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[Udog 3,450]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, March 31

NCAAB

Monday, March 31

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Trend Report
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Utah VS Butler
Utah are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Utah are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
Butler are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Butler's last 18 games.
Butler are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Butler are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.

George Washington VS Boise State
George Washington are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of George Washington's last 6 games.
George Washington are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
George Washington are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games played in March.
Boise State are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boise State's last 7 games.
Boise State are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boise State's last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic 10 conference.

Nebraska VS Arizona State
Nebraska are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nebraska's last 6 games.
Nebraska are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Nebraska's last 8 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
Arizona State are 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Arizona State's last 12 games.
Arizona State are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona State's last 7 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.

Georgetown University VS Washington State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Georgetown University's last 8 games.
Georgetown University are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Georgetown University are 1-13 SU in their last 14 games played in March.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgetown University's last 7 games played on a Monday.
Washington State are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington State's last 5 games.
Washington State are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games.
Washington State are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.


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[CNOTES 3,265]

Monday, March 31​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
UTAH at BUT	03:00 PM	BUT +2.5 O 157.5	+500 +500
GW at BSU	05:30 PM	BSU -8.5 U 141.5	+500 +500
NEB at ASU	08:30 PM	ASU +5.0 O 155.0	+500 +500
GTWN at WSU	11:00 PM	WSU +3.0 O 160.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES 3,265]

NCAA COLLEGE HOOPS BEST BETS !

03/31/2025................3 - 1 - 1....................75.00%..................+ 9.50
03/30/2025................2 - 2 - 0....................50.00%..................- 1.00
03/29/2024................3 - 1 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 9.50
03/28/2025................3 - 5 - 0....................37.50.....................- 12.50
03/27/2025................3 - 3 - 0.....................50.00%..................- 1.50
03/25/2025................4 - 2 - 0.....................66.66%...................+ 12.00
03/24/2025................2 - 3 - 0.....................40.00%...................- 6.50
03/23/2025..............14 - 13 - 1...................51.85%..................- 1.50
03/22/2025................10 - 6 - 1...................62.50%..................+ 17.00
03/21/2025...............10 - 16 - 0...................38.46%..................- 38.00
03/20/2025...............11 - 14 - 0....................44,99%..................- 22.00
03/19/2025...................8 - 6 - 1....................57.14%...................+ 7.00
03/18/2025...................5 - 8 - 0....................38.46%...................- 19.00
03/16/2025...................4 - 6 - 0....................40.00%...................- 13.00
03/15/2025.................12 - 11 - 1.................52.19%...................- 0.50
03/14/2025.................22 - 10 - 1.................68.75%...................+ 55.00
03/13/2025.................15 - 14 - 0.................51.72%....................- 2.00
03/12/2025.................16 - 18 - 0.................47.05%....................- 19.00
03/11/2025.................15 - 15 - 0..................50.00%....................- 7,50
03/10/2025.................12 - 5 - 0....................70.58%....................+ 32.50
03/09/2025.................20 - 20 - 1.................50.00%.....................- 10.00
03/08/2025.................16 - 19 - 0.................45.71%.....................- 24.50
03/07/2025.................15 - 13 - 1.................53.57%.....................+ 3.50
03/06/2025.................18 - 16 - 2.................52.94%......................+ 2.00
03/05/2025....................7 - 8 - 0.................46.66%......................- 9.00
03/04/2025..................5 - 10 - 0.................33.33%.....................- 30.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 9 - 0.................25.00%......................- 34.50
03/02/2025....................4 - 5 - 0.................44.44%......................- 7.50
03/01/2025.................34 - 25 - 0.................57.62%......................+ 32.50

TOTALS:...................307 - 284 - 10.................51.94%......................- 79.00

 

[Udog 3,450]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
MLB teams with the least revenue in 2024:
$257M— A’s
#277M— White Sox
$297M— Rays
$317M— Marlins
$318M— Rockies
$320M— Tigers

Quote of the Day
“One small positive thought can change your whole day.”
Zig Ziglar

Tuesday’s quiz
In 2017, Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick Mahomes with the 10th pick in the draft; who was the only quarterback selected before Mahomes in that draft?

Monday’s quiz
In the last ten NCAA Tournaments, #1-seeds won the national title seven times.

Sunday’s quiz
New Orleans Saints have gone the longest since the last time they drafted a quarterback in the first round; they drafted Archie Manning, in 1971.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……

— Way back in 1979, a team selected Dan Marino and John Elway in the same draft; you figure that team would’ve won a Super Bowl or two, but the Kansas City Royals play baseball.

Marino was a pitcher who never played pro baseball; Elway was an outfielder who actually hit .318 in 42 games as an OF for Oneonta in the NY-Penn League, in 1982.

— Boston Red Sox opened their wallet, gave P Garrett Crochet a six-year contract extension worth $170M. Crochet was 6-12, 3.58 with a 1.07 WHIP for a dreadful White Sox team last year; he gave up two runs in 5 IP in his first start for Boston last week.

— Atlanta Braves’ OF Jurickson Profar was suspended 80 games by MLB for a PED violation, adding to the Braves’ troubles this spring. 32-year old Profar signed a three-year, $42M deal this winter. This suspension costs him $6M of that money.

Dodgers 6, Braves 1
Braves put P Reynaldo Lopez (shoulder) on the IL.
Atlanta is 0-5; they scored one run in their last three games.

— Detroit Tigers put 2B Gleyber Torres on the IL with an oblique strain; Torres was 3-7 in first two games with the Tigers.

— Last 19 Opening Days, San Francisco Giants have started 19 different left fielders; this year’s left fielder was Heliot Ramos.

— No one said much last year when the Cubs signed P Shota Imanaga, but he’s started 31 games for Chicago, and they’re 24-7 in those 31 games.

— Of the 26 players on the Houston Astros’ Opening Day roster, 16 are international players, the most of any team in the big leagues.

— The record for most home runs in a game? 10, by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1987.

— Famous birthdays, April 1st:
Ali McGraw, 86
Annette O’Toole, 73
Jim Jeffcoat, 64
Mark Jackson, 60

Daniel Murphy, 40
Brook Lopez, 37
Robin Lopez, 37
David Dahl, 31

Happy heavenly birthday to my grandmother. Happy birthday Neeny!!!

— Orioles’ OF Colton Cowser broke his left thumb, is out 6-8 weeks; he hurt the thumb sliding headfirst into a base at Toronto over the weekend.

— White Sox 9, Twins 0
Martin Perez threw six no-hit innings, was lifted after throwing 93 pitches.
Andrew Benintendi hit his 2nd HR for the 2-2 White Sox, who were 41-121 last year.

— Phillies 6, Rockies 1
Cristopher Sanchez allowed one run in 5.1 IP, but didn’t get the win.
Phillies scored four runs in 7th inning; Kyle Schwarber hit a 2-run dinger.

— Orioles 8, Red Sox 5
Tyler O’Neill went 4-4 in his first home game for the Orioles.
Cedric Mullins had four RBI for Baltimore.

— Cubs 18, A’s 3
Cubs’ C Carson Kelly hit for the cycle in the first major league game ever played in Sacramento, the first catcher to hit for the cycle since JT Realmuto two years ago.

— Reds 14, Rangers 3
Cincinnati led 6-0 in the second inning.
Elly De La Cruz homered twice, knocked in seven runs.
Brady Singer allowed only one hit in seven IP on a cold night.

— Angels 5, Cardinals 4 (10)
3 of the 5 runs the Angels scored came in on sacrifice flies.
Cardinals’ 1B Willson Contreras is off to an 0-18 start.
22-year old Ryan Johnson got a save in his 2nd MLB game; he has never pitched in the minor leagues.

 

[Udog 3,450]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 1

NCAAB

Tuesday, April 1

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DePaul VS Cincinnati
DePaul are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of DePaul's last 6 games.
DePaul are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
DePaul are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games against Cincinnati.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 12 games.
Cincinnati are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 10 games against DePaul.
Cincinnati are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.

Oregon State VS Central Florida
Oregon State are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oregon State's last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oregon State's last 7 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oregon State's last 6 games played on a Tuesday.
Central Florida are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Central Florida's last 6 games.
Central Florida are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Central Florida's last 10 games played on a Tuesday.

North Texas VS UC Irvine
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Texas' last 6 games.
North Texas are 11-2 SU in their last 13 games.
North Texas are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Big West conference.
North Texas are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games played on a Tuesday.
UC Irvine are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
UC Irvine are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games.
UC Irvine are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the American Athletic Conference conference.
UC Irvine are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games played on a Tuesday.

Colorado VS Villanova
Colorado are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games.
Colorado are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
Colorado are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played on a Tuesday.
Villanova are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Villanova's last 6 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
Villanova are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games played on a Tuesday.
Villanova are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Tuesday when playing at home.

Chattanooga VS Loyola-Chicago
Chattanooga are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chattanooga's last 14 games.
Chattanooga are 15-1 SU in their last 16 games.
Chattanooga are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Atlantic 10 conference.
Loyola-Chicago are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Loyola-Chicago's last 6 games.
Loyola-Chicago are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
Loyola-Chicago are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Southern conference.

Tulane VS USC
Tulane are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tulane's last 10 games.
Tulane are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games.
Tulane are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games played on a Tuesday when playing on the road.
USC are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of USC's last 17 games.
USC are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games.
USC are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Tuesday.


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[CNOTES 3,265]

Tuesday, April 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DEP at CIN	03:00 PM	DEP +10.0 O 145.0	+500 +500
ORST at UCF	05:30 PM	UCF -5.5 U 160.0	+500 +500
UNT at UCI	07:00 PM	UNT -1.5 O 128.5	+500 +500
COLO at VILL	08:30 PM	VILL -4.0 O 147.0	+500 +500
L-IL at CHAT	09:30 PM	CHAT +2.0 U 147.0	+500 +500
TULN at USC	11:00 PM	TULN +8.5 O 159.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES 3,265]

COLLEGE BEST BETS FOR APRIL !

04/01/2025...........3 - 7 - 0.................30.00%................- 23.50

 

[CNOTES 3,265]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Laws of Karma
— Good intentions lead to good outcomes.
— Everything happens for a reason.
— Help others without expecting anything in return.
— Your actions come back to you- good or bad.
— Don’t chase what is meant to leave you.
— Treat others the way you’d like to be treated.

Quote of the Day
“………stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,
It’s when things go wrong that you must not quit.”
John Greenleaf Whittier

Wednesday’s quiz
Which NBA franchise has gone 74 years since they won their only championship?

Tuesday’s quiz
In 2017, Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick Mahomes with the 10th pick in the draft; Mitch Trubisky was the only quarterback selected before Mahomes in that draft- Chicago traded up and took him with the #2 pick.

Monday’s quiz
In the last ten NCAA Tournaments, #1-seeds won the national title seven times.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……​

— NFL manages to stay in the news 49-50 weeks a year; they had their annual coaches’ meeting this week, with the overtime rules getting tweaked a little.
Both teams will get at least one possession in regular season overtime games now; before this, if a team scored a TD on their first possession, the game was over.
Regular season overtime remain at a maximum of 10:00; will this result in more ties?

— Cleveland Browns have the 2nd pick in this year’s draft, which is in three weeks; the team is having a private concert in their stadium on draft night, with the famous band Journey the performers. Only season ticket holders can attend the concert.

— First downs will now be determined by Hawk-Eye technology, not the chains being dragged on the field, like they had been for the last 70 years.

— 17 players on the 49ers have left the team this offseason, whether by free agency, getting traded or released; they’re getting ready to give QB Brock Purdy a big pay raise, so some salary cap space had to be made.

— Washington Commanders have an over/under win total of 10.5 this fall, their highest figure since 2000, when their total was 11.5- they finished that season 8-8.

— Former Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams is the new coach at Maryland; Williams has had an interesting career, moving around a lot:
2006-07- New Orleans 14-17/9-9
2008-14- Marquette 139-69/69-39 (8-5 NCAAs)
2014-19- Virginia Tech 100-69/44-46 (2-3 NCAAs)
2019-25- Texas A&M 120-73/56-44 (2-3 NCAAs)

— BYU had a basketball player this year, Richie Saunders, whose great grandfather is the guy who invented Tater Tots.

— UNLV point guard Dedan Thomas, whose father also played for the Rebels, has transferred to LSU. College basketball has turned into a lesser version of the NBA, which is disappointing.

— Famous birthdays, April 2nd:
Reggie Smith, 80
Linda Hunt, 80
Roy Gerela, 77
Larry Drew, 67
Christopher Meloni, 64
Pete Incaviglia, 61
Roselyn Sanchez, 52
Austin Riley, 28

— Miami Marlins are the 5th team ever whose first three wins all came on walk-offs:
1900 Cincinnati
1914 Kansas City Packers
1998 New York Mets
2003 Tampa Bay Rays
2025 Marlins

— Only four pitchers to throw 200+ innings last year:
208.2- Logan Gilbert
206.2- Seth Lugo
204.2- Logan Webb
200- Zach Wheeler

— Angels 9, Cardinals 7 (11)
Both teams scored three times in 10th inning.
Angels are 4-1 for first time since 2021; last time they were three games over .500 was August 2, 2023 (56-53).

— Marlins 4, Mets 2
Sandy Alcantara allowed 3 baserunners in 5 IP, got his first win since 2023.
Marlins had only three hits; they’re off to a 4-2 start, all at home.

— Tigers 4, Mariners 1
Casey Mize allowed only one hit in 5.2 IP for Detroit.
Seattle is 2-4; they trailed all six games after five innings.

— Rangers 1, Reds 0
Wyatt Langford homered in first inning, for game’s only run.
Nathan Eovaldi, threw a 99-pitch complete game, allowing only four hits.

— Padres 7, Guardians 0
Michael King struck out 11 guys to get the win.
San Diego is 6-0 for the first time in franchise history.

— Giants 3, Astros 1
Logan Webb allowed only five hits in 7 IP.
Houston is off to a 2-3 start, scoring total of nine runs.

 

[Udog 3,450]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 2

NCAAB

Wednesday, April 2

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Butler VS Boise State
Butler are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Butler's last 19 games.
Butler are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Butler's last 15 games played on a Wednesday.
Boise State are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boise State's last 8 games.
Boise State are 12-3 SU in their last 15 games.
Boise State are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Wednesday.

Nebraska VS Georgetown University
Nebraska are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
Nebraska are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nebraska's last 5 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nebraska's last 5 games played on a Wednesday.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Georgetown University's last 9 games.
Georgetown University are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Georgetown University's last 7 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
Georgetown University are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Wednesday.


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[Udog 3,450]

 

[CNOTES 3,265]

Wednesday, April 2​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
BUT at BSU	07:00 PM	BSU -8.0 U 154.5	+500 +500
NEB at GTWN	09:30 PM	NEB -9.0 U 153.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES 3,265]

COLLEGE BEST BETS FOR APRIL !

04/02/2025...........2 - 2 - 0.................50.00%...............- 1.00
04/01/2025...........3 - 7 - 0.................30.00%................- 23.50

TOTALS...................5 - 9 -0...................35.71%...............- 24.50

 

[CNOTES 3,265]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in total bases:
29— Kyle Tucker, Cubs
20— Aaron Judge NYY/Eugenio Suarez Ariz
18— Tyler Soderstrom A’s/Andres Gimenez Tor
17— Dansby Swanson Cubs/Heliot Ramos SF
16— Edman LA/Suzuki Cubs/Westburg Balt/McLain Cin
15— Abreu Bos/Schwarber Phil/Betts LA

Quote of the Day
“As soon as I can figure out who’s on the roster, that would be the first place to start. I met with the team this morning. They were great. I think it’s a volatile change that coaches always speak of, that sometimes players don’t have the opportunity to speak of. … I just wanted to give them a platform to give me advice.”
Maryland’s new basketball coach, Buzz Williams

Thursday’s quiz
Which former major league manager won Rookie of the Year in 1969, five years after he made his major league debut?
Hint: He won a World Series, both as a player and a manager

Wednesday’s quiz
Sacramento Kings have gone 74 years since they won their only NBA championship; way back then, they were the Rochester Royals.

Tuesday’s quiz
In 2017, Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick Mahomes with the 10th pick in the draft; Mitch Trubisky was the only quarterback selected before Mahomes in that draft- Chicago traded up and took him with the #2 pick.

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

— Dodgers 6, Braves 5
Shohei Ohtani hit a walk-off home run on his Bobblehead Night.
Braves led this game 5-0 in second inning, 5-3 in 8th inning.
Dodgers are first defending champ EVER to start the next season 8-0.
Atlanta went 0-7 on its first road trip of the season.
Braves were 5-15 with runners in scoring position in this game; in their first six games, they were a combined 1-34 with RISP.

— Just spent an hour or so listening to a podcast about these new “torpedo bats”, which could very well be revolutionizing hitting. (they’re perfectly legal, by the way)

Wooden bats are only used at the professional level; there was a guy on TV explaining how they are now meeting with each specific player and design the bat to tailor it to that player’s swing, so what is good for one player might not be good for anyone else.
Some of the talk went over my head; the guy explaining it is a scientist, and I sucked at science, but it is possible that some players/teams will be ahead of the curve and will hit better than they have previously. The guy on TV said he’s been hired as a consultant by a major league team, but he wouldn’t say which team.

— On the Red Sox-Orioles telecast Wednesday night, Orioles TV guy Ben McDonald said that Mets’ SS Francisco Lindor used a torpedo bat last year, when he hit 33 home runs, had an OPS of .844. No one mentioned that last year.

— Cubs 10, A’s 2
Cubs swept this 3-game series, scoring 35 runs in the first three major league games played in Sacramento’s minor league ballpark.

— San Diego Padres are 7-0, but they’re still a half-game behind the Dodgers in the NL West; Padres gave 21-year old OF Jackson Merrill a nine-year contract extension worth $135M, after he hit .292 with an .826 OPS last year. Merrill turns 22 in two weeks.

— Arizona Diamondbacks gave 2B Ketel Marte a contract extension that adds $64M in new money to his current contract, and extends the contracts thru 2031.

— Boston Red Sox gave 22-year old rookie IF Kristian Campbell an 8-year old contract worth at least $60M— the kid has played only six major league games- he is 8-20 with five runs scored, and now he is also really rich.

— Current standings in the AL Central:
Twins 2-4
Royals 2-4
Tigers 2-4
Guardians 2-4
White Sox 2-4

— Famous birthdays, April 3rd:
Marsha Mason, 83
Alec Baldwin, 67
David Hyde Pierce, 66
Tim Conroy, 65
Eddie Murphy, 64
Pervis Ellison, 58
Rodney Hampton, 56
Jay Bruce, 38
Jason Kipnis, 38
Andrew Vaughn, 27

— NBA coaching staffs are huge; Golden State Warriors list ten assistant coaches, in addition to head coach Steve Kerr. NBA rosters have only 15 players; why do they need 11 coaches?

Read kind of a disturbing article this week about how/why the Memphis Grizzlies fired their coach, even though they’re having their fourth winning season in the least five years.

After last season’s 27-55 disaster, Memphis fired five assistant coaches, kept head coach Taylor Jenkins, but the handwriting was on the wall. They brought in assistant coach Tuomas Iisalo, a Finnish coach who’d had a quick rise in Europe coaching circles by implementing innovative offensive concepts around pick-and-roll schemes and playing fast.

The fly in the ointment here is that the Grizzlies’ key player is G Ja Morant, who doesn’t seem like the most dependable guy in the world, on or off the floor (he’s never played more than 67 games in a season, played in nine last year, when he was suspended 25 games for brandishing guns) and isn’t a great pick-and-roll player, according to NBA analytics.

Anyway, a coach who won a lot of games got fired; the whole situation seems like a mess; you want your best players to be dependable, hard workers, a good example for his teammates (think Jayson Tatum or Steph Curry)

— Tuesday night, Steph Curry scored 52 points against Memphis, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out 8 assists, had five steals. Not a bad night.
Denver’s Nikola Jokic scored 61 points for Denver, had 10 assists, 10 rebounds; he was 19-24 on the foul line. Minnesota’s whole team was 17-25 on the line, but the T-Wolves won 140-139 in double overtime.

— There are rumblings that flag football might be an Olympic sport at the 2028 Summer games in Los Angeles, and that NFL players might participate.

— NIT played their semi-finals Tuesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis:
Cal-Irvine 69, North Texas 67
North Texas led 24-9 midway thru the first half.
Mean Green was +12 in turnovers, but shot only 34.3% from the floor.
Anteaters won their last three games by a total of 11 points.

Chattanooga 80, Loyola Chicago 73
Ramblers led 38-34 at halftime.
5-10 G Huff played all 40:00, didn’t have any turnovers, shot 4-10 on the arc.
Chattanooga was 9-7 on January 10; they’re 19-2 since then.
Cal-Irvine/Chattanooga play for a championship Thursday night.

 

[Udog 3,450]

NCAAB
Dunkel

Thursday, April 3

NCAAB

Thursday, April 3

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Cincinnati VS Central Florida
Cincinnati are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Cincinnati are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against Central Florida.
Cincinnati are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against Central Florida.
Cincinnati are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.
Central Florida are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
Central Florida are 6-12 SU in their last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Central Florida's last 9 games against Cincinnati.
Central Florida are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games against an opponent in the Big 12 conference.

Chattanooga VS UC Irvine
Chattanooga are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chattanooga's last 5 games.
Chattanooga are 16-1 SU in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chattanooga's last 5 games played on a Thursday.
UC Irvine are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
UC Irvine are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games.
UC Irvine are 18-2 SU in their last 20 games played on a Thursday.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of UC Irvine's last 10 games played on a Thursday when at home.

Villanova VS USC
Villanova are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
Villanova are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
Villanova are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Villanova's last 5 games played in April.
USC are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of USC's last 18 games.
USC are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of USC's last 9 games against an opponent in the Big East conference.


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[CNOTES 3,265]

Thursday, April 3​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
UCF at CIN	07:00 PM	CIN -6.5 U 154.0	+500 +500
CHAT at UCI	09:00 PM	CHAT +5.0 O 145.5	+500 +500
VILL at USC	09:30 PM	VILL -5.5 O 152.0	+500 +500

 

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COLLEGE BEST BETS FOR APRIL !

04/03/2025...........2 - 2 - 0.................50.00%...............- 1.00
04/02/2025...........2 - 2 - 0.................50.00%...............- 1.00
04/01/2025...........3 - 7 - 0.................30.00%................- 23.50

TOTALS..................7 - 11 -0...................38.88%...............- 25.50

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
— Chattanooga 85, Cal-Irvine 84 OT- Anteaters were only 21-34 on foul line.
— UCF 88, Cincinnati 80- Darius Johnson scored 31 points.
— Villanova 60, USC 59- Trojans led by 12 early in second half.
— Cowboys acquired QB Joe Milton from New England, for a 5th-round pick.
— Raiders signed QB Geno Smith to a 2-year, $75M contract.
— Dodgers put 1B Freddie Freeman (ankle) on the IL; he slipped in his shower.

Quote of the Day
“To be totally honest, you see this all the time throughout a baseball season. Pitchers will pick up the hitters and the hitters will pick up the pitchers. It will all switch at some point. We’re going to need them. They’re going to need us. And at some point, we’re all going to be together.”
Reds’ C Alex Trevino, after they lost their third straight game by a 1-0 score

Friday’s quiz
Where did Draymond Green play his college basketball?

Thursday’s quiz
Lou Piniella won Rookie of the Year with Kansas City in 1969, five years after he made his major league debut, with the Orioles.

Wednesday’s quiz
Sacramento Kings have gone 74 years since they won their only NBA championship; way back then, they were the Rochester Royals.

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Friday’s Den: Some very early baseball trends……..​

— Reds (2-5)
Reds lost their last three games, all by 1-0 scores.
Cincinnati scored 4 or fewer runs in six of seven games.
In the last 100 years, the 1960 Phillies were the only other team to lose three straight 1-0 games; May 11-13, they lost two 1-0 games in San Francisco, the third one in Cincinnati.

— Arizona (4-3)
Over is 5-2 in their first seven games.
Arizona scored 25 runs in three games vs righty starters.

— Braves (0-7)
Atlanta is 0-7 for first time since 1990.
Braves are 6-50 with runners in scoring position.

— Cubs (5-4)
Cubs won four of their last five games.
Over is 7-1 in their last eight games.

— Rockies (1-5)
Rockies started season with a 1-5 road trip, scoring total of 11 runs.
Under is 5-1 in their six games.

— Dodgers (8-0)
LA is first World Series champ ever to start the next season 8-0.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— Marlins (4-3)
Marlins started season with a 4-3 homestand, which included three walk-off wins.
In seven games, Marlins haven’t had a starting pitcher get an out after the 5th inning.

— Brewers (3-4)
Milwaukee won its last three games, despite scoring only nine runs.
Home team won six of their seven games.

— Mets (3-3)
Mets split first six games, scoring 1-1-2 runs in their losses.
Juan Soto is off to a 5-21 start, with five walks, five runs scored.

— Phillies (5-1)
Phillies won five of their first six games.
Philly’s last four games stayed under the total.

— Pirates (2-5)
Pittsburgh is off to a 2-5 start, scoring total of 19 runs.
Five of their last six games stayed under the total.

— St Louis (4-2)
Cardinals scored 42 runs in their first six games.
Five of their six games went over the total.

— Padres (7-0)
San Diego is 7-0, but still trail Dodgers by half a game.
Five of their last six games stayed under the total.

— Giants (5-1)
Giants start season with a 5-1 road trip (over 4-2)
Giants are 12-38 with runners in scoring position.

— Washington (1-5)
Nationals lost last three games, scoring total of seven runs.
Last four Washington games stayed under the total.

— Famous birthdays, April 4th:
Craig T Nelson, 81
John Hannah, 75
Christine Lahti, 75
Tom Herr, 69
Jack Del Rio, 62
Robert Downey Jr, 60
Scott Rolen, 50
Ben Gordon, 42
Cameron Maybin, 38
Martin Perez, 34
JP France, 30
Mitch Keller, 29

— Orioles (3-4)
Orioles scored 12-9-8 runs in their wins, 2-1-0-4 in losses.
Over is 5-2 in their games.

— Red Sox (3-4)
Boston started season with a 3-4 road trip.
Under is 5-2 in their games.

— White Sox (2-4)
Chicago lost four of its last five games.
White Sox are 6-30 with runners in scoring position.

— Cleveland (2-4)
Guardians lost their last three games, scoring 2-0-2 runs.
Cleveland scored 7-6 runs in their two wins.

— Detroit (2-4)
Detroit opened season with a 2-4 road trip on west coast.
Tigers scored in first inning in three of last four games.

— Houston (3-4)
Astros lost three of their last four games.
Under is 5-2 in their games so far.

— Royals (2-4)
Kansas City is hitting 15-59 (.254) with runners in scoring position.
Royals lost three of their last four games.

— Angels (4-2)
Angels won four of their last five games.
In four of their six games, winning run scored from 7th inning or later.

— Twins (2-5)
Twins lost five of their first seven games.
Last three games, Twins are 10-22 with runners in scoring position.

— New York (4-2)
Four of their last five games went over the total.
New York scored in first inning in four of their six games.

— A’s (2-5)
A’s were outscored 35-9 in their first three games in Sacramento.
A’s four road games all stayed under the total.

— Seattle (3-4)
Mariners trailed after the 5th inning in 6 of their 7 games.
Six of their seven games stayed under the total.

— Tampa Bay (4-2)
Rays started season with a 4-2 homestand.
Five of their six games stayed under the total.

— Texas (5-2)
Rangers won five of their last six games.
Under is 6-1 in their games so far.

— Toronto (5-2)
Blue Jays won five of their last six games,
Toronto’s last four games stayed under the total.

 

[Udog 3,450]

No games scheduled for today. The NCAA final four is tomorrow.

 

[Udog 3,450]

No games scheduled for today. The NCAA final four is tomorrow.

Well, of course that's wrong. It's the elite eight tomorrow.

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in batting average:
.471— Wilyer Abreu, Bos
.450— Will Smith, LA
.429— George Springer, Tor/Ramon Urias, Balt
.423— Fernando Tatis, SD
.417— Nootbaar StL/Judge NYY/Campbell Bos/Merrill SD
.400— Manny Machado, SD

Quote of the Day
“It’s a big deal. We typically don’t take time to reflect on where we are, but this is an opportunity for this group to reflect on where it is, where it’s come from and what it’s been able to accomplish together.”
Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff

Saturday’s quiz
Last time Detroit Pistons made the NBA playoffs, which team swept them in the first round?

Friday’s quiz
Draymond Green played his college basketball at Michigan State.

Thursday’s quiz
Lou Piniella won Rookie of the Year with Kansas City in 1969, five years after he made his major league debut, with the Orioles.

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

— Celtics 123, Suns 103
Boston set the all-time record for most 3-pointers made in a season when they sank their 1,364th 3-pointer in this game, passing the previous record, set by Golden State couple of years ago.

— Golden State is 20-2 when Steph Curry/Jimmy Butler both play; they’re 26-28 in all their other games.
Lakers are 12-7 when Lebron James/Luka Doncic have both played, 35-23 when they didn’t.

— Detroit Pistons clinched a playoff spot Friday night, after they went 14-68 last year, one of the best turnarounds in NBA history.
Credit to coach JB Bickerstaff, in his first year coaching the Pistons.

— Saw a note that said since Christmas is on a Thursday this year, we’ll have three NFL games to watch while we drink egg nog and open presents.

— Los Angeles Chargers signed QB Trey Lance for one year, $6.2M; he was the 3rd overall pick in the 2021 draft, by the 49ers, but has started only five games (2-3) in four seasons for the 49ers and last year, with Dallas.

— Arizona Cardinals signed TE Trey McBride to a 4-year, $76M contract extension; he caught 111 passes for 1,146 yards last year, scoring two TD’s. $43M of that $$$ is guaranteed.

— Central Michigan fired basketball coach Tony Barbee, after the Chippewas went 14-17, 7-11 this season, Barbee’s fourth season there (they were 18-14/12-6 last year).
Central Michigan hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since 2003, has had only two winning seasons in MAC play the last nine years.

— Texas A&M is expected to name Samford coach Bucky McMillan their new coach, replacing Buzz Williams, who bolted to Maryland.
McMillan won five state high school state titles coaching in Alabama, then coached at Samford for five years, going 93-43/52-20 the last four years, getting to the NCAA Tournament last year. The last two years, his Bulldogs played the #8/#24 tempos in the country- very fast.

— Famous birthdays, April 5th:
Michael Moriarity, 84
Oliver Luck, 65
Dale Hatcher, 62
Steven Bardo, 57
Tony Banks, 52
Marc Bulger, 48
Stephen Jackson, 47
Justin Holiday, 36

— Red Sox 13, Cardinals 9
Rafael Devers got on base four times, the top six hitters in Boston’s order all had 2+ hits as they won their home opener.

— Braves 10, Marlins 0
Spencer Schwellenbach allowed only two hits, struck out 10 in 8 IP, as Atlanta took out some frustrations from their 0-7 road trip. Ozuna/Olson hit back/back homers for the Braves.

— Giants 10, Mariners 9 (11)
Willie Adames had a walk-off single in 11th inning as San Francisco won its home opener.
Giants have won five games in a row.

— A’s 6, Rockies 3 (11)
Jacob Wilson homered, had a 2-run single in the 11th inning.
Colorado was 1-15 with runners in scoring position.
Under 3-0-1 in A’s road games; over is 3-0 in their home games.

— Brewers 3, Reds 2
Reds ended a 36-inning scoreless streak, but lost their fourth game in a row, all by one run.
Tyler Alexander didn’t allow a hit in 5.2 IP as Milwaukee’s starter.

— Mets 5, Blue Jays 0
Tylor Megill allowed five baserunners, no runs in 5.1 IP.
Pete Alonso hit a 2-run homer in the first inning.

— Phillies 3, Dodgers 2
Jesus Luzardo tossed 7 shutout IP, giving up two hits.
First loss of the season for the Dodgers, after an 8-0 start.