CNOTES 2023 2024 NHL NEWS BEST BETS AND OPINONS !

[Udog]

PHILADELPHIA is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

FLORIDA is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

VANCOUVER is 9-2 Over (6.8 Units) in road games when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 20-27 ATS (-14.5 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal over the l...

MONTREAL is 12-6 ATS (5.4 Units) off a home loss against a division rival in the last 3 seasons.

COLUMBUS are 23-16 ATS (5.4 Units) in home games in non-conference games in the last 3 seasons.

BUFFALO is 22-16 ATS (4.4 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

SAN JOSE is 11-44 ATS (-37.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) in road games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

DALLAS are 19-5 ATS (13.5 Units) after allowing 5 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

NY ISLANDERS are 25-36 ATS (-14.6 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

OTTAWA is 32-17 Under (13.3 Units) in road games when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Saturday, January 6

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Trend Report
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Calgary @ Philadelphia
Calgary
Calgary is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games
Philadelphia is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Calgary

Florida @ Colorado
Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Toronto @ San Jose
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
San Jose is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Tampa Bay is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home

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

NY Rangers @ Montreal
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Rangers

Vancouver @ New Jersey
Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Vancouver's last 12 games on the road
New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing Vancouver

Buffalo @ Pittsburgh
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Buffalo is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Buffalo
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Buffalo

St. Louis @ Carolina
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games at home

Nashville @ Dallas
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville

Ottawa @ Emonton
Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 7 games on the road
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

NY Islanders @ Vegas
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
NY Islanders is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
Vegas is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, January 6

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CAL at PHI	01:00 PM	PHI -102 O 6.0	+500 +500
FLA at COL	04:00 PM	COL -125 O 6.5	+500 +500
BUF at PIT	07:00 PM	PIT -180 O 6.5	+500 +500
NYR at MON	07:00 PM	MON +180 O 6.0	+500 +500
TB at BOS	07:00 PM	BOS -161 U 6.0	+500 +500
TOR at SJ	07:00 PM	SJ +251 O 6.0	+500 +500
VAN at NJ	07:00 PM	VAN -102 U 6.5	+500 +500
MIN at CLB	07:00 PM	MIN -121 U 6.5	+500 +500
STL at CAR	08:00 PM	CAR -189 O 6.5	+500 +500
NAS at DAL	08:00 PM	DAL -159 U 6.5	+500 +500
OTT at EDM	10:00 PM	EDM -204 O 7.0	+500 +500
NYI at VEG	10:00 PM	VEG -136 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

2024 NHL BEST BETS !

01/06/2024.. ..........6 - 8................42.85%.............- 9.50
01/05/2024.............1 - 3................25.00%.............- 11.00
01/04/2024..............9 - 9................50.00%.............+ 1.25
01/03/2024..............0 - 4................00.00%.............- 21.00
01/02/2024..............6 - 3................66.66%.............+ 24.70
01/01/2024..............1 - 1................50.00%.............- 1.35

TOTALS.................23 - 28................45.09%..............- 16.90

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Most foul shots made, amongst active NBA players:
8,227— Lebron James (73.5%)
7,484— James Harden (86%)
6,826— Kevin Durant (88.5%)
5,856— DeMar DeRozan (84%)
5,768— Russell Westbrook (77.6%)
4,764— Chris Paul (87%)

Quote of the Day
“Why would you want to dance with somebody who doesn’t want to dance with you?”

Adam Sandler, The Wedding Singer
Sunday’s quiz
Who was the Houston Texans’ QB, the last time they played in a playoff game, in 2019?

Saturday’s quiz
Alex Ovechkin (26) has scored the most overtime goals in NHL history.

Friday’s quiz
Jeff Fisher was coach of the LA Rams, just before Sean McVay.

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

— Steelers 17, Ravens 10
Game was 7-7 after three quarters, on a cruddy, rainy day.
Rudolph threw a 71-yard TD pass on first play of 4th quarter.
Rudolph is now 8-4-1 as an NFL starter.
Pittsburgh finishes 10-7; they need help to make the playoffs.
Steelers won seven of last eight series games.
Total yardage: Steelers 289, Ravens 224
Backup QB Huntley was 15-28/146 passing in his 9th (3-6) NFL start
Ravens are the #1-seed in the AFC; they have next week off.

— Texans 23, Colts 19
Houston makes the playoffs, with a rookie QB/rookie head coach.
WR Collins caught nine passes for 195 yards and a TD.
Last seven games, Texans are +7 in turnovers (10-3).
Texans are 8-1 ATS in last nine AFC South road games.
Colts converted only once on 11 third down plays.
Indy ran ball for 227 yards, but threw ball on decisive 4th-and-short play.
Favorites covered nine of Colts’ last ten games.
Colts are 13-15 ATS in last 28 games with spread of 3 or less.

— Troy Aikman came up with a great nugget during this game; apparently Brett Favre was a high school coach in Mississippi after his playing days were done. His team won a state title in his second year on the job, with their only loss that season against a team whose QB was Gardner Minshew.

— SEC
Kentucky 87, Florida 85- Gators led by 5 with 6:34 left to play.
Alabama 78, Vanderbilt 75- Bama led by 18 midway thru first half.
Tennessee 90, Ole Miss 64- First loss for Rebels, who played schedule #235

— Big X
Kansas 83, TCU 81- Jayhawks survived being minus-9 (18-9) in turnovers.
Baylor 75, Oklahoma State 70, OT- Teams combined to shoot 6-35 on the arc.
Cincinnati 71, BYU 60- Teams are in same league, despite being 1,670 miles apart.

— Big East
Seton Hall 78, Marquette 75- Kolek scored only 5 points (1-6 from floor)
St John’s 81, Villanova 71- Pitino’s Red Storm is 11-4, vs schedule #33.
Creighton 79, Providence 70- Friars’ F Hopkins is out for the year, big loss.

— ACC
North Carolina 65, Clemson 55- Tigers shot 1-18 on the arc, at home.
Wake Forest 86, Miami 82 OT- Eight players in this game played 38:00+.
Boston College 95, Georgia Tech 87- Tech led by 16 early in second half.

— Upsets of the Day:
LSU (+11.5) 68, Texas A&M 53
George Washington (+11.5) 84, VCU 82
Eastern Michigan (+10.5) 71, Kent State 69 OT
Cincinnati (+9.5) 71, BYU 60
Charlotte (+8.5) 70, FAU 68
Texas-San Antonio (+8.5) 89, Rice 82 OT
Eastern Illinois (+8.5) 90, Little Rock 88
Southern Miss (+7.5) 81, James Madison 71

— Baseball Fact of the Day: Francisco Rodríguez holds the record for most saves in one season; he saved 62 games for the 2008 Angels.

— There were 24 college basketball games Saturday, where the team that won trailed by 10+ points in that game.

— Pac-12
Cal 66, UCLA 57- Bruins are in freefall, losing nine of last 11 D-I games.
Arizona State 76, Colorado 73- ASU is 4-0 in Pac-12; they were 6-5 in pre-conference games.
Oregon 89, Washington State 84- Ducks made 14-24 shots on the arc.

— WCC
Saint Mary’s 68, LMU 64- Gaels won 8 of last 9 games, after a 3-5 start.
Santa Clara 78, Pepperdine 72- Junior F Bal had 28 points, one assist- his job is to shoot.

— Sun Belt
Southern Miss 81, James Madison 71- First loss of the season for the Dukes.
Troy 66, Appalachian State 62- Troy in 3-0 in Sun Belt, after a 6-6 pre-conference mark.
Marshall 79, Texas State 75- Bobcats led by 11 points early in second half.

— Big Sky went 6-3 against the Summit League Saturday; they win the two-night challenge between the two leagues, 11-7.

— Mountain West
Utah State 77, Colorado State 72- Aggies were 20-23 on foul line, Colorado State 4-11.
Nevada 72, Fresno State 57- Wolf Pack is 14-1; they’re #6 experience team in country.
San Diego State 72, UNLV 61- Aztecs led 25-9 early, coasted home from there.

 

[Udog]

CALGARY is 52-55 ATS (-8.5 Units) after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

LOS ANGELES are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.

WINNIPEG is 33-18 Over (13.2 Units) after 2 straight games where 4 or fewer total goals were scored since 1996.

ANAHEIM is 17-49 ATS (-36.9 Units) in home games after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 7

NHL

Sunday, January 7

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

Los Angeles @ Washington
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles

Winnipeg @ Arizona
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games

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


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[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LA at WAS	03:00 PM	LA -183 U 5.5	+500 +500
CAL at CHI	03:00 PM	CAL -242 O 6.0	+500 +500
WIN at ARI	07:00 PM	ARI +124 O 5.5	+500 +500
DET at ANA	08:00 PM	ANA +144 U 6.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

2024 NHL BEST BETS !

01/07/2024.............3 - 3................50.00%.............- 0.50
01/06/2024.. ..........6 - 8................42.85%.............- 9.50
01/05/2024.............1 - 3................25.00%.............- 11.00
01/04/2024..............9 - 9................50.00%.............+ 1.25
01/03/2024..............0 - 4................00.00%.............- 21.00
01/02/2024..............6 - 3................66.66%.............+ 24.70
01/01/2024..............1 - 1................50.00%.............- 1.35

TOTALS.................26 - 31................45.61%..............- 17.40

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Next weekend’s NFL playoff games:
Saturday 4:30- Browns @ Houston
Saturday 8:15- Dolphins @ Kansas City
Sunday 1:00- Steelers @ Buffalo
Sunday 4:30- Packers @ Dallas
Sunday 8:15- Rams @ Detroit
Monday 8:15- Eagles @ Tampa Bay

Quote of the Day
“They can do whatever they want; there’s no rules against it. We didn’t stop them in the second half. They can do whatever they want. It is what it is. Hats off to them. They kicked our you-know-what in the second half, made us pay, took advantage of turnovers.
That’s their prerogative. It’s also my prerogative to tell him how I feel. Whether people like that or not, oh well. Like I said, credit to them, they do whatever they want.”
Falcons’ coach Arthur Smith, annoyed by Saints TD with 1:10 left, when score was 41-17

Monday’s quiz
Where did QB Carson Wentz play his college football?

Sunday’s quiz
Deshaun Watson was the Houston Texans’ QB, the last time they played in a playoff game, in 2019.

Saturday’s quiz
Alex Ovechkin (26) has scored the most overtime goals in NHL history.

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Monday’s Den; Wrapping up an NFL Sunday…….​

Buccaneers 9, Panthers 0
Tampa Bay clinched NFC South win a win here.
Buccaneers won five of their last six games.
Bucs are 7-1 when they allow less than 18 points.
Tampa Bay will host the Eagles in the playoffs next week.
Panthers are 1st team to be shut out in consecutive games since ‘08 Browns.
Carolina never led a game in 4th quarter TY; both wins were on walk-off FG’s.
Carolina lost nine of its last ten games (3-3 ATS last six).
Panthers didn’t score a TD in four of their last five games.

Bills 21, Dolphins 14
Bills win AFC East; they host the Steelers next week.
Harty tied game 14-14 with a 96-yard punt return TD.
Bills outgained Miami, 473-275.
Buffalo is 5-0 SU/3-2 ATS since its bye week.
Dolphins in first half: 31 plays, 225 yards; they led 14-7.
Dolphins in 2nd half: 17 plays, 47 yards, 4 punts and an INT
Under McDaniel, Miami is 9-13 ATS as an underdog (0-5 TY).
Next week, Dolphins visit Kansas City Saturday night.

Titans 28, Jaguars 20
Loss knocks Jacksonville out of the playoffs.
Jaguars lost five of their last six games.
Last five weeks, Jaguars were outscored 65-29 in first half.
Jaguars were 8-14 on third down, Titans 6-11.
Tennessee scored TD’s on three of its first four drives.
Titans ran ball for 175 yards; Henry ran for 153 yards and a TD.
Tennessee is 14-7 ATS last 21 games as home dogs (4-2 TY)
Titans are 5-1 scoring 27+ points, 1-10 scoring 17 or less.

Saints 48, Falcons 17
Falcons’ first two drives: nine plays, 169 yards, two TD’s.
Falcons rest of game: 51 plays, 220 yards, 3 points.
Falcons are 3-11-1 ATS TY in games with spread of 3 or less points.
Saints scored TD with 1:10 left; Falcons WERE NOT HAPPY about it.
This game was 17-17 at halftime.
Saints were eliminated from playoffs when Green Bay won its game.
Carr was 22-28/264 passing with four TD’s.
Saints won nine of last 12 games against Atlanta.

Bengals 31, Browns 14
Bengals led 24-0 at halftime.
Browns in first half: 25 plays, 71 yards, 2 turnovers, no points.
Driskel was 5th QB to start a game for Cleveland TY.
Browns visit Houston in the playoffs next week.
Bengals’ first four drives: 24 plays, 224 yards, 21 points.
Mixon ran ball 14 times for 11 yards and a TD.
Cincinnati is 9-4-1 ATS last 14 games as home favorites (4-3-1 TY).
Bengals are 7-2 giving up 20 or less points, 2-6 allowing more than 2o.

Jets 17, Patriots 3
Jets end a 15-game losing streak vs New England.
Total yardage: Jets 254, New England 119
Teams combined to convert 4 of 29 third down plays.
Jets went 3-2 in their last five games this season.
NE is 7-15-1 ATS in last 23 games with spread of 3 or less.
Patriots were 1-4 ATS as a favorite this season.
New England was minus-12 in turnovers this year (+38 from 2019-22).
In his career, Belichick is 84-103 without Brady.

Lions 30, Vikings 20
Detroit scored TD’s on two of first three drives.
Last four games, Detroit is +6 in turnovers (9-3)
St Brown caught seven passes for 144 yards and a TD.
Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
Vikings lost six of last seven games (the win was 3-0).
Mullens was 30-44/396 passing, but threw INTs on last two drives.
Jefferson caught 12 passes for 192 yards and a TD.
Vikings were 1-7 when they allowed 27+ points.

Cowboys 38, Commanders 10
Dallas wins division, hosts Green Bay in playoffs next week.
Cowboys scored five TD’s on only nine drives.
Prescott was 31-36/279 passing, with four TD’s.
Dallas is 11-4 ATS last 15 games as a road favorite (4-1 TY)
Cowboys outgained Washington, 440-180.
Dallas was 6-10 on 3rd down, Commanders 2-10
Washington lost eight in row, 13 of last 15 games (3-8 ATS last 11)
Washington was 1-12 this year giving up more than 17 points.

Rams 21, 49ers 20
Rams converted 9 of 15 third down plays.
Rams are 7-1 SU/6-2 ATS last eight games
Rams are 9-3 when they run ball for 92+ yards, 1-4 when they don’t.
Rams visit Detroit (Stafford’s old team) in next week’s playoffs.
49ers led 20-7 at halftime.
49ers in second half: 16 plays, 26 yards, 3 punts and a lost fumble.
SF is 0-5 this year when they score less than 27 points.
49ers are still the #1 seed in NFC, have next week off.

Giants 27, Eagles 10
Giants led Philly 24-0 at halftime.
Eagles turned ball over three times in the first half.
Eagles went 1-5 SU/0-6 ATS in their last six games.
Eagles visit Tampa Bay in next weekend’s playoffs.
Giants outgained Philly 415-299.
Taylor was 23-32/297 passing, with a TD pass.
Last two weeks, Giants gained 389/415 yards, an improvement.
Last 13 games, Giants were +19 in turnovers.

Packers 17, Bears 9
Packers outgained Chicago, 432-192.
Green Bay was 7-10 on third down, Bears 3-10.
Packers are 6-2 SU/5-3 ATS in its last eight games.
Green Bay visits Dallas and its old coach (McCarthy) next week.
Bears were in Green Bay territory on every drive, scored only 9 points.
Bears are 0-5 ATS in their last five visits to Lambeau.
Bears were 2-5 SU in one-score games this season.
Fields is 10-28 as an NFL starter.

Seahawks 21, Cardinals 20
Trailing 20-13, Lockett caught a 34-yard TD pass with 1:54 left.
Lockett also scored 2-point conversion for the deciding points.
Arizona missed a 51-yard FG on last play of the game.
Cardinals outgained Seattle, 466-327.
Seattle was eliminated when Green Bay won its game.
Seahawks were 9-2 scoring 20+ points, 0-6 scoring less than 20.
Seahawks were 6-4 in one-score games this season.
Cardinals were 0-11 TY when they scored less than 25 points.

Raiders 27, Broncos 14
Denver scored 16-14 points in splitting backup QB Stidham’s starts.
Broncos lost four of their last six games.
Denver was 2-5 ATS as a road underdog this season.
Broncos are 7-16 ATS in last 23 games coming off a win.
Raiders led 17-7 at halftime.
Raiders went 5-4 SU/7-1-1 ATS after they changed coaches.
Las Vegas was 5-2-1 ATS TY in games with spread of 3 or less.
Raiders won their last nine games against Denver.

Chiefs 13, Chargers 12
Only TD of the game was 97-yard fumble return by the Chiefs.
Chargers outgained KC 353-268, but obviously Mahomes didn’t play.
Chiefs split their last ten games, after a 6-2 start.
Last two games, Kansas City scored one TD on offense, kicked eight FG’s.
Chargers were on KC’s 5-yard line on first drive, fumbled for defensive TD.
Rest of game, Chargers kicked four FG”s, didn’t score a TD.
Chargers lost eight of their last nine games.
Bolts were 0-7 TY in games decided by 3 or fewer points.

 

[Udog]

VANCOUVER is 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) in road games when playing their 4th game in 7 days in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 46-67 ATS (-27.7 Units) when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

DALLAS are 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game in the current season.

COLORADO is 8-1 Under (6.9 Units) in home games after allowing 3 goals or more 3 straight games over the last 2 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 8

NHL

Monday, January 8

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Trend Report
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Vancouver @ NY Rangers
Vancouver
Vancouver is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 18-7 ATS in its last 25 games

Dallas @ Minnesota
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing Dallas

Boston @ Colorado
Boston
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


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[CNOTES]

MONDAY, JANUARY 8​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PIT at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI +108 U 6.0	+500 +500
VAN at NYR	07:00 PM	VAN +130 O 6.5	+500 +500
DAL at MIN	08:00 PM	DAL -128 U 6.5	+500 +500
BOS at COL	09:00 PM	BOS +109 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

2024 NHL BEST BETS !

01/08/2024.............5 - 2................71.42%............+ 15.40
01/07/2024.............3 - 3................50.00%.............- 0.50
01/06/2024.. ..........6 - 8................42.85%.............- 9.50
01/05/2024.............1 - 3................25.00%.............- 11.00
01/04/2024..............9 - 9................50.00%.............+ 1.25
01/03/2024..............0 - 4................00.00%.............- 21.00
01/02/2024..............6 - 3................66.66%.............+ 24.70
01/01/2024..............1 - 1................50.00%.............- 1.35

TOTALS.................31 - 33................48.43%..............- 2.00

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
First six picks in 2024 NFL Draft:
1- Bears
2- Commanders
3- Patriots
4- Cardinals
5- Chargers
6- Giants

Quote of the Day
“The gap between achieving and underachieving was much bigger than what I anticipated this year, in a variety of ways.”
Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank, after firing their coach Monday

Tuesday’s quiz
What AFL/AFC team was the first one to win a Super Bowl?

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

Sunday’s quiz
Deshaun Watson was the Houston Texans’ QB, the last time they played in a playoff game, in 2019.

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Tuesday’s Den: NBA trends (thru Sunday)​

NBA trends (thru Sunday)
Hawks (14-21):
— lost six of last eight games SU (1-7 ATS)
— 1-10 ATS as a home favorite
— over 11-3 at home
— 1-5 ATS if they played night before.

Celtics (28-8):
— won 12 of last 14 games SU (6-3 ATS last nine)
— 7-9-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— over 5-2 last seven road games.

Nets (16-21):
— lost six of their last seven games.
— 8-2 ATS as home favorite.
— 0-7 ATS last seven road games.
— 2-4 ATS if they played night before.

Hornets (8-26):
— lost 12 of their last 13 games SU (6-7 ATS).
— 2-10 ATS last 13 games as road underdog.
— under 7-3 last ten games.

Bulls (17-21)
— 7-5 SU in their last 12 games (8-4 ATS).
— 5-2 ATS last seven as a home favorite.
— under 8-0 last eight games.

Cavaliers (21-15):
— split their last eight games SU.
— 6-3 ATS last nine home games.
— under 6-2 last eight road games.

Mavericks (22-15):
— won/covered four of their last five games.
— 6-2 ATS as road favorites.
— under 5-2 last seven home games.
— 5-2 ATS if they played night before.

Nuggets (26-12):
— won 9 of last 11 games SU (6-5 ATS)
— 5-10 ATS as a road favorite
— under 7-3 last 10 home games.
— 2-7 ATS if they played night before.

Pistons (3-33):
— 5-2 ATS in last seven games.
— 6-8 ATS as a home underdog, 9-11 as a road dog.
— over 7-1 last eight road games
— 1-5 ATS on first night of a back/back.

Warriors (17-19):
— lost five of last seven games SU
— 4-13 ATS as a home favorite
— 7-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 4-1 last five games

Rockets (18-16):
— won three of last four games SU
— 7-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— under 4-1 last five road games.
— 4-1 ATS if they played night before.

Pacers (21-15):
— won/covered six of last seven games.
— under 6-0 last six road games
— 5-7 ATS as a road underdog.
— 1-5 ATS if they played night before.

Clippers (22-13):
— 14-3 SU in last 17 games (10-4 ATS in last 14)
— 1-6 ATS as an underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games.

Lakers (18-19):
— 4-10 SU since they won the in-season tournament.
— 9-17 ATS as a favorite.
— over 9-2 last eleven road games.
— 1-7 ATS if they played night before.

Grizzlies (13-23):
— 7-3 SU/6-4 ATS since Morant came back; now he’s OFY.
— 5-11 ATS at home.
— over 5-1 last six road games

Heat (20-15):
— lost three of last four games SU.
— 5-10 ATS at home.
— under 6-1 last seven games.

Bucks (25-11):
— lost three of last four games SU (0-4 ATS)
— 6-11-1 ATS as home favorites.
— under 4-1 last five games.

Timberwolves (25-10)
— 3-4 in last seven games SU (1-5 ATS last six)
— 3-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— over 3-1 last four home games.

Pelicans (22-15):
— won/covered three of last four games
— 12-5 ATS as an underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games.

Knicks (21-15):
— won/covered their last four games
— 11-4 ATS as a favorite, 7-9 as a road underdog
— under 5-1 last six games
— 2-5 ATS if they played night before.

Thunder (24-11):
— lost last two games, after a 7-1 run.
— 11-3 ATS as a home favorite, 7-2 as a road dog.
— over 9-2 last eleven home games
— 3-1 ATS if they played night before.

Magic (21-15):
— 6-4 SU/8-2 ATS last ten games
— 12-4 ATS at home, 5-0 as a home dog.
— over 3-1 last four games.

76ers (23-12):
— 1-3 last four games SU.
— 18-7 ATS as a favorite, 4-5 as an underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games.
— 2-6 ATS if they played night before.

Suns (19-17):
— won five of last seven games SU.
— 9-18 ATS as a favorite.
— under 4-1 last five road games

Trailblazers (10-25):
— 2-4 SU/ATS in last six games.
— 6-10 ATS at home
— over 5-3 last eight games
— 5-1 ATS if they played night before.

Kings (21-14):
— won four of last six games SU.
— 8-2 ATS as an underdog.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— 0-5 ATS if they played night before.

Spurs (5-30):
— last last five games SU, are 4-2 ATS in last six
— 6-10 ATS as a home underdog, 8-10 as a road dog.
— under 5-1 last six games.
— 0-3 ATS if they played night before.

Raptors (15-21):
— 4-3 SU/5-2 ATS last seven games.
— 9-7 ATS as a favorite.
— over 5-1 last six games.
— 2-4 ATS if they played night before.

Jazz (18-20):
— won/covered seven of last nine games.
— 12-4 ATS at home
— 6-12 ATS as a road underdog.
— under 5-1 last six games

Wizards (6-30):
— 1-7 SU/3-5 ATS last eight games
— 5-9 ATS as a home underdog.
— under 7-3 last ten games.

NBA has a scheduling thing now where sometimes, a team will go to a city for three nights and play the same team twice (to save travel costs), with a day off in between.
So far this season, it has happened 24 times, so 48 games; underdogs are 29-19 ATS in those games, over 28-20 (13-11 first night, 15-9 second night)

 

[Udog]

BUFFALO is 40-33 ATS (3.7 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

LOS ANGELES are 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

SAN JOSE is 11-45 ATS (-38.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

VANCOUVER is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) in road games when playing their 4th game in 7 days in the current season.

COLUMBUS are 29-26 ATS (0.4 Units) off a home loss in the last 3 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 9-2 Over (6.8 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.

EDMONTON is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in road games after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored over the last 2 seasons.

OTTAWA is 11-4 ATS (6.6 Units) after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

BOSTON is 38-7 ATS (30.3 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Tuesday, January 9

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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Buffalo
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Buffalo's last 15 games at home

Los Angeles @ Tampa Bay
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
Tampa Bay is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Los Angeles

San Jose @ Toronto
San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 10 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose

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

Anaheim @ Nashville
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
Nashville is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Anaheim

Florida @ St. Louis
Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games

Columbus @ Winnipeg
Columbus
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

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

Boston @ Arizona
Boston
Boston is 20-1 SU in its last 21 games when playing Arizona
Boston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Arizona's last 18 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Boston

Ottawa @ Calgary
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Calgary
Ottawa is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Calgary
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Ottawa


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, January 9

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LA at TB	07:00 PM	LA -131 U 6.5	+500 +500
SJ at TOR	07:00 PM	SJ +371 O 6.5	+500 +500
SEA at BUF	07:00 PM	BUF -109 U 6.5	+500 +500
VAN at NYI	07:30 PM	VAN +109 O 6.5	+500 +500
CLB at WIN	08:00 PM	CLB +212 O 6.0	+500 +500
ANA at NAS	08:00 PM	ANA +195 U 6.0	+500 +500
FLA at STL	08:00 PM	STL +164 U 6.5	+500 +500
EDM at CHI	08:30 PM	EDM -439 O 6.5	+500 +500
BOS at ARI	09:00 PM	BOS -146 U 6.0	+500 +500
OTT at CAL	09:00 PM	OTT +113 U 6.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

2024 NHL BEST BETS !

01/09/2024...........6 - 10................37.50...............- 17.80
01/08/2024.............5 - 2................71.42%............+ 15.40
01/07/2024.............3 - 3................50.00%.............- 0.50
01/06/2024.. ..........6 - 8................42.85%.............- 9.50
01/05/2024.............1 - 3................25.00%.............- 11.00
01/04/2024..............9 - 9................50.00%.............+ 1.25
01/03/2024..............0 - 4................00.00%.............- 21.00
01/02/2024..............6 - 3................66.66%.............+ 24.70
01/01/2024..............1 - 1................50.00%.............- 1.35

TOTALS.................37 - 43................46.25%..............- 19.80

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Spreads for this week’s playoff games:
— Browns (-2.5, 44.5) @ Houston
— Dolphins @ Kansas City (-4, 44.5)
— Steelers @ Buffalo (-10, 36)
— Packers @ Dallas (-7.5, 50.5)
— Rams @ Detroit (-3, 51.5)
— Eagles (-3, 43.5) @ Tampa Bay

Quote of the Day
“I hear I had a good year. It’s the worst year of my life, though. That’s the reality of it. What happened this season can’t happen again.”
Jets’ WR Garrett Wilson

Wednesday’s quiz
Which Division I college basketball team is known as the Camels?

Tuesday’s quiz
Jets were the first AFL/AFC team to win a Super Bowl; they upset the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III.

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

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Nebraska 88, Purdue 72
Cornhuskers made 14 of 23 shots on the arc.
Purdue took 33 3’s, only 24 2-point shots.

— Iowa State 57, Houston 53
Cyclones jumped out to a 14-0 lead, held on for dear life.
Houston was last unbeaten team in the country.

— Kentucky 90, Missouri 77
56 of Kentucky’s 90 points were scored by freshmen.
Senior big guy Mitchell had 20 points, 12 boards, played all 40:00.

— Western Michigan 95, Northern Illinois 90, OT
Broncos trailed by 17 in first half, by 9 with 4:16 left.
WMU was 25-47 on foul line, Northern Illinois was 18-24.

— Texas 74, Cincinnati 73
Texas outscored Cincinnati 4-0 over the last 0:59.
Bearcats were only 8-15 on the foul line.

— Auburn 66, Texas A&M 55
Auburn has won eight in a row, is now 13-2.
Teams combined to shoot 8-41 on the arc.

— This is Sub-Plot Weekend in the NFL playoffs:
Browns @ Houston- Deshaun Watson should be the TV analyst.
Dolphins @ Kansas City- Tyreek Hill against his old team.
Steelers @ Buffalo- The two head coaches were college roommates.
Packers @ Dallas- Mike McCarthy against his old team.
Rams @ Detroit- Stafford/Goff were traded for each other.
Eagles @ Bucs- Mayfield was Oklahoma’s QB in 2017, Hurts in 2019.

— Last six years, the #6-seeds are 9-3 SU in this round against #3-seeds, 6-0 in the NFC.
Last four years, home teams are 5-3 ATS in the #4-5 seed matchups.
Since 2012, #5-seeds who were road favorites at the #4-seeds are 5-2 ATS.

— LA Rams were the only NFL team this season that didn’t score a touchdown on defense or special teams.

— Only nine NFL quarterbacks started all 17 games for their team this season.

— Michigan 34, Washington 13
Wolverines win their first national title since 1997.
Michigan’s first three drives: 17 plays, 235 yards, 17 points.
Michigan ran for 303 yards, 174 in the first quarter.
Teams combined to convert 3 of 24 third down plays.

— Nike told Eldrick Woods to take a hike, after a 27-year partnership that had been paying Woods $20M a year.

— Baseball Fact of the Day: Bob Welch is the last major league pitcher to win 27+ games in a season; he went 27-6 for the 1990 A’s, who won the American League title.

— A quirk in Shohei Ohtani’s contract with the Dodgers, which has a ton of deferred money in it: should Ohtani move out of California after his contract is up in 2033 with the vast majority of payouts still to come, the tax hit for the state of California would amount to $98M.

— Word of the Day: Compete- strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others who are trying to do the same.
Competitions are the moments and events in your life that help you improvise so that you can put forward the best version of yourself.

— NFL coaching news:
Washington Commanders fired Ron Rivera
Atlanta Falcons fired Arthur Smith
Tennessee Titans fired Mike Vrabel.
New Jersey Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale “resigned”; the team fired two of his assistants, which prompted him to “resign”.

— Illinois basketball player Luke Goode is the nephew of former NFL QB Trent Green.

— UNLV QB Jayden Maiava transferred to Georgia; he’ll probably sit next year behind Carson Beck, then take over in 2025. As a freshman this year, Maiava led UNLV to a 9-5 record and its first bowl game in ten years.

— LSU hired defensive coordinator Blake Baker away from Missouri; he is going to make $2.5M a year, boatload of $$$ for an assistant coach.

— Learned this week that billboards are prohibited in Hawai’i.

— Baseball stuff:
Mets signed P Sean Manaea to a 2-year, $28M contract.
Dodgers signed OF Teoscar Hernandez for one year, $23.5M.
Cubs signed P Shota Imanaga, who pitched 8 years in Japan.