CNOTES 2023 2024 NHL NEWS BEST BETS AND OPINONS !

[CNOTES]

DECEMBER'S NHL BEST BETS !

12/02/2023............................7 - 4 - 0...............................63.63%.........................+ 20.05
12/01/2023............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%.........................+ 11.20

TOTALS...................................9 - 6 - 0................................60.00%.........................+ 31.25

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Power 6 college basketball teams that have played the hardest schedules:
6) Tennessee
8) Marquette
9) Texas A&M
11) Purdue
25) Kansas
28) Florida

Quote of the Day
“So you’re going to tell me somebody’s sitting in the committee room and doesn’t think that the Georgia team is not one of the best four teams? I’m not sure they’re in the right profession, because it’s a really good football team, it’s a really talented football team, it’s a really balanced football team. They have to make that decision. But it’s the best four teams, and that’s critical.”
Georgia coach Kirby Smart

Sunday’s quiz
Which NFL team did Nick Saban used to coach?

Saturday’s quiz
Jim Harbaugh coached the 49ers from 2011-14.

Friday’s quiz
Tampa Bay is the last team that beat the Cowboys in Dallas; they Dallas 19-3 in last year’s season opener.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Saturday……..​

— I can’t process it yet, but next year, the Pac-12 will no longer exist; the greedy humans who run college sports are screwing things up royally.
Cal and Stanford in the ACC? The A in ACC stands for Atlantic, as in ocean.
Creighton is in the Big East; it is also in Omaha, Nebraska, nowhere near the east.
Oregon State/Washington State got left behind; they’ll basically hook up with the Mountain West teams for scheduling purposes. Good luck to those coaches during recruiting season.
Gonzaga has now won 16 games in a row vs Pac-12 teams; they play Washington next week, possibly the last chance ever for that streak to end.
— It was a rough day for some favorites in college basketball:

NC-Wilmington 80, Kentucky 73
Seahawks led by 14 in first half; Kentucky was up 6 with 12:51 left.
Kentucky played eight guys, including five freshmen and a sophomore.

Georgia Tech 72, Duke 68
Duke lost two road games this week, by total of nine points.
Georgia Tech shot 66.7% inside the arc.

Wisconsin 75, Marquette 64
Badgers beat their in-state rivals for third year in a row.
Marquette is 6-2; they’ve played the 8th-hardest schedule in the country.

Drexel 57, Villanova 55
Villanova was 10-14 on foul line, Drexel 1-3, but Villanova never led.
Villanova is 0-3 vs other colleges in Philadelphia, 6-0 vs everyone else.

Bucknell 76, Penn State 67
Bucknell is 3-7; they lost by 24 to freakin’ Marist.
Bucknell was 10-21 on the arc, Penn State 4-19.
There were some dramatic finishes Saturday:

Vermont 66, Yale 65
Yale led 65-60 with 0:03.5 left in the game.
Vermont hit a 4-point play at the buzzer for an unlikely win.

LaSalle 93, Penn 82 OT
LaSalle coach Dunphy coached Penn for 18 years.
Explorers hit a 3-pointer with 0:01 left for the dramatic win.

TCU 84, Georgetown 83, OT
Horned Frogs hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the walk-off win.
TCU is 7-0, but they’ve played the easiest schedule in the whole country so far.
— Word of the Day: Fustercluck- a euphemism for a similar word, which means a complete failure and mismanaged situation.
I was thinking about college football when that word came to mind.

Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
Game was 35-35 after three quarters.
Liberty gained 712 yards on 71 plays, over 10 yards/play.
Flames ran ball 45 times for 393 yards.
Liberty is 13-0 SU/9-4 ATS this season.

Washington 34, Oregon 31
Washington beat Oregon twice this season, 36-33/34-31.
Washington outgained the Ducks, 482-363
Huskies were 10-15 on third down, Oregon 3-10
Huskies’ last four wins were by 7-2-3-3 points.

Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
First four Texas drives: 24 plays, 292 yards, 28 points.
Longhorns led 35-14 at halftime.
Texas was 10-16 on third down, OSU 3-10
Total yardage: Texas 662, Cowboys 281

Miami OH 23, Toledo 14
Miami OH led 10-8 at halftime.
Red Hawks are 9-0 if they score 23+ points.
Miami covered nine of its last 11 games.
Toledo’s 11-game winning streak comes to an end.

Boise State 44, UNLV 20
Boise State wins Mountain West, 19 days after they fired their coach.
Broncos’ first six drives: 29 plays, 297 yards, 31 points.
Boise ran ball 51 times for 301 yards.
UNLV is still headed to its first bowl since 2013.

Alabama 27, Georgia 24
Georgia’s 29-game winning streak comes to an end.
Alabama is 8-1 in its last nine games against the Dawgs.
Georgia ran the ball 31 times for only 78 yards.
The big question? Do both of these teams get in the 4-team playoff?

SMU 26, Tulane 14
SMU turned ball over on three of its first five drives.
Mustangs kicked a field goal on four of last five drives.
SMU won its last nine games overall; they’re 8-1 in last nine vs Tulane.
Tulane coach Fritz is rumored to be bolting to the Houston Cougars.

Troy 49, Appalachian State 23
Troy led 21-17 after three quarters.
Troy’s first three drives: 18 plays, 49 yards, 3 punts.
Troy’s last eight drives: 42 plays, 414 yards, 42 points.
Trojans win Sun Belt title for second year in a row.

Michigan 26, Iowa 0
A Cedar Rapids golf simulator/bar offered free beer until Iowa scored a point during this game, which means their patrons got to drink for free for over three hours.
Michigan won/covered last four meetings with Iowa, by total of 105-20.
Wolverines won the Big 14 title for the third year in a row.

Florida State 16, Louisville 6
Florida State played its #3 quarterback in this game (8-21/55 passing).
Seminoles are now 5-1 in ACC championship games.
In its previous four games, Louisville had scored 33.5 ppg.
Florida State/Washington were both underdogs this weekend, despite being 12-0, and they both won SU.

— Some quick NFL notes:
Arizona Cardinals have lost the field position battle in every game. No bueno.
Minnesota Vikings have won the field position battle in only one game.
Rams have won the field position battle in only two games, the two vs Arizona.
In their last four games, Carolina Panthers have scored only 3 TD’s on 35 drives; they’ve got a minus-6 turnover ratio in those games, with zero takeaways. Panthers did score a TD on a punt return.
Joe Flacco will be the Browns’ 4th different starting QB Sunday, in their 12th game.
Houston Texans are 6-3 in their last nine games, with losses by 2-2-3 points.
In their last three games, Detroit Lions have allowed 12 TD’s on 29 drives.

 

[Udog]

CHICAGO is 11-45 ATS (-38.5 Units) vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

NY RANGERS are 118-87 Under (22.3 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 26-12 Over (12.8 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the last 3 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 57-34 Over (19.6 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 218-192 ATS (6.8 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games since 1996.




NHL

Sunday, December 3

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

San Jose @ NY Rangers
San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose

Columbus @ Boston
Columbus
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus

Nashville @ Buffalo
Nashville
Nashville is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Nashville is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo
Buffalo is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games at home

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


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, December 3

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CHI at MIN	02:00 PM	CHI +279 U 6.0	+500 +500
SJ at NYR	06:00 PM	SJ +337 U 6.0	+500 +500
CLB at BOS	07:00 PM	CLB +223 O 6.5	+500 +500
NAS at BUF	07:00 PM	BUF -105 U 6.5	+500 +500
COL at LA	08:00 PM	LA -131 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
12/03/2023	3-7-0	30.00%	-2175	Detail
12/02/2023	15-10-0	60.00%	+2100	Detail
12/01/2023	2-2-0	50.00%	+1120	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

DECEMBER'S NHL BEST BETS !

12/03/2023............................2 - 5 - 0................................28.57%........................- 20.50
12/02/2023............................7 - 4 - 0...............................63.63%.........................+ 20.05
12/01/2023............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%.........................+ 11.20

TOTALS................................11 - 11 - 0................................50.00%.........................+ 10.75

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Six of the better bowl games on this year’s schedule:
— Dec 23: Armed Forces Bowl- James Madison vs Air Force
— Dec 23: Hawai’i Bowl- Coastal Carolina vs San Jose State
— Dec 26: Guaranteed Rate Bowl- Kansas vs UNLV
— Dec 30: Orange Bowl- Georgia vs Florida State
— Jan 1: Rose Bowl- Michigan vs Alabama
— Jan 1: Sugar Bowl; Washington vs Texas

Quote of the Day
“I tried to impress upon them what it was to be a professional and how tough this game is to play. And I told them almost every day how good there were.”
Hall of Fame manager Jim Leyland

Monday’s quiz
Who did UNLV play the last time they were in a bowl game (2013)?

Sunday’s quiz
Nick Saban coached the Dolphins in 2005-06.

Saturday’s quiz
Jim Harbaugh coached the 49ers from 2011-14.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday……..​

49ers 42, Eagles 19
— 49ers’ first two drives: 6 plays, minus-6 yards, two punts.
— 49ers’ next six drives: 47 plays, 450 yards, 42 points.
— WR Samuel had 7 touches for 138 yards, three TD’s.
— San Francisco averaged 10.7 yards/pass attempt.
— Last three games, Eagles were outscored 48-20 in first half.
— Philly ran ball 18 times for only 46 yards.
— Eagles scored 21+ points in their wins, 14-19 in losses.
— Under Sirianni, Eagles are 5-8 ATS as an underdog.

Colts 31, Titans 28 OT
— Titans kicked FG in OT, then Colts drive 75 yards for game-winning TD.
— Tennessee led 17-7 with 8:00 left in first half.
— Colts blocked punt for TD to take 22-17 lead with 0:19 left in 3rd quarter.
— Titans blocked PAT, ran it back for two points to cut lead to 22-19.
— Colts won last four games, are tied for last AFC playoff slot.
— QB Minshew is 5-3 as a starter this season.
— Colts won/covered four of five true road games TY.
— Indianapolis team total: over 9-2-1

Chargers 6, Patriots 0
— Chargers snap a 7-game losing streak vs New England.
— LA gained only 241 yards, kicked two 38-yard field goals.
— Opponents are 18-70 on 3rd down in LA wins, 36-86 in losses.
— Under is 8-1-1 in last ten Charger games.
— Patriots lost last three games, 10-6/10-7/6-0.
— Last three games, Patriots scored one TD on 30 drives.
— New England lost eight of their last nine games (1-8 ATS).
— AFC East teams are 10-18 ATS outside the division.

Lions 33, Saints 28
— Under Campbell, Detroit is 16-9 ATS coming off a loss.
— Two of Lions’ four TD drives were short; 17, 26 yards.
— Rookie TE Laporta caught nine passes for 140 yards and a TD.
— Lions are 8-2 SU/7-3 ATS in their last nine games.
— Detroit led 21-0 with 8:15 left in first quarter.
— Saints were outscored 62-19 in first half of last three games.
— Saints in first half: 28 plays, 113 yards, 7 points.
— Saints in second half: 38 plays, 254 yards, 21 points.

Falcons 13, Jets 8
— Falcons’ first 4 drives: 16 plays, 23 yards and a safety for the Jets
— Falcons’ only TD drive was 47 yards in second quarter.
— Atlanta was 4-14 on third down, Jets 2-15.
— Atlanta won, but Jets outgained them, 259-194.
— Jets lost their last five games, scoring 9 ppg.
— In six post-bye games, Jets scored three TD’s on 68 drives.
— Jets have been outscored 157-81 in first half of games.
— Under Saleh, Jets are 15-23 ATS as an underdog

Cardinals 24, Steelers 10
— Game had two weather delays; one for 30 minutes, one for 53 minutes.
— Arizona RB Conner ran ball for 105 yards, two TD’s against his old team.
— Cardinals had three TD drives: 99-21-33 yards.
— Arizona was 10-17 on third down, Pittsburgh 4-11.
— QB Pickett hurt his ankle; backup Trubisky played most of game.
— Last three games, Pittsburgh scored 10-16-10 points.
— Steelers are 16-20 ATS last 36 games as a home favorite.
— Nine of last 11 Pittsburgh games stayed under the total.

Dolphins 45, Commanders 15
— Dolphisn’ first six drives: 39 plays, 338 yards, 38 points.
— Miami scored on pick-6 to take 17-0 lead late in first quarter,
— WR Hill caught five passes for 145 yards, two TD’s.
— Dolphins scored 31+ points in 7 of 9 wins; 20-17-14 in losses.
— In last three games, Commanders gave up 31-45-45 points.
— Washington lost nine of last 11 games SU (2-5 ATS last seven)
— In those 11 games, Commanders were outscored 175-79 in 1st half.
— Opponents’ team total: over 10-3

Texans 22, Broncos 17
— Broncos were minus-3 in turnovers (+11 in previous four games)
— Wilson threw an INT on three of Denver’s last four drives.
— Denver was 0-11 on third down, Texans were 4-16.
— Broncos are 7-13 ATS in last 20 games coming off a win.
— Houston won four of its last five games.
— Texans’ last six games were decided by 2-2-3-5-3-5 points.
— Texans’ first four drives: 25 plays, 192 yards, 13 points.
— Stroud is 7-5 as an NFL starter.

Buccaneers 21, Panthers 18
— Carolina is 0-7 SU/2-5 ATS on road, losing by 14-10-18-21-3-7-3 points.
— This was first game in six weeks that Panthers scored 2+ offensive TD’s.
— Carolina drove 75 yards, scored 8 points with 5:02 left for back-door cover.
— Last eight games, Panthers were outscored 126-52 in first half.
— 2nd quarter of this game was played in a monsoon.
— Evans caught 75-yard TD pass that put Bucs ahead, 14-10.
— Last three games, opponents were 9-38 on third down.
— Buccaneers won seven of last eight games vs Carolina.

Rams 36, Browns 19
— Rams won last three games, giving up 16-14-19 points.
— Rookie WR Nacua caught four passes for 105 yards and a TD.
— LA outscored Browns 12-0 in last 2:00 of each half.
— Rams are 5-2 when they run ball for 92+ yards, 1-4 when they don’t.
— Flacco was 23-44/254 passing; he is 4th QB to start for Browns TY.
— Last three games, Browns scored 13-12-19 points (4 TD’s/35 drives)
— Cleveland scored TD to make score 20-19 in 3rd quarter; they missed PAT.
— under Stefanski, Cleveland is 8-11-1 ATS as a road underdog.

Packers 27, Chiefs 19
— Chiefs are 2-3 in last five games, after a 6-1 start.
— Chiefs’ first four drives: 47 plays, 260 yards, 19 points.
— Chiefs’ last three drives: 15 plays, 65 yards, no points.
— KC is 12-16-1 ATS in last 29 games as a road favorite.
— Packers won four of last five games, after an 0-4 skid.
— Green Bay’s first four drives: 36 plays, 255 yards, 21 points.
— Packers held Chiefs to 5.3 yards/pass attempt.
— Last five games, Green Bay is 34-69 on third down.

— Appalachian State 69, Auburn 64- Tough day for SEC, with Miss State, Auburn getting upset. Tigers were +16 on boards in this game, but shot 3-27 on arc.

— Southern 60, Mississippi State 59- Southern ended game on a 15-2 run.

— Clemson 79, Pitt 70- Tigers are 7-0, with three top 100 wins.

— Congrats to former big league manager Jim Leyland, who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday. Leyland won two AL pennants with Detroit, won the 1997 World Seres with the Marlins- he also led the Pirates to the playoffs three years in a row (1990-92).

 

[Udog]

PITTSBURGH is 44-61 ATS (-23.1 Units) when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

DALLAS are 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games after playing a game where 9 or more total goals were scored over the last 2 seasons...

CAROLINA is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.

MONTREAL is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) after allowing 5 goals or more 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 7-2 ATS (4.8 Units) in home games in December games over the last 2 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off a loss against a division rival in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Monday, December 4

NHL

Monday, December 4

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

Dallas @ Tampa Bay
Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Dallas
Tampa Bay is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Dallas

Seattle @ Montreal
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road
Seattle is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal's last 10 games at home

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

Washington @ Arizona
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Washington
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

St. Louis @ Vegas
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games
Vegas is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home


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[Udog]

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PIT at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI -100 U 6.5	+500 +500
DAL at TB	07:00 PM	TB +109 O 6.5	+500 +500
CAR at WIN	07:30 PM	CAR -145 U 6.0	+500 +500
SEA at MON	07:30 PM	MON +138 O 6.0	+500 +500
WAS at ARI	09:00 PM	ARI -127 U 5.5	+500 +500
STL at VEG	10:00 PM	STL +161 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
12/04/2023	8-3-1	70.83%	+2715	Detail
12/03/2023	3-7-0	30.00%	-2175	Detail
12/02/2023	15-10-0	60.00%	+2100	Detail
12/01/2023	2-2-0	50.00%	+1120	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

DECEMBER'S NHL BEST BETS !

12/04/2023............................7 - 1 - 1...............................87.50%........................+ 34.90
12/03/2023............................2 - 5 - 0...............................28.57%........................- 20.50
12/02/2023............................7 - 4 - 0...............................63.63%.........................+ 20.05
12/01/2023............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%.........................+ 11.20

TOTALS................................18 - 12 - 1................................60.00%.........................+ 45.65

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Odds to get the #1 pick in this year’s baseball draft:
18.3%- A’s, Royals, Rockies
14.7%- White Sox
8.3%- Cardinals
6.1%- Angels
4.3%- Mets
3.0%- Pirates
The lottery for the draft is Tuesday at 5:30.

Quote of the Day
“I’m not offended at all by dumb blonde jokes, because I know I’m not dumb, and I know I’m not a blonde.”
Dolly Parton

Tuesday’s quiz
LSU won the national title in college football four years ago, with Joe Burrow/Ja’Marr Chase playing; who was LSU’s coach that year?

Monday’s quiz
UNLV lost 36-14 to North Texas in the 2013 Heart of Texas Bowl, the last time the Rebels were in a bowl game.

Sunday’s quiz
Nick Saban coached the Miami Dolphins in 2005-06.

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

Bengals 34, Jaguars 31, OT
Backup QB Browning was 32-37/354 passing for his first NFL win.
McPherson kicked a 48-yard FG in overtime for the win.
Chase caught 11 passes for 149 yards and a TD.
Bengals were 8-14 on third down, Jacksonville 6-15.
Jaguars lost QB Lawrence late in game with an ankle injury.
Jaguars scored four touchdowns on their first seven drives.
Jaguars’ last four drives: 27 plays, 111 yards, 3 points.
Under Pederson, Jags are 2-6 ATS as a home favorite.

— There are two Monday night games next week, both at 8:15:
Packers @ Giants, Titans @ Miami

— In their 6-0 loss to the Chargers Sunday, New England’s average starting position on their 10 drives was their own 14-yard line, which is terrible field position.
In all the NFL games since 2000, counting playoff games, this was the worst average starting field position by any team, in any one game.
New England is also the only team since 1938 to give up 10 or fewer points three games in a row, and lose all three games.

— Bears beat Minnesota 12-10 last Monday night; in that game, Justin Fields’ average pass length was 2.7 yards downfield, the shortest by any QB in a game since Tony Romo in 2010.
He threw 12 screen passes; only 19 of his 37 passes were beyond the line of scrimmage.

— In their two post-bye games, Atlanta Falcons haven’t allowed a touchdown on 22 drives; opponents have tried 8 field goals on those 22 drives, but haven’t scored a TD, and Atlanta won both games.

— In their last three games, Denver Broncos are only 8-37 on third down.

— Tennessee Titans lost in overtime Sunday; they’re 4-8, and fired their special teams coach Monday. Titans had a punt blocked for a TD Sunday; their punter also lost a fumble, and hurt his knee trying to recover it- he’s out for the year.
Tennessee also blocked a Colts’ PAT and ran it back for two points, but they lost, and there have to be scapegoats, so the special teams coach was told to take a hike, after six years with the Titans.

— Steelers’ QB Kenny Pickett had ankle surgery Monday, to “accelerate the healing process” on his sprained right ankle, according to Mike Tomlin.
— Word of the Day: Anagram- a word or phrase that is made by switching around the letters of another word or phrase.
For example, “listen” is an anagram for “silent”
“ocean” is an anagram for “canoe”

— Random trend for the upcoming bowl games:
Over the last five years, bowl underdogs who lost their conference championship game have gone 15-9 against the spread in their bowl games.

— Hotel rates for Super Bowl weekend (February 9-12) in Las Vegas:
Aria $1,467/night.
Bellagio $1,600/night.
Cosmopolitan $1,600/night.
Fountainblue $1,567/night.
Venetian $1,199/night.
Yikes.

— Wealthiest owners in pro sports:
$100B- Steve Ballmer, LA Clippers
$67B- Rob Walton, Denver Broncos
$32B- Miriam Adelson, new owner of Dallas Mavericks
$21B- Dan Gilbert, Cleveland Cavaliers
$20B- David Tepper, Carolina Panthers

— In their first 34 years of existence, the Minnesota Timberwolves spent a total of 10 days as the #1-seed in the NBA’s Western Conference. Thats 10 days in 34 years.
This season, Minnesota is 15-4, the #1-seed in the West; they’ve spent more time as the #1 seed in the West this season than they did in their first 34 years of existence.

— 23 years ago, Mark Cuban bought the Dallas Mavericks for $285M; he just sold them for $3.5B, plus he retains control of basketball operations in the deal.
There are some conspiracy theories as to why this happened:
The Adelson family wants to own a casino(s) in Texas, once Texas legalizes gambling.
If that doesn’t happen, Adelsons might move the Mavericks to Las Vegas
Cuban might be thinking of running for President.
We’ll see what happens, but it must be nice to be so freakin’ rich.

— I mentioned a few weeks ago how I was intrigued by Rice QB JT Daniels as a longshot NFL Draft prospect; he’s played at several different colleges, but now word comes out of Houston that Daniels has been advised to medically retire from football because of all the concussions he’s had over the years.
Daniels told ESPN that he plans to get into coaching; he knows a lot of people after a playing career at four different schools over six years. Networking will help him get his first job.

— When Florida State got left out of the college football playoff, it cost the ACC $6M from the money that the playoff generates; 14 teams in the ACC, that’s $428,571 per school.

 

[Udog]

OTTAWA is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in home games after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

COLUMBUS are 22-15 ATS (5.5 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

NY ISLANDERS are 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in home games after playing 2 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

DETROIT is 7-2 ATS (4.8 Units) after a division game in the current season.

CALGARY is 11-47 ATS (-40.7 Units) vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

ANAHEIM is 6-2 ATS (3.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game in the current season.

CALGARY is 19-22 ATS (-5.2 Units) in home games after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons...

NEW JERSEY is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) after playing a home game in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, December 5

 

[Udog]

NHL

Tuesday, December 5

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles @ Columbus
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles

NY Rangers @ Ottawa
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games

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

San Jose @ NY Islanders
San Jose
San Jose is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games

Nashville @ Chicago
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Nashville is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Chicago is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home

Minnesota @ Calgary
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Minnesota

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

New Jersey @ Vancouver
New Jersey
New Jersey is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing Vancouver
New Jersey is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Vancouver is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games at home


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[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LA at CLB	07:00 PM	CLB +178 U 6.0	+500 +500
NYR at OTT	07:00 PM	NYR -136 U 6.5	+500 +500
DET at BUF	07:30 PM	BUF +114 O 6.5	+500 +500
SJ at NYI	07:30 PM	SJ +276 U 5.5	+500 +500
MIN at CAL	09:00 PM	MIN -109 U 6.5	+500 +500
ANA at COL	09:00 PM	ANA +236 O 6.5	+500 +500
NJ at VAN	10:00 PM	VAN -109 O 6.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
12/05/2023	3-9-0	25.00%	-2550	Detail
12/04/2023	8-3-1	70.83%	+2715	Detail
12/03/2023	3-7-0	30.00%	-2175	Detail
12/02/2023	15-10-0	60.00%	+2100	Detail
12/01/2023	2-2-0	50.00%	+1120	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

DECEMBER'S NHL BEST BETS !

12/05/2023............................3 - 8 - 0...............................27.27%.........................- 19.15
12/04/2023............................7 - 1 - 1...............................87.50%........................+ 34.90
12/03/2023............................2 - 5 - 0...............................28.57%........................- 20.50
12/02/2023............................7 - 4 - 0...............................63.63%.........................+ 20.05
12/01/2023............................2 - 2 - 0...............................50.00%.........................+ 11.20

TOTALS................................21 - 20 - 1...............................51.21%.........................+ 26.50