +1.5***** O 227.5***** | +500 +500 |
| CHA at CHI | 08:00 PM | CHA -8.5***** U 232.5***** | +500 +500 |
| BOS at PHO | 09:00 PM | BOS -6.5 U 209.5***** | +500 +500 |
| MIN at POR | 10:00 PM | MIN -7.5 U 235.5***** | +500 +500 |
| ORL at LAL | 10:30 PM | ORL +5.5***** U 230.5***** | +500 +500 |
CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !
02/24/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0.............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00
TOTALS........................99 -79 - 0...............55.61%..................+ 79.50
02/24/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0.............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00
TOTALS........................99 -79 - 0...............55.61%..................+ 79.50
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Teams with best eFG% in country:
60.9%— Belmont (25-4)
60.2%— Liberty (23-4)
60.1%— Saint Louis (25-3)
59.8%— St Thomas (21-8)
59.4%— Miami OH (28-0)
58.7%— Michigan (26-2)
Teams that make more shots win more games.
Quote of the Day
“Write down your success of the day. What you focus on shows up more in your life. Create a success journal.”
Jon Gordon
Wednesday’s quiz
Last season, which major league team won the most regular season games?
Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Molly’s Game, a true story about a woman who ran high stakes poker games, Kevin Costner played her father.
Monday’s quiz
Kevin Ollie was basketball coach at UConn before Danny Hurley.
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Late-night stunner; Knights led 52-28 at halftime.
Central Florida shot 14-24 on the arc.
BYU is now 4-7 in its last 11 games, after a 16-1 start.
— Arizona 87, Baylor 80
Baylor led 41-34 at halftime, was outscored 53-41 in second half.
Baylor played really well, still lost for 5th time in last six games.
Freshman G Burries had 24 points, four assists for Arizona.
— Dayton 77, Saint Louis 62
Dayton led 44-28 at halftime.
Billikens lost 2 of last 3 games, after a 24-1 start.
Dayton has won four in a row; they only used seven guys.
— Northwestern 72, Indiana 68
Bubble teams shouldn’t lose at home to Northwestern.
Indiana led by 13 late in first half.
Hoosiers lost their last three games, this is a bad time to do that.
— Texas Tech 80, Cincinnati 68
Red Raiders shot 63% inside arc, scored 1.31 ppp.
Christian Anderson scored 31 points, had 11 rebounds, 7 assists.
Loss snaps Cincinnati’s four-game winning streak.
— Missouri 73, Tennessee 69
Mizzou shot 57.9% inside arc; they’re 5-2 in last seven games.
Brickfest; teams combined to shoot 11-41 on the arc.
Only second loss in last ten games for Tennessee.
— Ball State 74, UMass 73 OT
UMass led by 18 with 12:12 left in the game.
Fifth straight loss for UMass, three of them in overtime.
Davion Hill scored 26 points for Ball State.
— Colorado State 74, Fresno State 70
Fresno led by 10 with 10:20 left in the game.
Colorado State shot 58.6% inside the arc.
Rams have won six in a row, after starting 3-8 in Mountain West.
— Famous birthdays, February 25th:
Cesar Cedeno, 75
Bob Brenly, 72
Ed Lynch, 70
Kurt Rambis, 68
Todd Blackledge, 65
Don Majkowski, 62
Tea Leoni, 60
Jeff Fisher, 57
Rashida Jones, 50
Joakim Noah, 41
Jimmer Fredette, 37
Jorge Soler, 34
Erick Fedde, 33
Bo Nix, 26
— NFL Combine starts Thursday; NFL Draft is April 23-25, in Pittsburgh.
Quarterback prospects don’t always throw at the Combine, I don’t get that. What could it hurt? Some guys just throw at the “pro days” at their college, throwing to their college teammates, but teams have to have a pretty good idea by now of who a player is.
NFL Network will be busy the rest of the week; lot of 40-yard dashes.
— Detroit Lions are going to play a game in Munich, Germany this fall; NFL leaks these games out every so often. Amon-Ra St. Brown is the Lions’ star WR; his mother is from Germany, so he is fired up about this game.
— Gunner Rivers, son of future Hall of Fame QB Philip Rivers, is going to follow in his father’s footsteps and go to college at NC State in the fall of 2027. These days, Philip Rivers coaches his son’s high school team in Alabama. Gunner is the team’s quarterback.
— UFL, the spring football league, starts its games in about a month; they’re being used to test some new rules experiments. This year, here are some of their new rules:
a) Field goals of 60+ yards will be worth 4 points
b) You only need one foot inbounds for a completed pass; this would be a big change.
c) You can’t punt if you have the ball in the other team’s territory, except in the last 2:00 of each half.
— World Baseball Classic starts next week, at various places around the world; 4am games from Asia could be interesting. Mets have 17 players representing different countries.
— So far in spring training, when you look at the ABS pitch-challenge system, it seems to favor the pitchers. More catchers’ challenges have been won than hitters’ challenges.
— Pirates 16, Red Sox 7- SS Konnor Griffin, the #1 prospect in baseball, homered twice for the Pirates, drove in four runs. Griffin hasn’t played in AAA yet; no word on where he’ll start the season.
Teams with best eFG% in country:
60.9%— Belmont (25-4)
60.2%— Liberty (23-4)
60.1%— Saint Louis (25-3)
59.8%— St Thomas (21-8)
59.4%— Miami OH (28-0)
58.7%— Michigan (26-2)
Teams that make more shots win more games.
Quote of the Day
“Write down your success of the day. What you focus on shows up more in your life. Create a success journal.”
Jon Gordon
Wednesday’s quiz
Last season, which major league team won the most regular season games?
Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Molly’s Game, a true story about a woman who ran high stakes poker games, Kevin Costner played her father.
Monday’s quiz
Kevin Ollie was basketball coach at UConn before Danny Hurley.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
— Central Florida 97, BYU 84Late-night stunner; Knights led 52-28 at halftime.
Central Florida shot 14-24 on the arc.
BYU is now 4-7 in its last 11 games, after a 16-1 start.
— Arizona 87, Baylor 80
Baylor led 41-34 at halftime, was outscored 53-41 in second half.
Baylor played really well, still lost for 5th time in last six games.
Freshman G Burries had 24 points, four assists for Arizona.
— Dayton 77, Saint Louis 62
Dayton led 44-28 at halftime.
Billikens lost 2 of last 3 games, after a 24-1 start.
Dayton has won four in a row; they only used seven guys.
— Northwestern 72, Indiana 68
Bubble teams shouldn’t lose at home to Northwestern.
Indiana led by 13 late in first half.
Hoosiers lost their last three games, this is a bad time to do that.
— Texas Tech 80, Cincinnati 68
Red Raiders shot 63% inside arc, scored 1.31 ppp.
Christian Anderson scored 31 points, had 11 rebounds, 7 assists.
Loss snaps Cincinnati’s four-game winning streak.
— Missouri 73, Tennessee 69
Mizzou shot 57.9% inside arc; they’re 5-2 in last seven games.
Brickfest; teams combined to shoot 11-41 on the arc.
Only second loss in last ten games for Tennessee.
— Ball State 74, UMass 73 OT
UMass led by 18 with 12:12 left in the game.
Fifth straight loss for UMass, three of them in overtime.
Davion Hill scored 26 points for Ball State.
— Colorado State 74, Fresno State 70
Fresno led by 10 with 10:20 left in the game.
Colorado State shot 58.6% inside the arc.
Rams have won six in a row, after starting 3-8 in Mountain West.
— Famous birthdays, February 25th:
Cesar Cedeno, 75
Bob Brenly, 72
Ed Lynch, 70
Kurt Rambis, 68
Todd Blackledge, 65
Don Majkowski, 62
Tea Leoni, 60
Jeff Fisher, 57
Rashida Jones, 50
Joakim Noah, 41
Jimmer Fredette, 37
Jorge Soler, 34
Erick Fedde, 33
Bo Nix, 26
— NFL Combine starts Thursday; NFL Draft is April 23-25, in Pittsburgh.
Quarterback prospects don’t always throw at the Combine, I don’t get that. What could it hurt? Some guys just throw at the “pro days” at their college, throwing to their college teammates, but teams have to have a pretty good idea by now of who a player is.
NFL Network will be busy the rest of the week; lot of 40-yard dashes.
— Detroit Lions are going to play a game in Munich, Germany this fall; NFL leaks these games out every so often. Amon-Ra St. Brown is the Lions’ star WR; his mother is from Germany, so he is fired up about this game.
— Gunner Rivers, son of future Hall of Fame QB Philip Rivers, is going to follow in his father’s footsteps and go to college at NC State in the fall of 2027. These days, Philip Rivers coaches his son’s high school team in Alabama. Gunner is the team’s quarterback.
— UFL, the spring football league, starts its games in about a month; they’re being used to test some new rules experiments. This year, here are some of their new rules:
a) Field goals of 60+ yards will be worth 4 points
b) You only need one foot inbounds for a completed pass; this would be a big change.
c) You can’t punt if you have the ball in the other team’s territory, except in the last 2:00 of each half.
— World Baseball Classic starts next week, at various places around the world; 4am games from Asia could be interesting. Mets have 17 players representing different countries.
— So far in spring training, when you look at the ABS pitch-challenge system, it seems to favor the pitchers. More catchers’ challenges have been won than hitters’ challenges.
— Pirates 16, Red Sox 7- SS Konnor Griffin, the #1 prospect in baseball, homered twice for the Pirates, drove in four runs. Griffin hasn’t played in AAA yet; no word on where he’ll start the season.
NBA
Wednesday, February 25
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Trend Report
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Oklahoma City VS Detroit
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games against Oklahoma City.
San Antonio VS Toronto
San Antonio is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games.
San Antonio is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games.
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games against San Antonio.
Golden State VS Memphis
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games.
Golden State is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Memphis.
Memphis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Memphis' last 10 games.
Memphis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis' last 5 games against Golden State.
Sacramento VS Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 9 games.
Sacramento is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games.
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Houston.
Sacramento is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Houston.
Houston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games.
Houston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 15 games against Sacramento.
Cleveland VS Milwaukee
Cleveland is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games.
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Milwaukee.
Cleveland is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 11 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games at home.
Boston VS Denver
Boston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 13 games.
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Denver.
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 11 games.
Denver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games against Boston.
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Wednesday, February 25
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Trend Report
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Oklahoma City VS Detroit
Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Oklahoma City is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games against Detroit.
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games against Oklahoma City.
San Antonio VS Toronto
San Antonio is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games.
San Antonio is 9-0 SU in its last 9 games.
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Toronto.
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games against San Antonio.
Golden State VS Memphis
Golden State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games.
Golden State is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Memphis.
Memphis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Memphis' last 10 games.
Memphis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis' last 5 games against Golden State.
Sacramento VS Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 9 games.
Sacramento is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games.
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Houston.
Sacramento is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games against Houston.
Houston is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games.
Houston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 15 games against Sacramento.
Cleveland VS Milwaukee
Cleveland is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games.
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games.
Cleveland is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Milwaukee.
Cleveland is 7-0 SU in its last 7 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 11 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games at home.
Boston VS Denver
Boston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 13 games.
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games.
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Denver.
Denver is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 11 games.
Denver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games against Boston.
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Wednesday, February 25
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA at TOR | 07:30 PM | O 229.5***** | +500 |
| GS at MEM | 07:30 PM | GS -3.5****** U 225.5***** | +500 +500 |
| OKC at DET | 07:30 PM | DET -10.5***** U 219.5***** | +500 +500 |
| CLE at MIL | 08:00 PM | MIL +4.5***** U 222.5***** | +500 +500 |
| SAC at HOU | 08:00 PM | HOU -13.5***** | +500 |
| BOS at DEN | 10:00 PM | DEN -3.5***** O 229.5***** | +500 +500 |
CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !
02/25/2026.....................4 - 6 - 0.............40.00%..................- 13.00
02/24/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0.............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00
TOTALS.......................103 -85 - 0...............54.78%..................+ 66.50
02/25/2026.....................4 - 6 - 0.............40.00%..................- 13.00
02/24/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0.............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00
TOTALS.......................103 -85 - 0...............54.78%..................+ 66.50
Thursday’s 6-pack
Best teams in country at shooting foul shots:
81%— Saint Mary’s
80.8%— Harvard
79.4%— Georgia State
79.3%— Manhattan
79.2%— Marist
79.2%— Illinois
Quote of the Day
“There’s going to be two, two-and-a-half weeks to pick guys’ brains. Talking to them is great but seeing how they operate is another thing. So, aside from winning a gold medal, it would be a pretty good reward for doing that.”
Paul Skenes, talking about pitching for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic
Thursday’s quiz
Matthew Stafford was the first pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, by the Lions. Jets were the next team to select a QB; who did they take with the fifth pick of the first round?
Wednesday’s quiz
Last season, Milwaukee Brewers won the most regular season games in the major leagues.
Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Molly’s Game, a true story about a woman who ran high stakes poker games, Kevin Costner played her father.
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St John’s shot 19.6% from the floor in an epic beatdown.
St John’s had won 13 in a row; their last loss was January 3rd.
UConn avenged an 81-72 loss at St John’s three weeks ago.
These teams are now tied in the loss column atop Big East standings.
— Florida 84, Texas 71
Longhorns led 39-36 at halftime, by 2 with 7:14 left.
Florida shot 66.7% inside the arc.
Gators have won eight in row, 17 of last 19 games.
— Vanderbilt 88, Georgia 80
Vandy never trailed, shot 65.7% inside the arc.
Commodores are 9-6 in SEC, 2nd time in last 9 years they’ll at .500 in SEC.
Georgia has lost six of its last nine games.
— LSU 106, Ole Miss 99 2OT
LSU didn’t lead at all in the 2nd half or first overtime.
LSU snaps a five-game losing streak.
Ole Miss lost for the 10th game in a row.
LSU is only 15-13, but they’re 3-0 in overtime games.
— DePaul 72, Creighton 71
Creighton led 38-30 at halftime.
DePaul shot 10-20 on arc, are now 7-10 in Big East.
Last time Blue Demons won 8+ league games in a season? 2007.
Creighton has lost seven of its last nine games.
— Arkansas 99, Texas A&M 84
Arkansas shot 60.4% inside arc, scored 1.29 ppp.
Razorbacks have won seven of their last nine games.
Aggies lost five of their last seven games.
— Famous birthdays, February 26th:
Mac Percival, 86
Phil Villapiano, 77
Kelly Gruber, 64
JT Snow, 58
Marshall Faulk, 53
Jose Reyes, 43
PJ Walker, 31
Trevor Larnach, 29
Dylan Crews, 24
— Jacksonville Jaguars are going to play two “home” games in England this fall, with the games on consecutive Sundays. Washington Commanders will also host a game in England; NFL will play nine games in seven different countries in 2026.
— Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton isn’t going to call plays this coming season; assistant coach Davis Webb will call plays for the first time.
Denver fired their offensive coordinator after a 10-7 home loss to New England in the AFC title game, when the Broncos had only one first down after halftime and didn’t have a possession in the third or fourth quarter longer than 17 yards.
— NFL’s highest-paid kicker last year was the Chiefs’ Harrison Butker, who made $6.4M; Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey wants to become the NFL’s highest paid kicker and he wants $10M a year, 56% higher than Butker’s contract.
Aubrey is a restricted free agent right now, the Cowboys will have to place a tender on him if a long-term deal doesn’t get done by the start of free agency on March 11. If the Cowboys place a 2nd-round tender on him, that means that other teams will be able to make him an offer, and if he leaves, his new team will have to send a 2nd-round pick to Dallas.
— Atlanta Braves P Chris Sale signed a one-year contract extension worth $27M; Sale turns 37 at the end of March; he was 7-5, 2.58 in 20 starts for Atlanta last year. In his 15-year career, he is 145-88, 3.01 in 312 starts.
— St Louis Cardinals are re-building; they were 78-84 last year, missing the playoffs for the third year in a row. Cardinals haven’t had two years in a row under .500 since 1994-95, and 1994 was a strike-shortened season.
Last time the Cardinals has consecutive losing years in full seasons, was 1958-59.
— Several fantasy baseball analysts have convinced themselves that Alex Bregman’s numbers are going to suffer with Bregman now playing for the Cubs.
Bregman played nine years in Houston, played for the Red Sox last year, two home ballparks that are friendly for righty hitters who like to pull the ball. Bregman has 209 career home runs, 293 doubles; his career OPS is 846.
Bregman figures to bat 2nd in the Cubs’ lineup this year, ahead of Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki. Will be interesting to see how he fares with his new team.
— Atlanta Braves announced this week that BravesVision is their local TV home, beginning with this season. Braves chose to control the BravesVision plan instead of having the telecasts produced by Major League Baseball. MLB will produce broadcasts for 14 teams this season.
Best teams in country at shooting foul shots:
81%— Saint Mary’s
80.8%— Harvard
79.4%— Georgia State
79.3%— Manhattan
79.2%— Marist
79.2%— Illinois
Quote of the Day
“There’s going to be two, two-and-a-half weeks to pick guys’ brains. Talking to them is great but seeing how they operate is another thing. So, aside from winning a gold medal, it would be a pretty good reward for doing that.”
Paul Skenes, talking about pitching for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic
Thursday’s quiz
Matthew Stafford was the first pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, by the Lions. Jets were the next team to select a QB; who did they take with the fifth pick of the first round?
Wednesday’s quiz
Last season, Milwaukee Brewers won the most regular season games in the major leagues.
Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie Molly’s Game, a true story about a woman who ran high stakes poker games, Kevin Costner played her father.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— UConn 72, St John’s 40St John’s shot 19.6% from the floor in an epic beatdown.
St John’s had won 13 in a row; their last loss was January 3rd.
UConn avenged an 81-72 loss at St John’s three weeks ago.
These teams are now tied in the loss column atop Big East standings.
— Florida 84, Texas 71
Longhorns led 39-36 at halftime, by 2 with 7:14 left.
Florida shot 66.7% inside the arc.
Gators have won eight in row, 17 of last 19 games.
— Vanderbilt 88, Georgia 80
Vandy never trailed, shot 65.7% inside the arc.
Commodores are 9-6 in SEC, 2nd time in last 9 years they’ll at .500 in SEC.
Georgia has lost six of its last nine games.
— LSU 106, Ole Miss 99 2OT
LSU didn’t lead at all in the 2nd half or first overtime.
LSU snaps a five-game losing streak.
Ole Miss lost for the 10th game in a row.
LSU is only 15-13, but they’re 3-0 in overtime games.
— DePaul 72, Creighton 71
Creighton led 38-30 at halftime.
DePaul shot 10-20 on arc, are now 7-10 in Big East.
Last time Blue Demons won 8+ league games in a season? 2007.
Creighton has lost seven of its last nine games.
— Arkansas 99, Texas A&M 84
Arkansas shot 60.4% inside arc, scored 1.29 ppp.
Razorbacks have won seven of their last nine games.
Aggies lost five of their last seven games.
— Famous birthdays, February 26th:
Mac Percival, 86
Phil Villapiano, 77
Kelly Gruber, 64
JT Snow, 58
Marshall Faulk, 53
Jose Reyes, 43
PJ Walker, 31
Trevor Larnach, 29
Dylan Crews, 24
— Jacksonville Jaguars are going to play two “home” games in England this fall, with the games on consecutive Sundays. Washington Commanders will also host a game in England; NFL will play nine games in seven different countries in 2026.
— Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton isn’t going to call plays this coming season; assistant coach Davis Webb will call plays for the first time.
Denver fired their offensive coordinator after a 10-7 home loss to New England in the AFC title game, when the Broncos had only one first down after halftime and didn’t have a possession in the third or fourth quarter longer than 17 yards.
— NFL’s highest-paid kicker last year was the Chiefs’ Harrison Butker, who made $6.4M; Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey wants to become the NFL’s highest paid kicker and he wants $10M a year, 56% higher than Butker’s contract.
Aubrey is a restricted free agent right now, the Cowboys will have to place a tender on him if a long-term deal doesn’t get done by the start of free agency on March 11. If the Cowboys place a 2nd-round tender on him, that means that other teams will be able to make him an offer, and if he leaves, his new team will have to send a 2nd-round pick to Dallas.
— Atlanta Braves P Chris Sale signed a one-year contract extension worth $27M; Sale turns 37 at the end of March; he was 7-5, 2.58 in 20 starts for Atlanta last year. In his 15-year career, he is 145-88, 3.01 in 312 starts.
— St Louis Cardinals are re-building; they were 78-84 last year, missing the playoffs for the third year in a row. Cardinals haven’t had two years in a row under .500 since 1994-95, and 1994 was a strike-shortened season.
Last time the Cardinals has consecutive losing years in full seasons, was 1958-59.
— Several fantasy baseball analysts have convinced themselves that Alex Bregman’s numbers are going to suffer with Bregman now playing for the Cubs.
Bregman played nine years in Houston, played for the Red Sox last year, two home ballparks that are friendly for righty hitters who like to pull the ball. Bregman has 209 career home runs, 293 doubles; his career OPS is 846.
Bregman figures to bat 2nd in the Cubs’ lineup this year, ahead of Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki. Will be interesting to see how he fares with his new team.
— Atlanta Braves announced this week that BravesVision is their local TV home, beginning with this season. Braves chose to control the BravesVision plan instead of having the telecasts produced by Major League Baseball. MLB will produce broadcasts for 14 teams this season.
NBA
Thursday, February 26
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Charlotte VS Indiana
Charlotte is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Charlotte's last 17 games.
Charlotte is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games.
Charlotte is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games.
Indiana is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games at home.
Miami VS Philadelphia
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Philadelphia.
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 15 games at home.
Washington VS Atlanta
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games.
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home.
Atlanta is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Washington.
San Antonio VS Brooklyn
San Antonio is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 9 games.
San Antonio is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 9 games.
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games against San Antonio.
Houston VS Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 20 games.
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Orlando.
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Orlando is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
Orlando is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games at home.
Portland VS Chicago
Portland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 10 games.
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Chicago.
Portland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games against Chicago.
Chicago is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games.
Chicago is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games against Portland.
Sacramento VS Dallas
Sacramento is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Sacramento's last 10 games.
Sacramento is 1-17 SU in its last 18 games.
Sacramento is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games against Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas' last 7 games.
Dallas is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas' last 11 games against Sacramento.
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
New Orleans VS Utah
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
New Orleans is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
New Orleans is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games against Utah.
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Utah.
Utah is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
Utah is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games against New Orleans.
Utah is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Phoenix
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
LA Lakers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
LA Lakers is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Phoenix.
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
Phoenix is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games against LA Lakers.
Phoenix is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home.
Minnesota VS Los Angeles
Minnesota is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
LA Clippers is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers' last 5 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games at home.
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Thursday, February 26
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Charlotte VS Indiana
Charlotte is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Charlotte's last 17 games.
Charlotte is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games.
Charlotte is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games.
Indiana is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games at home.
Miami VS Philadelphia
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Philadelphia.
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 15 games at home.
Washington VS Atlanta
Washington is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games.
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games against Washington.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home.
Atlanta is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Washington.
San Antonio VS Brooklyn
San Antonio is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 9 games.
San Antonio is 10-0 SU in its last 10 games.
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 9 games.
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games against San Antonio.
Houston VS Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 20 games.
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games against Orlando.
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road.
Orlando is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
Orlando is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games at home.
Portland VS Chicago
Portland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Portland's last 10 games.
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Chicago.
Portland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games against Chicago.
Chicago is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games.
Chicago is 0-10 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games against Portland.
Sacramento VS Dallas
Sacramento is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Sacramento's last 10 games.
Sacramento is 1-17 SU in its last 18 games.
Sacramento is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games against Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas' last 7 games.
Dallas is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas' last 11 games against Sacramento.
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home.
New Orleans VS Utah
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
New Orleans is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
New Orleans is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games against Utah.
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against Utah.
Utah is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
Utah is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games against New Orleans.
Utah is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Phoenix
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
LA Lakers is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
LA Lakers is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games against Phoenix.
LA Lakers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road.
Phoenix is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games.
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games against LA Lakers.
Phoenix is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home.
Minnesota VS Los Angeles
Minnesota is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games against LA Clippers.
LA Clippers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
LA Clippers is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers' last 5 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers' last 5 games at home.
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Thursday, February 26
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA at PHI | 07:00 PM | PHI -2.5***** O 239.5***** | +500 +500 |
| CHA at IND | 07:00 PM | IND +13.5 U 229.5***** | +500 +500 |
| SA at BK | 07:30 PM | SA -11.5 U 224.5***** | +500 +500 |
| WAS at ATL | 07:30 PM | O 235.5***** | +500 |
| HOU at ORL | 07:30 PM | HOU -2.5 U 215.5***** | +500 +500 |
| POR at CHI | 08:00 PM | POR -4.5 O 234.5***** | +500 +500 |
| SAC at DAL | 08:30 PM | O 234.5***** | +500 |
| LAL at PHO | 09:00 PM | LAL -5.5***** O 222.5***** | +500 +500 |
| NO at UTA | 09:00 PM | NO -7.5***** O 244.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at LAC | 10:00 PM | U 225.5***** | +500 |
CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !
02/26/2026.....................6 - 6 - 0.............50.00%................. - 3.00
02/25/2026.....................4 - 6 - 0.............40.00%..................- 13.00
02/24/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0.............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00
TOTALS.......................109 -91 - 0...............54.50%..................+ 63.50
02/26/2026.....................6 - 6 - 0.............50.00%................. - 3.00
02/25/2026.....................4 - 6 - 0.............40.00%..................- 13.00
02/24/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0.............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00
TOTALS.......................109 -91 - 0...............54.50%..................+ 63.50
Armadillo Sports
Friday’s 6-pack
Worst teams in country at shooting foul shots:
63.4%— Syracuse
64.3%— Appalachian State
64.6%— Charleston Southern
64.8%— Davidson
64.8%— Boston College
64.9%— Air Force
Quote of the Day
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.”
George MacDonald
Friday’s quiz
Michigan is 53-12 in two seasons under coach Dusty May; who was Michigan’s basketball coach before May?
Thursday’s quiz
Matthew Stafford was the first pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, by the Lions. Jets were the next team to select a QB; they took Mark Sanchez with the fifth pick of the first round.
Wednesday’s quiz
Last season, Milwaukee Brewers won the most regular season games in the major leagues.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……
— Michigan State 76, Purdue 74
Spartans shot 63.9% inside the arc.
Michigan State is 13-4 in Big 18, in 3-way tie for 3rd place.
Purdue is 5-5 in last ten games, after a 17-1 start.
Unusual game; no one scored more than 15 points.
— Cal-Irvine 68, Cal-Northridge 67
Irvine got layup on an out of bounds under play at the buzzer to win game.
Irvine led 36-24 at halftime.
Matadors were only 13-21 on foul line.
Anteaters win in Northridge for 11th year in a row.
— Hawaii 77, Cal-Davis 73
Hawaii shot 10-22 on arc; they led 43-31 at halftime.
Hawaii has #11 eFG% defense in the country.
Rainbows are tied with Cal-Irvine atop Big West standings.
— Montana State 84, Portland State 69
Bobcats shot 15-30 on arc, won for only third time in last eight games.
Montana State is shooting 38.7% in Big Sky games, best in league.
Vikings lost three of last four games, still lead Big Sky by a game.
— Wichita State 88, Memphis 82
Shockers were 26-33 on foul line, Memphis 13-27
Wichita had a 44-27 edge on the boards.
Shockers won four in row, nine of last 11 games.
Memphis is 12-16, 7-8 in AAC; their last losing season was 2000.
— Kennesaw State 74, Liberty 65
Kennesaw made 11-18 on arc; they’re only #176 in country in 3-point %age.
Liberty loses second game in row, after starting 15-0 in C-USA.
Flames still lead Conference USA by three games, with three games left.
— St Thomas 84, North Dakota State 62
Tommies made 14-35 on arc, shot 81.8% inside arc, scored 1.29 ppp.
Carter Bjerke shot 7-9 on arc, his only shots of game, scored 21 points.
North Dakota State is still going to be top seed in the Summit tournament.
— Famous birthdays, February 27th:
James Worthy, 65
Greg Cadaret, 64
Matt Stairs, 58
Duce Staley, 51
Tony Gonzalez, 50
Anibal Sanchez, 42
— Santa Clara’s basketball team is 23-7 this year, 14-3 in WCC; they’re a bubble team to make the NCAA’s, a place they haven’t been in 30 years, back when Steve Nash played there. As I type this, Bracketology has Santa Clara as one of the last four teams in the Field of 68.
— Oregon State fired basketball coach Wayne Tinkle Friday, after he coached the Beavers for 12 years. Oregon State made the Elite 8 five years ago, but the last two years, they were 19-16 in the WCC, after the Pac-12 was put on hold by re-alignment.
Pac-12 starts up again next year; Corvallis, OR isn’t exactly a recruiting hot bed; unless they can get alum Gary Payton to coach his alma mater, not sure how they’ll made a splash when they hire a new coach. Oregon State paid Tinkle $3M to terminate his contract.
— Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia suggested the NBA sweeten the pot for the Dunk Contest and 3-point contest, offering a $1M first prize for each event; Ishbia wants more star players taking part in All-Star weekend events next year, when Phoenix hosts the All-Star weekend.
— 37 years ago this week, Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys for $150M; these days, 37 years later, the Cowboys are worth $12.8B, that’s billion, with a B.
— College sports isn’t college sports anymore, it is minor league sports.
Former Cincinnati Bearcats QB Brendan Sorsby bolted to Texas Tech to play next year; the Bearcats want him to pay the school a $1M buyout in liquidated damages, which Cincinnati says Sorsby was contractually obligated to pay within 30 days of transferring.
Sorsby reportedly signed an NIL agreement with the Red Raiders that will pay him $5M next year; he is basically giving Cincinnati the finger, refusing to pay the buyout.
— World Baseball Classic starts next Thursday; from March 5-10, there will be a ballgame live on TV at 5 or 6am here in New York, the games in Asia.
— Max Scherzer signed a deal with the Blue Jays, with a $3M base salary; he gets another $1M when he reacher 65 innings pitched, then another $1M for each 10 innings he pitches until he gets to 155 innings pitched.
If he gets to 155 innings pitched, he maxes out at $13M this season.
Friday’s 6-pack
Worst teams in country at shooting foul shots:
63.4%— Syracuse
64.3%— Appalachian State
64.6%— Charleston Southern
64.8%— Davidson
64.8%— Boston College
64.9%— Air Force
Quote of the Day
“To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.”
George MacDonald
Friday’s quiz
Michigan is 53-12 in two seasons under coach Dusty May; who was Michigan’s basketball coach before May?
Thursday’s quiz
Matthew Stafford was the first pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, by the Lions. Jets were the next team to select a QB; they took Mark Sanchez with the fifth pick of the first round.
Wednesday’s quiz
Last season, Milwaukee Brewers won the most regular season games in the major leagues.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……
— Michigan State 76, Purdue 74
Spartans shot 63.9% inside the arc.
Michigan State is 13-4 in Big 18, in 3-way tie for 3rd place.
Purdue is 5-5 in last ten games, after a 17-1 start.
Unusual game; no one scored more than 15 points.
— Cal-Irvine 68, Cal-Northridge 67
Irvine got layup on an out of bounds under play at the buzzer to win game.
Irvine led 36-24 at halftime.
Matadors were only 13-21 on foul line.
Anteaters win in Northridge for 11th year in a row.
— Hawaii 77, Cal-Davis 73
Hawaii shot 10-22 on arc; they led 43-31 at halftime.
Hawaii has #11 eFG% defense in the country.
Rainbows are tied with Cal-Irvine atop Big West standings.
— Montana State 84, Portland State 69
Bobcats shot 15-30 on arc, won for only third time in last eight games.
Montana State is shooting 38.7% in Big Sky games, best in league.
Vikings lost three of last four games, still lead Big Sky by a game.
— Wichita State 88, Memphis 82
Shockers were 26-33 on foul line, Memphis 13-27
Wichita had a 44-27 edge on the boards.
Shockers won four in row, nine of last 11 games.
Memphis is 12-16, 7-8 in AAC; their last losing season was 2000.
— Kennesaw State 74, Liberty 65
Kennesaw made 11-18 on arc; they’re only #176 in country in 3-point %age.
Liberty loses second game in row, after starting 15-0 in C-USA.
Flames still lead Conference USA by three games, with three games left.
— St Thomas 84, North Dakota State 62
Tommies made 14-35 on arc, shot 81.8% inside arc, scored 1.29 ppp.
Carter Bjerke shot 7-9 on arc, his only shots of game, scored 21 points.
North Dakota State is still going to be top seed in the Summit tournament.
— Famous birthdays, February 27th:
James Worthy, 65
Greg Cadaret, 64
Matt Stairs, 58
Duce Staley, 51
Tony Gonzalez, 50
Anibal Sanchez, 42
— Santa Clara’s basketball team is 23-7 this year, 14-3 in WCC; they’re a bubble team to make the NCAA’s, a place they haven’t been in 30 years, back when Steve Nash played there. As I type this, Bracketology has Santa Clara as one of the last four teams in the Field of 68.
— Oregon State fired basketball coach Wayne Tinkle Friday, after he coached the Beavers for 12 years. Oregon State made the Elite 8 five years ago, but the last two years, they were 19-16 in the WCC, after the Pac-12 was put on hold by re-alignment.
Pac-12 starts up again next year; Corvallis, OR isn’t exactly a recruiting hot bed; unless they can get alum Gary Payton to coach his alma mater, not sure how they’ll made a splash when they hire a new coach. Oregon State paid Tinkle $3M to terminate his contract.
— Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia suggested the NBA sweeten the pot for the Dunk Contest and 3-point contest, offering a $1M first prize for each event; Ishbia wants more star players taking part in All-Star weekend events next year, when Phoenix hosts the All-Star weekend.
— 37 years ago this week, Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys for $150M; these days, 37 years later, the Cowboys are worth $12.8B, that’s billion, with a B.
— College sports isn’t college sports anymore, it is minor league sports.
Former Cincinnati Bearcats QB Brendan Sorsby bolted to Texas Tech to play next year; the Bearcats want him to pay the school a $1M buyout in liquidated damages, which Cincinnati says Sorsby was contractually obligated to pay within 30 days of transferring.
Sorsby reportedly signed an NIL agreement with the Red Raiders that will pay him $5M next year; he is basically giving Cincinnati the finger, refusing to pay the buyout.
— World Baseball Classic starts next Thursday; from March 5-10, there will be a ballgame live on TV at 5 or 6am here in New York, the games in Asia.
— Max Scherzer signed a deal with the Blue Jays, with a $3M base salary; he gets another $1M when he reacher 65 innings pitched, then another $1M for each 10 innings he pitches until he gets to 155 innings pitched.
If he gets to 155 innings pitched, he maxes out at $13M this season.
NBA
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Trend Report
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Cleveland VS Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games.
Cleveland is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games against Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road.
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games against Cleveland.
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
Brooklyn VS Boston
Brooklyn is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 10 games.
Brooklyn is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games.
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Boston.
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Boston's last 14 games.
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games at home.
New York VS Milwaukee
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New York's last 18 games.
New York is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games.
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games.
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games against New York.
Memphis VS Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Memphis' last 11 games.
Memphis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Memphis is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games against Dallas.
Memphis is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games against Dallas.
Dallas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas' last 8 games.
Dallas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas' last 8 games against Memphis.
Denver VS Oklahoma City
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 12 games.
Denver is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against Oklahoma City.
Denver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games against Denver.
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Trend Report
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Cleveland VS Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games.
Cleveland is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games against Detroit.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road.
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games against Cleveland.
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
Brooklyn VS Boston
Brooklyn is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 10 games.
Brooklyn is 0-6 SU in its last 6 games.
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Boston.
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Boston's last 14 games.
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games at home.
New York VS Milwaukee
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New York's last 18 games.
New York is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games.
New York is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games.
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games against New York.
Memphis VS Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Memphis' last 11 games.
Memphis is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games.
Memphis is 6-0 ATS in its last 6 games against Dallas.
Memphis is 6-0 SU in its last 6 games against Dallas.
Dallas is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas' last 8 games.
Dallas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas' last 8 games against Memphis.
Denver VS Oklahoma City
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Denver's last 12 games.
Denver is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games against Oklahoma City.
Denver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games.
Oklahoma City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games against Denver.
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Friday, February 27
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE at DET | 07:00 PM | DET -5.5***** O 227.5***** | +500 +500 |
| BK at BOS | 07:30 PM | BOS -17.5***** O 209.5***** | +500 +500 |
| NY at MIL | 08:00 PM | NY -8.5***** U 218.5***** | +500 +500 |
| MEM at DAL | 08:30 PM | DAL -4.5***** O 238.5***** | +500 +500 |
| DEN at OKC | 09:30 PM | OKC -8.5***** O 233.5***** | +500 +500 |
CNOTES NBA BEST BETS THRU FEBUARY !
02/27/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/26/2026.....................6 - 6 - 0.............50.00%................. - 3.00
02/25/2026.....................4 - 6 - 0.............40.00%..................- 13.00
02/24/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0.............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00
TOTALS.......................115 -95 - 0...............54.76%..................+ 71.50
02/27/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/26/2026.....................6 - 6 - 0.............50.00%................. - 3.00
02/25/2026.....................4 - 6 - 0.............40.00%..................- 13.00
02/24/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0.............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/23/2026.....................1 - 2 - 0.............33.33%..................- 6.00
02/22/2026.....................8 - 9 - 0.............47.05%..................- 9.50
02/21/2026.....................5 - 4 - 0.............55.55%...................+ 3.00
02/20/2026.....................3 - 6 - 0.............33.33%...................- 8.00
02/19/2026.....................6 - 4 - 0.............60.00%..................+ 8.00
02/12/2026.....................5 - 1 - 0..............83.33%..................+ 19.50
02/11/2026.....................7 - 3 - 0..............70.00%..................+ 18.50
02/10/2026.....................2 - 6 - 0..............25.00%..................- 23.00
02/09/2026.....................5 - 9 - 0..............35.71%..................- 24.50
02/08/2026.....................6 - 1 - 0..............85.71%.................+ 24.50
02/07/2026...................10 - 2 - 0..............83.33%.................+ 39.00
02/06/2026....................5 - 3 - 0...............62.50%..................+ 8.50
02/05/2026....................7 - 4 - 0...............63.63%..................+ 13.00
02/04/2026.....................3 - 4 - 0..............47.85%..................- 7.00
02/03/2026.....................8 - 7 - 0..............53.33%..................+ 1.50
02/02/22026..................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%.................+ 9.50
02/01/2026....................7 - 6 - 0................53.84%.................+ 2.00
TOTALS.......................115 -95 - 0...............54.76%..................+ 71.50
