Cnotes 2020/2021 NHL Season Long Trends, News, Notes, Picks !

CNOTES · Feb 19, 2021

65CHICAGO -66 CAROLINA
CHICAGO is 9-3 ATS (5.7 Units) in road games after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

67FLORIDA -68 DETROIT
DETROIT is 8-36 ATS (-23.5 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

69EDMONTON -70 CALGARY
CALGARY is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) off a home blowout loss by 3 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

71WINNIPEG -72 VANCOUVER
WINNIPEG is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) off a close loss by 1 goal to a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

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CHICAGO (9-5-0-4, 22 pts.) at CAROLINA (10-3-0-1, 21 pts.) - 2/19/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 50-26 ATS (+14.4 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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FLORIDA (10-2-0-2, 22 pts.) at DETROIT (4-11-0-3, 11 pts.) - 2/19/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 21-68 ATS (-81.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 330-322 ATS (-303.6 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-33 ATS (+64.9 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 14-50 ATS (+105.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 9-37 ATS (+74.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 9-2 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 9-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.5 Units)

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EDMONTON (10-8-0-0, 20 pts.) at CALGARY (8-7-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/19/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 14-8 ATS (+25.1 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 7-14 ATS (-18.3 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 4-12 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 6-3 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 6-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.8 Units)

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WINNIPEG (9-6-0-1, 19 pts.) at VANCOUVER (8-11-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/19/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 14-5 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 25-15 ATS (+9.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 5-1 (+3.8 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.9 Units)

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Chicago @ Carolina
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Carolina's last 9 games
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago

Florida @ Detroit
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home

Edmonton @ Calgary
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Edmonton is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Edmonton

Winnipeg @ Vancouver
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
Vancouver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

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CNOTES · Feb 19, 2021

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

FLA at DET 07:00 PM
FLA -180
U 5.5

CHI at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR -170
O 6.0

EDM at CAL 09:00 PM
CAL -115
O 6.5

WIN at VAN 10:00 PM
WIN -105
U 6.0

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................58 - 72..........- 57.75

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

manmanman · Feb 19, 2021

CNOTES said:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

FLA at DET 07:00 PM
FLA -180
U 5.5

CHI at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR -170
O 6.0

EDM at CAL 09:00 PM
CAL -115
O 6.5

WIN at VAN 10:00 PM
WIN -105
U 6.0

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................58 - 72..........- 57.75

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

Thank you for the stats

CNOTES · Feb 20, 2021

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

FLA at DET 07:00 PM
FLA -180.........7 - 2
U 5.5................LOSER

CHI at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR -170............3 - 5
O 6.0...................WINNER

EDM at CAL 09:00 PM
CAL -115.........2 - 1
O 6.5.................LOSER

WIN at VAN 10:00 PM
WIN -105..........2 - 0
U 6.0................WINNER

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................61 - 75..........- 59.25

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 20, 2021

Saturday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the home run title this season:
12-1— Mike Trout, Ronald Acuna
14-1— Juan Soto
16-1— Joey Gallo
18-1— Eloy Jimenez
20-1— Pete Alonso, Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge
25-1— Vladimir Guerrero, Giancarlo Stanton

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 495,207
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I’ll tell my kids one day I played with Joel Embiid. When they’ll ask me who is the best player I ever played with, I’ll say Joel Embiid. It’s an honor to be out there with him on the floor.”
Tobias Harris, Embiid’s teammate

Saturday’s quiz
Which colleges sports teams are known as the Anteaters?

Friday’s quiz
ACC (15) is the college basketball conference that has the most teams in it.

Thursday’s quiz
Carson Wentz played his college football at North Dakota State.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here

13) This is what politicians/public servants are SUPPOSED TO DO:

In Texas this week, Beto O’Rourke organized volunteers to make more than 784,000 wellness calls to senior citizens around the state, to make sure they’re OK.

Common decency shouldn’t be a partisan issue; O’Rourke is a private citizen now, but he still has influence and he used it to try to help people this week. Good for him.

12) Long time ago, 40 or so years ago, I was student manager of the basketball team at UAlbany, when the Great Danes were a Division III team. A great learning experience, made lot of friends because of it; I was thinking of this story tonight and it made me smile:

Albany had a JV team; this is February 1980. The JV team had several injuries, one of whom was Jody MacDonald, who is now a sports talk host in Philadelphia; our team was down to six guys, so for two interesting nights, I suited up as the JV’s 7th player.

Because part of my job as student manager was dealing with the officials before games, I knew most of them; this was my junior year. I’m in the layup line, knowing I wasn’t going to play but trying to look like an actual player during warmups. I hear a voice behind me.

“Remember, no dunking in warmups” one of the refs says to me, then smiles and walks away. Just what we need, a smart-ass official. &#55357;&#56898;

Never got into either game I suited up for, but I did play in one scrimmage on our Sweden trip the following summer. I shot too much and was quickly yanked; go figure.

11) Seems strange to me that NBA teams haven’t seen the second half of their schedules yet, but in the COVID era, the league wanted flexibility in how they’re scheduling.

10) Bill Walton was telling a story Thursday night about how Michael Jordan’s first college choice was UCLA, but Larry Brown, then UCLA’s coach, wasn’t interested. I’ve never heard that one before; the whole course of college basketball would’ve changed.

Ironic that Larry Brown is a North Carolina alum.

9) I listen to podcasts a lot; can learn a lot from diverse sources, which is a good thing.

Rams’ GM Les Snead does a podcast with his wife, Kara Henderson; I’m listening to them as I type this, talking to poker pro Annie Duke about decision-making, and how decisions are made, and all the things that go into making good decisions.

Snead’s job has a lot of decision making; you wouldn’t think an NFL GM would take knowledge from a poker pro, but smart people listen to other smart people.

8) Boise State 81, Utah State 77:
— Broncos sweep Utah State, improve to 18-4, 14-3 in conference
— Mountain West is looking like a 2-bid league, with San Diego State looking solid.

7) Dayton 76, Saint Louis 53— Flyers sweep Saint Louis; they were up 20 at the half in this game. Not sure what to make of the Billikens; they had a 34-day COVID pause in January, are now only 4-3 in the A-14. They’re looking more and more like an NIT team.

6) UAB 76, Old Dominion 69:
— Brickfest: teams combined to shoot 7-32 on the arc.
— Andy Kennedy’s Blazers are 17-4, 10-3 in Conference USA, in Kennedy’s first season.
— UAB was +11 (20-9) in turnovers.

5) Iona 91, Monmouth 86:
— Rick Pitino’s Gaels are 7-5, 5-3 in the MAAC.
— Monmouth coach King Rice got tossed for carping to refs; in an empty gym, the yelling just sounds louder than it probably is.

Pitino has said that he believes in the Gonzaga/Saint Mary’s model of recruiting for mid-majors; 40-50% (6 or 7 players) being from foreign countries. Interesting strategy.

4) Baseball stuff:
— Mets gave P Taijuan Walker $20M for two years.
— Pirates gave 1B/3B Todd Frazier a minor league deal.

3) Lakers’ star Anthony Davis (calf/achilles) is out for at least four weeks.

2) Get well soon to Indianas’ manager Terry Francona, who had offseason surgery to address a staph infection in his big toe- he is still wearing a walking boot.

Everyone you listen to says that Francona is a good dude; he’s also been a successful manager, ending the Curse of the Bambino with the 2004 Red Sox. Baseball is better if he is involved.

Random trivia you probably already knew: Francona was manager of the Birmingham Barons in the AA Southern League, the year Michael Jordan played for the Barons.

1) A 111-year old woman in South Carolina got the COVID vaccine this week, the oldest person to do so.

Maria Aulenbacher attributes living such a long life to a few things: staying active and reading every day (she particularly favors historical books and non-fiction), a glass of red wine with lunch, and a beer with dinner. Good for her.

CNOTES · Feb 20, 2021

1BUFFALO -2 NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY is 0-10 ATS (-11 Units) in home games when playing 5 or less games in 14 days in the last 3 seasons.

3VEGAS -4 COLORADO
COLORADO is 17-11 ATS (12.2 Units) in road games against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game in the last 3 seasons.

5NY ISLANDERS -6 PITTSBURGH
NY ISLANDERS are 32-19 ATS (11.1 Units) in road games vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

7TORONTO -8 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 15-27 ATS (-25.1 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game over the last 2 seasons.

9NY RANGERS -10 WASHINGTON
NY RANGERS are 17-8 ATS (16 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp over the last 2 seasons.

11NASHVILLE -12 COLUMBUS
NASHVILLE is 1-9 ATS (-12.4 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

13CHICAGO -14 CAROLINA
CHICAGO is 212-201 ATS (37.2 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) since 1996.

15LOS ANGELES -16 ARIZONA
LOS ANGELES are 13-40 ATS (-31 Units) in road games after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

17SAN JOSE -18 ST LOUIS
SAN JOSE is 130-100 ATS (20 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread since 1996.

21MINNESOTA -22 ANAHEIM
ANAHEIM is 6-20 ATS (-16 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

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BUFFALO (4-7-0-2, 10 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (6-3-0-2, 14 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 12:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 0-11 ATS (+16.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 8-20 ATS (+31.1 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 18-12 ATS (+35.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 4-3 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 4-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.7 Units)

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VEGAS (10-3-0-1, 21 pts.) vs. COLORADO (8-4-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 3:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 2-8 ATS (-11.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 206-179 ATS (+26.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 5-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 5-3-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (8-5-0-3, 19 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (8-6-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 32-19 ATS (+51.9 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NY ISLANDERS are 104-114 ATS (+255.1 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
NY ISLANDERS are 54-53 ATS (+125.0 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
PITTSBURGH is 27-29 ATS (-13.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 9-5 (+6.4 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 9-5-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

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TORONTO (13-3-0-2, 28 pts.) at MONTREAL (9-4-0-2, 20 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 27-16 ATS (+10.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 15-23 ATS (-10.9 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 34-46 ATS (-29.8 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
MONTREAL is 8-14 ATS (-14.2 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 8-15 ATS (-14.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 5-5 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 5-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)

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NY RANGERS (5-7-0-3, 13 pts.) at WASHINGTON (8-4-0-3, 19 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 12:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 12-26 ATS (+43.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 20-26 ATS (-23.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-3 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

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NASHVILLE (6-10-0-0, 12 pts.) at COLUMBUS (8-6-0-4, 20 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 42-47 ATS (-26.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 19-22 ATS (-19.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 10-15 ATS (-16.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 224-192 ATS (+27.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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CHICAGO (9-5-0-4, 22 pts.) at CAROLINA (10-3-0-1, 21 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-1 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 5-1-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (6-6-0-3, 15 pts.) at ARIZONA (7-6-0-3, 17 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 12-26 ATS (+38.7 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 4-4 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 4-4-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+6.1 Units)

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SAN JOSE (6-7-0-2, 14 pts.) at ST LOUIS (10-5-0-2, 22 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 106-95 ATS (+214.9 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 9-5 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 9-5-0 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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MINNESOTA (7-6-0-0, 14 pts.) at ANAHEIM (6-8-0-3, 15 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 314-254 ATS (+57.5 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 472-490 ATS (-20.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 6-21 ATS (+30.0 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 4-5 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-4-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.1 Units)

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CALGARY (8-7-0-1, 17 pts.) at EDMONTON (10-8-0-0, 20 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 6-3 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 6-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.8 Units)

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FLORIDA (10-2-0-2, 22 pts.) at DETROIT (4-11-0-3, 11 pts.) - 2/20/2021, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 21-68 ATS (-81.2 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 330-322 ATS (-303.6 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 14-50 ATS (+101.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 9-2 (+4.5 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 9-2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.5 Units)

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Trend Report
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Buffalo @ New Jersey
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home

NY Rangers @ Washington
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Rangers's last 7 games
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home

Vegas @ Colorado
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
Colorado
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Vegas

Florida @ Detroit
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Florida

Nashville @ Columbus
Nashville
Nashville is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nashville's last 11 games when playing Columbus
Columbus
Columbus is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

NY Islanders @ Pittsburgh
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Islanders's last 13 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing NY Islanders

Los Angeles @ Arizona
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Toronto @ Montreal
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto

San Jose @ St. Louis
San Jose
San Jose is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Jose
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose

Tampa Bay @ Carolina
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Minnesota @ Anaheim
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 10 games at home
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

Calgary @ Edmonton
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games on the road
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games

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Dunkel

Saturday, February 20

CNOTES · Feb 20, 2021

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYR at WAS 12:30 PM
NYR +125
O 6.0

BUF at NJ 12:30 PM
BUF +115
U 5.5

VEG at COL 03:00 PM
COL -120
O 5.5

FLA at DET 05:00 PM
FLA -170
U 5.5

NYI at PIT 07:00 PM
NYI -105
O 5.5

SJ at STL 07:00 PM
SJ +160
U 5.5

LA at ARI 07:00 PM
LA +130
U 5.5

NAS at CLB 07:00 PM
CLB -135
O 5.5

TOR at MON 07:00 PM
MON -110
U 6.5

TB at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR +130
O 6.5

MIN at ANA 09:00 PM
ANA +115
U 5.5

CAL at EDM 10:00 PM
CAL +110
O 6.0

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................61 - 75..........- 59.25

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 21, 2021

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYR at WAS 12:30 PM
NYR +125..........4 - 1......WINNER
O 6.0.............LOSER

BUF at NJ 12:30 PM
BUF +115..........3 - 2
U 5.5...........WINNER

VEG at COL 03:00 PM
COL -120.............2 - 3
O 5.5............LOSER

FLA at DET 05:00 PM
FLA -170.........1 - 2
U 5.5.............WINNER

NYI at PIT 07:00 PM
NYI -105...........2 - 3
O 5.5................LOSER

SJ at STL 07:00 PM
SJ +160..............5 - 4......WINNER
U 5.5..........LOSER

LA at ARI 07:00 PM
LA +130........4 - 2.........WINNER
U 5.5............LOSER

NAS at CLB 07:00 PM
CLB -135........4 - 2
O 5.5...................WINNER

TOR at MON 07:00 PM
MON -110............5 - 3
U 6.5............LOSER

TB at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR +130............0 - 4.......WINNER
O 6.5..............LOSER

MIN at ANA 09:00 PM
ANA +115...........5 - 1....LOSER
U 5.5...............LOSER

CAL at EDM 10:00 PM
CAL +110........1 - 7........LOSER
O 6.0.............WINNER

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................69 - 85..........- 67.00

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 21, 2021

Sunday’s 6-pack
Six of Arizona Diamondbacks’ top prospects:
1) Corbin Carroll, OF
2) Daulton Varsho, C/OF
3) Geraldo Perdomo, SS
6) Slade Cecconi, P
9) Pavin Smith, 1B/OF
10) Corbin Martin, P

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 497,532
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Dreams really do come true. I’m completely depleted, I left everything out there. I thought maybe I was going to run in the top seven, eight? I completely surprised myself. In coming up to a bigger series like this, these are some of the guys I dreamed of racing. I’m a train wreck right now.”
18-year old Ty Gibbs, who won his Xfinity Series (car racing) debut Saturday. Ty Gibbs is the grandson of the great football coach Joe Gibbs

Sunday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Knicks when they won their only two NBA titles?

Saturday’s quiz
Cal-Irvine’s sports teams are known as the Anteaters.

Friday’s quiz
ACC (15) is the college basketball conference that has the most teams in it.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Something to consider when filling out your brackets next month:

There have been only six national champions who didn’t win either:
a) the regular season title in their league, or
b) the conference tournament in their league. One or the other.

Last two teams to do it: UConn in 2014, Duke 2015.

12) North Carolina 99, Louisville 54:
— Louisville has had two COVID pauses; they lost by 37-45 points in their return games.
— Apparently Louisville requested this game be moved to Sunday, so they could have a couple more players eligible to play. North Carolina declined; will there be hard feelings?

11) West Virginia 84, Texas 82:
— Texas led 62-43 with 18:18 left in the game.
— Two Longhorn players had to be separated from each other during a timeout with 15:52 left to play. West Virginia outscored Texas 34-18 the rest of the game.
— Texas is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— West Virginia was 26-37 on the foul line, Longhorns 4-10.

10) Arizona 81, USC 72:
— Loss snaps Trojans’ 7-game win streak.
— Arizona has five starters, from five different countries.

9) South Alabama 56, Appalachian State 54:
— Jaguars have won 8 in a row, the last seven by 6 or fewer points.
— South Alabama played 6 guys in this game; that almost never happens.
— Kayo Goncalves was 6-16 from floor; all 3-pointers. No foul shots.

8) Michigan State 78, Indiana 71:
— Spartans are 11-9 overall, 5-9 in the Big 14.
— Michigan State hasn’t missed the NCAA’s since 1997.

7) Upsets of the Day (it was an upsetting day):
— George Mason (+11.5) 79, VCU 76 OT
— DePaul (+11.5) 88, St John’s 83
— Cal-Fullerton (+9.5) 67, Cal-Irvine 64
— Eastern Illinois (+8.5) 76, Austin Peay 69
— Cal-San Diego (+7.5) 83, Cal-Riverside 82
— Marist (+7.5) 51, Saint Peter’s 50
— Arizona (+7.5) 81, USC 72
— Kentucky (+7.5) 70, Tennessee 55

6) Washington State 85, Stanford 76, 3OT:
— Stanford didn’t score in the third OT.
— Wazzu trailed by 8 in 2nd half; they were 13-40 on the arc, 14-35 inside arc.
— Costly loss for Stanford, which is squarely on the bubble.

5) Syracuse 75, Notre Dame 67:
— Notre Dame was up 59-39 with 16:49 left in the game.
— Buddy Boeheim (yes, his son) scored 29 points.

4) Hornets 102, Warriors 100— Draymond Green got two technicals with 0:09 left, and Golden State up two; this is not ideal. Charlotte made the two foul shots, tied the game, then won it on a jumper from the corner as time expired.

Golden State isn’t a great team anymore; they’re 16-15, a marginal playoff team. Giving away games like this one is damaging.

3) LSU 104, Auburn 80— Auburn is #346 in experience, #34 in tempo. They’re fun to watch, but they’ve been getting pounded, giving up 80+ points in seven of their last eight games.

This game had a total of 166, the biggest total in a college game this season, and it went over, by 18 points. ESPN’s Dalen Cuff was openly talking about the total on air during the game, which is unusual. Seems like ESPN is trying very hard to promote their show Daily Wager.

2) Baylor is 17-0 and is heavily favored to make the Final Four, but they haven’t played in three weeks; how many games will Baylor need to play before the tournament, to get their legs back, if they’re going to make the Final Four?

NCAA Tournament starts March 18-19, that’s 25 days from now.

1) Selection Sunday is three weeks away; I have no idea what’s going to happen between now and then, and neither do you. This is unchartered territory; games will be added to schedules on the fly, some teams won’t want to add games, because they’re secure in the Field of 68.

One thing to remember going forward; every player can come back and play next season; no one loses any eligibility. If you think this regular season has been weird, wait until the transfer season begins this spring.

CNOTES · Feb 21, 2021

25PHILADELPHIA -26 BOSTON
BOSTON is 226-214 ATS (47.7 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game since 1996.

31MONTREAL -32 OTTAWA
OTTAWA is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) in home games after playing 2 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

33WINNIPEG -34 VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in home games off a home loss over the last 2 seasons.

87NEW JERSEY -88 WASHINGTON
NEW JERSEY is 46-29 ATS (14.1 Units) in road games when playing 3 or less games in 10 days since 1996.

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Long Sheet

Sunday, February 21

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PHILADELPHIA (8-3-0-3, 19 pts.) vs. BOSTON (10-3-0-2, 22 pts.) - 2/21/2021, 2:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 59-40 ATS (+15.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 94-93 ATS (+208.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 5-6 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 6-5-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.3 Units)

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MONTREAL (9-4-0-2, 20 pts.) at OTTAWA (4-14-0-1, 9 pts.) - 2/21/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 9-3 ATS (+13.3 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 2-16 ATS (+23.4 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 4-16 ATS (+25.7 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-3-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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WINNIPEG (10-6-0-1, 21 pts.) at VANCOUVER (8-12-0-1, 17 pts.) - 2/21/2021, 10:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 1-8 ATS (-7.4 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 24-17 ATS (+41.7 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 18-14 ATS (+33.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 6-1 (+4.9 Units) against the spread versus VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 6-1-0 straight up against VANCOUVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.1 Units)

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NEW JERSEY (6-3-0-2, 14 pts.) at WASHINGTON (8-4-0-3, 19 pts.) - 2/21/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 109-75 ATS (+15.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 20-26 ATS (-23.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 3-5 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 5-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)

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Sunday, February 21

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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ Washington
New Jersey
New Jersey is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
New Jersey is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against New Jersey

Montreal @ Ottawa
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Montreal is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Montreal
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Montreal

Philadelphia @ Boston
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games

Winnipeg @ Vancouver
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games at home

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CNOTES · Feb 21, 2021

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NJ at WAS 02:00 PM
NJ +135
O 6.0

MON at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +180
U 6.0

PHI at BOS 07:30 PM
PHI +155
U 5.5

WIN at VAN 10:00 PM
WIN -110
U 6.0

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................69 - 85..........- 67.00

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 22, 2021

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NJ at WAS 02:00 PM
NJ +135..............PPD
O 6.0

MON at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +180..........2 - 3....WINNER
U 6.0...........WINNER

PHI at BOS 07:30 PM
PHI +155..........3 - 7.....LOSER
U 5.5.......LOSER

WIN at VAN 10:00 PM
WIN -110
U 6.0................LOSER

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................71 - 88..........- 69.50

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 22, 2021

Monday’s 6-pack
Six of Atlanta Braves’ top prospects:
1) Cristian Pache, OF
2) Ian Anderson, P— He’s from a suburb of Albany
3) Drew Waters, OF
5) Bryce Wilson, P
9) Braden Shewmake, SS
11) Michael Harris, OF

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 499,911
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I’m not happy unless I’m miserable.”
Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau

Monday’s quiz
Which actor on Law and Order was also a US Senator, and unsuccessfully tried to run for President?

Sunday’s quiz
Red Holzman was Knicks’ coach when they won their only two NBA titles, in 1970, 1973

Saturday’s quiz
Cal-Irvine’s sports teams are known as the Anteaters.

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Monday’s Den: Happy birthday, Dad…….

13) I’ve become a fan of listening to podcasts on my phone; if there aren’t any good movies on TV late at night, after the games are over, then I’ll put music on or listen to a podcast.

I’m a little concerned that podcasts have replaced writing in a lot of places, because our society is lazy, and running your mouth is easier than typing out your thoughts, but still, I’ve enjoyed learning stuff from listening to people who are smarter than I am.

Word of caution: There A LOT OF PODCASTS out there, so pick/choose things that interest you. My main interests are sports and movies; here are a few podcasts I listen to:

— The Moment, with Brian Koppelman (one of writers of Billions)
— Eye on College Basketball, a CBS production which is self-explanatory.
— The Mind of Miles, with former Nebraska hoop coach Tim Miles, who will have himself a nice career on TV if he chooses that option. He is upbeat and can really talk.
— Truth and Basketball, with George Karl and another guy- they get some good guests. Listened to an episode with Julius Erving the other night.
— 6 Ways to Sunday— Rams’ GM Les Snead and his wife, Kara Henderson talk about interesting aspects of being an NFL GM that we might not usually think about.

Sports, politics, movies, music; its all out there. Its like eavesdropping on conversations, so if you choose smart, interesting people, you’ll get smarter while you’re being entertained.

12) Book recommendation: If you love pro basketball and you remember the ABA, then you have to read Loose Balls, which is basically an oral history of the ABA. The author interviewed a ton of people, then cut/pasted their answers and created this book, long before cut/paste was an actual thing.

Lot of great stories; some of it is obviously dated, seeing how the ABA ended 45 years ago, but the ABA is also highly underrated in basketball history. This book is worth reading.

11) Kid on Florida Atlantic’s baseball team hit two grand slams in one inning the other day, and they were his first two college at-bats. Not a bad way to start your career.

10) I’m in a 14-team fantasy baseball league; it is a dynasty league, so we have a 2-round draft every February, but otherwise keep our teams from year-to-year. This league has been going on since 2005; we’ve finished our draft already and now wait for spring training games to start this coming weekend. Every team gets four drop/adds per month.

I used to offer trades during the spring, but trading can be frustrating; only a couple guys will make deals that are fair exchanges. Few years ago, thought I had a trade wrapped up, but then the guy says, “One more thing……throw in deGrom and we’ve got a deal” Ummm, no bueno.

9) Colorado Rockies are taking grief over dealing Nolan Arenado, and the prospect of Trevor Story also getting traded sometime this year, before he hits free agency. Last time Colorado signed a major league free agent?

December 21, 2018, they signed Daniel Murphy. Are they trying to win?

8) More bad news for the Rockies Sunday; 35-year old 1B/OF Ian Desmond is opting out for the second year in a row, to spend more time with his family. Desmond must’ve taken good care of his money; he has passed on $13.5M by sitting out last year/this year. He is a free agent after this season; why would a hitter willingly leave Denver?

7) One of the pitfalls of wagering on college basketball is that lot of teams have very little depth, and a turned ankle or foul trouble to one guy can cripple a team.

— Notre Dame-Syracuse game Saturday, both teams played 7 guys (Syracuse played an 8th kid, but only for 3:00)
— South Alabama is on a roll, winning 8 in a row; they played six guys Saturday. Six!!!

Lot of work keeping up with who is healthy/who isn’t. It is way worse this year because of teams pausing for COVID and games getting re-scheduled. Hopefully next season will be more normal.

6) When you hear a basketball announcer on TV say “Eurostep” that’s his polite way of saying, “the guy just walked but the ref didn’t call it.”

5) Atlantic 14 tournament has been jockeyed around some:
— Tournament was moved up to March 3-6 in Richmond, all except the final.
— A-14 final will be March 14 in Dayton, which is close to Indiana, where the whole NCAA Tournament will be played. Trying to minimize any possible COVID issues.

4) St Bonaventure 69, Davidson 58:
— Bonnies are 11-3, 9-3 in conference.
— Get a map, and find Olean, NY; it is in middle of nowhere, on Southern Tier of NY.
— How does Bonnies’ coach Mark Schmidt not have a better job? He is a great coach.

Bonnies have 12 players, 2 freshmen, one sophomore, and NINE JUNIORS. They could be a really good team the next couple of years.

3) When I wrote tomorrow NBA’s page just before I started this page, was watching the Minnesota-Knicks game on TV. Knicks won a close game; just heard that after the game, the Timberwolves fired coach Ryan Saunders.

2) As if the last year hasn’t been weird enough, Saturday an NHL game was delayed for eight hours because the sun was out and the ice at the outdoor rink was melting. This was at the same time as the PGA event in Los Angeles being delayed because it was too windy out. Oy.

1) Today would’ve been my dad’s 95th birthday; he passed away six years ago, and I miss him every day. He was a quiet, patient person; somehow the patience didn’t get passed down to his son. ��

Back in the day, I wasn’t allowed to watch The Three Stooges on TV: my mother apparently thought I would start drilling people in the head with a wrench if I did, but when she went out, I would put The Three Stooges on (WSBK in Boston) and my dad would come in the room, shake his head at me, but five minutes later, he’d be laughing harder than I was. Every time.

My dad grew up in New York City, was a huge Brooklyn Dodgers fan; he loved golf, the Mets/Knicks/Giants, going to the racetrack at Saratoga and being around his family, and we loved being around him. Happy birthday dad; wish you were here.

CNOTES · Feb 22, 2021

35CALGARY -36 TORONTO
TORONTO is 22-26 ATS (-22 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the last 3 seasons.

41LOS ANGELES -42 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 1-5 ATS (-7.5 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

43VEGAS -44 COLORADO
VEGAS are 24-37 ATS (-21.8 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the last 3 seasons.

45ANAHEIM -46 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 5-11 ATS (-11.2 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) over the last 2 seasons.

75DALLAS -76 FLORIDA
DALLAS are 0-6 ATS (-7.2 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

77BUFFALO -78 NY ISLANDERS
BUFFALO is 2-18 ATS (-15.9 Units) in road games when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the last 3 seasons.

79TAMPA BAY -80 CAROLINA
TAMPA BAY is 10-17 ATS (-15.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

81MINNESOTA -82 SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) off a road win scoring 4 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

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NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, February 22

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CALGARY (8-9-0-1, 17 pts.) at TORONTO (14-3-0-2, 30 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 17-24 ATS (-17.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 14-5 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 130-125 ATS (+285.4 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
CALGARY is 118-121 ATS (+266.6 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
CALGARY is 55-51 ATS (+120.8 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1996.
TORONTO is 167-164 ATS (-90.6 Units) in home games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
TORONTO is 2-6 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 434-438 ATS (-98.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 3-3-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)

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LOS ANGELES (7-6-0-3, 17 pts.) at ST LOUIS (10-6-0-2, 22 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 3-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
ST LOUIS is 4-3-0 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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VEGAS (10-4-0-1, 21 pts.) at COLORADO (9-4-0-1, 19 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 2-9 ATS (-12.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 207-179 ATS (+27.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 6-3 (+3.4 Units) against the spread versus VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 6-3-0 straight up against VEGAS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

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ANAHEIM (6-9-0-3, 15 pts.) at ARIZONA (7-7-0-3, 17 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 314-255 ATS (+32.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 135-135 ATS (+300.9 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more since 1996.
ARIZONA is 12-27 ATS (+39.5 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 9-15 ATS (-13.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 6-5 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 6-5-0 straight up against ANAHEIM over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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DALLAS (5-3-0-4, 14 pts.) at FLORIDA (11-3-0-2, 24 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 13-1 ATS (+12.0 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 247-265 ATS (+567.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
FLORIDA is 1-6 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 2-1-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.1 Units)

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BUFFALO (5-7-0-2, 12 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (8-6-0-3, 19 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 1-11 ATS (+17.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 9-29 ATS (+43.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 6-1 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 6-1-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (10-4-0-1, 21 pts.) at CAROLINA (12-3-0-1, 25 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 10-17 ATS (-16.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 52-26 ATS (+16.5 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 15-6 ATS (+8.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 133-63 ATS (+20.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 56-17 ATS (+23.3 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 12-1 ATS (+10.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 38-65 ATS (-33.7 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 4-4 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 4-4-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.1 Units)

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MINNESOTA (8-6-0-0, 16 pts.) at SAN JOSE (7-7-0-2, 16 pts.) - 2/22/2021, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 198-169 ATS (-90.2 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 6-2 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 6-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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NHL

Monday, February 22

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Trend Report
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Calgary @ Toronto
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Calgary's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Calgary is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Calgary
Toronto is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Calgary

Dallas @ Florida
Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Dallas

Tampa Bay @ Carolina
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Buffalo @ NY Islanders
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo

Los Angeles @ St. Louis
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles

Anaheim @ Arizona
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
Arizona is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games

Vegas @ Colorado
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games

Minnesota @ San Jose
Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games at home

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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, February 22

CNOTES · Feb 22, 2021

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at FLA 07:00 PM
DAL +100
O 5.5

TB at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR +105
U 6.0

BUF at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI -160
U 5.0

CAL at TOR 07:00 PM
CAL +130
U 6.0

LA at STL 08:00 PM
LA +140
U 5.5

ANA at ARI 09:00 PM
ARI -155
O 5.0

VEG at COL 09:00 PM
COL -135
U 5.5

MIN at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ +130
U 5.5

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................71 - 88..........- 69.50

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 23, 2021

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DAL at FLA 07:00 PM
DAL +100............1 - 3......LOSER
O 5.5...........LOSER

TB at CAR 07:00 PM
CAR +105...............PPD
U 6.0

BUF at NYI 07:00 PM
NYI -160............2 - 3
U 5.0..................PUSH

CAL at TOR 07:00 PM
CAL +130............3 - 0..........WINNER
U 6.0..................WINNER

LA at STL 08:00 PM
LA +140...........3 - 0.....WINNER
U 5.5............WINNER

ANA at ARI 09:00 PM
ARI -155...........3 - 4
O 5.0...............WINNER

VEG at COL 09:00 PM
COL -135.............3 - 0
U 5.5...............WINNER

MIN at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ +130........6 - 2....LOSER
U 5.5..........LOSER

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb .22,2021..........6 - 4........+11.50
Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................77 - 92..........- 58.00

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 23, 2021

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds for the PGA Tour event this week:
13-2— Dustin Johnson
9-1— Jon Rahm
16-1— McIlroy, Schauffele
18-1— DeChambeau, Thomas
20-1— Cantlay, Finau, Hatton, Holland
25-1— Brooks Koepka

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 500,899
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“It’s been great so far. Today was the first day we took the field as a team, and seeing these guys’ work ethic makes you want to elevate your game. I have heard nothing but good things about this group of guys and I just want to be a piece of this puzzle.”
Francisco Lindor

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Boston Celtics’ coach, before Brad Stevens?

Monday’s quiz
Fred Thompson played a District Attorney on Law and Order; in real life, he was a US Senator from Tennessee, and unsuccessfully tried to run for President.

Sunday’s quiz
Red Holzman was Knicks’ coach when they won their only two NBA titles, in 1970, 1973

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

13) There could be more of this to come; Western Kentucky will visit Houston Thursday night, in a hastily-arranged game designed to elevate both teams’ resume for the NCAA Tournament.

WKU is 15-4, and appears to be a bubble team at best if they don’t win the C-USA tournament. Houston is 18-3, but a win here would help improve their resume.

12) Oklahoma State 74, Texas Tech 69 OT:

Oklahoma State was 22-32 on foul line, Texas Tech 8-12.

Cade Cunningham was the #1 high school recruit in the country last year; he chose to go to Oklahoma State, which “coincidentally” had just hired his brother as an assistant coach.

All that is perfectly legal, has been done many times before. In the mid’80’s, Kansas hired Ed Manning as an assistant coach, then Ed’s son Danny led the Jayhawks to a national title. Ed Manning played in the NBA, but he was a truck driver when Kansas hired him.

During this game, ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla had the onions to say that the brother’s hiring wasn’t a “package deal.” In other words, Oklahoma State would’ve hired the brother as an assistant coach, even if Cade Cunningham was a badminton player. Have to call bullshit on that one.

11) By the way, Oklahoma State will be going on probation soon, just not this year, because the NCAA hasn’t gotten around to hearing OSU’s appeal of the NCAA’s verdict on a previous issue. By the time the Cowboys go on probation, Cade Cunningham will be playing in the NBA.

In June 2020, after an FBI bribery-and-corruption investigation implicated a former OSU assistant coach- he got a three-month prison sentence, the NCAA gave Oklahoma State a 3-year probation, a one-year postseason ban and the loss of three total scholarships over a three-year period.

10) Duke 85, Syracuse 71— There is a phrase called “addition by subtraction” where the group does better when one person leaves. Not necessarily that person’s fault, just that roles become more defined, there are fewer people looking over their shoulders to be subbed out.

Duke, in three games since Jalen Johnson skipped town:
— won 84-60 at Wake Forest
— won 66-65 over Virginia
— won 85-71 over Syracuse

Duke was 5-8 when Johnson played; they’re 6-0 in games he missed. Those are the facts; they are not in dispute. Decide for yourself why those facts are what they are.

9) There have been Celtic fans on social media bitching about coach Brad Stevens; Celtics are 15-15, lost six of their last nine games. To this point, they’re underachieving.

I’ll say this; of the 357 D-I college teams, how many would fire their coach if Stevens became available? He made the Final Four with a HORIZON LEAGUE TEAM (Butler wasn’t in the Big East yet). If he isn’t appreciated in Boston, someone with deep pockets surely will.

8) West Virginia won six of its last eight games; they’ve won five road games in a row, which is pretty amazing. West Virginia plays in the Big X; of the other nine teams in the league, closest town to West Virginia is Ames, Iowa, which according to Mapquest, is 872 miles away.

Thats their shortest conference road trip, 872 miles. Yikes.

7) South Carolina used to be an ACC school; they bolted the league in 1971, stayed independent in football until 1991, when they joined the SEC.

The basketball Gamecocks joined the old Metro Conference in 1983; that was a pretty good league, with Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, but it was basketball-only.

You wonder if they could do it all over again, if South Carolina would’ve stayed in the ACC.

6) Only one major league team ever has had a player wear 0 and another player wear 00 at the same time; the 1985 Blue Jays had Al Oliver (0) and Cliff Johnson (00).

This season, Marcus Stroman will wear 0 for the Mets; there were rumors that Taijuan Walker was going to wear 00, but he will wear 99 instead, joining Turk Wendell as Mets who wore #99.

5) Reliever Tyler Clippard is going to sign with Arizona; he must be good at packing:
2007— Bronx
2009-14— Washington
2015— Oakland/NY Mets
2016— Arizona/Bronx
2017— Bronx-White Sox-Houston
2018— Toronto
2019— Cleveland
2020— Minnesota
2021— Arizona

4) Since 2000, colleges with the most NFL draft picks:
141— Ohio State
127— Alabama
126— LSU
119— Miami
109— Florida, Florida State, Georgia, USC
101— Oklahoma

3) QB Tyler Shough has bolted Oregon for Texas Tech; Slough started all seven games for the Ducks last year, as Oregon won its 2nd consecutive Pac-12 title, but he was splitting time with Anthony Brown at the end of the season.

2) Albert Pujols’ wife announced on Instagram that this season will be her husband’s last year in the major leagues; Albert Pujols has had a great career, hitting 662 home runs, a career OPS of .924, winning two World Series rings. He also earned roughly $345M in salary.

No word from Pujols himself on his career plans, but five years after he retires, he’ll be going to Cooperstown.

1) Golfer Tony Finau won the 2016 Puerto Rico Open, his only PGA Tour win; since then, he’s finished in the top ten of 37 other tournaments, earned $19.2M, but no more wins.

During that time, 43 other golfers have won 2+ tournaments. $19.2M is damn good golfing, but you’d think he would have more than one tournament win.

CNOTES · Feb 23, 2021

47MONTREAL -48 OTTAWA
MONTREAL is 2-8 ATS (-12.6 Units) against horrible offensive teams - scoring <=2.4 goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

51PITTSBURGH -52 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 324-289 ATS (55.9 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game since 1996.

55CHICAGO -56 COLUMBUS
CHICAGO is 12-5 ATS (6.5 Units) in road games after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

57NASHVILLE -58 DETROIT
DETROIT is 9-37 ATS (-23 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

59EDMONTON -60 VANCOUVER
EDMONTON is 10-18 ATS (-16.2 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the last 3 seasons.

83BUFFALO -84 NEW JERSEY
BUFFALO is 2-18 ATS (-15.9 Units) in road games when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the last 3 seasons.

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Dunkel

Tuesday, February 23

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Long Sheet

Tuesday, February 23

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MONTREAL (9-5-0-3, 21 pts.) at OTTAWA (5-14-0-1, 11 pts.) - 2/23/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 17-23 ATS (-9.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 35-28 ATS (+66.6 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 131-126 ATS (-22.6 Units) in a home game where the total is 6 or more since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 4-7 (+0.2 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.8 Units)

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PITTSBURGH (9-6-0-1, 19 pts.) at WASHINGTON (9-5-0-3, 21 pts.) - 2/23/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 4-11 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 109-75 ATS (+15.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 21-27 ATS (-24.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-4 (+2.8 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-4-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+4.6 Units)

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CHICAGO (9-6-0-4, 22 pts.) at COLUMBUS (8-7-0-4, 20 pts.) - 2/23/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 392-391 ATS (-144.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-3 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.2 Units)

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NASHVILLE (7-10-0-0, 14 pts.) at DETROIT (5-12-0-3, 13 pts.) - 2/23/2021, 7:38 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 43-47 ATS (-25.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 53-95 ATS (+156.5 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 43-40 ATS (-26.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 11-15 ATS (-15.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 22-69 ATS (-99.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 210-198 ATS (-179.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
DETROIT is 331-323 ATS (-204.5 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
DETROIT is 8-34 ATS (+67.4 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 470-391 ATS (-118.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
DETROIT is 123-100 ATS (-108.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 4-2 (+5.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-2-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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EDMONTON (12-8-0-0, 24 pts.) at VANCOUVER (8-12-0-2, 18 pts.) - 2/23/2021, 10:08 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 5-5 (+0.4 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
VANCOUVER is 5-5-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)

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BUFFALO (5-7-0-2, 12 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (6-5-0-2, 14 pts.) - 2/23/2021, 7:08 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 1-11 ATS (+17.4 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 9-29 ATS (+43.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 18-14 ATS (+38.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 2-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 5-3 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 5-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)

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NHL

Tuesday, February 23

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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Columbus
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Columbus
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago

Pittsburgh @ Washington
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh

Montreal @ Ottawa
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Montreal

Buffalo @ New Jersey
Buffalo
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games at home

Nashville @ Detroit
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Nashville is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit
Detroit is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games at home

Edmonton @ Vancouver
Edmonton
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Vancouver
Vancouver is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Edmonton
Vancouver is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Edmonton

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CNOTES · Feb 23, 2021

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MON at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +180
U 6.0

CHI at CLB 07:00 PM
CHI -105
U 5.5

BUF at NJ 07:00 PM
NJ -150
U 5.5

PIT at WAS 07:00 PM
WAS -105
O 6.5

NAS at DET 07:30 PM
DET +140
U 5.5

EDM at VAN 10:00 PM
VAN +115
U 6.5

CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

Feb. 21,2021..........2 - 3........- 2.50
Feb. 20,2021..........8 - 10.......- 7.75
Feb. 19,2021..........3 - 3.........- 1.50
Feb. 18, 2021.........7 - 7.........+ 1.50
Feb. 17,2021..........4 - 3.........+ 6.75
Feb. 16,2021..........3 - 3.........+ 0.75
Feb. 15, 2021.........7 - 4.........+21.75
Feb. 14, 2021.........3 - 1..........+ 9.50
Feb, 13, 2021.........6 - 8...........-12.00
Feb. 12, 2021.........0 - 4...........- 20.00
Feb. 11, 2021.........6 - 8........... - 5.00
Feb. 10, 2021.........1 - 1............- 0.50
Feb. 09, 2021.........4 - 4...........+ 1.50
Feb. 08, 2021.........1 - 5...........- 20.00
Feb. 07, 2021.........4 - 1..........+ 19.75
Feb. 06, 2021.........1 - 5.......... -.22.50
Feb. 05, 2021.........3 - 4............ - 7.00
Feb. 04, 2021.........3 - 4.............- 4.75
Feb. 03, 2021.........1 - 2.............- 5.00
Feb. 02, 2021.........3 - 5.............-12.50
Feb. 01, 2021.........1 - 3............- 10.00

Totals...................71 - 88..........- 69.50

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JANUARY TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

CNOTES · Feb 24, 2021

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the college basketball title:
3-1— Gonzaga, Baylor
7-1— Michigan
11-1— Villanova
14-1— Houston, Ohio State, Texas
16-1— Florida State
18-1— Illinois, Iowa

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 501,724
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“We all wish we could have more rest. I’m here to work. I’m here to punch my clock in and be available to my teammates.”
Lebron James

Wednesday’s quiz
Which college team did Brad Stevens lead to two Final Fours?

Tuesday’s quiz
Doc Rivers was the Boston Celtics’ coach before Brad Stevens.

Monday’s quiz
Fred Thompson played a District Attorney on Law and Order; in real life, he was a US Senator from Tennessee, and unsuccessfully tried to run for President.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) A gambler bet $67,000 Tuesday night at @pointsbetusa that 17-0 Baylor would beat 2-16 Iowa State SU, but Baylor was down 32-15 early, was still down a point with 4:54 left to play- they wound up winning 77-72.

The gambler risked $67,000, made himself a stresssful $2,914. Very stressful.

12) Baylor 77, Iowa State 72— That was the Bears’ first game in three weeks; they just need to get games under their belt, to get ready for the tournament. Can a team get in midseason form in three weeks? We’re about to find out.

11) March’s college basketball schedule is going to be scrambled this year, but at least they’re going to play tournaments, unlike last year. Some of the conference tournaments start next week; I’ll be posting information on all that I can. Hopefully next season will be more normal.

10) NBA trends on back/backs:
— Road teams who played at home night before: Favorites 4-3 ATS, underdogs 6-10-1
— Teams on road for 2nd consecutive night: F 13-8 ATS, U 19-13-1
— Teams at home for 2nd consecutive night: F 12-9-1, U 14-14
— Home teams who played on road night before: F 2-9, U 10-6
— Home teams 38-38-1………favorites 31-29-1, underdogs 49-43-2

9) I’d be fascinated to know what NBA coaches who also coached in college think about the two sports: Billy Donovan, Brad Stevens, Quin Snyder. Even Lon Kruger, who coached the Hawks for a few years but who coaches Oklahoma now.

Recruiting and the transfer epidemic has to make college coaching less appealing; the money is better in the NBA, but lot of coaches like to teach— lot more of that in college.

Would be a fascinating HBO special this summer. Or NBA TV.

8) Lefty pitcher Scott Kazmir signed a minor league deal with the Giants; he has a career record of 108-96, but hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2016. Giants will be his 7th big league team.

7) NBA teams who play the fastest tempo, which could be helpful in betting totals:
1) Golden State
2) Houston
3) Chicago
4) Minnesota
5) Philadelphia

6) Michigan State 81, Illinois 72: Some nights Illinois looks like a Final Four team, then there are nights like tonight. You have to win four tournament games in a row to make the Final Four; is Illinois consistent enough?

5) There are already 110 kids on the college basketball transfer portal; with this year being a free year for college players, meaning that conceivably, everyone playing this year could also come back and play next year, the transfer portal should be fascinating this spring.

Over 1,000 kids transferred last year; I’m guessing this year’s number will be around 1,500.

4) All-Star reserves were announced Tuesday; couple of surprising omissions:
— Phoenis Suns are 20-10; Devin Booker is their best player, scoring 24.7 ppg.
— Domantas Sabonis is one of four players averaging at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

NBA All-Star Game is way harder to make than the baseball/football All-Star Games

3) Michigan’s football team has six new assistant coaches for next season; now all ten of Jim Harbaugh’s assistant coaches are under 40 years old, which is highly unusual.

2) Georgia 91, LSU 78— Dismal effort by LSU, which is now 4-5 in its last nine games. LSU is #329 in the country in assists/FG’s made, meaning they go 1-on-1 a lot and depend on their rebounding for scoring. Not the best recipe for March, especially for experience team #327.

1) Auburn star Sharife Cooper has his foot in a walking boot, Auburn isn’t playing in the postseason and Cooper is likely headed to the NBA this summer, so his college career is pretty much over. So are Auburn’s chances of winning again this season. They’ve lost 7 of their last 8 games, and finish up with Tennessee/Alabama.