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

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA teams playing the fastest tempo:
— Chicago Bulls
— Oklahoma City Thunder
— Memphis Grizzlies
— Washington Wizards
— Philadelphia 76ers
— Atlanta Hawks

Quote of the Day
“I am no savior. I am here to be a great leader and to be a great teammate and to do my job the best of my ability. And do I feel confident in what I can do? Absolutely. I feel confident in what I can do. I feel confident in what I can bring to our team. And that’s exciting, right? But to save us or anything like that, that’s not me.”
Saints’ QB Derek Carr

Thursday’s quiz
Who was football coach at Alabama before Nick Saban?

Wednesday’s quiz
There have been 24 World Series where a team led 3-0; there has never been a Game 6 or 7, there have been only five Game 5’s.

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

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

— Dodgers 7, New York 6
Dodgers win their 8th World Series title.
Dodgers trailed 5-0 after four innings.
Dodgers scored five (all unearned) runs in the 5th inning.
Freddie Freeman is the World Series MVP.
In the history of the World Series, teams trailing by 5+ runs were 6-227.
Now they’re 7-227.
113 days until the first exhibition game in 2025.

— Jacksonville State 31, Liberty 21
RB Stewart ran for 232 yards and four TD’s.
Gamecocks ran ball for 363 yards (7.4 yards/carry).
Game was 14-14 at halftime.
Liberty lost its second game in a row after a 5-0 start.

— Western Kentucky 31, Kennesaw State 14
WKU QB Veltkamp threw for 276 yards, three TD’s.
Hilltoppers are bowl eligible for the sixth year in a row.
WKU outgained Kennesaw, 462-272.

— USC’s basketball team practiced outdoors Wednesday, at Venice Beach; I’ve been there a couple times, great place with lot of shops, restaurants, vendors, not the kind of place you’d expect to see a college basketball practice.
Living is Los Angeles must be tremendous, there is legit fun to have every day.

— White Sox named 42-year old Will Venable their new manager; he played nine years in the major leagues, has been a big league coach since 2017.
White Sox lost 121 games this season, three years after they won the AL Central, but they have some solid prospects on the way, maybe getting there next year and 2026.

— There aren’t any NBA games this coming Tuesday because it is Election Day and it is important that everyone votes.
My polling place is the building where I went to grade school, over 50 years ago; I enjoy going in and taking a look around. It is also important to vote, but looking around is fun.
From 1933-49, there were no elections in Germany, because they weren’t a democracy; it is important that our country remain a democracy, another reason why I’ll vote Tuesday.

— RIP to the popular actress Teri Garr, who passed away this week at age 79.
She was in Tootsie, Mr Mom, Let It Ride, Young Frankenstein; she was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Tootsie. Garr’s quick wit got her a lot of gigs on late-night talk shows with Johnny Carson, David Letterman. Funny lady.
RIP, ma’am.

— Famous birthdays, October 31
Jane Pauley, 74
John Lucas, 71
Mike Gallego, 64
Bill Fralic, 62
Fred McGriff, 61
Antonio Davis, 56
Steve Trachsel, 54
Mike Napoli, 43
Tony Kemp, 33

— College football trends, in conference games:

— AAC home favorites are 11-5 ATS
— ACC home underdogs are 5-8 ATS

— Big X home favorites are 10-15 ATS
Big X home underdogs are 1-4 ATS
Big X home teams are 11-19 ATS

— Big 18 home favorites are 17-13 ATS
Big 18 home underdogs are 10-9

— MAC home favorites are 8-5 ATS
MAC home underdogs are 7-3 ATS

— Mountain West home favorites are 6-4 ATS
Mountain West home underdogs are 3-7 ATS

— SEC home favorites are 3-16 ATS
SEC home underdogs are 9-5 ATS

— Sun Belt home favorites are 9-7 ATS
Sun Belt home underdogs are 6-4 ATS.

— This week is Week 9 in the NFL; Detroit Lions are playing in Green Bay, their first outdoor game this season.

— Steph Curry sprained his ankle the other night; he’ll be re-evaluated Friday. Warriors beat New Orleans on consecutive nights without him; Pelicans led Tuesday’s game by 20 early on.

— Saw a commercial for a gameshow that Travis Kelce hosts on Amazon; he also has a cereal with him and his brother on the box. Dating Taylor Swift has its benefits.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Thursday, October 31

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee vs Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 9 games
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Houston vs Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Houston's last 21 games
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston

San Antonio vs Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Utah is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Utah is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games

Phoenix vs LA Clippers
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing Phoenix


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, October 31

 

[indiana]

U/dog and C/notes....just a not to say thank you for all you do....
your daily info is much appreciated...........indy

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIL at MEM		MEM +6.5 O 232.5	+500 +500
HOU at DAL		DAL -6.5 O 226.5	+500 +500
SA at UTA		SA +2.0 U 222.0	+500 +500
PHO at LAC		LAC +4.5 O 221.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

U/dog and C/notes....just a not to say thank you for all you do....
your daily info is much appreciated...........indy

Thanks, Indy! Good luck tonight!

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR OCTOBER !

10/31/2024...........................2 - 4 - 0...................33.33%................- 12.00
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:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0...................57.14%..................+ 42.50

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
NBA teams playing the slowest tempo:
— San Antonio Spurs
— New York Knicks
— Houston Rockets
— Miami Heat
— Minnesota Timberwolves
— Detroit Pistons

Quote of the Day
“Today you are YOU, that is TRUER than true.
There is NO ONE alive who is YOUER than YOU!!”
Dr Seuss

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Heaven Can Wait, where Warren Beatty plays a QB who wins the Super Bowl for the Rams, what number did Beatty’s character wear?

Thursday’s quiz
Mike Shula was the football coach at Alabama before Nick Saban.

Wednesday’s quiz
There have been 24 World Series where a team led 3-0; there has never been a Game 6 or 7, there have been only five Game 5’s.

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

Kind of an unusual Halloween at Armadillo World HQ; I had plenty of candy to hand out, since the weather here has been great, but my doorbell only rang once all night.
What makes it weird is when the doorbell rang, there were 15-16 kids outside, all with the same couple of adults. Nice kids; the older ones all said thank you. I was just glad the candy went to good use; they wound up with almost half the candy I had here.
Thought more kids would be around; I live in a suburban neighborhood, and it was warm out.

— Jets 21, Texans 13
Jets’ win snaps their five-game losing skid.
Jets in first half: 23 plays, 79 yards, no points
Jets in second half: 31 plays, 220 yards, 21 points
WR Wilson caught nine passes for 90 yards, two TD’s.
Houston led 7-0 at halftime.
Last three weeks, Texans were outscored 41-15 in second half.
Houston QB Stroud completed only 11-31 passes, was sacked 8 times.
Jets would’ve scored TD in first half, but the genius carrying the ball had to show off and dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line- it was his first NFL carry.

— Early season NBA trends (thru Wednesday’s games):
Home favorites are 17-20 ATS
Home underdogs are 16-13 ATS
Teams playing 2nd night in row: 14-9 ATS
Over is 5-0 in Atlanta games.
Over is 4-1 in Toronto games.
Over is 4-1 in Orlando games.
Under is 4-1 in Detroit games.

— Tulane 34, Charlotte 3
Green Wave led 10-3 at halftime.
Tulane has now won six games in a row.
Green Wave was 11-16 on third down, Charlotte 1-9.
Tulane ran 78 plays, Charlotte 44.

— Baseball trade: Braves traded OF Jorge Soler to the Angels for P Griffin Canning.
Soler had an .849 OPS in 49 games with the Braves LY, after he came over from the Giants.
Canning was 6-13, 5.19 in 31 starts for the Angels last year.

— This is first time since 1988 that Oklahoma’s football team has lost three consecutive games by 10+ points.

— Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has it in his contract that he can’t play golf, among other sports; when Philly owner Jeff Lurie played golf with Barack Obama recently, Hurts apparently just rode along in a golf cart all day.

— Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero scored 50 points Monday, but he tore an oblique muscle in Wednesday’s game and is now out at least 4-6 weeks.

— Famous birthdays, November 1st
Joe Caldwell, 83
Tom Mack, 81
Ted Hendricks, 77
Kent Graham, 56
Toni Collette, 52
Jake Voskuhl, 47
Coco Crisp, 45
Stephen Vogt, 40
Brent Rooker, 30

— Random NHL trend:
When an NHL team is playing a second consecutive night on the road, over is 10-4 in those games.

— Five NHL franchises that are worth the most:
$3.66B- Toronto Maple Leafs
$3.25B- New York Rangers
$2.93B- Montreal Canadiens
$2.67B- Boston Bruins
$2.5B- Los Angeles Kings

— Random trivia: Billy Joel, the great musician, had a 22-2 record as a Golden Gloves boxer when he was a kid; he broke his nose in the 24th fight, and that was it for his boxing career.

— Chris Davis is the new athletic director at Georgia Southern; when he was in college at Miami (FL), he spent some time as Ibis, the Hurricanes’ mascot.

— A’s will play home games in Sacramento the next three years; last year, from June 23-July 12, the average high temperature in Sacramento was 103.8.
Groundskeepers are going to have their hands full, keeping that field in good shape, since the A’s are sharing the stadium with the Giants’ AAA farm team.

— DePaul/Georgetown’s basketball teams were a combined 2-38 in conference games last year; to try and improve their teams’ confidence, both teams have seven games in November, with all 14 games on their home floors.

— NFL teams who have gone over total a lot:
Ravens, over 7-1
Bucs/Panthers, over 6-2
Cowboys, over 5-2

NFL teams who have stayed under total a lot:
Chargers, under 6-1
Texans/Giants, 6-2
Dolphins, under 5-2

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, November 1

NBA

Friday, November 1

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Boston vs Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Charlotte's last 10 games

Orlando vs Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

New York vs Detroit
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing at home against New York

Sacramento vs Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento'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 UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Sacramento

Chicago vs Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 14 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chicago

LA Lakers vs Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing Toronto
LA Lakers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers

Indiana vs New Orleans
Indiana is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana

Denver vs Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games on the road
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Denver

Oklahoma City vs Portland
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Portland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home


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[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NY at DET	07:00 PM	NY -6.5 U 218.0	+500 +500
BOS at CHA	07:00 PM	BOS -10.0 O 233.5	+500 +500
ORL at CLE	07:00 PM	CLE -7.0 O 217.5	+500 +500
SAC at ATL	07:30 PM	ATL +6.0 U 236.5	+500 +500
CHI at BK	07:30 PM	BK -2.0 U 226.5	+500 +500
LAL at TOR	07:30 PM	LAL -9.0 O 232.0	+500 +500
IND at NO	08:00 PM	IND -4.5 U 232.0	+500 +500
DEN at MIN	09:30 PM	MIN -4.5 O 219.0	+500 +500
OKC at POR	10:00 PM	POR +11.0 O 221.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/01/2024...................5 - 9 - 0.................35.71%.................- 24.50

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OCT.TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0...................57.14%..................+ 42.50

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Early season scoring leaders in the NBA:
31.5— Nikola Jokic, Den/Tyrese Maxey, Phil
30.6— Anthony Davis, LAL
30.4— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
30.2— Jayson Tatum, Bos
30.0— Anthony Edwards, Minn
29.0— Paolo Banchero, Orl

Quote of the Day
“I’m at a loss for words. I didn’t have anything to do with this championship, but it feels like I have the best feeling in the world……..I think there’s just a lot more happiness, honestly. Just so happy to be able to celebrate finally. That parade was for this season, and I feel that this season was unique in its own, and we’re going to celebrate accordingly. But 2020, too — it’s a long time coming. We had a long time coming for this parade.”
Clayton Kershaw

Saturday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, when President Bartlet’s daughter is kidnapped, the president steps aside until she is found. What well-known actor took over as president in those two episodes?

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Heaven Can Wait, where Warren Beatty plays a QB who wins the Super Bowl for the Rams, Beatty’s character wears number 16. Ron Jaworski was the Rams’ QB in real life when the movie was made.

Thursday’s quiz
Mike Shula was the football coach at Alabama before Nick Saban.

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..​

— $3,458,211,026
Almost $3,5 BILLION dollars; seems like a lot of money.
Since 2010, thats how much money the Bronx Bombers have spent on players’ salaries; 15 seasons, a total of $3,458,211,026, works out to a little more than $230,547,400 a year.
For their $3,458,211,026, Bronx has been in the World Series once, lost 4-1, so they’ve won one World Series game in 15 years. Overall, since 2010, they’re 39-43 in playoff games. They won the AL East six times in those 15 years, made playoffs 11 times.

— World Series titles the last 15 years:
3- Giants
2- Red Sox, Astros, Dodgers
1- Braves, Cubs, Royals, Cardinals, Rangers, Nationals
10 teams have won a championship since 2010.

— I root for the Oakland/Sacramento/Las Vegas A’s, a team that is famous because the cheap bastards who’ve owned the team for the last 25 years don’t try to win.
They made a movie with Brad Pitt because the A’s made the playoffs every year from 2000-03, despite their small payroll, but the A’s haven’t won a World Series since 1989, and it is doubtful they ever will again.
That said, I’m pretty sure if they gave Billy Beane $230,547,400 a year for 15 years, he’d win a World Series. Maybe two.

— UConn 34, Georgia State 27
Huskies ran ball 43 times for 271 yards (6.3/carry)
UConn led 13-10 at half.
Jim Mora Jr’s Huskies are 6-3, bowl eligible.

— South Florida 44, Florida Atlantic 21
FAU led 14-7 at halftime.
South Florida scored the last 30 points of the game.
USF was only 4-14 on third down, 3-3 on 4th down.

— Boise State 56, San Diego State 24
Broncos led 35-10 at halftime.
Boise State outgained the Aztecs, 541-256
Broncos have won six in a row since a 37-34 loss at Oregon.

— Minnesota 119, Denver 116
Minnesota scored the last ten points of the game.
Edwards scored 29 points for the Timberwolves.
Jokic had 26 points, 13 assists, 9 assists for Denver.

— Famous birthdays, November 2nd
Ron Reed, 82
Stefanie Powers, 82
Tom Paciorek, 78
Mark May, 65
Willie McGee, 65
David Schwimmer, 58
Danny Amendola, 39
Jimmy Garoppolo, 33
Jordan Love, 26
Parker Meadows, 25

— Jacoby Brissett has had an interesting NFL career, playing QB for five teams in nine years. Someday he can write a very interesting book.
His last five seasons:
2020- Threw 8 passes as a backup for the Colts.
2021- was 2-3 as a starter for Miami; he threw 225 passes.
2022- 4-7 as a starter for Cleveland; he threw 369 passes.
2023- threw 23 passes in three games as a backup for Washington
2024- 1-4 as a starter for New England; he’s thrown 159 passes.

— Teams playing the Chicago Bears this season have gone under their team total in all seven games.

— Grand Canyon Antelopes are moving from the WAC to the Mountain West; they don’t have football, so this move strengthens the Mountain West’s basketball profile. Grand Canyon is 94-32 in four years under Bryce Drew, making the NCAA’s in three of those four years.

— Baseball stuff
Free agency starts officially next week, but couple things happened Friday:
P Blake Snell opted out of his contract with the Giants, walking away from the $47M he would have banked had he opted in. Snell was 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts LY, throwing a no-hitter, but 20 starts isn’t enough when you’re making $31M/year.
1B Rhys Hoskins exercised his $18M option for 2025 in Milwaukee; he could’ve taken $4M to take a hike, but he’s smart. Hoskins hit .214 last year, but had 26 HRs, 82 RBI.

— Miami Heat-Washington Wizards are playing a game in Mexico Saturday.

— Florida 6, Dallas 4- Teams are playing in Finland this weekend, long way from home.

— I’m looking forward to next week; lot of stuff going on. College basketball starts, the NFL has its trade deadline and we’ll find out if our country is still a democracy. Not sure I got those three things in the proper order of importance, but next week will be interesting.
I like going to vote, seriously, I do. Mentioned the other day that Germany didn’t have any elections from 1933-49, because they became a dictatorship. I’m hoping that this year isn’t the last time I vote.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, November 2

 

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, November 2

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Boston vs Charlotte
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Charlotte
Boston is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Charlotte's last 11 games

Sacramento vs Toronto
Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home

Memphis vs Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games
Memphis is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Memphis

Minnesota vs San Antonio
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Minnesota is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

Golden State vs Houston
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home

Cleveland vs Milwaukee
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Cleveland

Miami vs Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games on the road
Miami is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games at home

Utah vs Denver
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Denver's last 9 games at home
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Utah

Portland vs Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Portland
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Portland

Oklahoma City vs LA Clippers
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City


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[Udog]

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
BOS at CHA	06:00 PM	BOS -11.5 O 231.0	+500 +500
SAC at TOR	07:30 PM	TOR +8.0 O 233.5	+500 +500
MEM at PHI	07:30 PM	MEM +1.0 O 223.5	+500 +500
GS at HOU	08:00 PM	GS +5.0 O 217.5	+500 +500
CLE at MIL	08:00 PM	MIL -1.5 O 232.5	+500 +500
MIN at SA	08:00 PM	MIN -3.5 O 214.0	+500 +500
MIA at WAS	09:30 PM	MIA -9.5 O 223.5	+500 +500
UTA at DEN	10:00 PM	DEN -10.5 U 221.0	+500 +500
POR at PHO	10:00 PM	PHO -13.0 U 225.0	+500 +500
OKC at LAC	10:30 PM	OKC -5.5 O 221.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

NBA BEST BETS FOR NOVEMBER !

11/02/2024.................6 - 10 - 0................37.50%.................- 25.00
11/01/2024...................5 - 9 - 0.................35.71%.................- 24.50

TOTALS.......................11 - 19 - 0................36.66%.................- 49.50

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OCT.TOTALS:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,48 - 36 - 0...................57.14%..................+ 42.50

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
— Warriors 127, Rockets 121 OT- Warriors led by 31 points in first half.
— Raptors 131, Kings 128 OT- Toronto retired Vince Carter’s #15 jersey.
— Cavaliers 114, Bucks 113- Donovan Mitchell hit a jumper with 0:00.3 left.
— Nuggets 129, Jazz 103- Utah is 0-6, NBA’s only winless team.
— Grizzlies 124, 76ers 107- Philly lost for fourth time in five games.
— Thunder 105, Clippers 92- Thunder outscored LA 24-14 in 4th quarter.

Quote of the Day
“They both played their behinds off. They always do. They have a unique chemistry……those two guys, as much as they’re gaining all those accolades, they don’t talk about it. It’s not the end-all, be-all for them.”
Miami coach Mario Cristobal, talking about his offense after a 53-31 win over Duke

Sunday’s quiz
Which team did Gerrit Cole break into the major leagues with?

Saturday’s quiz
In the TV show The West Wing, when President Bartlet’s daughter is kidnapped, the president steps aside until she is found. John Goodman’s character took over as president in those two episodes.

Friday’s quiz
In the movie Heaven Can Wait, where Warren Beatty plays a QB who wins the Super Bowl for the Rams, Beatty’s character wears number 16. Ron Jaworski was the Rams’ QB in real life when the movie was made.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college football Saturday………​

Don’t forget to turn your clocks back!!!!!
(spring ahead, fall back)
— Georgia 34, Florida 20
Gators led 13-6 at halftime.
Game was 20-20 with 5:00 left; Dawgs then scored 2 TD’s in a 0:58 span.
Georgia outgained Florida, 455-228.

— Vanderbilt 17, Auburn 7
Commodores are 6-3, bowl eligible for first time since 2018.
Auburn is 3-6; they outgained the Commodores, 327-227.
Last time Vandy beat Alabama/Auburn in same season: 1955.

— Ohio State 20, Penn State 13
Buckeyes ran for 176 yards, outgained Penn State, 358-270.
Penn State’s only TD was a pick-6 in first quarter- they led 10-0.
James Franklin is 4-17 vs Michigan/Ohio State, 1-10 against Buckeyes.

— Ole Miss 63, Arkansas 31
QB Dart threw for 515 yards, six TD’s.
WR Watkins caught 8 passes for 254 yards, 5 TD’s.
Ole Miss gained 694 yards, averaged 16.5 yards/pass attempt.

— Miami 53, Duke 31
Duke led 28-17 with 8:00 left in third quarter.
Miami QB Ward was 25-41/400 passing, with 5 TD’s.
Hurricanes are 9-0, with Ga Tech, Wake Forest, Syracuse left

— Upsets of the Week:
Hawai’i (+14) 21, Fresno State 20
Texas Tech (+13.5) 23, Iowa State 22
Houston (+13.5) 24, Kansas State 19
Rice (+10.5) 24, Navy 10
Louisville (+10.5) 33, Clemson 21
Wyoming (+7.5) 49, New Mexico 45
Tex-San Antonio (+7) 44, Memphis 36
Vanderbilt (+7) 17, Auburn 7

— Washington 26, USC 21
USC is 4-5 this year, 6-10 in last 16 games overall.
Washington led 20-7 at halftime, trailed 21-20 after 3rd quarter.
Trojans outgained Huskies, 459-375, but were minus-3 in turnovers.

— Texas Tech 23, Iowa State 22
Tech drove 71 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:20 left.
Cyclones had taken a 22-17 on a 44-yard TD pass with 2:11 left.
Iowa State would’ve been 8-0 for the first time ever.

— Northwestern 26, Purdue 20 OT
With game 20-20 in OT, Purdue declined to try a FG, went for it on 4th-and-6 but failed, then Northwestern scored on a walk-off 22-yard TD pass.
1-7 Purdue lost in overtime for second time in last three games.
Purdue has lost seven games in a row, their longest skid since 2016.

— Syracuse 38, Virginia Tech 31 OT
Hokies led 14-0 in 1st quarter, 21-3 midway thru third quarter.
Syracuse tied game on a TD with 0:29 left in regulation.
Tech has lost 11 games in a row that were decided by 8 or fewer points.

— Famous birthdays, November 2nd
Dwight Evans, 73
Dennis Miller, 71
Phil Simms, 69
Steve Johnson, 67
Paul Quantrill, 56
Kyle Seager, 37
Damien Woody, 37
Colin Kaepernick, 37
Ty Lawson, 37

— Wyoming 49, New Mexico 45
Lobos led 45-35 after three quarters; it was 35-35 at halftime.
Wyoming QB Anderson threw for 342 yards, 3 TDs in his first college start.
Total yardage was 604-576, Wyoming.

— Texas-San Antonio 44, Memphis 36
Game was 24-24 at halftime.
UTSA QB McCown has thrown for 714 yards, 8 TD’s in his last two games.
Memphis was minus-2 in turnovers, had 12 penalties for 86 yards.

— Rice 24, Navy 10
Navy lost for second game in a row, after their 6-0 start.
EJ Warner threw for 239 yards and a touchdown.
Owls were a 13.5-point underdog; this was first game since they fired their coach.

— Toledo 29, Eastern Michigan 28
Down 29-22, EMU threw 36-yard TD pass on last play of the game.
Eagles went for 2 points and the win, but they didn’t get it.
Eagles lost after leading 19-7 after third quarter.

— SMU 48, Pittsburgh 25
Mustangs led previously-unbeaten Pitt 31-3 at halftime.
RB Smith ran for 161 yards and two TD’s.
SMU is 8-1, 5-0 in their first season in the ACC.

 

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