CNOTES 2024-2025 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/26/2024...........................6 - 5 - 0...................54.54%..................+ 2.50
10/25/2024...........................0 - 2 - 0...................00.00%..................- 10.50
10/24/2024...........................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%..................- 1.50
10/23/2024.........................10 - 3 - 0...................76.92%...................+ 33.50
10/22/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%...................- 1.00

TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,21 - 15 - 0...................58.33%..................+ 23.00

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
NBA players who earned a lot of $$$ last year (salary + endorsements)
$58.2M— Devin Booker
$57.7M— Bradley Beal
$57.7M— Paul George
$56.8M— Jimmy Butler
$56.7M— Kawhi Leonard
$55M— Luka Doncic
These players ranked #8-13 in the NBA in earnings last year.

Quote of the Day
“If you look at it, for us and our group to take 40 3s in a game, that’s promising. It’s promising. We can get it up to 50, hopefully, but 40 is good.”
Lakers coach JJ Redick

Sunday’s quiz
When was last time the World Series went to seven games?

Saturday’s quiz
2012 San Francisco Giants were last team to win a World Series four games to none.

Friday’s quiz
Oklahoma City Thunder starting playing in Oklahoma in 2008-09; before that, they were the Seattle SuperSonics.

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

— World Series, Game 2:
Dodgers 4, New York 2
Hernandez/Freeman hit back/back HR’s in third inning.
Yamamoto threw 6.1 IP, retired the last 11 batters he faced.
Ohtani appeared to dislocate his left shoulder stealing a base in 7th inning.
Dodgers lead series, 2-0; Game 3 is Monday night.
Three of the six umpires in this World Series are in their first World Series.

— Indiana 31, Washington 17
Hoosiers are 8-0 for first time since 1967.
Washington’s defensive coordinator is Steve Belichick, Bill’s son
Washington’s offfensive coordinator is Brennan Carroll, Pete’s son

— Ohio State 21, Nebraska 17
25-point favorite Buckeyes scored game-winning TD with 6:04 left.
Ohio State was 1-10 on 3rd down; they ran ball 31 times for 64 yards.
Nebraska is 5-3; they haven’t gone bowling since 2016.

— TCU 35, Texas Tech 34
Tech led 31-14 with 4:00 left in third quarter, 34-21 with 9:00 left in game.
TCU threw an 84-yard TD pass with 5:10 left for the game-winning TD.
Tech was 8-20 on 3rd down, 2-2 on 4th; TCU was 3-9 on 3rd down.

— Kansas State 29, Kansas 27
K-State kicked a 51-yard FG with 1:42 left for the win.
Wildcats have now beaten Kansas 16 times in a row.
Jayhawks are 5-4 ATS in last nine of those meetings.
Kansas is 2-6 this year, with five losses by 6 or fewer points.

— Upsets of the Week:
Kennesaw State (+25) 27, Liberty 24
Ball State (+13) 25, Northern Illinois 23
Tulsa (+8) 46, Tex-San Antonio 45
North Carolina (+4) 41, Virginia 14

— SMU 28, Duke 27 OT
SMU blocked a short field goal on last play of regulation.
Duke scored TD in OT, went for 2 points/win, but failed on the try.
Mustangs have won five in a row, are 7-1 this season.
— Underdogs were 4-0 ATS in the Conference USA games during the week.

— Baylor 38, Oklahoma State 28
Baylor snapped an 8-game home losing streak in Big X games.
OSU is 0-5 in Big X games, giving up 307.2 rushing yards/game.
Baylor gained 565 yards on 58 plays (9.7 yards/play)

— Ball State 25, Northern Illinois 23
This is a bad loss for Notre Dame; they lost to NIU, which is now 4-4, 1-3 in the MAC, which isn’t a great league.

— Famous birthdays, October 27th:
John Cleese, 85
Pete Vuckovich, 72
Matt Cavanaugh, 68
Rick Carlisle, 65
Jim Leonhard, 42
Brady Quinn, 40
Jon Niese, 38
Mark Barron, 35
Francisco Mejia, 29
Lonzo Ball, 27

— Tulsa 46, Tex-San Antonio 45
Roadrunners led this game 35-7 at halftime.
Tulsa scored two TD’s in the last 2:26 to pull out a dramatic win.
UTSA threw ball for 443 yards, but had 12 penalties for 129 yards.

— Memphis 33, Charlotte 28
Charlotte scored TD with 1:20 left to take a 28-24 lead.
Memphis threw a 24-yard TD pass with 0:31 left for the win.
Tigers are 7-1; their only loss was 56-44 at Navy.

— James Madison 32, Southern Mississippi 15
Since 2014, Dukes are 113-25 SU (45-24 ATS last 69 games)
In this game, JMU ran ball 41 times for 199 yards.
Southern Miss is 17-38 SU in its last 55 games.

— Wake Forest 27, Stanford 24
These schools are 2,729 miles apart; why are they in the same league?!?!?!?
Deacons kicked a 23-yard field goal with 1:48 left to win the game.
Wake ran ball for 173 yards, had four takeaways (+2).

— Utah State 27, Wyoming 25
Utah State drove 53 yards, kicked a 40-yard FG at the gun for a road win.
Wyoming ran ball for 276 yards (6.6 yards/carry) but turned ball over twice.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, October 27

NBA

Sunday, October 27

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Philadelphia vs Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Milwaukee vs Brooklyn
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Brooklyn's last 20 games when playing Milwaukee

New Orleans vs Portland
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Portland's last 12 games when playing New Orleans

Atlanta vs Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games

LA Clippers vs Golden State
LA Clippers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Golden State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers


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[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PHI at IND	03:30 PM	PHI +8.5 O 228.5	+500 +500
NO at POR	06:00 PM	NO -6.5 U 219.5	+500 +500
MIL at BK	06:00 PM	MIL -8.5 U 228.5	+500 +500
ATL at OKC	07:00 PM	OKC -9.5 O 229.5	+500 +500
LAC at GS	08:30 PM	LAC +9.5 O 221.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/27/2024...........................5 - 3 - 0...................62.50%..................+ 8.50
10/26/2024...........................6 - 5 - 0...................54.54%..................+ 2.50
10/25/2024...........................0 - 2 - 0...................00.00%..................- 10.50
10/24/2024...........................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%..................- 1.50
10/23/2024.........................10 - 3 - 0...................76.92%...................+ 33.50
10/22/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%...................- 1.00

TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,26 - 18 - 0...................59.09%..................+ 31.50

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Interesting NFL spreads next week…….
— Texans @ Jets (-1)
— Dolphins @ Buffalo (-6)
— Broncos @ Buffalo (-9.5)
— Chargers (-2) @ Cleveland
— Saints (-6.5) @ Carolina
— Raiders @ Cincinnati (-8)

Quote of the Day
“Buy some time and don’t throw the ball out of bounds.”
Washington QB Jayden Daniels, on what he was thinking before he threw a football 64 yards for the game-winning Hail Mary TD pass on the last play Sunday.

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Jets’ coach the last time they made the playoffs?

Sunday’s quiz
2019 was last time World Series went to seven games, when the Nationals beat Houston.

Saturday’s quiz
2012 San Francisco Giants were last team to win a World Series four games to none.

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

Commanders 18, Bears 15
Washington led 9-0 at halftime.
Bears scored a TD with 0:27 left to take a 15-12 lead.
Washington threw a 52-yard Hail Mary TD on last play of the game.
This was first game since 1977 where both teams scored go-ahead TD in last 0:30 of play.
Bears’ first seven drives: 36 plays, 93 yards, six punts.
Bears’ last four drives: 24 plays, 200 yards, 15 points.
Chicago scored 24-24-36-35 points in their wins, 13-16-15 in losses.
Chicago’s three losses are by 6-5-3 points.

Patriots 25, Jets 23
Patriots drove 70 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:22 left.
Backup QB Brissett came off bench, won game in relief of injured starter Maye.
Patriots are 24-4 in last 28 games against the Jets.
Jets are 1-8 SU/2-7 ATS in last nine visits to Foxboro.
Jets are 0-5 SU/ATS in last five games.
Jets gave up 23-37-25 points in three games since coaching change.
Jets are 2-8-1 ATS last 11 games as a road favorite.
Last three weeks, Jets were outscored 45-12 in 2nd half.

Eagles 37, Bengals 17
Eagles had eight drives: 4 TD’s, 3 field goals and a punt.
Philly averaged 11.8 yards/pass attempt.
Eagles won four of their last five games.
Eagles are 7-2-1 ATS last ten games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Bengals are 0-4 at home, losing by 6-5-3-20 points.
Game was 10-10 at halftime.
Bengals first two drives: 28 plays, 131 yards, TD/FG
Bengals rest of game: 6 drives- 30 plays, 150 yards, 7 points.

Packers 30, Jaguars 27
Packers drove 64 yards, kicked game-winning FG at gun.
Green Bay had short TD drives of 28, 5 yards.
Packers won six of their last seven games.
Green Bay is 3-11-1 ATS in last 15 games as a road favorite.
Jaguars drove 87 yards, tied game 27-27 on TD with 1:48 left.
Both teams averaged over 9.0 yards/pass attempt.
Five of their last six games went over the total.
Under Pederson, Jaguars are 5-3 ATS as a home underdog.

Lions 52, Titans 14
Detroit scored 3 TDs in 2nd quarter, all on short drives: 25-12-22 yards.
Lions scored 52 points; QB Goff threw for only 85 yards.
Lions’ Kalif Raymond had a 90-yard punt return for a TD, a 72-yard kickoff return and another punt return for 64 yards.
Under Campbell, Lions are 12-5 ATS as a home favorite.
Tennessee is minus-13 in turnovers; their special teams have sucked.
Tennessee is 3-8 ATS in last 11 games as a road underdog.
Titans have been outscored 111-43 in second half.
Misleading stat: Titans outgained Detroit 416-225.

Falcons 31, Buccaneers 26
Cousins was 23-29/276 passing, with four TD’s.
Atlanta won four of its last five games SU.
Four of Falcons’ last five games went over the total.
Atlanta is 3-0 SU on road, scoring 22-38-31 points.
Last five games, Bucs 33-30-51-31-26 points, only went 2-3.
Tampa Bay has eight turnovers in last three games (minus-4)
Since 2021, Bucs are 2-6 ATS as a home underdog.
Tampa Bay’s last five games went over the total.

Cardinals 28, Dolphins 27
Cardinals in first half: 23 plays, 112 yards, 7 points.
Cardinals in second half: 38 plays, 278 yards, 20 points.
Arizona is 17-9 ATS last 26 games as a road underdog.
Last six games, opponents are 45-76 (59.2%) on third down.
Arizona drove 72 yards, kicked game-winning FG with 0:01 left.
Dolphins led 20-10 with 6:30 left in third quarter.
Miami allowed 17-10 points in its wins, 31-24-16-31-28 in losses.
Dolphins are 8-13 ATS in last 21 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.

Browns 29, Ravens 24
Browns in first half: 31 plays, 152 yards, 6 points.
Browns in second half: 37 plays, 250 yards, 23 points.
Winston threw 38-yard TD pass with 0:59 left for the win.
Cleveland is 13-5-1 ATS in last 19 games coming off a loss.
On first drive, Ravens were stopped on downs on 10-yard line.
On last drive, Ravens were on Cleveland 25, but couldn’t score TD.
Cleveland was 8-15 on third down, Ravens were 2-10
Over is 7-1 in Baltimore’s games this year.

Texans 23, Colts 20
Houston led 17-10 at halftime.
In first half, QB Richardson was 2-15 passing, for 81 yards.
All eight Colts games were decided by 6 or fewer points.
Colts are 4-1-1 ATS last six AFC South road games.
Indy won four of its last six games (5-0-1 ATS)
Houston beat Colts twice this year, 29-27/23-20.
Texans have five wins by 6 or fewer points.
Texans are 5-14 ATS in last 19 games as a home favorite
Mixon ran ball 25 times for 102 yards and a TD.

Famous birthdays, October 28th:
Lenny Wilkens, 87
Dennis Franz, 80
Annie Potts, 72
Randy Wittman, 65
Bob Melvin, 63
Jami Gertz, 59
Steve Atwater, 58
Julia Roberts, 57
Brad Paisley, 52
Terrell Davis, 52
Jarrett Jack, 41
Spencer Strider, 26

Chargers 26, Saints 8
Saints’ first five drives: 20 plays, 90 yards, five punts.
New Orleans lost its last six games, last four by 13-24-13-18 points.
Saints are 1-5 against spread in last six games.
Last four games, New Orleans was outscored 71-13 in second half.
Chargers led 9-5 at halftime.
Bolts in second half: 28 plays, 207 yards, 17 points.
Chargers scored 22-26-23-26 points in wins, 10-10-15 in losses.
Under is 6-1 in their first seven games.

Bills 31, Seahawks 10
Bills ran for 164 yards, outgained Seattle 445-233.
Buffalo is 5-0 when it allows less than 23 points.
Buffalo outscored last four opponents 64-16 in second half.
Buffalo is 17-5-1 ATS last 23 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Seahawks were 1-7 on third down, Buffalo 8-15.
Last four games, Seattle gave up 180.5 rushing yards/game.
Seahawks are 0-4 when they give up more than 20 points.
Seahawks are 12-21-3 ATS last 36 games coming off a win.

Broncos 28, Panthers 14
Panthers lost Young’s three starts: 47-10, 26-3, 28-14.
Carolina’s seven losses are all by 14+ points.
Carolina is 2-11-1 ATS last 14 games as a road underdog.
Panthers gave up 20+ points in first half in seven of eight games.
Denver won/covered five of its last six games.
Broncos’ first two drives: 12 plays, 47 yards, no points.
Broncos’ next three drives: 24 plays, 195 yards, 21 points.
QB Nix was 28-37/284 passing, with three TD’s.

Chiefs 27, Raiders 20
Chiefs converted 12-16 third down plays, led 17-10 at half.
Last five games, Chiefs are 41-74 on third down.
Chiefs won their first seven games (4-3 ATS), by 7-1-5-7-13-10-7 points.
Kansas City is 7-0 despite being minus-5 in turnovers.
Raiders’ first two drives: 22 plays, 120 yards, 10 points.
Raiders’ last six drives: 35 plays, 89 yards, 10 points.
Kansas City won 16 of last 19 series games.
Raiders are 15-7 ATS in last 22 AFC West home games.

49ers 30, Cowboys 24
Dallas led 10-6 at halftime.
49ers’ 1st 3 drives of 3rd quarter: 21 plays, 167 yards, 21 points.
Cowboys gave up 17-15-17 points in wins, 44-28-47-30 in losses.
Cowboys allowed 14.2/12.1/10.3/8.8 yards/pass attempt in losses.
Purdy threw ball for 260 yards, ran for 56 more.
49ers are 13-8 ATS last 21 games as a home favorite.
49ers scored 32-30-36-30 points in wins, 17-24-23-18 in losses.
San Francisco is 12-7 ATS last 19 games coming off a loss.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Monday, October 28

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Trend Report
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Indiana vs Orlando
Indiana is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Indiana is 13-4 ATS in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Washington vs Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games

Milwaukee vs Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games

Denver vs Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Denver

Detroit vs Miami
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Detroit is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit

Cleveland vs New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing Cleveland

Chicago vs Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 9 games at home

Houston vs San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 12 games
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston

Utah vs Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games on the road
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games

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

LA Lakers vs Phoenix
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Phoenix's last 16 games at home


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, October 28

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, OCTOBER 28​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IND at ORL	07:00 PM	IND +5.5 O 223.5	+500 +500
DEN at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR +9.5 O 222.5	+500 +500
MIL at BOS	07:30 PM	MIL +9.5 O 231.5	+500 +500
DET at MIA	07:30 PM	DET +8.5	+500
CLE at NY	07:30 PM	U 222.5	+500
WAS at ATL	07:30 PM	O 234.5	+500
HOU at SA	08:00 PM	SA +2.5 O 218.5	+500 +500
CHI at MEM	08:00 PM	O 232.5	+500
UTA at DAL	08:30 PM	DAL -12.5 O 232.5	+500 +500
LAL at PHO	10:00 PM	PHO -4.5 U 228.5	+500 +500
POR at SAC	10:00 PM	SAC -12.5 U 229.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/28/2024...........................8 - 6 - 0...................57.14%..................+ 7.00
10/27/2024...........................5 - 3 - 0...................62.50%..................+ 8.50
10/26/2024...........................6 - 5 - 0...................54.54%..................+ 2.50
10/25/2024...........................0 - 2 - 0...................00.00%..................- 10.50
10/24/2024...........................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%..................- 1.50
10/23/2024.........................10 - 3 - 0...................76.92%...................+ 33.50
10/22/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%...................- 1.00

TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,34 - 24 - 0...................58.62%..................+ 38.50

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting college football spreads this week…….
— Arizona @ Central Florida (-5)
— Ole Miss (-4) @ Arkansas
— USC @ Washington (even)
— Wisconsin @ Iowa (-4)
— Texas A&M (-4) @ South Carolina
— Ohio State (-3) @ Penn State

Quote of the Day
“A little song, a little dance……a little seltzer down your pants.”
Chuckles the Clown, from The Mary Tyler Moore Show; the episode about Chuckles’ funeral aired 49 years ago this week, in 1975.

Tuesday’s quiz
Where did Daniel Jones play his college football?

Monday’s quiz
Rex Ryan was the Jets’ coach the last time they made the playoffs, in 2010.

Sunday’s quiz
2019 was last time World Series went to seven games, when the Nationals beat Houston.

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

— YouTubeTV is very good; had the NFL game and the World Series on same screen last night, which was very good. Easier that watching the second game on my laptop.

— Steelers 26, Giants 18
Steelers’ first TD was a 73-yard punt return by Austin in 3rd quarter.
Austin scored Steelers’ other TD, a 29-yard TD pass.
Steelers averaged 8.7/8.1 yards/pass attempt in Wilson’s first two starts.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Steelers have won their last 22 Monday night home games.
Game was 9-9 at halftime; six field goals.
Giants ran the ball for 157 yards (6.3 yards/carry)
Giants had 11 penalties for only 65 yards.
QB Jones is 25-43-1 as an NFL starter, 1-15 in night games.

— Random facts:
Steelers have had three head coaches since 1969.
Michigan State has had two basketball coaches since 1976.

— Dodgers 4, New York 2
Freeman hit a 2-run homer in first inning.
Buehler threw five shutout IP, on 76 pitches.
Six relievers combined to get the last 12 outs.
Dodgers lead series, 3-0.

— The baseball Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run this season apparently sold for $4,392,000 at a recent auction.

— P Yoshinobu Yamamoto was 7-2, 3.00 in 18 starts for the Dodgers this year; he signed a 12-year contract worth $325M ($27.1M/year). In his last three playoff starts, Yamamoto gave up only 3 runs in 15.2 IP (5 runs in 5 IP in his first one).
Cubs gave P Shota Imanaga $22.5M for two years (plus team options for 2026-28); he was 15-3, 2.91 in 29 starts this year, which bodes very well for other Asian pitchers who want to come over here for the big bucks.

— Famous birthdays, October 29
Richard Dreyfuss, 77
Kate Jackson, 76
Danny Vranes, 66
Jesse Barfield, 65
RA Dickey, 50
Keenan Burton, 4o
Andy Dalton, 37
Ender Inciarte, 34
Evan Fournier, 32

— How would you like to be the guy that bet $120,000 on the Bears Sunday, only to lose on the Hail Mary on the last play? It was posted on Twitter that the person made the bet at Caeser’s.

— At the SouthPoint casino in Las Vegas, you can bet on which NFL team will score the first touchdown every Sunday. Atlanta Falcons (12-1) were Sunday’s winner.

— Washington State’s football team is 7-1, their best start since 2018, when a Gardner Minshew-led Coog squad was 7-1 under coach Mike Leach. Wazzu has three wins by 5 or fewer points so far this season.

— There are college basketball scrimmages going on; some of them have surfaced on TV, which has been fun to see. Season starts for real next Monday November 4.

— Last three games, USC’s football team has given up 518, 429, 434 total yards. No bueno.

— There are 11 college basketball players this season who used to play for New Mexico, but transferred out of Albuquerque.

— Rice fired football coach Mike Bloomgren after the Owls started this season 2-6; Rice hasn’t had a winning season since 2014, but they play in bowls the last two years, losing both of them.
Bloomgren was 24-52 at Rice; the school owes him around $900,000.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, October 29

NBA

Tuesday, October 29

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

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

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

New Orleans vs Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of New Orleans's last 24 games on the road
Golden State is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing at home against New Orleans


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[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DAL at MIN	07:30 PM	DAL +5.5 O 219.5	+500 +500
DEN at BK	07:30 PM	DEN -4.5 U 218.5	+500 +500
SAC at UTA	09:00 PM	UTA +6.5 O 235.5	+500 +500
NO at GS	10:00 PM	GS +1.5 U 216.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/29/2024...........................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%.................- 1.50
10/28/2024...........................8 - 6 - 0...................57.14%..................+ 7.00
10/27/2024...........................5 - 3 - 0...................62.50%..................+ 8.50
10/26/2024...........................6 - 5 - 0...................54.54%..................+ 2.50
10/25/2024...........................0 - 2 - 0...................00.00%..................- 10.50
10/24/2024...........................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%..................- 1.50
10/23/2024.........................10 - 3 - 0...................76.92%...................+ 33.50
10/22/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%...................- 1.00

TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,37 - 27 - 0...................57.81%..................+ 37.00

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Teams that have gone the longest since their last Super Bowl win:
1969- Jets
1974- Dolphins
1984- Raiders
1986- Bears
1992- Commanders
1995- 49ers
12 of the 32 teams have never won a Super Bowl

Quote of the Day
“My biggest takeaway from this is that we need to protect the rule of law.”
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, talking about next week’s election

Wednesday’s quiz
There have been 24 World Series where a team led 3-0; how many times was there a Game 7?

Tuesday’s quiz
Daniel Jones played his college football at Duke.

Monday’s quiz
Rex Ryan was the Jets’ coach the last time they made the playoffs, in 2010.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— World Series, Game 4:

New York 11, Dodgers 4
Volpe’s grand slam in third inning put New York ahead for good.
Freddie Freeman has now homered in six consecutive World Series games.
New York broke the game open with five runs in the 8th inning.
Game 5 is Wednesday night.

— It is a little strange that Juan Soto has a career on-base %age of .421, but has batted leadoff only twice in his career. You’d think a .421 on-base %age would scream out “leadoff hitter!!!”

— Louisiana 23, Texas State 17
Ragin’ Cajuns led 14-6 at half, kicked three FG’s in second half.
Cajuns QB Wooldridge was 18-28/252 passing, with a TD.
ULL outgained Texas State 423-378; they were +2 in turnovers.

— Florida International 34, New Mexico State 13
FIU outscored New Mexico State 27-7 in second half.
WR Rivers caught 11 passes for 295 yards, 3 TDs.
FIU outgained the Aggies, 438-246.

— Sam Houston 9, Louisiana Tech 3
Ducker’s 40-yard TD run was the game’s only touchdown
Tech outgained Sam Houston 312-268, but turned ball over four times.
Bearkats improve to 7-2; Tech drops to 3-5.

— Indianapolis Colts are switching back to 39-year old Joe Flacco to play this QB this week against Minnesota.
Flacco completed 65.7% of his passes in his two starts (1-1), with 7 TD’s, one INT. Anthony Richardson completed 44.4% of his passes in his six starts (3-3), with 4 TD’s, 7 INT’s.

— Minnesota Vikings acquired LT Cam Robinson from Jacksonville, in exchange for a 5th-round draft pick. Minnesota left tackle Christian Darrisaw got hurt last week, is out for the year.

— Houston Texans’ WR Stefon Diggs had a non-contact knee injury last week, isn’t expected to play Thursday when the Texans visit the Jets. Diggs has caught 47 passes for 496 and 3 TD’s for Houston this season.

— New Jersey Jets tried out six kickers Tuesday, with K Greg Zuerlein having struggled recently; they play on Thursday, so a decision will be made soon.

— Famous birthdays, October 30:
Jim Perry, 89
Henry Winkler, 79
Phil Chenier, 74
Harry Hamlin, 72
Kevin Pollak, 67
Danny Tartabull, 62
Ty Detmer, 57
Marco Scutaro, 49
Trent Edwards, 41
Marcus Mariota, 31
Devin Booker, 28
Wenceel Perez, 25

— NFL divisional trends, in non-divisional games:

NFC East teams are 12-12 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 0-4 ATS as home underdogs.
They’re 8-4 ATS as road underdogs.

NFC North teams are 18-8 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 10-3 ATS as home favorites.
They’re 5-3 ATS as underdogs.

NFC South teams are 6-13 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 2-9 ATS at home.
They’re 5-9 ATS as underdogs.

NFC West teams are 9-11-1 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 5-8 ATS as underdogs.

AFC East teams are 6-15-1 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 2-5 ATS as home favorites.
They’re 2-8 ATS as road underdogs.

AFC North teams are 15-10 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 10-4 ATS on the road.
They’re 6-3 ATS as underdogs.

AFC South teams are 9-11 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 2-5 ATS as road underdogs.

AFC West teams are 13-6 ATS in non-divisional games.
They’re 9-2 ATS on the road.
They’re 7-3 ATS as a favorite.

— Nuggets 144, Nets 139 OT
Brooklyn led 72-63 at halftime.
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points, had 18 rebounds, 16 assists.

— Mavericks 120, Timberwolves 114
Kyrie Irving scored 35 points, was 6-8 on the arc.
Luka Doncic scored 24, had 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

— Kings 113, Jazz 96
Domantas Sabonis scored 28 points, had 11 rebounds.
Sacramento was minus-6 in the 14:00 he was on the bench.
Utah drops to 0-4 with the loss.

— Monday in South Dakota, the Sanford Pentagon will host a pretty good tripleheader of college basketball:
Charleston-Southern Illinois, noon
Saint Louis-Santa Clara, 3:00
McNeese State-South Dakota State, 6:00

 

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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, October 31

 

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NBA

Wednesday, October 30

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Trend Report
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Toronto vs Charlotte
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Charlotte's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 7 games at home

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

LA Lakers vs Cleveland
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Boston vs Indiana
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Indiana is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston

Detroit vs Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

New York vs Miami
The total has gone OVER in 12 of New York's last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 17 of New York's last 25 games
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York

Orlando vs Chicago
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chicago's last 14 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Orlando

Brooklyn vs Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 6 games when playing at home against Brooklyn

San Antonio vs Oklahoma City
San Antonio is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
San Antonio is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Oklahoma City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Oklahoma City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Antonio

New Orleans vs Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of New Orleans's last 25 games on the road
New Orleans is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games on the road
Golden State is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Golden State is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games

Portland vs LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland


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[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LAL at CLE	07:00 PM	CLE -4.5 U 225.5	+500 +500
BOS at IND	07:00 PM	IND +6.5 O 235.5	+500 +500
DET at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI -4.5 U 218.5	+500 +500
TOR at CHA	07:00 PM	TOR +6.5 O 224.5	+500 +500
ATL at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS +4.5 O 232.5	+500 +500
NY at MIA	07:30 PM	O 215.5	+500
ORL at CHI	08:00 PM	ORL -5.5 U 228.5	+500 +500
BK at MEM	08:00 PM	O 226.5	+500
SA at OKC	09:30 PM	SA +12.5 O 221.5	+500 +500
NO at GS	10:00 PM	GS -2.5 O 219.5	+500 +500
POR at LAC	10:30 PM	LAC -8.5 O 216.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/30/2024...........................9 - 5 - 0...................64.28%................+ 17.50
10/29/2024...........................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%.................- 1.50
10/28/2024...........................8 - 6 - 0...................57.14%..................+ 7.00
10/27/2024...........................5 - 3 - 0...................62.50%..................+ 8.50
10/26/2024...........................6 - 5 - 0...................54.54%..................+ 2.50
10/25/2024...........................0 - 2 - 0...................00.00%..................- 10.50
10/24/2024...........................3 - 3 - 0...................50.00%..................- 1.50
10/23/2024.........................10 - 3 - 0...................76.92%...................+ 33.50
10/22/2024...........................2 - 2 - 0...................50.00%...................- 1.00

TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,46 - 32 - 0...................58.97%..................+ 54.50