CNOTES 2023 2024 NHL NEWS BEST BETS AND OPINONS !

[Udog]

MONTREAL is 58-34 Over (20.6 Units) second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 72-32 ATS (36.8 Units) after playing a home game in the last 3 seasons.

VEGAS are 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) after playing 2 consecutive home games in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, January 10

NHL

Wednesday, January 10

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Montreal @ Philadelphia
Montreal
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Montreal

Minnesota @ Dallas
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

Vegas @ Colorado
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Vegas
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home


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[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MON at PHI	07:00 PM	MON +162 O 6.0	+500 +500
MIN at DAL	07:30 PM	DAL -191 U 6.5	+500 +500
VEG at COL	10:00 PM	COL -136 U 6.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

2024 NHL BEST BETS !

01/10/2024.............3 - 3................50.00%............- 1.00
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.................40 - 46................46.51%..............- 20.80

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Top six rated college basketball conferences:
1) Big X
2) Big East
3) SEC
4) Big 14
5) ACC
6) Pac-12

Quote of the Day
“It’s outrageous. What happened tonight, this is completely B.S.. This is shame. Shame for the referees. Shame for the league to allow this. Twenty-three free throws for them, and we get two free throws in the fourth quarter? Like, how to play the game? I understand respect for All-Stars and all that, but we have star players on our team as well.”
Toronto Raptors’ coach Darko Rajakovic

Thursday’s quiz
Who was the coach of the Seahawks, before Pete Carroll?

Wednesday’s quiz
Campbell’s basketball team is known as the Camels; they play in the CAA.

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.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….​

Before we get into a busy news day, I’d like to thank the Big Dawg for picking NFL games on my blog this year; he went 30-23-1 (56.6%) against the spread. 17-5 over the last seven weeks!!! Lot of professional handicappers don’t do that well.
He’s had a winning season on this site in every year but one, and that ain’t easy to do.

— Seahawks fired Pete Carroll as head coach Wednesday; they tried to be nice about it, but Carroll had made it clear that he still wanted to be the coach. They say he’ll still be around as an advisor, but the guy went 147-98-1 with the Seahawks, 10-9 in playoff games, 1-1 in Super Bowls, and this is how they treat him?
Fact of the matter is, the last three years, Seattle went 25-26 in regular season, 0-1 in playoffs, and that wasn’t good enough. It ain’t easy being 72 years old in today’s world.

— Speaking of which, Nick Saban is out at Alabama, after 17 seasons; he went 206-29 with the Crimson Tide, 16-7 in bowl games.
Overall, Saban was 297-71-1 as a college coach with seven national titles (he won one at LSU); he also went 15-17 coaching the NFL’s Dolphins in 2005-06.
Good luck to the poor bastard that Alabama hires next; following the guy who might be the best college football coach ever is no easy task.

— Ever hear of Gene Bartow? Damn good coach, the guy went 491-253 as a college basketball coach, but he made the mistake of following John Wooden at UCLA. Wooden was/is the best college hoop coach ever; Bartow went 51-10 in two years at UCLA, but it wasn’t enough for the spoiled fan base/administration, so Bartow left Westwood after those two seasons.
Ironically, Bartow then moved to Alabama, where UAB was starting a new basketball program, and Bartow ran that team for 17 years, going 350-193 coaching the Blazers.

— Oh by the way, in 1980, Ohio State hired Nick Saban to be its defensive backs coach; the guy he replaced?
Pete Carroll.

— In the NBA, LA Clippers signed Kawhi Leonard to a three-year, $152.4M contract; do the math, and over an 82-game season, Leonard will make $61,951 per game over the length of that contract.

— Toronto Raptors lost 132-131 to the Lakers Tuesday night in LA; the Lakers shot 28-36 on the foul line, Toronto 8-13. Lakers took 23 of those foul shots in the decisive 4th quarter.
After the game, Raptors’ coach Darko Rajakovic wasn’t happy; he went on a tirade, slapping a table for emphasis while he ripped the officials and the NBA. Losing isn’t fun.

— I mentioned Tuesday that UNLV QB Jayden Maiava transferred to Georgia, but he changed his mind and is now transferring to USC. College football has gotten crazy.

— Baseball Fact of the Day: Babe Ruth holds the record for most innings pitched in a World Series game; he threw a 14-inning complete game in a 2-1 win in the 1916 World Series, and he also knocked in one of the runs his team scored.

— Movie of the Day: Blue Chips (1994)- A college basketball coach chooses to break the rules in order to recruit the players he needs to stay competitive.
Nick Nolte is great as the coach of fictional Western U; Bob Cousy is the athletic director of the school, Penny Hardaway and Shaquille O’Neal are two of his players. JT Walsh plays a wealthy booster, Alfre Woodard plays Penny Hardaway’s mom. Excellent cast.
I mention the movie today because Wednesday night, FS1 had their mike in a St John’s huddle, with Rick Pitino coaching his team; it is almost exactly the same as a scene in Blue Chips, when Pitino’s team is coaching against Western U, and Pitino is instructing his players.
That was 30 years ago, and Pitino is still an awesome coach.

— Central Florida 65, Kansas 60
UCF posts the upset in its first-ever Big X home game.
Kansas led by 16 in first half, 37-29 at halftime.

— St John’s 75, Providence 73
St John’s is 4-0 in Big East for first time since 2001.
Friars lost last three games, after an 11-2 start.

— Butler 69, Marquette 62
Marquette led 30-19 early on; they went 5-31 on the arc.
Last two games, Tyler Kolek is 2-19 from the floor.

— Memphis 107, Texas-San Antonio 101, OT
Roadrunners led by 4 with 1:16 left in regulation.
Memphis was 30-43 on foul line, UTSA 16-21.

— Saint Louis 88, St Joe’s 85
Billikens trailed 39-19 with 5:20 left in first half.
Saint Louis made 14-26 shots on the arc.

— California 82, Colorado 78
Buffaloes led by 20 with 1:38 left in first half.
Cal posted its 2nd straight upset; they were 10-23 on arc.

— Louisville 80, Miami 75
Cardinals were a 16.5-point underdog.
Miami led by 9 with 14:10 left in game.

— North Carolina 67, NC State 54
Last three games, Tar Heels allowed 57-55-54 points, all on the road.
Wolfpack shot 26.1% from floor, 2-21 on the arc.

— You don’t think the NFL Draft is a fascinating process?
Rams’ WR Puka Nucua just set the all-time receiving yardage record for a rookie, and he was the 20th receiver taken in the ’23 Draft.

— We’re starting something a little different today; on the college basketball page, I’ll post info on five of every day’s most interesting games.

 

[Udog]

SAN JOSE is 11-46 ATS (-39.6 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 30-43 ATS (-17.3 Units) after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in road games after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games over the last 2 seasons.

NEW JERSEY is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the current season.

DETROIT is 2-15 ATS (-14.5 Units) in home games after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

OTTAWA is 7-22 ATS (-17.2 Units) after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

ANAHEIM is 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) in road games after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

LOS ANGELES are 8-1 Under (6.9 Units) in road games after a non-conference game in the current season.

TORONTO is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games after 3 consecutive non-conference games in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 14-52 ATS (-43.2 Units) vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the current season.

CALGARY is 23-32 ATS (-12.2 Units) after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 8-0 Over (8 Units) in road games when playing 6 or more games in 10 days over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, January 11

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Ottawa @ Buffalo
Ottawa
Ottawa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ottawa's last 9 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Buffalo's last 9 games when playing Ottawa
Buffalo is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Ottawa

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

Edmonton @ Detroit
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home

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

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

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

Toronto @ NY Islanders
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games

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

Seattle @ Washington
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games

NY Rangers @ St. Louis
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Rangers's last 10 games
NY Rangers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games

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

Calgary @ Arizona
Calgary
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Arizona is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home

Boston @ Vegas
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games
Vegas is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, January 11

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Quarterbacks who started for Mike Vrabel with the Titans:
41-27— Ryan Tannehill
30-33— Marcus Mariota
3-6— Will Levis
2-1— Blaine Gabbert
1-2— Malik Willis
0-2— Joshua Dobbs

Quote of the Day
“We all know that college football is changing like crazy right now and we’re ahead of the curve. We’ve got a plan. We’ve got great support. If there’s something I need, I can go ask for it.”
Oregon football coach Dan Lanning, who is staying with the Ducks

Friday’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.

Thursday’s quiz
Jim Mora Jr was the coach of the Seahawks, before Pete Carroll. He is now the coach at UConn.

Wednesday’s quiz
Campbell’s basketball team is known as the Camels; they play in the CAA.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..​

— “What have you done for me lately?”
14 NFL teams made the playoffs this year; of the other 18 teams, eight have fired their coach, including Bill Belichick/Pete Carroll, who are Hall of Fame-level coaches.
Strange times we live in.

— In the NBA, Miami Heat signed coach Eric Spoelstra to an 8-year, $120M contract extension; he’s been Miami’s coach for 16 years, winning 59% of his games, and two NBA titles.

— Knicks recently traded for OG Anunoby; in his first six games for New York, Anunoby is +124, meaning the Knicks have outscored opponents by 124 points (20.7 points/game) with Anunoby on the floor. You don’t see numbers like that very often.

— QB Casey Thompson will finish his college career at Oklahoma next year; it’ll be his 7th year of college football. Thompson, whose father was a good QB for the Sooners, has previously played for Texas, Nebraska and Florida Atlantic.

— Bronx Bombers signed P Marcus Stroman to a 2-year, $37M deal; Stroman is from Long Island- he was 10-9, 3.95 in 25 starts for the Cubs last year.

— USC basketball star Isaiah Collier hurt his hand, is out 4-6 weeks; Trojans were already struggling at 8-8, 2-3 in Pac-12. Now it figures to get worse.

— NFL’s Washington Commanders hired former Golden State Warriors GM Bob Myers, to give owner Josh Harris objective advice on who should lead Washington into a new era- the two know each other because Harris owns the Philadelphia 76ers, and their paths crossed in NBA circles. Will be interesting to see who the Commanders’ new coach will be.

— Baseball Fact of the Day: First baseball game Vin Scully broadcasted was a Dodgers-Phillies game on April 18, 1950; seven Hall of Famers played in that game.

— Word of the Day: Transition- a change from one thing to the next, either in action or state of being.

— Santa Clara 77, Gonzaga 76
Broncos end a 26-game losing streak against Gonzaga.
Watson/Nembhard were 23-37 from floor; rest of Zags were 9-30.
Santa Clara out-rebounded Gonzaga 44-31.

— Florida Atlantic 85, Tulane 84
FAU’s Martin got fouled shooting a 3 with 0:00.4 left, made 2 of 3 foul shots.
Owls are 2-2 since their double OT win over Arizona.
Four of Tulane’s five starters played 38+ minutes.

— Utah 90, UCLA 44
Bruins went in tank, got outscored 57-21 in second half.
UCLA lost 10 of its last 12 Division I games.
Bruins are shooting 44.9% inside arc (#328), 27.9% on arc (#341)

— Illinois 71, Michigan State 68
Spartans fall to 9-7, 1-4 in conference games.
Illinois was 18-22 on foul line, Michigan State was 5-7.
Illini played only seven guys, and the 7th guy played 5:00.

— Rio Grande Valley 81, Seattle 80 OT
First win in five WAC games for the Vaqueros.
Seattle shot 62% inside arc; they led by 4 in overtime.
Three of Seattle’s last six games went to overtime.

— Georgia State 77, Old Dominion 70
Monarchs led 41-21 with 3:21 left in first half.
Georgia State had a 47-34 edge on backboards.
ODU slips to 4-12, 0-4 in Sun Belt games.

— Green Bay is a mid-major team to watch in the Horizon League; they’re 5-2 SU/7-0 ATS in Horizon games this season, after 14-46 in Horizon games the last three years.
Green Bay is the #348 experience team, #342 continuity team; they’re turning ball over 21% of time (#333) while playing a slower tempo, but they’re shooting 53.8% inside arc (#67).

— We’re starting something a little different this week; on the college basketball page, I’ll post info on five of every day’s most interesting games.

 

[Udog]

DALLAS are 9-0 Over (9 Units) in home games after a division game in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 11-37 ATS (-29.7 Units) after 2 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.




NHL

Friday, January 12

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Nashville @ Dallas

Nashville

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nashville's last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas

Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road

Dallas

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games at home

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing at home against Nashville



Philadelphia @ Minnesota

Philadelphia

Philadelphia is 14-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road

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

Minnesota

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home

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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Friday, January 12

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Six actors who appeared in Batman (TV show) and the original Magnum PI:
— Elisha Cook
— Howard Duff
— Alan Hale
— Cesar Romero
— Barbara Rush
— Jill St John

Quote of the Day
“The difficult part is, if you guys could know, it’s really hard because they’re not football people. They’re not coaches, and so to get to the real details of it is really difficult for other people.”
Pete Carroll

Saturday’s quiz
Who played QB for the Rams, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?

Friday’s quiz
Wayne Gretzky played 8 games for the Indianapolis Racers in the WHA, then they traded him to the Edmonton Oilers, because the Racers were having financial issues.

Thursday’s quiz
Jim Mora Jr was the coach of the Seahawks, before Pete Carroll. He is now the coach at UConn.

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Saturday’s Den: An early look at mid-major conferences……​

Early in conference play, we’re looking at some mid-major leagues…….
— Missouri Valley
Five teams are tied for first, with a 4-1 conference mark.
Looks like the third straight year the MVC will be a one-bid league.
Home favorites of 8 or less points are 10-5 ATS.
Home underdogs are 5-4 ATS.

— West Coast
Gonzaga is ranked #26 by KenPom; last time they finished that low for a season? 2011.
Zags had their 26-game win streak vs Santa Clara snapped by the Broncos Thursday.
Saint Mary’s was only 9-6 in pre-conference play; they’re no lock for an at-large bid.
Home teams are 9-3 ATS in conference play.

— Western Athletic
Finished as #11 league LY, its best ranking since 2010; they’re #14 this year.
Grand Canyon is the #63 team in country; no one else is ranked in top 110.
Home favorites of 5+ points are 3-9 ATS.
Home underdogs are 7-2 ATS.

— Southern
Samford and Western Carolina are tied for first, with 3-0 SoCon marks.
Favorites are 12-2 ATS, 8-2 at home, 4-0 on road.
Furman was 50-20 the last two years; they’re off to a slow 7-9 start TY.
40.3% of shots in SoCon games are 3-pointers, 5th-highest % of any league.

— Big West
Irvine (5-0) and Cal-San Diego (4-0) are lone unbeatens in league play.
Cal-Northridge is 12-4; they haven’t had a winning season since 2009.
Santa Barbara is only 2-3 in Big West; they’re turning ball over 21.4% of time in league play.
Home favorites are 6-9 ATS, home underdogs are 4-6.

— Sun Belt
Average of 70.7 possessions/game, 4th-fastest tempo of any league.
James Madison is off to a 15-1 start, with a win at Michigan State.
Home favorites of 6 or fewer points are 5-2 ATS.
Home underdogs are 3-8 ATS.

— Baseball Fact of the Day: In 1968, Dodgers’ P Don Drysdale had a streak of 58.2 consecutive scoreless IP; he finished with a 2.15 ERA that season, but his record was only 14-12.

— Word of the Day: Quagmire- a situation that is hard to escape because there is no easy solution.

— Summit
St Thomas is 12-6, #133 team; three years ago, they were a Division III team.
Last 3 years, Oral Roberts was 67-28; their coach/best player bolted, now they’re 8-8.
South Dakota State has been in only 1 of last 5 NCAA tourneys, but they’re 12-4 this year.
Home favorites of 7 or fewer points are 1-6 ATS

— Big Sky
Weber State, Eastern Washington, Montana are only top 200 teams in league.
Big Sky teams are shooting 37.9% on arc in league games (#3)
Home favorites are 6-4 ATS.
Big Sky hasn’t won an NCAA Tourney game since 2006 (Montana).

— America East
Vermont is 12-5; they’ve been in four of last six NCAA Tournaments.
Last 1.5 years, Mass-Lowell is 37-12, its first two winning years at D-I level.
72.6 possessions/game; so far this season, this league is playing fastest tempo.
Albany fired a coach who won 5 league titles; they’re 30-48 since then, 13-23 in league.

— Atlantic Sun
Lipscomb, Stetson, Kennesaw State are only top 200 teams in league.
41.3% of the shots in this league are 3’s, #2 in country.
Eastern Kentucky was 4-9 in pre-conference; they’re 3-0 in A-Sun games.
Stetson is making 82.6% of its foul shots, best % in country.

— Southland
#90 McNeese State is only Southland team ranked in top 250.
McNeese is coached by former VCU/LSU coach Will Wade (211-101 career record)
Cowboys have road wins this year, at VCU, UAB and Michigan.
McNeese is shooting 41.1% on arc, #2 in country.

— Patriot League
Right now, they’re #30 league, their worst ranking in last 27 years.
#172 Colgate is only Patriot team ranked in top 275 in country.
Lafayette is 3-0 in Patriot games; they were 1-12 in pre-conference.
Last Patriot team to win NCAA tourney game; 2016- Holy Cross won a First Four tilt.

— We’re starting something a little different this week; on the college basketball page, I’ll post info on five of every day’s most interesting games.

 

[Udog]

 

[Udog]

NHL

Saturday, January 13

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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, January 13

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Highest paid players in NBA this season:
$51,915,615— Steph Curry
$47,649,433— Kevin Durant
$47,607,350— Lebron James, Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid
$46,741,590— Bradley Beal
$45,640,084— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Paul George
$45,183,960— Jimmy Butler

Quote of the Day
“I was so fortunate to become part of this team — it’s a special group. To be given a chance to do this with those guys, I’m super grateful for it. … Stinks the way it ended. But it was a lot of fun and I’m grateful for the time that we had.”
Browns’ QB Joe Flacco, who turns 39 Tuesday

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Tin Cup, Kevin Costner plays a driving range golf pro who tries to qualify for the US Open; what well-known actor played his golfing rival?

Saturday’s quiz
Vince Ferragamo played QB for the Rams in Super Bowl XIV, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.

Friday’s quiz
Wayne Gretzky played 8 games for the Indianapolis Racers in the WHA, then they traded him to the Edmonton Oilers, because the Racers were having financial issues.

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

— SEC
Texas A&M 97, Kentucky 92, OT- Aggies outscored Kentucky 8-3 in overtime.
Tennessee 85, Georgia 79- Dawgs led by 11 with 6:24 left in game.
Alabama 82, Mississippi State 74- Bulldogs were only 15-27 on the foul line.
Alabama/Auburn are both 3-0 in SEC; six other teams are 2-1.
— Big X
TCU 68, Houston 67- TCU was 8-15 on arc, Houston 4-11.
Cougars were last unbeaten team in country; they lost twice this week.
Texas Tech 60, Kansas State 59- Tech outscored K-State 11-2 over final 3:21.
Baylor/Texas Tech are tied for first at 3-0; four other teams are 2-1.

— Pac-12
Washington State 73, Arizona 70- Wildcats shot 34.7% from the floor.
Wildcats split their last eight games, after an 8-0 start.
Colorado 68, USC 58- Buffs outscored USC 44-21 in second half.
Oregon is 5-0, sits atop Pac-12; Arizona State is 4-1.

— Mountain West
Utah State 87, UNLV 86- Aggies hit and 3-pointer and 2 foul shots with 0:08.4 left.
New Mexico 88, San Diego State 70- Lobos outscored Aztecs 48-33 in second half.
Wyoming 68, Fresno State 67- Bulldogs lost five of their last six games.
Utah State 4-0 in conference, Boise State 3-0, San Diego State 3-1

— Big East
Creighton 66, St John’s 65- Red Storm led by 9 with 9:29 left in game.
Xavier 85, Providence 65- Friars lost last four games, after an 11-2 start.
Seton Hall 78, Butler 72- Pirates won seven of their last eight games.
Seton Hall is 5-1 in Big East; UConn/Villanova are both 4-1.

— Atlantic 15
Fordham 80, St Bonaventure 74- Rams were a 10.5-point underdog.
Richmond 77, George Mason 70- Spiders won their last six games.
Loyola Chi 78, St Joe’s 75- Loyola outscored the Hawks 19-7 over final 6:13
Dayton, Richmond, Rhode Island are all 3-0 in conference games.

— Baseball Fact of the Day: On December 9, 1965, the Reds traded Frank Robinson to the Orioles. In his first season with Baltimore, Robinson hit for the Triple Crown, and the Orioles won the World Series.

— Upsets of the Day:
Fordham (+10.5) 80, St Bonaventure 74
Washington State (+9.5) 73, Arizona 70
Campbell (+9.5) 69, Hofstra 68
Central Michigan (+7.5) 77, Kent State 62
West Virginia (+6.5) 76, Texas 73
Appalachian State (+6.5) 59, James Madison 55

— Sun Belt
Appalachian State 59, James Madison 55- ASU survived 23 turnovers (minus-10).
JMU lost two of its last three games, after a 14-0 start.
South Alabama 91, Marshall 85- Jaguars led 53-45 at halftime of this 79-possession game.
Troy is 5-0 in Sun Belt; Marshall, App State, Georgia State are all 4-1.

— Big West
Northridge 76, Fullerton 71- Matadors are 13-4; their last winning season? 2009.
Santa Barbara 85, Long Beach 76- Gauchos outscored Long Beach 50-36 in second half.
Cal-San Diego is 11-6, 5-0 in Big West games, but they’re not eligible for the Big West tournament or NCAA’s yet- this is only their 4th season as a Division I team.

— Big Sky
Portland State 69, Weber State 66- Underdog Vikings led 42-26 at halftime, hung on.
Sacramento State 66, Idaho State 64- Hornets won 3 of last 4 games (wins by 3-2-2 points)
Montana State 90, Northern Colorado 81- Bobcats shot 62.8% inside the arc.
Eastern Washington leads Big Sky with a 3-0 record; Montana State is 3-1.

— Saint Mary’s 73, Santa Clara 49
Broncos upset Gonzaga Thursday; they were down 47-18 at halftime in this game.
Gaels won five in row, 10 of last 11 games, after a 2-5 start.
Gaels are 4-0 in WCC, giving up 58.8 ppg in those games.

— Samford 134, VMI 96
Samford led this game 72-54………at halftime.
VMI shot 13-23 on the arc……and lost by 38.
Samford is shooting 41.1% on the arc (#3) this season.

— Winthrop 92, Radford 88, 3 OT’s
Radford led this game 20-5 early on.
Winthrop is 4-0 in Big South; 3 of the 4 wins came in overtime.
Eagles were 24-38 on foul line, Radford 12-15.

 

[Udog]

WASHINGTON is 7-2 ATS (4.8 Units) in road games when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the current season.

DETROIT is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, January 14

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Sunday, January 14

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Washington @ NY Rangers
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games at home
NY Rangers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Detroit @ Toronto
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit


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[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
PGA Tour leaders in average driving distance:
303.3— Wyndham Clark
300.5— Viktor Hovland
298.8— Taylor Moore
297.6— Patrick Rodgers
297.4— Ludvig Åberg
297.0— Sam Burns

Quote of the Day
“Hard work pays off. It’s not easy. I wanted to give up a lot of times — give up on myself, give up on the game of golf, give up on life at times. Just persevere. When you get tired of fighting, let someone else fight for you. And that’s what happened.”
golfer Grayson Murray, who won the Sony Open this week, at 450-1 odds

Monday’s quiz
Since 1987, which NFL quarterback threw the most passes in a playoff game?
Hint: He is retired.

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Tin Cup, Kevin Costner plays a driving range golf pro who tries to qualify for the US Open; Don Johnson played his golfing rival.

Saturday’s quiz
Vince Ferragamo played QB for the Rams in Super Bowl XIV, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.

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

Packers 48, Cowboys 32
Green Bay’s first seven drives: 57 plays, 407 yards, 41 points.
Packers outscored last eight opponents 139-58 in first half.
Last seven games, Green Bay is 64-125 (51.2%) on third down.
Packers visit the 49ers next weekend.
Green Bay won its last four visits to Dallas, scoring 37-35-34-48 points.
Since 1998, Dallas is 4-11 in playoff games (2-3 since 2018)

Lions 24, Rams 23
Lions get their first playoff win since 1991.
Detroit’s first three drives: 26 plays, 225 yards, 21 points.
Detroit rest of game: 30 plays, 116 yards, 3 points.
Lions in red zone: 3 drives, 3 touchdowns.
Rams in red zone: 3 drives, 3 field goals.
Next week, Detroit hosts the winner of the Philly-Tampa Bay game.

Texans 45, Browns 14
Houston gets its first playoff win since 2019.
All-time, Texans are 5-2 at home in playoffs, 0-4 on road.
Rookie QB Stroud was 16-21/274 passing, with 3 TD’s.
Down 24-14 at halftime, Flacco threw consecutive pick-6’s in 3rd quarter.
Browns were 8-0 giving up less than 24 points, 3-7 allowing 24+.
Since 2013, Browns are 5-13 ATS as a road favorite.

Chiefs 26, Dolphins 7
Chiefs outgained Miami 409-265, on a frigid night.
Kansas City was 6-15 on third down, Dolphins 1-12.
Dolphins still haven’t won a playoff game since 2000.
Dolphins lost four of last six games, after a 9-3 start.
Favorites were 15-2 ATS in their last 17 games.
Miami was 1-6 SU this year vs teams that made the playoffs.

—Washington Huskies hired Arizona coach Jedd Fisch as its new football coach, as they moved into the Big 14 next year. He is expected to made $7.7M a year, for seven years.
Fisch coached Arizona for three years, going 10-3 this year, including a bowl win vs Oklahoma. Wildcats won their last seven games; now they’re looking for a new football coach.

— Best wishes to Old Dominion basketball coach Jeff Jones, who has to step away from his job for the rest of the season because of health issues. Jones was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2015 and 2018; he also had a heart attack in Hawai’i December 20.
Get well soon, sir.

— Baseball Fact of the Day: In his Hall of Fame career, Orioles 3B Brooks Robinson grounded into four triple plays.

— Word of the Day: Progress- Forward movement toward a destination.

— Michigan Wolverines’ QB JJ McCarthy announced that he plans to forgo his remaining college football eligibility and enter the 2024 NFL Draft. McCarthy had a 27-1 record as a starter with Michigan.

— Today (Monday) is the deadline for college players to enter the ’24 Draft; USC QB Caleb Williams hasn’t announced either way yet; he has a choice- play another year for USC football or go pro, and likely get drafted first, by the Chicago Bears.
Caleb Williams is from Washington, DC; the Commanders have the #2 pick in the draft. With a new owner and a new coach soon to be hired, Washington (actually Maryland, but whatever) might be a more appealing place for Williams to begin his pro career.
How much would Washington have to give the Bears to move up one spot in the draft?

— With Sunday’s loss, Dallas Cowboys are now 4-11 in playoff games since 1998; they haven’t been in the NFC Championship Game since 1995. Owner Jerry Jones is 81 years old, there is an urgency involved, obviously, with having the Cowboys get back to the NFL’s Final Four, which is probably why they’ll make a coaching change this offseason.
Dallas has lost three of its last four home playoff games; in the NFL, losing home playoff games is squandering an opportunity that doesn’t come around very often.

— Along those lines, Toledo Rockets will be an interesting basketball team to follow in March; the last three years, Toledo went 74-25, 48-9 in regular season MAC games, but in the MAC tournament, when the league’s NCAA bid is decided, the Rockets were 4-3 in those games.
Toledo hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament since 1980; they’re 10-6 this year, 4-0 in the MAC, with a thin roster that hasn’t been defending well. We’ll see what happens.

— St John’s basketball team is 12-5 this year, 4-2 in Big East games, with the two losses by a total of five points. Rick Pitino has totally retooled his program; St John’s is an experienced team, #5 in country, but they’re #329 in continuity- the players have come to Queens from all over the country, and the team figures to get better as the season progresses.

— In baseball, P Jordan Hicks signed a 4-year, $44M deal with the Giants, who hope to turn the flame thrower into a starting pitcher. Hicks started eight games for St Louis in 2022, his only starts in 212 big league games.

 

[Udog]

SAN JOSE is 27-72 ATS (-52.2 Units) second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

NEW JERSEY is 23-38 ATS (-18.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

FLORIDA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more in the current season.

COLUMBUS are 17-9 ATS (7.1 Units) off a home blowout loss by 3 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 15-1 ATS (13.9 Units) in road games after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games over the last 2 seasons.

LOS ANGELES are 16-8 ATS (7.2 Units) in road games after a road game where both teams score 3 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the current season.

NY ISLANDERS are 127-137 ATS (-23.7 Units) in road games after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread since 1996.

MONTREAL is 8-28 ATS (-22.8 Units) in home games after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the current season.

 

[Udog]

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Monday, January 15

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San Jose @ Buffalo
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Jose's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Buffalo is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against San Jose

New Jersey @ Boston
New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing New Jersey

Vancouver @ Columbus
Vancouver
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Vancouver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Columbus is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Vancouver

Anaheim @ Florida
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 10 games when playing Florida
Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Florida is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

Seattle @ Pittsburgh
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

Los Angeles @ Carolina
Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

NY Islanders @ Minnesota
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of NY Islanders's last 15 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games at home

Nashville @ Vegas
Nashville
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Nashville is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vegas's last 5 games at home

Colorado @ Montreal
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games when playing Colorado
Montreal is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games

Philadelphia @ St. Louis
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 16-1 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, January 15