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

[Udog]

MIAMI is 14-4 Over (9.6 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.

CHICAGO is 11-2 Over (8.8 Units) in a home game where the total is 220 to 229.5 in the current season.

PHOENIX is 8-0 Under (8 Units) in road games after a loss in the current season.




NBA
Dunkel

Friday, April 22

NBA

Friday, April 22

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Trend Report
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Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
Miami is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Miami is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Milwaukee @ Chicago
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Milwaukee is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home

Phoenix @ New Orleans
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home


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The Heat are 8-1 ATS in their last nine games.
The Hawks are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games.
The Heat are 5-1 ATS in their last six matchups against Atlanta.
The total has gone UNDER in eight of the last nine Hawks' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last nine matchups between Atlanta and Miami.


The Bucks are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of the last 20 Bulls' games.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last eight Bucks' games.
The Bucks are 17-2 SU in their last 19 matchups against Chicago.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last six matchups between the Bucks and Bulls.


The Suns are 3-6 ATS in their last nine games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of the last 17 Pelicans' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven Suns' games.
The total has gone OVER in ten of the last 14 matchups between the Suns and Pelicans.
The Suns are 5-2 ATS in their last seven matchups against New Orleans.

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, APRIL 22
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

MIA at ATL 07:00 PM
ATL +1.5
U 221.5
+500 +500

MIL at CHI 08:30 PM
CHI +2.5
U 222.5
+500 +500

PHO at NO 09:30 PM
NO +2.0
U 216.0
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

04/22/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%................-1.50
04/21/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%.................-1.50
04/20/2022...............1-5-0............16.67%...............-22.50
04/19/2022...............2-4-0............33.33%...............-12.00
04/18/2022...............4-2-0.............66.67%...............+9.00
04/17/2022...............5-3-0.............62.50%...............+8.50
04/16/2022...............3-5-0.............37.50%...............-12.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0...........100.00%..............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS..................26-32-0.............44.82%...............-46.00



BEST BETS:

04/22/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%...............-1.50
04/21/2022...............2-2-0............50.00%..............-1.00
04/20/2022...............1-5-0............16.67%..............-22.50
04/19/2022...............2-4-0.............33.33%.............-12.00
04/18/2022...............4-2-0.............66.67%..............+9.00
04/17/2022...............3-3-0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/16/2022...............1-5-0..............16.66%.............-22.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0............100.00%.............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS..................21-31-0..............40.38%.............-65.50


UPDATED ON 04/22/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
— Hawks 111, Heat 110— Atlanta’s three subs were a combined +61.
— Bucks 111, Bulls 81— This one was over early; bucks led by 19 at half.
— Suns 114, Pelicans 111— Chris Paul scored 28 points, had 14 assists.
— Phillies 4, Brewers 2— Alec Bohm had the game-winning hit in 8th inning.
— Orioles 5, Angels 3— Under is 13-0-1 in Baltimore games.
— Under was 12-2 in Friday’s games; why can’t anyone hit anymore?

Quote of the Day
“…….we used to have to fund these kids for years, until they got their NFL contract. Now the school boosters do it. It is saving us so much money. It’s awesome!!”
An anonymous NFL agent

Saturday’s quiz
There were 15 QB’s drafted in 2016; who is the only one of those 15 who is still with the team that drafted him?

Friday’s quiz
Other than the Seattle Mariners, the Phillies gone the longest since they last made the playoffs.

Thursday’s quiz
Steve Lappas was the basketball coach at Villanova before Jay Wright

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Saturday’s Den: 20 of my favorite non-sports movies

In honor of Weekend at Bernie’s being on TV tonight. Here are 20 of my favorite non-sports movies (in alphabetical order)
— Begin Again— A down-and-out music executive discovers a young singer in a New York City bar; the two go into business together. James Corden is excellent as the young lady’s friend from back home in England. If you like music, you’ll like this movie.

— The Bodyguard— A former Secret Service agent becomes the bodyguard for a famous singer, but the singer thinks he works too hard at protecting her, until her attacker kills her sister.

Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wuhl, Ralph Waite (the father on The Waltons) have bit parts.

— Bulworth— A suicidal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters. In the meantime, he falls head over heels for a young lady, who turns out to be hit the hit man who was hired to kill him.

Halle Berry, Jack Warden, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Wendell Pierce; excellent cast.

— Cousins— Two married people find out their spouses are having an affair with each other, which brings them closer together.

End of this movie has the two main characters (Ted Danson/Isabella Rossallini) sailing off into the sunset together. 26 years later, the final scene of CSI has William Peterson/Jorja Fox sailing off into the sunset. Very similar scenes.

Danson/Peterson were both in Cousins; they were also both head of the crime lab on CSI.

— Danny Collins— An aging rock star discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon; he then decides to look up his son in New Jersey, who he had never met.

Quality cast: Al Pacino, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Plummer, Annette Bening.

— Dave— Guy who runs a temp agency is hired by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States- they look exactly alike. Then the President has a stroke, and the stand-in finds his role extended indefinitely.

Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Charles Grodin, Frank Langella, Ving Rhames, Kevin Dunn, Ben Kingsley. Quite a cast.

— Fabulous Baker Boys— Two brothers play smaller clubs as dueling piano players; their business picks up when they add a beautiful, up-and-coming singer to their act. Michelle Pfeiffer is the singer; Jeff/Beau Bridges are the two brothers.

— Good Will Hunting— A young janitor at M.I.T. has a gift for math, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

Robin Williams is great in this as the psychologist; Matt Damon is the math whiz, Ben Affleck plays his friends who offers good advice now and then. Minnie Driver plays a Harvard student who is surprised that she is attracted to a janitor from south Boston.

— Last Vegas— Four senior citizen friends throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal. Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen. Quite a cast.

— Leap of Faith— A huckster preacher is stranded in a small town when his tour bus breaks down; they set up their tent and put on shows in a smaller down suffering through a drought.

Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Liam Neeson, Meat Loaf, Philip Seymour Hoffman. I’m a huge Steve Martin fan; this is some of his best work.

— Let It Ride— Richard Dreyfuss plays a cab driver/degenerate gambler who gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, and for one day, he can’t seem to stop winning.

If you’ve spent any time at the track, you’ll laugh hard at some of this stuff; Dreyfuss is great, with help from David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly, Robbie Coltrane, Teri Garr.

— Lost in Translation— An aging movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo, where the movie star is getting paid a 7-figure sum to do whiskey commercials. Bill Murray is great in this non-comedic role; Scarlett Johansson is his new friend.

— Molly’s Game— The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game after she quit skiing. This movie is a continuation of the book she wrote to help pay all her legal bills.

Book/movie are both excellent, helping prove that real life is stranger than fiction. Idris Elba, Jessica Chastain are the stars of the movie; Kevin Costner has a small role as Molly’s father.

— One More Time— Christopher Walken plays a fading singer who plots his comeback, while dealing with two adult daughters with a sibling rivalry.

Oliver Platt is in this movie; he’s been in a lot of good stuff. Bulworth, A Time to Kill, The West Wing, just to name a few. Quite a resume he has.

— Prince of Tides— A high school football coach from South Carolina comes to New York City to meet with his sister’s psychiatrist, after the sister threatens suicide. Because it is a movie, the two of them fall for each other, even though both of them are married.

The scene at the dinner party with the expensive violin is the best part of this movie.

Great cast: Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand, George Carlin, Blythe Danner, Kate Nelligan.

— Rounders— A young gambler who quit after being cleaned out returns to playing big stakes poker to help his sleazy friend pay off loan sharks.

Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Martin Landau make up an excellent cast. The guys who wrote this movie also write Billions, the Showtime series.

— Searching for Bobby Fischer— A sportswriter realizes that his 7-year old son is a chess prodigy, then struggles with how to help his son realize his potential.

Back in junior high, I loved chess and my last name is Fischer— this was about the same time that Bobby Fischer was a world champion at chess, so I was a big fan, although Bobby Fischer turned out to be kind of a wack job, albeit the best player in the world.

Joe Mantegna is the sportswriter, Joan Allen plays his wife. Laurence Fishburne, Ben Kingsley play the kid’s two chess mentors, who have vastly different philosophies.

Excellent movie about chess, and also about how parents push their kids, whether that’s the right thing to do or not.

— A Star Is Born— A famous singer discovers a young singer in a drag bar; the two become friends, as her career takes off, while he struggles with personal problems.

This is the fourth time this movie has been made; this version is very similar to the 1954 version, with James Mason/Judy Garland.

Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga are the stars; Andrew Dice Clay adds a lot to the movie as her father.

— This is Where I Leave You— After their father dies, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof for a week.

My dad died in 2015; when I came home from the funeral, I put the TV on and this movie was on HBO, first time I had ever seen it, which was a little weird.

Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Connie Britton, Corey Stoll, Rose Byrne, Adam Driver, Jane Fonda. Impressive cast.

— Weekend at Bernie’s— Two young men are trying to make their way in business; when they go to the president of the company with a serious financial error on a printout, he pretends to be thrilled and invites them to his beach house for the weekend. He actually plans on having them killed, to keep his chicanery out of sight.

The boss gets murdered because he is messing around with his work partner’s wife; the two guys then pretend Bernie is still alive, because they think they’ll get blamed for his death otherwise.

I didn’t explain that very well, but the movie is on Sundance tonight. Very funny.

 

[Udog]

TORONTO is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) in home games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the current season.

UTAH is 1-15 ATS (-15.5 Units) after trailing in their previous game by 15 or more points at the half in the last 3 seasons.

BROOKLYN is 2-14 ATS (-13.4 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots in the current season.

MEMPHIS are 17-4 ATS (12.6 Units) in road games after playing a road game in the current season.




NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, April 23

NBA

Saturday, April 23

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Toronto
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto
Toronto is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Toronto is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home

Dallas @ Utah
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Utah
Utah
Utah is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Dallas
Utah is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home

Boston @ Brooklyn
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Boston is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games when playing Boston
Brooklyn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Memphis @ Minnesota
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Memphis
Minnesota is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home


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[Udog]

The Sixers are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
The Raptors are 0-5 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last seven Sixers' games.
The Raptors are 7-2 SU in their last nine home games.
The Sixers are 4-2 SU in their last six matchups against Toronto.
The Raptors are 16-4 SU in their last 20 home games against Philadelphia.


The Mavericks are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games.
The Jazz are 3-10-1 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the last ten Mavs' games.
The Jazz are 14-3 SU in their last 17 home games.
The Mavericks are 7-1 ATS in their last eight matchups against Utah.
The Jazz are 11-2 SU in their last 13 home games against Dallas.


The Grizzlies are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games.
The Wolves are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games.
The Grizzlies are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 matchups against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last nine Wolves' games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five matchups between Memphis and Minnesota.


The Celtics are 5-1 ATS in their last six games.
The Nets are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of the last 14 Celtics' games.
The Nets are 13-6-1 ATS in their last 20 matchups against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last nine Nets' games.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last six matchups between the Celtics and Nets.

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, APRIL 23
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

PHI at TOR 02:00 PM
PHI -3.0
U 213.0
+500 +500

DAL at UTA 04:30 PM
DAL +6.0
O 212.5
+500 +500

BOS at BK 07:30 PM
BK -3.0
O 222.5
+500 +500

MEM at MIN 10:00 PM
MEM -3.0
U 232.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

04/23/2022...............2-6-0...........25.00%...............-23.00
04/22/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%................-1.50
04/21/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%.................-1.50
04/20/2022...............1-5-0............16.67%...............-22.50
04/19/2022...............2-4-0............33.33%...............-12.00
04/18/2022...............4-2-0.............66.67%...............+9.00
04/17/2022...............5-3-0.............62.50%...............+8.50
04/16/2022...............3-5-0.............37.50%...............-12.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0...........100.00%..............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS..................28-38-0.............42.42%...............-69.00



BEST BETS:

04/23/2022...............1-4-0............20.00%..............- 17.00
04/22/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%...............-1.50
04/21/2022...............2-2-0............50.00%..............-1.00
04/20/2022...............1-5-0............16.67%..............-22.50
04/19/2022...............2-4-0.............33.33%.............-12.00
04/18/2022...............4-2-0.............66.67%..............+9.00
04/17/2022...............3-3-0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/16/2022...............1-5-0..............16.66%.............-22.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0............100.00%.............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS..................22-35-0..............38.59%.............-82.50


UPDATED ON 04/23/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack
NHL leaders in plus/minus this season:
+61— Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary
+58— Elias Lindholm, Calgary
+55— Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary
+52— Devon Toews, Colorado
+48— Cale Makar, Colorado
+45— Alex Goligoski, Minnesota

Quote of the Day
“In my opinion one of the most poorly officiated games I’ve ever seen in my NBA career.”
Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins

Sunday’s quiz
Miami Dolphins have won one playoff game since Dan Marino retired 22 years ago; who was Miami’s quarterback in that game?

Saturday’s quiz
There were 15 QB’s drafted in 2016; Dak Prescott is the only one of those 15 who is still with the team that drafted him.

Friday’s quiz
Other than the Seattle Mariners, the Phillies have gone the longest since they last made the playoffs.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Tampa Bay 3, Boston 2 (10):
— Kevin Kiermaier hit a walk-off homer for the Rays.
— Red Sox didn’t get a hit in first nine innings, vs six Tampa pitchers.
— Boston is 15th team ever whose first hit in a game was in extra innings, the first one ever where that first hit was a triple.

12) Seattle 13, Kansas City 7:
— Ty France went 5-6 with five RBI.
— Mariners scored six runs in 8th inning.

11) Minnesota 119, Memphis 118:
— free throws: Memphis 19-25, Minnesota 31-40
— Karl-Anthony Towns was 14-17 on line by himself.
— Ja Morant was held to 11 points.
— series is tied, 2-2.

10) Utah 100, Dallas 99:
— Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 15 rebounds (10 offensive), but was only 9-18 on foul line.
— Luka Doncic had 30 points, 10 rebounds, four assists in his first series action.
— Dallas was down 12 at half, outscored Jazz 39-24 in third quarter, then shot 33% in 4th quarter.
— series is tied, 2-2.

9) Miguel Cabrera got his 3,000th career hit Saturday, becoming only 7th player ever with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs.

8) Mentioned the other day that when Jeff McNeil let Starling Marte wear number 6 with the Mets, he got a Rolex watch in return. I had no idea how much money a Rolex costs.

According to the Interweb, the average price of a Rolex watch is between $7,000-$12,000. Damn. Marte must really like the number six.

7) Not sure these two things are related, but remember last week, when I called the help desk at DirecTV because my Extra Innings package was screwed up? Actually I called twice in the same day and was on hold the second time for 50 minutes, but…….

Got a note in the mail yesterday that my price for Extra Innings has been cut in half this year; not sure if it was that or the Friday night games on Apple TV causing an uproar, but that saves me some $$$.

6) One of the top college basketball transfers in the country, Kendric Davis, bolts from SMU to Memphis, staying in the AAC. Tigers have themselves a solid point guard now.

5) Some genius got drunk on an airplane and harassed Mike Tyson, to the point that Tyson finally punched the guy out. I mean, that is next level stupidity; what a moron. Got what he deserved.

4) I don’t get the NBA at all; Charlotte Hornets went 43-39 this season, their first winning season in six years, so of course they fired their coach, James Borrego. Go figure.

3) Arizona Diamondbacks have an outfielder Pavin Smith, who is named after the golfer Corey Pavin. Pavin Smith’s father is a golf agent who represented both Corey Pavin and Gary Player.

Three years ago, before he made the major leagues, Pavin Smith used part of his $5M signing bonus to pay off the mortgage on his parents’ house. The video of that went viral, was pretty cool.

2) The TV show Law and Order has been a great stepping stone for lot of actors; there was one episode on the other night, from way back in 1991, that had both Samuel L Jackson and Philip Seymour Hoffman in it.

1) There were 15 QB’s drafted in 2016; Jared Goff is the only one of the 15 who has started a Super Bowl. Dak Prescott is the only one who is still with the team that drafted him.

 

[Udog]

Mike Budenholzer is 19-3 ATS (15.7 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive division games (All games)

DENVER is 3-15 ATS (-13.5 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game - 2nd half of the season.

PHOENIX is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) in road games when the line is +3 to -3 in the current season.




NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, April 24

NBA

Sunday, April 24

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Chicago
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Milwaukee is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chicago's last 22 games

Golden State @ Denver
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Denver
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games

Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
Miami is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Miami is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Phoenix @ New Orleans
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 11 of New Orleans's last 15 games when playing Phoenix


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[Udog]

The Bucks are 3-6 ATS in their last nine games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last six Bulls' games.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last nine Bucks' games.
The Bucks are 18-2 SU in their last 20 matchups against Chicago.
The Bulls are 2-4 ATS in their last six matchups against Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven matchups between the Bucks and Bulls.


The Warriors are 8-1 ATS in their last eight games.
The Nuggets are 1-5 ATS int their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last six Warriors' games.
The total has gone OVER in seven of the last nine Nuggets' games.
The Warriors are 5-0 ATS in their last five matchups against Denver.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last six matchups between the Warriors and Nuggets.


The Heat are 8-2 ATS in their last ten games.
The Hawks are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Heat' games.
The Heat are 5-2 ATS in their last seven matchups against Atlanta.
The total has gone UNDER in nine of the last ten Hawks' games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five matchups between Atlanta and Miami.


The Suns are 4-2 ATS in their last six games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of the last 18 Pelicans' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last eight Suns' games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of the last 15 matchups between the Suns and Pelicans.
The Suns are 6-2 ATS in their last seven matchups against New Orleans.

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, APRIL 24
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

MIL at CHI 01:00 PM
CHI +4.5
O 219.5
+500 +500

GS at DEN 03:30 PM
GS -4.5
O 224.5
+500 +500

MIA at ATL 07:00 PM
MIA -1.5
U 221.0
+500 +500

PHO at NO 09:30 PM
PHO -2.5
U 215.0
+500 +500

 

[metro]

so how does this help me/you/someone ?

The total has gone UNDER in four of the last six Bulls' games.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last nine Bucks' games.

 

[CNOTES]

NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

04/24/2022...............3-5-0...........37.50%...............-12.50
04/23/2022...............2-6-0...........25.00%...............-23.00
04/22/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%................-1.50
04/21/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%.................-1.50
04/20/2022...............1-5-0............16.67%...............-22.50
04/19/2022...............2-4-0............33.33%...............-12.00
04/18/2022...............4-2-0.............66.67%...............+9.00
04/17/2022...............5-3-0.............62.50%...............+8.50
04/16/2022...............3-5-0.............37.50%...............-12.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0...........100.00%..............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS..................31-43-0.............41.89%...............-81.50



BEST BETS:

04/24/2022...............2-3-0............40.00%..............-6.50
04/23/2022...............1-4-0............20.00%..............- 17.00
04/22/2022...............3-3-0............50.00%...............-1.50
04/21/2022...............2-2-0............50.00%..............-1.00
04/20/2022...............1-5-0............16.67%..............-22.50
04/19/2022...............2-4-0.............33.33%.............-12.00
04/18/2022...............4-2-0.............66.67%..............+9.00
04/17/2022...............3-3-0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/16/2022...............1-5-0..............16.66%.............-22.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0............100.00%.............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS..................24-38-0..............38.70%.............-89.00


UPDATED ON 04/24/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Myrtle Beach has a good college hoop tournament in November:
— Boise State
— Charlotte
— Colorado
— Lipscomb
— UMass
— Murray State
— Texas A&M
— Tulsa

Quote of the Day
“Hell, yeah. We’re all waiting for that day.”
Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz, talking about the May 1 deadline for the transfer portal

Monday’s quiz
When the Lakers won the NBA title in 1980, Magic Johnson’s rookie year, who did they beat in the Finals?

Sunday’s quiz
Miami Dolphins have won one playoff game since Dan Marino retired 22 years ago; Jay Fiedler was Miami’s quarterback in that game. Peyton Manning was the other team’s QB.

Saturday’s quiz
There were 15 QB’s drafted in 2016; Dak Prescott is the only one of those 15 who is still with the team that drafted him.

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

13) Average salary in the major league this season is $4.41M; it was $4.17M last year.

Weird thing, though, is the top 100 highest-paid players earn 49% of all the salaries.

12) Median salary in the major leagues is $1.2M this year; that means half the players earn more than $1.2M, half earn less than $1.2M.

Seven years ago, the median salary was $1.65M, so in that sense, the players have gone backwards a little with their salaries.

USFL Week 2

11) New Jersey 10, Michigan 6:
— Thru two weeks, Jeff Fisher’s 0-2 Panthers have scored 18 points.
— Generals outgained Michigan, 258-183.
— Neither team scored in second half of this game.

10) Philadelphia 30, Pittsburgh 23:
— Each team had a pick-6 in first 8:00 of this game.
— Philly QB Scott threw for 272 yards, three TD’s.
— 0-2 Pittsburgh’s backup QB is Kyle Lauletta, who spent a year as the Giants’ backup QB. He isn’t better than Josh Love?

9) Birmingham 33, Houston 28:
— Stallions outgained Houston 391-285.
— Houston lost despite scoring a couple defensive touchdowns.
— Birmingham QB Smith threw for 229 yards, two TD’s.

8) New Orleans 34, Tampa Bay 3:
— QB Sloter threw for 266 yards, two TD’s.
— Breakers were +3 in turnovers; they outgained Bandits, 374-194.
— Tampa Bay completed only 11-28 passes, for 96 yards. Rough day.

7) New Orleans QB Kyle Sloter can write a hell of a book someday; quite a journey he is on.

Sloter first went to college at Southern Miss, then transferred after two years to Northern Colorado, where he threw 29 TD passes in his one season as the quarterback.

From that point, here is his career path:
2017— Denver Broncos practice squad
2017-18— Minnesota Vikings practice squad
2019— Arizona Cardinals practice squad
2019— Detroit Lions practice squad
2020— Chicago Bears practice squad.
2021— Las Vegas Raiders practice squad.
2021— Minnesota Vikings
2022— New Orleans Breakers, USFL

New Orleans looks really good early this season; can Sloter parlay that into a spot on an NFL roster this fall?

6) College sports is going nuts, with this NIL stuff where players can get paid. Read on the Interweb this weekend that a kid who will be playing quarterback at Tennessee this fall has an NIL deal worth $8M. Backup QB’s in the NFL might be jealous of that deal.

Texas A&M supposedly spent $25M on this year’s recruiting class. Coach better win, and win big, with that kind of money on the line.

5) Most sweeps in playoff series by NBA coaches:
17— Phil Jackson
12— Pat Riley
9— Gregg Popovich
8— Billy Cunningham

4) When Utah Jazz came from behind to nip Dallas the other day, they became only the 5th team in last ten years to win an NBA playoff game, after trailing by 4+ points in last 40 seconds. Teams had been 4-701 up until then; now they’re 5-706.

3) NBA playoff scores from Sunday:
— Bucks 119, Bulls 95 (Milwaukee leads, 3-1)
— Nuggets 126, Warriors 121 (Golden State leads 3-1)
— Heat 110, Hawks 86 (Miami leads 3-1)
— Pelicans 118, Suns 103 (series tied 2-2)

2) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL— Tor/NYY, Twins, Seattle. Wild Cards: Tor/NYY, Angels, Tampa Bay
NL— Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Giants, Rockies, Brewers

1) 12 of 30 major league teams are hitting .225 or worse; this isn’t good. Offense is fun, so what if the games take a little longer. Oakland A’s just scored three runs total in a three-game series, and they actually won one of the games.

— Was putting a humidor in every ballpark a good idea?
— Are the baseballs less lively this season?
— Can we ban shifts starting on Memorial Day, instead of next year?

 

[Udog]

BOSTON is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 in the current season.

TORONTO is 18-6 Under (11.4 Units) in road games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

DALLAS are 17-3 ATS (13.7 Units) after scoring 100 points or less in the current season.




NBA
Dunkel

Monday, April 25

NBA

Monday, April 25

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Brooklyn
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games at home
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Philadelphia
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home

Utah @ Dallas
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Utah's last 14 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Utah
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home


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[Udog]

The Celtics are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games.
The Nets are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of the last 15 Celtics' games.
The Celtics are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six matchups against Brooklyn.
The total has gone UNDER in eight of the last ten Nets' games.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the last 11 matchups between the Celtics and Nets.


The Raptors are 1-5 ATS in their last six games.
The Sixers are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Raptors' games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last six matchups between the Sixers and Raptors.
The Sixers are 6-2 ATS in their last eight home games against Toronto.


The Jazz are 3-11-1 ATS in their last 15 games.
The Mavericks are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last six Jazz' games.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the last 11 Mavs' games.
The Jazz are 1-8 ATS in their last nine matchups against Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the six matchups between Utah and Dallas.

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, APRIL 25
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

BOS at BK 07:00 PM
BOS +1.0
O 220.0
+500 +500

TOR at PHI 08:00 PM
PHI -8.0
U 211.5
+500 +500

UTA at DAL 09:30 PM
DAL -3.0
O 212.5
+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack
— Mets 5, Cardinals 2— Arenado’s throwing error opened door for Mets’ 5-run ninth.
— Dodgers 4, Arizona 0— Buehler throws this season’s first complete game.
— Raptors 103, 76ers 88— Series heads to Toronto, with 76ers up 3-2.
— Mavericks 102, Mavericks 77— Utah star Mitchell (hamstring) left in 4th quarter.
— Celtics 116, Nets 112— Boston sweeps series, 4-0
— Ben Simmons was listed as doubtful for Brooklyn’s season opener next October.

Quote of the Day
“Well, I wouldn’t mind it. I wouldn’t. I’ve always thought that umpires should be behind the pitcher. I think you’re much better there and you’re more protected.”
Joe Girardi, talking about robot umpires

Tuesday’s quiz
Jared Goff was the first pick of the 2016 NFL Draft; who was the second pick?

Monday’s quiz
When the Lakers won the NBA title in 1980, Magic Johnson’s rookie year, they beat the 76ers in the Finals.

Sunday’s quiz
Miami Dolphins have won one playoff game since Dan Marino retired 22 years ago; Jay Fiedler was Miami’s quarterback in that game. Peyton Manning was the other team’s QB.

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

13) NFL Draft starts Thursday; it is an interesting process. 32 teams, worth an average of $3B or so each, and some teams draft players a hell of a lot better than others. It is an inexact science, for sure:

— Aaron Rodgers was the 24th pick of the 2005 draft.
— Dan Marino was the 27th pick of the 1983 draft, the sixth QB taken that year.
— Aaron Donald was the 13th pick in the 2014 draft.

This isn’t supposed to be a great year for QB’s in the draft; we’ll see what happens.

12) Major league teams have to cut rosters from 28 to 26 players by Sunday.

11) So far this baseball season, Pittsburgh Pirates are 8-0 if they score 4+ runs, 0-8 if they score fewer than four runs.

10) Dodgers are 10-0 if they score 5+ runs, 2-4 if they do not.

9) San Diego Padres are 9-0 if they score 3+ runs; they ‘re 1-7 scoring 2 or fewer runs.

8) Cleveland Guardians are 6-0 if they score 6+ runs, 1-9 if they score fewer than six.

7) Detroit Tigers were held to three or fewer runs in 11 of their 15 games.

6) Milwaukee Brewers are 9-1 if they score 4+ runs, 1-5 if they score less than four.

5) Mets’ OF Michael Conforto turned down the team’s $17M qualifying offer this winter, then he got hurt while training in January, now he’s had shoulder surgery and won’t play this season. Whoops.

4) Can we agree that Angel Hernandez is a terrible umpire? He was behind the plate Sunday night, and called the game like he had a cab outside the stadium with the meter running. Lot of strikes called; Kyle Schwarber finally lost his mind after getting called out on strikes a second time and ESPN had a good highlight for SportsCenter.

Maybe Hernandez just has stock in robot umpires and wants them to became a thing.

3) Fairleigh Dickinson fired basketball coach Greg Herenda Monday; he was coach at FDU the last nine years, making NCAA Tournament in 2016/2019. Since making the ’19 tournament, Knights went 21-30 in NEC games, so now they’ll have a new coach.

FDU has financial issues; right now, their SID is a student at the school, which doesn’t happen very much. Good luck to the next coach.

2) Summing up the first two weeks of the USFL in one sentence: Defense is ahead of offense. In the games wheee lot of points were scored, the defense has scored a TD or two.

1) All five Duke starters have declared for the NBA Draft; four of North Carolina’s five starters are coming back to school. Ain’t going to be easy to follow Coach K at Duke.

 

[Udog]

ATLANTA is 10-41 ATS (-35.1 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

MEMPHIS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) on Tuesday nights in the current season.

PHOENIX is 13-0 ATS (13 Units) revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a road favorite over the last 2 seasons.




NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 26

NBA

Tuesday, April 26

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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Minnesota @ Memphis
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Minnesota's last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Memphis
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Memphis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota

New Orleans @ Phoenix
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing New Orleans


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