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

[Udog]

The Nets are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
The Celtics are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 matchups against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in nine of the last 12 Nets' games.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last seven Celtics' games.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last seven matchups between Brooklyn and Boston.


The Suns are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games.
The Bucks are 4-1 ATS in their last five matchups against Phoenix.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the last 11 Suns' games.
The Bucks are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games.
The total has gone OVER in nine of the last 11 Bucks' games.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the last 11 matchups between Phoenix and Milwaukee.


The Raptors are 1-5 ATS in their last six games.
The Cavaliers are 12-6 ATS in their last 18 matchups against Toronto.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last nine Raptors' games.
The Cavaliers are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of the last 20 matchups between Toronto and Cleveland.


The Knicks are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games.
The Clippers are 15-3 SU in their last 18 matchups against New York.
The total has gone OVER in six straight Knicks' games.
The Clippers are 7-1 ATS in their last eight games.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last seven matchups between the Clippers and Knicks.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, March 6

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, MARCH 6
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

BK at BOS 01:00 PM
BK +4.5
O 225.5
+500 +500

PHO at MIL 03:30 PM
MIL -9.0
O 231.5
+500 +500

IND at WAS 06:00 PM
IND +2.5
O 226.5
+500 +500

UTA at OKC 07:00 PM
OKC +13.5
O 221.5
+500 +500

MEM at HOU 07:00 PM
HOU +10.5
O 235.5
+500 +500

TOR at CLE 07:30 PM
TOR +4.0
O 211.5
+500 +500

NO at DEN 08:00 PM
NO +3.5
U 228.5
+500 +500

NY at LAC 10:00 PM
LAC -5.0
O 219.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MARCH BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

03/06/2022...........6-9-0.............40.00%.................-19.50
03/05/2022...........6-6-0.............50.00%...................-3.00
03/04/2022.........6-10-0.............37.50%..................-25.00
03/03/2022...........7-7-0.............50.00%....................-3.50
03/02/2022.........10-5-1..............65.63%................+22.50
03/01/2022...........5-6-0..............45.45%...................-8.00

TOTALS..............40-43-1.............48.19%.................- 36.50
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BEST BETS:

03/06/2022............4-8-0..............33.33%................-24.00
03/05/2022............4-4-0..............50.00%.................- 3.00
03/04/2022............4-8-0..............33.33%................- 24.00
03/03/2022............5-3-0..............62.50%................+ 8.50
03/02/2022............7-3-0..............70.00%................+18.50
03/01/2022............3-2-0..............60.00%.................+ 4.00

TOTALS...............27-28-0..............49.09%................- 20.00



UPDATED ON 03/06/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Odds to win Big 14 basketball tournament:
+190— Purdue
+320— Illinois
+460— Iowa
+700— Wisconsin
+1200— Ohio State
+1700— Michigan
+2500— Indiana, Michigan State

Quote of the Day
“A little song, a little dance…….a little seltzer down your pants.”
Chuckles the Clown

Monday’s quiz
What was the butler’s name in the old TV show, The Addams Family?

Sunday’s quiz
NC State ended UCLA’s streak of seven consecutive national titles in 1974.

Saturday’s quiz
Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr was born in Lebanon; his father was president of the American University in Beirut, before he was assassinated in 1984.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Welcome to my favorite two weeks of the year, Champ Week and then the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Ton of basketball going to be played; this will be our first normal March Madness in three years. Let’s enjoy it.

There is also supposed to be baseball going on, exhibition games that make us feel warmer up here in the northeast, but that ain’t happening yet. Too bad.

12) Loyola 64, Drake 58:
— Ramblers are in NCAA’s for third time in last four tournaments.
— Coach Drew Valentine is youngest (30) D-I coach in America.
— This was Loyola’s last game in the MVC; they move on to the A-14 next year.

11) Longwood 79, Winthrop 58:
— This is Longwood’s 18th year in D-I, only their second winning season,
— Lancers made the D-III Final Four back in 1980.
— This year, Longwood lost by 33 to Iowa, by 8 to Georgetown; they went 18-1 in their league.

10) NBA commish Adam Silver is a Duke alum; he was at the Duke-UNC game Saturday night. They show him on TV and I’m like, “Guy next to him looks a lot like Jerry Seinfeld”

Turns out it actually was Jerry Seinfeld; stands at Duke looked like a freakin’ Laker game, lot of celebrities. Turns out Seinfeld’s son is a freshman at Duke.

9) With rumors that Troy Aikman is jumping from FOX to ESPN’s Monday Night Football, Brian Griese will leave the TV booth and be the 49ers’ QB coach next season.

8) Florida Gulf Coast went 21-11 this season, but they fired their coach after four seasons of not making the NCAA Tournament. The guy went 30-27 in conference play, gets told to take a hike. Florida Gulf Coast cares about their basketball.

Then there is Georgetown, which just went 0-19 in the Big East; sounds like Patrick Ewing will be back on the Hoyas’ sideline next year. Hmmmm…..

In five years under Ewing, Georgetown is 26-60 in Big East play; they did win the conference tournament last year, making the NCAA’s for first time in six years- they lost to Colorado in the first round, 96-73. Ewing was a great player, might not be that good a coach, but he is the best player in Georgetown history.

7) Jacksonville 54, Jacksonville State 51:
— Second round game in the Atlantic Sun tournament.
— Jacksonville is in Florida, Jacksonville State is in Alabama.

Go figure.

6) Nebraska 74, Wisconsin 73:
— Ten days ago, Nebraska was 1-16 in conference play; since then, they’ve won three games in a row, all as double-digit underdogs.
— Wisconsin star Davis played only 12:00, injured by a flagrant foul.

5) Sun Belt tournament:
— Louisiana 66, Troy State 57— Cajuns never trailed, win for third day in a row.
— Georgia State 71, Appalachian State 66— Panthers have won nine games in a row; they’ll be playing for third straight day Monday night.

4) Arizona State QB Jayden Daniels has committed to LSU, as Brian Kelly bolsters his roster via the transfer portal. Daniels played three years at ASU; Sun Devils lost both coordinators this winter, and the NCAA is lurking around the ASU program.

3) When San Diego State-Fresno State play basketball, things get awkward for Fresno coach Justin Hutson; his wife Stacie is the women’s basketball coach at San Diego State. Maybe it is more awkward for her than him.

2) Was stunned to see that when the baseball owners made their proposal to the players’ union last Monday, four owners voted against that offer, but the owners passed it anyway. What got me was that one of the four owners who voted against it was Arte Moreno, the Angels’ owner.

Angels are a big market team: Trout, Ohtani, Rendon; they’re shouting distance from LA and draw very well. If a big market owner like Moreno is a hard liner, we might not see baseball for a while, maybe May at the earliest.

1) In 1985, Phillies’ 3B Mike Schmidt made $2,130,000; he was the highest-paid player in the big leagues that year. Last fall, Juan Soto turned down a 13-year, $360M deal.

Someone is going to have to compromise in baseball’s labor dispute; I’m thinking it should be the players. If you turn down $360M for 13 years, something is screwed up.

 

[Udog]

ATLANTA is 18-39 ATS (-24.9 Units) in a road game where the total is 220 to 229.5 in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 5-18 ATS (-14.8 Units) in March games in the last 3 seasons.

PORTLAND is 223-269 ATS (-72.9 Units) after a division game since 1996.

DALLAS are 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

GOLDEN STATE is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

NEW YORK is 44-22 ATS (19.8 Units) when the line is +3 to -3 in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Monday, March 7

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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Detroit
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Atlanta

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

Houston @ Miami
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Miami
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing at home against Houston

Portland @ Minnesota
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Portland's last 23 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Portland

Utah @ Dallas
Utah
Utah is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
Utah is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

LA Lakers @ San Antonio
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games on the road
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers

Golden State @ Denver
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Golden State's last 9 games
Denver
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

New York @ Sacramento
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York's last 7 games
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

The Jazz are 2-4 ATS in their last six matchups against Dallas.
The Mavericks are 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last seven matchups between Utah and Dallas.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six Mavericks' games.


The Nuggets are 3-7 ATS in their last ten matchups against Golden State.
The Warriors are 1-9 ATS in their last ten games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven matchups between Denver and Golden State.
The total has gone OVER in seven of the last nine Warriors' games.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, March 7

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, MARCH 7
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

ATL at DET 07:00 PM
DET +7.5
O 228.5
+500 +500

CHI at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -7.0
U 232.5
+500 +500

HOU at MIA 07:30 PM
MIA -15.5
U 224.5
+500 +500

POR at MIN 08:00 PM
POR +14.5
O 232.0
+500 +500

LAL at SA 08:30 PM
SA -2.5
U 236.0
+500 +500

UTA at DAL 08:30 PM
DAL -2.5
O 217.0
+500 +500

GS at DEN 09:00 PM
GS +8.0
O 220.5
+500 +500

NY at SAC 10:30 PM
NY +4.0
U 232.0
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MARCH BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

03/07/2022.........10-6-0.............62.50%................+17.00
03/06/2022...........6-9-0.............40.00%.................-19.50
03/05/2022...........6-6-0.............50.00%...................-3.00
03/04/2022.........6-10-0.............37.50%..................-25.00
03/03/2022...........7-7-0.............50.00%....................-3.50
03/02/2022.........10-5-1..............65.63%................+22.50
03/01/2022...........5-6-0..............45.45%...................-8.00

TOTALS..............50-49-1.............50.50%.................- 19.50
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BEST BETS:

03/07/2022............6-5-0..............54.54%................+ 2.50
03/06/2022............4-8-0..............33.33%................-24.00
03/05/2022............4-4-0..............50.00%.................- 3.00
03/04/2022............4-8-0..............33.33%................- 24.00
03/03/2022............5-3-0..............62.50%................+ 8.50
03/02/2022............7-3-0..............70.00%................+18.50
03/01/2022............3-2-0..............60.00%.................+ 4.00

TOTALS...............33-33-0..............50.00%................- 17.50



UPDATED ON 03/07/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win Pac-12 basketball tournament:
-135— Arizona
+185— UCLA
+750— USC
+1400— Oregon
+2200— Washington State
+2500— Colorado
+2800— Stanford

Quote of the Day
“There’s no such thing as a sure thing, thats why they call it gambling.”
Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple

Tuesday’s quiz
What was the name of the New York City cop with the big nose who was Felix/Oscar’s friend in The Odd Couple?

Monday’s quiz
Lurch was the butler in the old TV show, The Addams Family.

Sunday’s quiz
NC State ended UCLA’s streak of seven consecutive national titles in 1974.

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

13) When the Big East was originally formed in 1979, Holy Cross turned down an invitation to join the league, citing the college’s “commitment to academic excellence.”

Whoops.

Holy Cross had good teams back then; they beat Providence twice in 1977; they have a great hoops tradition- Bob Cousy played there.

They cost their athletic department a freakin’ load of money by saying no to the Big East, especially since they also had a decent football program, unlike Villanova-Georgetown-Providence-Seton Hall.

Athletic excellence also helps the school as far as kids wanting to go there and donations by boosters. Holy Cross won the Patriot League four times under Ralph Willard , but since he left in 2009, the Crusaders have made the NCAAs only once.

12) Last two tournaments, Big East hasn’t had a team in the Elite 8; their last Elite 8 team was Villanova in 2018- they won the national title.

Word came out this weekend that if Georgetown fired Patrick Ewing now, they would owe him $12M or so, so he’ll be back next year. Gross incompetence by their AD, to pay a struggling coach that much money.

11) Sun Belt final: Georgia State 80, Louisiana 71:
— Congrats to coach Rob Lanier, who led Siena to the 2002 NCAA Tournament.
— Georgia State has won ten games in a row; they started the season 6-9, 0-4 in Sun Belt play, but boy they’re hot now.

By the way, way back when ESPN first started, the first league that let ESPN air their games a lot was the Sun Belt. Would be nice if ESPN gave the Sun Belt a Game of the Week, maybe a Sunday game or Friday night every week, something to acknowledge how they helped ESPN get off the ground back in the day.

10) SoCon final: Chattanooga 64, Furman 63, OT
— Mocs have seven D-I transfers on their squad; they’ll be dangerous next week.
— Furman was playing for 4th night in row; they were outscored 35-25 in second half.

This wound up being a great game; Furman tied the game on a 3-pointer with 0:04 left to force overtime, but Chattanooga drained a 35-footer at the buzzer in OT to win the game.

Last three coaches to win SoCon tourney moved on to bigger $$$ jobs:
— Mike Young moved from Wofford to Virginia Tech
— Steve Forbes moved from East Tennessee State to Wake Forest.
— Wes Miller moved from NC-Greensboro to Cincinnati.

9) ESPN’s announce team for the SoCon final was Tom Hart/Randolph Childress. Hart is the best play-by-play guy on TV today, whether it is football/basketball. He is smart, prepared, you learn stuff and when he wants to be, he is funny.

Monday, they posted a clip from the 1995 ACC tournament, when Childress/Tim Duncan won the ACC tournament for Wake Forest. Childress didn’t know the clip was coming; you could tell it caught him off-guard, in a good way. Hart has a way of bringing out the best from his analysts.

He used to work SEC hoop games with Andy Kennedy; those two were television gold.

Sunday night, Hart/Childress were talking about teams cutting down the nets after winning a title; Childress said he still has his part of the net that was cut down after the ’95 ACC tournament. He said it is still displayed prominently in his house, which is pretty cool.

8) Murray State won the OVC title over the weekend; since 2009, OVC teams are 9-3-1 ATS in first round NCAA tournament games.

7) Ivy League didn’t play basketball last year; there was no NCAA Tournament two years ago, so this will be Ivy’s first tournament in three years. Ivy teams covered their first round game six of last seven tournaments they played in.

6) Pac-12 hasn’t won a national title in basketball since 1997; they’ve never won one when they had a conference tournament that year.

Was surprised to see that Arizona hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2017.

5) In 2011, Brad Stevens’ Butler team came from the Horizon League and lost the national title game, a great run; since then, Butler moved on to the A-14, then the Big East and Horizon teams have gone 0-9 in first round tournament games, 2-7 against the spread.

4) Last two NCAA tournaments, Big X teams are only 2-8 in second round games, but both teams that won (Texas Tech in ’19, Baylor LY) played in the national title game.

3) ACC has sagged to the #6 league this year, their worst rank since 2013; ACC teams were 2-5 in the first round of NCAA’s last year. Right now, Joe Lunardi has five ACC teams in the field, but Wake Forest/Miami are bubble teams, so they better win their first ACC tourney game.

2) WCC tournament:
— Gonzaga 81, San Francisco 71— Zags led by 20 at half, looked shaky vs USF’s press.
— Saint Mary’s 75, Santa Clara 72— Gaels led by 15 in 2nd half, hung on for dear life.

1) NFL salary cap next year will be $208.2M, up from $182.5M last year. Teams have to be under the salary cap by 4pm next Wednesday, so lot of guys are going to be released between now and then. Also, lot of contracts will be restructured to create cap space.

 

[Udog]

CHARLOTTE is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) in home games when the total >=230 over the last 2 seasons.

ORLANDO is 19-46 ATS (-31.6 Units) as a home underdog in the last 3 seasons.

MEMPHIS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off a road loss by 10 points or more in the current season.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) off 2 or more consecutive home losses in the current season.

GOLDEN STATE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games vs. poor rebounding teams - outrebounded by opponents by 3+ per game over the last 2 seasons.




NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 8

NBA

Tuesday, March 8

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Trend Report
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Brooklyn @ Charlotte
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

Cleveland @ Indiana
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 11 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Indiana's last 11 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Phoenix @ Orlando
Phoenix
Phoenix is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Phoenix is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Orlando's last 25 games when playing at home against Phoenix

New Orleans @ Memphis
New Orleans
New Orleans is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
New Orleans is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Memphis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Milwaukee @ Oklahoma City
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 12 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 12 games
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 12 games when playing Milwaukee

LA Clippers @ Golden State
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games on the road
LA Clippers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Golden State's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games at home


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The Pelicans are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
The Grizzlies are 1-7 ATS in their last eight matchups against New Orleans.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Pelicans' games.
The Grizzlies are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last six Grizzlies' games.


The Warriors are 2-5 ATS in their last seven matchups against the Clippers.
The Clippers are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last six matchups between the Clippers and Warriors.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Clippers' games.

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, MARCH 8
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

CLE at IND 07:00 PM
CLE -3.0
U 223.0
+500 +500

BK at CHA 07:00 PM
BK -4.5
U 240.5
+500 +500

PHO at ORL 07:00 PM
ORL +6.5
O 221.5
+500 +500

NO at MEM 07:30 PM
NO +6.5
O 230.0
+500 +500

MIL at OKC 08:00 PM
OKC +13.5
U 230.5
+500 +500

LAC at GS 10:00 PM
LAC +5.5
O 222.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MARCH BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

03/08/2022...........3-8-1.............29.17%.................-29.00
03/07/2022.........10-6-0.............62.50%................+17.00
03/06/2022...........6-9-0.............40.00%.................-19.50
03/05/2022...........6-6-0.............50.00%...................-3.00
03/04/2022.........6-10-0.............37.50%..................-25.00
03/03/2022...........7-7-0.............50.00%....................-3.50
03/02/2022.........10-5-1..............65.63%................+22.50
03/01/2022...........5-6-0..............45.45%...................-8.00

TOTALS..............53-57-2.............48.18%.................- 48.50
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BEST BETS:

03/08/2022............3-4-0..............42.85%.................- 7.00
03/07/2022............6-5-0..............54.54%................+ 2.50
03/06/2022............4-8-0..............33.33%................-24.00
03/05/2022............4-4-0..............50.00%.................- 3.00
03/04/2022............4-8-0..............33.33%................- 24.00
03/03/2022............5-3-0..............62.50%................+ 8.50
03/02/2022............7-3-0..............70.00%................+18.50
03/01/2022............3-2-0..............60.00%.................+ 4.00

TOTALS...............36-37-0..............49.31%................- 24.50



UPDATED ON 03/08/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win AAC basketball tournament:
+160— Houston
+180— Memphis
+800— Central Florida
+900— SMU
+1000— Cincinnati, Wichita State
+5000— Tulsa
+6000— Tulane

Quote of the Day
“Selling an NFL team is a complex process involving numerous parties and league approval procedures. Nonetheless, the trustees hope to have the sale completed by the start of the 2022 NFL season.”
Denver Broncos CEO Joe Ellis

Wednesday’s quiz
What two colleges did Russell Wilson play football for?

Tuesday’s quiz
Murray Slaughter was the New York City cop with the big nose who was Felix/Oscar’s friend in The Odd Couple.

Monday’s quiz
Lurch was the butler in the old TV show, The Addams Family.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………

13) Quite a day for NFL news:
— Aaron Rodgers will stay in Green Bay, will get an enormous contract. It is unclear exactly how enormous, but Rodgers will be 39 next December, and will finish his career in Green Bay.
— Packers also put franchise tag on WR Davante Adams, so their offense is good to go.
— Will Green Bay trade backup QB Jordan Love, who was a 2020 first round pick?

12) Right after the Rodgers news broke, Denver traded five draft picks, two players to Seattle for QB Russell Wilson, who has two years, $56M left on his contract.

Wilson went 113-60-1 in ten years with Seattle, splitting pair of Super Bowls. Denver has started 11 different QB’s the last six years since Peyton Manning retired, but that problem is officially solved now.

Broncos are first NFL team since 2017 to be up for sale; back then, the Carolina Panthers sold for $2.275B. Acquiring Wilson makes the Broncos’ franchise worth more money- they could fetch more than $2.275B.

11) Seahawks coach Pete Carroll will be 71 in September; wonder how he feels about leading a rebuild in Seattle? Unless Seattle uses those draft picks and trades for Deshaun Watson, then it isn’t a rebuild anymore, but they released LB Bobby Wagner too, so………

10) Bellarmine 77, Jacksonville U 72— Weirdness in the Atlantic Sun.
— Bellarmine is in its 2nd year at D-I level; they can’t play in NCAA tournament until 2025.
— Jacksonville STATE won the regular season; they get the ASUN’s automatic bid- this was the Gamecocks’ first year in the ASUN.
— Jacksonville U is in Florida; Jacksonville State is in Alabama.

— Back in 1970, Jacksonville U made the Final Four, lost the national title game; star of that team was 7-foot center Artis Gilmore, who is now the Dolphins’ radio analyst. Gilmore played 17 years in the NBA, scored 24,941 points. Big lefty; tough guy.
— This game was played in Louisville’s Freedom Hall, which was the Kentucky Colonels’ home court back when Gilmore was their center in the ABA from 1971-76.

9) WCC final:
— Gonzaga 81, Saint Mary’s 68— Zags are 39-5 in last 44 WCC tourney games.
— Zags shot 57.7% from floor; they figure to be #1 overall seed in NCAA’s.

8) Horizon final:
— Wright State 72, Northern Kentucky 71:
— NKU led by 16 with with 11:41 left in game.
— Three Raiders played 39 or 40:00; they’re in NCAAs for first time since 2018.

One of the refs for this game was DJ Carstensen; way back when, 1980 or so, Carstensen played basketball at Utica College, which made an ill-fated try to move up from Division III to Division I. Pioneers were coached by Larry Costello, who ten years earlier had been Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s coach with the Milwaukee Bucks.

7) NEC final:
Bryant 70, Wagner 43
— Bulldogs are in NCAA’s for first time.
— Bryant was leading this game 36-6. Thirty-six. to. six.
— Bryant’s best player is a kid named Peter Kiss, who leads the country in scoring; back in the day, he would be called a “hot dog”, a show off. He is playing for his third college in five years. Kiss made 42.2% of his 3’s last year, only 27.8% this year.
— There was a fracas in the stands with 4:37 left in this game; took them 25 minutes to resume the game. Two teams weren’t involved; somehow they let the fans stay in the gym for rest of the game and thankfully, nothing else happened.

6) Summit final:
— South Dakota State 75, North Dakota State 69— Jackrabbits advance to NCAAs for sixth time.
— South Dakota State has won 21 games in row, hasn’t lost since December 15.
— Jackrabbits have now won nine of last ten games in this rivalry.

5) Big West tournament:
— Cal-Bakersfield 58, Cal-Northridge 45— Matadors shot 32.6% from the floor.
— Cal-Davis 63, Cal Poly 53— Aggies play Fullerton Thursday.

4) Quick thought on NFL quarterbacks: the new coach and new GM of the New Jersey Giants come from the Buffalo Bills, where Mitchell Trubisky was the backup QB last year.

Giants are expected to acquire Trubisky; if they don’t want him, why would anyone else want him, seeing how they know him pretty well, and they need a quality QB.

3) Joey Gallo bunted for seven hits last year, most in the major leagues; if MLB bans the shift this season, Gallo won’t have to bunt anymore.

2) Random baseball trivia; Will Clark went 12-36 with six home runs against Nolan Ryan, which I am told is the most home runs any player hit off of Ryan. He also doubled twice, walked three times.

1) There was great news Tuesday; scans on Dick Vitale showed no more cancer; he is considered to be in remission, which is outstanding news for the former coach. The man has raised over $100M to fund cancer research; at age 82, he still has tremendous energy.

 

[Udog]

CHICAGO is 16-4 ATS (11.6 Units) as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 in the current season.

MIAMI is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) versus good 3 point shooting teams - making >=36% of their attempts in the current season.

HOUSTON is 4-21 ATS (-19.1 Units) in home games after having lost 3 of their last 4 games in the last 3 seasons.

ORLANDO is 32-52 ATS (-25.2 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games when the total >=230 in the current season.

SAN ANTONIO is 8-26 ATS (-20.6 Units) in home games after a win in the last 3 seasons.

DALLAS are 14-2 ATS (11.8 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

UTAH is 18-5 ATS (12.5 Units) after failing to cover 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

DENVER is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games when the total >=220 in the current season.

LA CLIPPERS are 46-27 ATS (16.3 Units) versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

 

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Charlotte
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 6 games at home

Chicago @ Detroit
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 7-0-1 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Chicago

Phoenix @ Miami
Phoenix
Phoenix is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Phoenix is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Atlanta @ Milwaukee
Atlanta
Atlanta is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta

LA Lakers @ Houston
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Houston's last 18 games at home

Oklahoma City @ Minnesota
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Orlando @ New Orleans
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of New Orleans's last 18 games when playing at home against Orlando

New York @ Dallas
New York
New York is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 8 games
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Toronto @ San Antonio
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Toronto
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

Denver @ Sacramento
Denver
Denver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Denver is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing Denver

Portland @ Utah
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing Utah
Portland is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

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


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[Udog]

The Suns are 4-2 ATS in their last six matchups against Miami.
The Heat are 5-0 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in seven of the last nine matchups between Phoenix and Miami.
The Suns are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.


The total has gone OVER in three of the last four matchups between Atlanta and Milwaukee.
The Hawks are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
The Bucks are 4-3 ATS in their last seven matchups against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last eight Hawks' games.

 

[Udog]

NBA
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