Cnotes 2021-2022 nba trends, news, best bets and opinions thru the playoffs !

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, February 25

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Charlotte
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games at home
Charlotte is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Toronto

San Antonio @ Washington
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
San Antonio is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games when playing San Antonio

Oklahoma City @ Indiana
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games at home

Houston @ Orlando
Houston
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games at home

Miami @ New York
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New York
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of New York's last 21 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games

Philadelphia @ Minnesota
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Philadelphia is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

Dallas @ Utah
Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Utah
Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

New Orleans @ Phoenix
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New Orleans's last 10 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

LA Clippers @ LA Lakers
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games


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[Udog]

The Heat are 7-2 ATS in their last nine matchups against New York.
The Knicks are 1-7 ATS in their last eight games.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last seven Heat' games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last five Knicks' games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six matchups between Miami and New York.


The Sixers are 7-2 ATS in their last nine road games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six Sixers' games.
The Wolves are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 matchups against Philadelphia.
The Sixers are 3-5 ATS in their last eight games.


The Clippers are 4-1 ATS In their last five games.
The Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games.
The Clippers are 5-1 ATS in their last six matchups against the Lakers.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last nine Lakers' games.
The total has gone OVER in seven of the last nine Clippers' games.


The Mavericks are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games.
The Jazz are 5-1 ATS in their last six games.
The Mavericks are 3-11 SU in their last 14 matchups against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven Jazz' games.
The total has gone bin 13 of the last 20 matchups between Utah and Dallas.

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

SA at WAS 07:00 PM
SA -3.5
O 224.5
+500 +500

OKC at IND 07:00 PM
OKC +7.0
U 226.0
+500 +500

HOU at ORL 07:00 PM
HOU +4.0
O 235.0
+500 +500

TOR at CHA 07:00 PM
TOR -2.0
U 225.0
+500 +500

MIA at NY 07:30 PM
NY +6.0
O 211.5
+500 +500

PHI at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN +2.5
O 229.5
+500 +500

DAL at UTA 09:00 PM
DAL +5.5
U 218.0
+500 +500

NO at PHO 09:00 PM
NO +6.5
O 229.5
+500 +500

LAC at LAL 10:00 PM
LAC +2.0
O 222.0
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

FEBRUARY BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

02/25/2022...............9-9-0...........50.00% ..................-4.50
02/24/2022...............8-6-0...........57.14%..................+7.00
02/17/2022...............5-5-0...........50.00% ..................-2.50
02/16/2022...............8-7-0...........53.33% .................+1.50
02/15/2022...............4-3-1...........56.25% .................+3.50
02/11/2022...............2-2-1...........50.00% ..................-1.00
02/07/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%..................-1.50
02/04/2022...............9-8-1............52.94%.................+1.00
02/03/2022...............5-7-0............41.67%.................-13.50
02/02/2022...............7-8-2............47.06%...................-9.00
02/01/2022...............8-6-0............57.14%..................+7.00

TOTALS..................68-64-5............51.51%%................-12.00


BEST BETS:

02/25/2022.............4-7-0.............36.36%.................-18.50
02/24/2022.............6-4-0..............60.00%.................+8.00
02/17/2022.............3-3-0..............50.00%.................- 1.50
02/16/2022.............5-4-0..............55.55%.................+3.00
02/15/2022.............4-2-1..............66.66%.................+9.00
02/11/2022.............2-2-1..............50.00%..................-1.00
02/07/2022.............2-2-0..............50.00%..................-1.00
02/04/2022.............6 -5-0.............54.54%..................+2.50
02/03/2022.............3 -4 -0............42.85%...................-7.00
02/02/2022............12-11-0............52.17%...................-0.50
02/01/2022...............5-4-0.............55.55%.................+3.00

TOTALS..................52-48-0............52.00%..................- 4.00


UPDATED 02/25/22

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
Since 2000, teams with most players drafted by the NFL:
151— Ohio State
137— Alabama
133— LSU
125— Florida
124— Georgia
123— Miami

Quote of the Day
“I feel like I’mone of the best teammates that the NBA has seen, on the court and off the court. Just because the current situation happened, whatever happened, happened, it doesn’t mean I’m a bad teammate. Me personally, I feel like I just needed to do what’s best for my career and help myself be happy.”
James Harden, after his first game with the 76ers

Saturday’s quiz
James Harden has played for four NBA teams; which four?

Friday’s quiz
When Syracuse won the NCAA Tournament in 2003, they beat Kansas in the final.

Thursday’s quiz
Lakers won the NBA title in Magic Johnson’s rookie season; Jack McKinney was the first coach Johnson played for in the NBA. McKinney got hurt riding a bike when the Lakers were 10-4; Paul Westhead took over the team after that.

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

13) If you like NBA basketball, I highly recommend going to the NBA Summer League, which this year will be July 7-17 in Las Vegas. Lot of reasons why:

— It is always good to be in Las Vegas
— For $30 or so, you can watch great basketball for 7-8 eight hours straight.
— July in Las Vegas and you’re in air conditioning all day. Good concession stands, too.
— Famous people are all over the place; few years ago, I’m walking to the concession stand and Jerry West is in a group of people walking the other way. Talked to Walt Frazier once, met Stan Kroenke, owner of the Nuggets/Rams.

Lot of active NBA players are there; just a good place to watch competitive basketball.

Every kid who has goals of playing pro ball should watch the summer league on TV for a while, then go outside and work on his game, because you have to be freakin’ great to make it to the NBA.

12) Atlanta Braves turned a profit of $104M last year, and that was with attendance limitations early in the season. Kind of hard for the baseball owners to cry poor when it comes out that a team is making a nine-figure profit.

11) Minimum salaries in the four major sports:
— NBA $925,258
— NHL $750,000
— NFL $660,000
— MLB $570,500

Baseball owners need to jack that figure up to $700,000 or $750,000.

10) Odd Stat of the Day: In the Super Bowl era (56 years) only one NFL QB has started 50+ games, without ever throwing a pick-6.

Don’t bother guessing; you would never, ever get it. He is still active; I’ll put the answer down lower in this space.

9) Last year, only four pitchers threw 200+ innings; in 2019, there were 14, the year before that, 13, so will be curious to see this year how many guys log 200+ IP.

8) Wisconsin Badgers have won their last 13 games that were decided by 6 or less points, the longest-such streak in the last 35 years, when the 3-point arc was put in.

7) Princeton 74, Harvard 67:
— There were only three fouls called in first half of this game.
— Princeton made 14-30 on arc; they’re tied with Yale for first place in ivy.

6) Iona 72, Canisius 65:
— Rick Pitino’s Gaels are 15-2 in the MAAC.

5) Texas State 66, Troy 61:
— Bobcats won nine in row, are top seed in the Sun Belt tourney next week.
— Caleb Asberry was 6-6 behind the arc, scored 26 points for 21-6 Texas State.

4) Richmond 68, Saint Louis 66:
— These teams are tied for fifth in A-14.
— Looks like A-14 is a one-big league; their conference tournament should be fun.

3) Spurs 157, Wizards 153, 2OT:
— Imagine scoring 153 points and losing?
— Keldon Johnson was +16 in 46:00, which means in the 12:00 he sat out, San Antonio was outscored by 12 points.

2) Kansas City Chiefs named former Bears’ coach Matt Nagy their new QB coach, which is a good gig, coaching Patrick Mahomes.

Mitch Trubisky is the only NFL QB in the last 56 years that has started 50+ games, without ever throwing a pick-6.

1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play a home game in Germany next fall, as the NFL tries once again to squeeze more money out of their schedule. 9:30 Sunday morning kickoffs aren’t a lot of fun. Imaging being in Las Vegas? 6:30am kickoffs are even worse.

 

[Udog]

CLEVELAND is 1-10 ATS (-10 Units) versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=108 points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

CHICAGO is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 in the current season.

MILWAUKEE is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) in the current season.

SACRAMENTO is 43-60 ATS (-23 Units) after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, February 26

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Detroit
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

Toronto @ Atlanta
Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Toronto is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home

Memphis @ Chicago
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Memphis's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games on the road
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Washington @ Cleveland
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home

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

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

Sacramento @ Denver
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Denver
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento


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[Udog]

The Nets are 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 games.
The Bucks are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in seven of the last eight Nets' games.
The total has gone OVER in seven straight Bucks' games.
The Bucks are 5-1 ATS in their last six matchups against Brooklyn.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, February 26

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

TOR at ATL 07:30 PM
ATL -3.0
O 225.0
+500 +500

WAS at CLE 08:00 PM
CLE -7.5
U 205.0
+500 +500

SA at MIA 08:00 PM
MIA -8.5
O 225.0
+500 +500

MEM at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI +1.5
U 237.5
+500 +500

BK at MIL 08:30 PM
MIL -9.5
U 237.0
+500 +500

SAC at DEN 09:00 PM
DEN -8.0
O 237.0
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

FEBRUARY BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

02/26/2022...............5-7-0...........41.67% .................-13.50
02/25/2022...............9-9-0...........50.00% ..................-4.50
02/24/2022...............8-6-0...........57.14%..................+7.00
02/17/2022...............5-5-0...........50.00% ..................-2.50
02/16/2022...............8-7-0...........53.33% .................+1.50
02/15/2022...............4-3-1...........56.25% .................+3.50
02/11/2022...............2-2-1...........50.00% ..................-1.00
02/07/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%..................-1.50
02/04/2022...............9-8-1............52.94%.................+1.00
02/03/2022...............5-7-0............41.67%.................-13.50
02/02/2022...............7-8-2............47.06%...................-9.00
02/01/2022...............8-6-0............57.14%..................+7.00

TOTALS..................73-71-5............50.69%%..............-25.50


BEST BETS:

02/26/2022.............3-5-0..............37.50%................-12.50
02/25/2022.............4-7-0.............36.36%.................-18.50
02/24/2022.............6-4-0..............60.00%.................+8.00
02/17/2022.............3-3-0..............50.00%.................- 1.50
02/16/2022.............5-4-0..............55.55%.................+3.00
02/15/2022.............4-2-1..............66.66%.................+9.00
02/11/2022.............2-2-1..............50.00%..................-1.00
02/07/2022.............2-2-0..............50.00%..................-1.00
02/04/2022.............6 -5-0.............54.54%..................+2.50
02/03/2022.............3 -4 -0............42.85%...................-7.00
02/02/2022............12-11-0............52.17%...................-0.50
02/01/2022...............5-4-0.............55.55%.................+3.00

TOTALS..................55-53-0............50.92%.................-16.50


UPDATED 02/26/22

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack
Best free throw shooting teams:
82.7%— Villanova
81.5%— Portland
80.4%— Miami OH
80.2%— Incarnate Word
80.2%— Hofstra
79.9%— Montana

Quote of the Day
“……..imagine an NFL weekend in which every game ends in a tie. No team would lose or gain an inch in the standings. That’s what happened in college basketball on Saturday.”
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, saying top of his bracket stays mostly the same after Saturday’s chaos

Sunday’s quiz
Where did Ja Morant play his college basketball?

Saturday’s quiz
James Harden has played for four NBA teams; Thunder, Rockets, Nets, 76ers.

Friday’s quiz
When Syracuse won the NCAA Tournament in 2003, they beat Kansas in the final.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a Saturday full of upsets…….

13) Bad day to be in the top 10:
— #1 Gonzaga lost 67-57 at Saint Mary’s.
— #2 Arizona lost 79-63 at Colorado
— #3 Auburn lost 67-62 at Tennessee
— #4 Purdue lost 68-65 at Michigan State
— #5 Kansas lost 80-70 at Baylor
— #6 Kentucky lost 75-73 at Arkansas.
— #9 Texas Tech lost 69-66 at TCU

All seven losses were on road, but still, an unusual day.

12) SEC:
— Arkansas 75, Kentucky 73— Hogs won 13 of their last 14 games.
— Tennessee 67, Auburn 62— Auburn led by 11 early in second half.
— Auburn leads Kentucky-Tennessee-Arkansas by a game each.

11) Big X
— Four of five games Saturday were decided by 4 or less points.
— Baylor 80, Kansas 70— Bears shot 56.8% inside arc.
— TCU 69, Texas Tech 66— Tech led by 11 early in second half.
— Texas 82, West Virginia 81— WVU is 1-13 since January 15.
— Kansas leads Baylor by a game, Texas Tech by two games.

10) Big East
— Providence 72, Creighton 51— Friars will be #1-seed in Big East tourney.
— Seton Hall 82, Xavier 66— Xavier lost six of its last seven games.
— Looks like a six-bid league; Xavier appears to be falling off the bubble.

9) Pac-12:
— Colorado 79, Arizona 63— Cruddy day to be a top 10 team.
— USC 70, Oregon 69— Trojans won last three games, by 2-1-3 points.
— Arizona leads USC by two games, UCLA by three.

8) WCC:
— Saint Mary’s 67, Gonzaga 57— Zags’ first loss since December 4th.
— San Francisco 78, San Diego 62— Does Gonzaga’s loss hurt USF’s NCAA hopes?
— Gonzaga still leads Saint Mary’s by two games; is BYU sliding off the bubble?

7) Upsets of the Day:
— South Florida (+13) 56, Cincinnati 54
— Saint Mary’s (+11) 67, Gonzaga 57
— Colorado (+10.5) 79, Arizona 63
— LaSalle (+9) 62, Dayton 60
— SIU-Edwardsville (+9) 77, Morehead State 70
— Florida State (+7.5) 64, Virginia 63
— Western Michigan (+6.5) 78, Bowling Green 67
— South Dakota (+6) 92, Oral Roberts 87

6) Ohio Valley:
— Murray State 70, SE Missouri State 68— Racers trailed by 12 with 6:14 left.
— SIU-Edwardsville 77, Morehead State 70— Eagles lost four of last six games.
— Murray State finishes 18-0 in OVC regular season; they’re a bubble team if they lose in OVC tournament. No pressure.

5) Missouri Valley:
— Northern Iowa 102, Loyola 96, OT— Panthers went 3-2 in OT games since January 11.
— Drake 62, Southern Illinois 60— These teams meet in conference tourney Friday.
— Northern Iowa wins regular season title; Arch Madness should be fun.

4) Mountain West:
— Boise State 86, UNLV 76— Boise shot 59% from floor, had 13 offensive boards.
— Colorado State 66, Utah State 55— Rams won seven of last eight games.
— Boise leads Wyoming by a game, Colorado State/Aztecs by two games.

3) Horizon:
— Fort Wayne 81, Detroit 78— Mastodons won nine in row, after an 11-10 start.
— Oakland 65, Cleveland State 57— Vikings went 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Fort Wayne, Cleveland State are tied for first; this tournament will be good.

2) Summit:
— South Dakota 92, Oral Roberts 87—Eagles lost last two games, by 5-4 points.
— South Dakota State 86, UMKC 75— Jackrabbits went 18-0 in Summit League.
— Looks like South Dakota State needs to win conference tourney to make NCAAs.

1) ACC:
— Florida State 64, Virginia 63— Only second win in last ten games for FSU.
— Duke 97, Syracuse 72— Duke scored 1.59 points/possession, extremely high.
— Wake Forest 99, Louisville 77— Cardinals lost 12 of their last 14 games.
— Duke leads Notre Dame by a game, North Carolina by two games.

 

[Udog]

NEW YORK is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games vs. winning teams in the current season.

PHOENIX is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) when the line is +3 to -3 in the current season.

INDIANA is 6-26 ATS (-22.6 Units) in home games in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 8-31 ATS (-26.1 Units) in home games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the last 3 sea...

DALLAS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

PORTLAND is 0-9 ATS (-9.9 Units) in home games when playing 3 or less games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.

NEW ORLEANS are 5-21 ATS (-18.1 Units) in road games off an upset win of 10 points or more as a road underdog since 1996.

 

[Udog]

The total has gone OVER in five of the last seven Sixers' games.
The Knicks are 1-8 ATS in their last nine games.
The Sixers are 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine matchups against New York.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last six Knicks' games.
The Sixers are 15-2 SU in their last 17 matchups against New York.


The Jazz are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games.
The Suns are 6-1 ATS in their last seven matchups against Utah.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last eight Jazz' games.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last eight Suns' games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six matchups between Utah and Phoenix.


The Mavericks are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games.
The Warriors are 1-5 ATS in their last six games.
The Mavericks are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 matchups against Golden State.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last five matchups between Dallas and Golden State.
The total has gone OVER in five straight Warriors' games.


The Pelicans are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
The Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last five matchupa against New Orleans.
The total has gone UNDER in nine of the last 13 Pelicans' games.
The Lakers are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, February 27

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

PHI at NY 01:00 PM
PHI -8.0
O 219.0
+500 +500

UTA at PHO 03:30 PM
UTA -2.0
U 225.5
+500 +500

BOS at IND 05:00 PM
BOS -9.5
U 226.0
+500 +500

LAC at HOU 07:00 PM
LAC -6.5
O 229.0
+500 +500

DET at CHA 07:00 PM
CHA -10.0
O 229.0
+500 +500

DAL at GS 07:30 PM
GS -3.5
U 219.0
+500 +500

DEN at POR 09:00 PM
POR +8.0
O 226.5
+500 +500

NO at LAL 10:00 PM
NO +1.0
O 223.0
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

FEBRUARY BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

02/27/2022.............6-10-0............37.50%.................-25.00
02/26/2022...............5-7-0...........41.67% .................-13.50
02/25/2022...............9-9-0...........50.00% ..................-4.50
02/24/2022...............8-6-0...........57.14%..................+7.00
02/17/2022...............5-5-0...........50.00% ..................-2.50
02/16/2022...............8-7-0...........53.33% .................+1.50
02/15/2022...............4-3-1...........56.25% .................+3.50
02/11/2022...............2-2-1...........50.00% ..................-1.00
02/07/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%..................-1.50
02/04/2022...............9-8-1............52.94%.................+1.00
02/03/2022...............5-7-0............41.67%.................-13.50
02/02/2022...............7-8-2............47.06%...................-9.00
02/01/2022...............8-6-0............57.14%..................+7.00

TOTALS..................79-81-5............49.37%.................-50.50


BEST BETS:

02/27/2022.............5-7-0..............41.66%................-13.00
02/26/2022.............3-5-0..............37.50%................-12.50
02/25/2022.............4-7-0.............36.36%.................-18.50
02/24/2022.............6-4-0..............60.00%.................+8.00
02/17/2022.............3-3-0..............50.00%.................- 1.50
02/16/2022.............5-4-0..............55.55%.................+3.00
02/15/2022.............4-2-1..............66.66%.................+9.00
02/11/2022.............2-2-1..............50.00%..................-1.00
02/07/2022.............2-2-0..............50.00%..................-1.00
02/04/2022.............6 -5-0.............54.54%..................+2.50
02/03/2022.............3 -4 -0............42.85%...................-7.00
02/02/2022............12-11-0............52.17%...................-0.50
02/01/2022...............5-4-0.............55.55%.................+3.00

TOTALS..................60-60-0............50.00%.................-29.50


UPDATED 02/27/22

 

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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Worst free throw shooting teams in the country:
59.6%— Sam Houston State
61.3%— Nicholls State
62.7%— Jackson State
62.9%— Columbia
63.4%— Army
63.4%— Rhode Island

Quote of the Day
“I don’t think it helps us (for March Madness) but what it does is for the NET and league standings, I don’t know how you — its a lopsided scheduled compared to the other teams. It just is. But that’s okay. We’re playing for something bigger than just a seed or a league championship. You know we always play bigger than that. We’ve had teams finish fourth in this league and we’ve played in the last game of this year. We’re going to keep trying to get better.”
John Calipari

Monday’s quiz
In the last 14 years, how many times have the NBA Finals gone seven games?

Sunday’s quiz
Ja Morant played his college basketball at Murray State.

Saturday’s quiz
James Harden has played for four NBA teams; Thunder, Rockets, Nets, 76ers.

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

13) 76ers 125, Knicks 109:
— Joel Embiid was 23-27 from the foul line. Just him. 23 for 27.
— Philly was 39-44 on foul line, Knicks 22-35.
— James Harden had 29 points, 16 assists, 10 rebounds

12) In Harden’s first two games with the 76ers, he is 8-14 on 3-pointers; in 275 games with the 76ers, Ben Simmons was 5-34 on the arc. Embiid has to be happier than hell with this trade.

11) Random NBA stat; San Antonio Spurs are 8-3 ATS if they played the night before.

10) There is a kid that plays basketball for Long Beach State named Aboubacar Traore; on January 27, he had 23 rebounds in a game against Cal-Riverside. Big deal you say, but I say,

Aboubacar Traore is only 6-foot-5; you know how hard it is for anyone to get 23 rebounds in a D-I game, much less a guy who is 6-5?

Outstanding effort can make an ordinary player good, a good player great; rebounding is a lot about positioning and effort, but mostly effort.

Long Beach won 12 of its last 14 games, will be a tough out in the Big West tourney.

9) Illinois 93, Michigan 85:
— Illinois shot 10-17 on arc, only 15-25 on foul line.
— Michigan is 15-12, very much a bubble team, probably the wrong side of it.

8) Memphis 81, Wichita State 57:
— Wichita State is 4-9 in AAC this year after they ended last season with consecutive one-point losses in AAC and NCAA tourneys.
— Shockers went 157-41 in conference games in Gregg Marshall’s last 11 years as their coach, but he got fired for non-basketball reasons. You wonder how many people in Wichita are regretting that decision now.

7) Princeton 74, Harvard 73:
— Tigers lead the Ivy League by a game over Yale.
— Harvard will miss the 4-team Ivy tournament for the first time.

6) Iona 67, Rider 61:
— Rick Pitino’s Gaels lead MAAC by four games, but they’re still going to have to win the MAAC tournament to get into March Madness.
— Iona starts four seniors, has #31 eFG% defense, and a Hall of Fame coach.

5) Pelicans 123, Lakers 95:
— Lakers are 27-33; they gave up 44 points in 3rd quarter of this game.
— This would be the Lakers’ 7th losing season in nine years, even with an NBA title two years ago. The fans aren’t happy.

4) Toronto Maple Leafs won a hockey game 10-7 Saturday night; this was first time in 11 years that there were 17+ goals scored in an NHL game. Leafs led 7-2 at one point, then it was 7-6, but Toronto pulled away in the third period.

3) QB Paxton Lynch was Denver’s first pick in the 2016 NFL Draft; he started four games over two seasons for Denver, was released and has bounced around pro football since. Last year, he was the 3rd string QB for Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL.

In April, Lynch will be playing for the Michigan Panthers in the USFL; will be interesting to see if he can revive a once-promising career by playing spring football.

2) Tampa Bay Bucs’ guard Ali Marpet retired this weekend at age 28, after seven years in the NFL. This is a guy who played D-III college ball at Hobart, then made himself into a Pro Bowl lineman. Buccaneers are going to miss him.

1) If you have HBO Max, I’ll recommend an old TV show to watch; Without a Trace was a show about a FBI Missing Persons Squad that found missing people by applying using psychological profiling to get clues. Show was on for seven years; Anthony LaPaglia was great as Jack Malone, the star of the show. If you’re looking for a program to binge-watch, this is a good one.

 

[Udog]

ORLANDO is 13-29 ATS (-18.9 Units) in home games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 19-4 ATS (14.6 Units) after a non-conference game in the current season.

CHARLOTTE is 46-27 ATS (16.3 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 16-4 ATS (11.6 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game in the current season.

 

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NBA
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Monday, February 28