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

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Monday, March 24​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LAL at ORL	07:00 PM	LAL -4.0 U 215.5	+500 +500
MIN at IND	07:00 PM	IND -2.5 U 228.5	+500 +500
TOR at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS -1.5 U 227.5	+500 +500
DAL at BK	07:30 PM	DAL -2.0 O 218.5	+500 +500
PHI at NO	08:00 PM	PHI +4.5 O 229.0	+500 +500
CHI at DEN	09:00 PM	DEN -3.5 O 238.5	+500 +500
BOS at SAC	10:00 PM	BOS -3.5 U 222.5	+500 +500
MIL at PHO	10:00 PM	PHO -3.0 U 223.5	+500 +500

 

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NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/24/2025.................7 - 5 - 0...................58.33%..................+ 7.50
03/23/2025.................6 - 7 - 0...................46.15%..................- 8.50
03/22/2025.................3 - 5 - 0...................37.50%.................. -12.50
03/21/2025.................8- 6 - 0.....................57.14%..................+ 7.00
03/20/2025................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/19/2025................6 - 10 - 1...................37.50%..................- 25.00
03/18/2025..................6 - 0 - 0..................100.00%.................+ 30.00
03/17/2025..................6 - 4 - 0...................60.00%..................+ 8.00
03/16/2025.................1 - 11 - 0...................08.33%..................- 55.50
03/15/2025..................9 - 5 - 0....................64.28%..................+ 17.50
03/14/2025..................8 - 9 - 0....................47.055%...............- 9.50
03/12/2025..................9 - 6 - 0....................60.00%.................+ 12.00
03/11/2025...................4 - 4 - 0....................50.00%.................- 2.00
03/10/2025..................6 - 11 - 0....................32.29%..................- 30.50
03/09/2025....................7 - 5 - 0....................58.33%..................+ 7.50
03/08/2025....................5 - 8 - 0....................38.46%..................- 19.00
03/07/2025....................8 - 4 - 0....................66 .66%..................+ 18.00
03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0.....................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0......................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS....................125 - 133 - 1......................48.44%..................- 105.00

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Sweet 16 games this week:
— Alabama (-5.5) vs BYU
— Florida (-6.5) vs Maryland
— Duke (-8.5) vs Arizona
— Texas Tech (-5.5) vs Arkansas

— Michigan State (-2.5) vs Ole Miss
— Tennessee (-4.5) vs Kentucky
— Auburn (-8.5) vs Michigan
— Houston (-7.5) vs Purdue

Quote of the Day
“If God wanted me to walk, he would’ve made me a mailman.”
Former big league OF Willie Wilson, who walked 425 times in his 19-year career, but stole 668 bases, scored 1,169 runs. He was really fast.

Tuesday’s quiz
From 1954-1996, the Dodgers had only two managers, Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda; who replaced Lasorda as the Dodgers’ manager?
(Hint: he played for the Dodgers)

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, David Wright has scored the most runs.

Sunday’s quiz
Before Florida’s win Sunday, New Mexico State was the last team to beat Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament.

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

— Tennessee-Kentucky are SEC rivals playing in the Sweet 16, only the fifth time in the last 20 years that conference rivals have met in the Sweet 16:
2015- 4- Louisville (-2.5) 75-65 over 8- NC State
2018- 2- Duke (-11) 69-65 0ver 11- Syracuse
2019- 1- Duke (-7) 75-73 over 4- Virginia Tech
2021- 7- USC (-2) 82-68 over 6- Oregon (favorites 4-0 SU/2-2 ATS)
2025- 2- Tennessee (-4.5) ??-?? vs 3- Kentucky

In the Elite 8, underdogs have fared better vs conference rivals, but we’ll get into that over the weekend.

— March Madness is down to 16 teams, the Sweet 16; this year, only four leagues will have teams playing this weekend, the fewest ever. 7 of 14 SEC teams are still alive.
Things go in cycles; Florida Atlantic was in the Final Four two years ago; in three of the last six tournaments, an 11-seed made it to the Final Four. This year, #10-seed Arkansas is the only team left that is seeded lower than 6th.

— Monday was the first day the college basketball transfer portal was open; at 3:30, there were already 500 names in the portal. Trying to keep up with what players are on what team, you wind up like Linda Blair in The Exorcist, with your head spinning all over the place.

— Speaking of which, a 6-4 guard named Devin Askew is in the portal:
2021- Kentucky- scored 6.5 ppg in 28.9 minutes/game
2022- Texas- scored 2.1 ppg in 14.9 minutes/game
scored 3 points in 24:00 in his only two NCAA Tourney games
2023- California- scored 15.5 ppg in 31.8 minutes/game
2024- California- scored 6.2 ppg in 24.3 mpg, in only six games.
2025- Long Beach State- Long Beach lost their last fifteen games this season.
Will be interesting to see where he re-surfaces in the fall.

— College basketball coaching carousel:
Minnesota hired alum Niko Medved as its new coach; Medved was a student manager for the Gophers. He was 143-85/78-50 at Colorado State, making NCAAs three of the last four years in Fort Collins, after also coaching at Furman, Drake.

Iona hired NBA assistant coach Dan Geriot to replace Tobin Anderson; Geriot has worked the last nine years for the Cavaliers/Pelicans- he was also a head coach in the G League for a year.

Ryan Miller is the new coach at Murray State; he’s been an assistant coach at seven different schools, most recently Creighton.
Racers have gone 29-31 in their three years in the Missouri Valley Conference- they made the NCAA’s three of the last five years they played in the OVC.

— Iowa Hawkeyes signed up former Drake coach Ben McCollum as their new coach, after he led the Bulldogs 31-4 record this year. McCollum won four national titles in six years at the D2 level.

— Rick Pitino is a GREAT basketball coach, one of the best ever. St John’s was 31-5 this year, winning the Big East tournament and an NCAA tourney game, both for the first time since 2000, but they lost 75-66 to Arkansas Saturday, and we live in a fickle society.
Late in the game, down by 2 points, Pitino benched one of his best players, who was 3-17 from the floor in that game. Since then, certain media members have criticized the coach, because, well it was Monday and they had to have something to talk about.
But Jalen Rose did it on live TV Saturday night, then again Sunday night, over 24 hours after the game ended. Almost like Jalen Rose has a vendetta against Pitino.

— Famous birthdays, March 25th:
Bonnie Bedelia, 77
Lee Mazzilli, 70
Avery Johnson, 60
Sarah Jessica Parker, 60
Tom Glavine, 59
Dale Davis, 56
Travis Fryman, 56
Domenick Lombardozzi, 49
Kyle Lowry, 39
Mike White, 30
Hyun Jin Ryu, 28
Pete Crow-Armstrong, 23

— Long time ago, maybe ten years or so, I’m at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for the first week of the NCAA Tournament. The early games on Thursday tip off (really early, it was 9am in Las Vegas) and before the second TV timeout, a guy hits a 3-pointer from the right side, and his team is winning 15-9.

(MGM Sportsbook is excellent, by the way; good place to hang out and watch games, with good food options very close by)
Three young guys sitting to my left start yelling, hugging each other; I asked one of them “Was that your brother who made that shot??”
“No, man, they got to 15 first; that was our bet!!!”

I had no idea that was a thing, that you could bet on which team got to 15 points first. Every now and then, I still debate researching this and keeping track of it, but it seems kind of random to me, so I haven’t done it.

— When the San Francisco Giants play Thursday night, they’ll be starting their 19th different left fielder over the last 19 Opening Days, the longest-such streak by any team at one position in the last 120 years.

— Cleveland Guardians signed P Tanner Bibee for five years, $48M; he was 12-8, 3.47 in 31 starts last year, his second year in the majors.

— World Champion Dodgers used 17 starting pitchers last year; also-ran Angels used 18 starting pitchers. Takes a lot of quality depth in your organization to have a winning team.

— Kansas City Royals acquired 36-year old OF/1B Mark Canha from Milwaukee, in exchange for a player to be named later.
Canha has played for five teams in his 10-year career; he could see some time at 1B for Kansas City, with Vinnie Pasquantino out with a bad hamstring.

— Angels acquired P Ian Anderson from the Braves, in exchange for lefty reliever Jose Suarez.
Anderson 22-13, 3.97 in 52 starts for Atlanta, but he missed the last two years after he had his elbow operated on. He walked 18 batters in 17 IP this spring; he was out of options, so Halos had to trade him or risk losing him via waivers.

— Tigers ace Tarik Skubal was getting interviewed last week, and someone asked him how he dealt with analytics. Skubal gave analytics their due, then referred to the office the analytics guys for Detroit used as……..”the nerd room”

 

[Udog 3,450]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, March 25

 

[Udog 3,450]

NBA

Tuesday, March 25

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Trend Report
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Orlando VS Charlotte
Orlando is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Charlotte
Orlando is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Charlotte's last 21 games at home

San Antonio VS Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games on the road
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Detroit is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games

Golden State VS Miami
Golden State is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Miami is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Golden State

Dallas VS New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas
New York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Atlanta VS Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

Memphis VS Utah
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Memphis's last 14 games when playing on the road against Utah
Memphis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Utah's last 14 games when playing at home against Memphis
Utah is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Memphis

Oklahoma City VS Sacramento
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 on the road
Sacramento is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Sacramento is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Cleveland VS Portland
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Cleveland is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


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[Udog 3,450]

 

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Tuesday, March 25​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SA at DET	07:00 PM	DET -10.5 U 233.5	+500 +500
ORL at CHA	07:00 PM	ORL -5.0 O 213.5	+500 +500
DAL at NY	07:30 PM	DAL +10.5 O 225.0	+500 +500
GS at MIA	07:30 PM	GS -5.5 O 215.5	+500 +500
ATL at HOU	08:00 PM	ATL +8.0 O 235.5	+500 +500
MEM at UTA	09:00 PM	MEM -10.5 O 240.0	+500 +500
CLE at POR	10:00 PM	CLE -6.5 O 230.0	+500 +500
OKC at SAC	10:00 PM	OKC -9.0 O 233.5	+500 +500

 

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NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/25/2025.................9 - 4 - 0...................69.23%.................+ 23.00
03/24/2025.................7 - 5 - 0...................58.33%..................+ 7.50
03/23/2025.................6 - 7 - 0...................46.15%..................- 8.50
03/22/2025.................3 - 5 - 0...................37.50%.................. -12.50
03/21/2025.................8- 6 - 0.....................57.14%..................+ 7.00
03/20/2025................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/19/2025................6 - 10 - 1...................37.50%..................- 25.00
03/18/2025..................6 - 0 - 0..................100.00%.................+ 30.00
03/17/2025..................6 - 4 - 0...................60.00%..................+ 8.00
03/16/2025.................1 - 11 - 0...................08.33%..................- 55.50
03/15/2025..................9 - 5 - 0....................64.28%..................+ 17.50
03/14/2025..................8 - 9 - 0....................47.055%...............- 9.50
03/12/2025..................9 - 6 - 0....................60.00%.................+ 12.00
03/11/2025...................4 - 4 - 0....................50.00%.................- 2.00
03/10/2025..................6 - 11 - 0....................32.29%..................- 30.50
03/09/2025....................7 - 5 - 0....................58.33%..................+ 7.50
03/08/2025....................5 - 8 - 0....................38.46%..................- 19.00
03/07/2025....................8 - 4 - 0....................66 .66%..................+ 18.00
03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0.....................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0......................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS....................134 - 137 - 1......................49.44%..................- 82.00

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Over/under win totals for this year:
105.5— Dodgers
93.5— Braves
90.5— Mets, Phillies
88.5— Bronx
86.5— Arizona, Orioles, Red Sox, White Sox, Astros, Texas
85.5— Padres, Mariners

Quote of the Day
“It’s not going to be a live game, but nobody really has live scrimmages anymore. So, you make it a full thud like we’re doing and practice against them, just like they do in the NFL.”
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy, suggesting an OSU-Oklahoma spring scrimmage, to raise $$$ for NIL payments to players

Wednesday’s quiz
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played the last 14 years of his great career for the Lakers; who did he play for, in the first six years of his career?

Tuesday’s quiz
From 1954-1996, the Dodgers had only two managers, Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda; former Dodgers SS Bill Russell replaced Lasorda as the Dodgers’ manager, in 1997.

Monday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, David Wright has scored the most runs.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— New Jersey Giants signed QB Russell Wilson for one year, $21M, with $10.5M of that $$$ guaranteed; Wilson will be playing for his fourth team in five years. He is 130-85-1 as an NFL starter, 9-8 in playoff games, but he is also 23-32 the last four years.
Giants signed QB Jameis Winston last week, would appear that they’re out of the market for a QB in next month’s draft.

— New England Patriots signed WR Stefon Diggs for three years, $69M; Diggs caught 47 passes for 496 yards in only eight games for Houston last year, after six straight seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards. New England will be his third team in three years.

— Last three years in the NCAA Tournament, #1 seeds are 4-5 SU/2-7 ATS in their Sweet 16 games. From 2016-21, #1-seeds were 11-1 SU/7-5 ATS in Sweet 16 games, so 9-12 ATS over an 8-year span isn’t very good.

— Arkansas is the only team seeded 9th or worse still alive in March Madness; since 2017, #9 or lower seeds are 9-3 ATS when they play in a Sweet 16 game.

— St Francis PA lost 70-68 in a play-in game to Alabama State, after winning the NEC tourney, but this week they announced they’re dropping down to D-III sports, much like Hartford did a couple years ago. Some schools have no desire/ability to compete with bigger-money schools for good players.

— Drake star Bennett Stirtz is following his coach Ben McCollum to Iowa; Drake was 31-4 this year, won a first-round NCAA Tourney game. McCollum won four DII national titles in his days at Northwest Missouri. The question: how good is Iowa’s NIL program?

— UNLV signed former Memphis/Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner as their new coach; Pastner followed John Calipari at Memphis, went 130-44 the first five years, but only 2-4 in the NCAA tourney. When Memphis faded the next two years, they fired him and he went to Georgia Tech, a much harder job.

Pastner was 109-114 at Tech, making NCAA’s once in seven years. He spent the last two years as a studio analyst on ESPN. Pastner will he UNLV’s 7th coach in 16 years.

— Xavier is hiring Richard Pitino as its new coach; Pitino was 75-30/35-21 the last three years at New Mexico, winning a game in this year’s tournament.

— Sacramento State named former NBA star Mike Bibby its new head coach; Bibby was on the Sacramento Kings for 6+ seasons. He scored 14.7 ppg in his NBA career.
Sac State will be on its fifth coach in six years; their last winning season in Big Sky games was in 2015. Hornets have never played in the NCAA Tournament.

— Famous birthdays, March 26th:
Martin Short, 75
Catherine Keener, 66
Marcus Allen, 65
Mike Warren, 64
John Stockton, 63
Kevin Seitzer, 63
Keira Knightley, 40
Cristian Javier, 28

— Seattle Mariners signed C Cal Raleigh to a six-year deal worth $105M; Raleigh has hit 91 home runs the last three years.

— Arizona P Jordan Montgomery is going to have Tommy John surgery, is out for at least a year; he had a 6.23 ERA in 21 starts last season. He won’t be back until late in the 2026 season.

— NIT
Chattanooga 67, Bradley 65
Bradley led 38-25 at halftime.
Honor Huff played all 40:00, shot 5-13 on arc, scored 21 points.
Bradley lost, despite shooting 66.7% inside the arc.

North Texas 61, Oklahoma State 59
Mean Green led 27-22 at halftime.
Cowboys shot 4-15 on the arc, only 9-16 on the foul line.

— CBI
Illinois State 78, Incarnate Word 73
Redbirds outscored the Cardinals 17-9 over the final 5:00.
Chase Walker scored 27 points, had 8 rebounds for Illinois State.
Three players on Incarnate Word played all 40:00.

Cleveland State 72, Florida Gulf Coast 65
Vikings led 36-29 at halftime.
Cleveland State was 20-23 on foul line, FGCU 8-14.
Cleveland State was +5 in turnovers (13-8)

— Kentucky Wildcats are the only team in the last 20 years to make the Sweet 16, when they had zero returning points from the year before- kudos to them for that. Mark Pope rebuilt his roster and the Wildcats are

— I’m wondering what its like to be traded; you make a lot of money playing ball, but you get the call that you have to pack up and move somewhere else. Has to be weird, especially for guys who have a family.

— My brain is tired; have watched a ton of college basketball, spring training games and also a lot of fantasy baseball podcasts. Looking forward to watching a lot of baseball that counts on Thursday, as well as the four Sweet 16 games.

 

[Udog 3,450]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, March 26

NBA

Wednesday, March 26

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Trend Report
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Washington VS Philadelphia
Washington are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games.
Washington are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Washington are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games.
Philadelphia are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 15 games against Washington.

Toronto VS Brooklyn
Toronto are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games.
Toronto are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Toronto are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
Brooklyn are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games against Toronto.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games at home.

Los Angeles VS Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 5 games.
LA Lakers are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Indiana.
LA Lakers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Indiana are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Indiana's last 10 games.
Indiana are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games against LA Lakers.

Los Angeles VS New York
LA Clippers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
LA Clippers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
LA Clippers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against New York.
LA Clippers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against New York.
New York are 6-12 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games against LA Clippers.
New York are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home.

Milwaukee VS Denver
Milwaukee are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games.
Milwaukee are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Denver.
Milwaukee are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games on the road.
Denver are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games.
Denver are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games against Milwaukee.

Boston VS Phoenix
Boston are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games.
Boston are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
Boston are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games.
Phoenix are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games against Boston.


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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Over/under win totals for this year:
54.5— White Sox
59.5— Colorado
63.5— Marlins
70.5— Washington
71.5— A’s
72.5— Angels

Quote of the Day
“Yeah, I expect to be the starter and come in here and be ready to rock and roll every day. I think this team’s really looking for somebody to lead them in every way.”
Russell Wilson

Thursday’s quiz
When was the last time all four #1-seeds made the Final Four?

Wednesday’s quiz
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played the last 14 years of his great career for the Lakers; he played his first six years for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Tuesday’s quiz
From 1954-1996, the Dodgers had only two managers, Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda; former Dodgers SS Bill Russell replaced Lasorda as the Dodgers’ manager, in 1997.

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Thursday’s Den: Baseball trends for Opening Day……..​

Recent trends for major league teams……..

National League

Arizona- Missed playoffs six of last seven years, but in that one year, they got to the World Series, losing to Texas in five games. Last two years, Arizona was 84-78/89-73.

Atlanta- Made playoffs the last seven years, but made only one World Series in those years, beating Houston in six games in 2021. Braves’ last losing season? 2017.

Cubs- Missed playoffs last four years, went 83-79/83-79 the last two years. From 2015-20, they made the playoffs five times in six years, winning 2016 World Series.

Cincinnati- Missed playoffs 10 of last 11 years, losing 2-0 to Atlanta in Wild Card round in 2020. Hiring Terry Francona as manager figures to be a huge upgrade for the Reds.

Colorado- Missed playoffs the last six years, losing 101/103 games the last two years. Since they got swept in the 2007 World Series, Rockies have made playoffs three times in 17 years.

Dodgers- Made playoffs the last 12 years, winning World Series in 2020/2024, losing Series in 2017/2018. Their last losing season was in 2010, when they were 80-82.

Miami- Marlins made playoffs twice in last four years, ending a 17-year drought; they went 62-100 last year, after making playoffs in 2023. They have their third manager in four years.

Milwaukee- Made playoffs six of last seven years; their last losing season in a 162-game schedule was 2016. Brewers won 92+ games in three of their last four seasons.

Mets- Made playoffs two of last three years, have made playoffs only four times since 2007. Mets fans are lucky to have a very wealthy owner who is also a fan and really wants to win.

Phillies- Made playoffs the last three years, ending a 10-year drought; From 2013-20, Phillies weren’t over .500 in any season. Phillies lost World Series to Houston in six games in 2022.

Pittsburgh- Missed playoffs the last nine years, after making it three years in a row under Clint Hurdle, from 2013-15. Won 76/76 games last two years, after winning 61/62 in 2021-22.

St Louis- Missed playoffs last two years, after making it four years in a row before that; they’ve made the playoffs eight times in 13 years since winning the 2011 World Series.

San Diego- Made playoffs three of last five years, lost NLDS 3-2 to the Dodgers last year. Their owner died last year; is still unclear if the new ownership will still be spending $$$.

San Francisco- Made playoffs once in last seven years; they were 107-55 in 2021, haven’t been over .500 since then. Made playoffs twice in last 10 years, since winning 3 WS in five years.

Washington- Won 2019 World Series, have had five losing seasons in a row since, but still have same manager/GM. They let Bryce Harper/Juan Soto/Trey Turner walk.

— Famous birthdays, March 27th:
Dick Ruthven, 74
Cliff Stoudt, 70
Randall Cunningham, 62
Quentin Tarantino, 62
Ed Pinckney, 62
Buster Posey, 38
Clay Holmes, 32
Brandon Nimmo, 32
Brycen Hopkins, 28
Tyler Kolek, 24

American League

Baltimore— Won 101-91 games the last two years; four years ago, they were 52-110, so a huge turnaround down by manager Brandon Hyde. Last World Series title: 1983.

Boston— Missed playoffs last three years, winning 78-78-81 games; they’ve made playoffs once in six years, since winning 2018 World Series- they’ve won four World Series since 2004.

White Sox— Were 41-121 last year, a historically bad season; they lost 101 games the year before, two years after they went 93-69, losing the ALDS. LY, they were 13-29 in one-run games.

Cleveland— Guardians made playoffs six of last nine years; they finished over .500 in 10 of their last 12 seasons. Cleveland was 10-3 in extra-inning games last year.

Detroit— Made playoffs last year for first time in 10 years; they were 21-12 vs lefty starters, 65-64 vs RHP. Detroit was 21-10 when Tarik Skubal was the starting pitcher.

Houston— Made playoffs the last eight years, winning World Series in 2017, 2022. Changed up some this year; Altuve will play LF, Christian Walker 1B, Paredes 3B.

Kansas City— Made playoffs last year for first time since winning 2015 World Series; last year, Royals were 33-19 against AL Central rivals, 53-55 vs everyone else.

Angels— Have had nine straight losing seasons; Mike Trout has been in big leagues 14 years, has played in three playoff games. They still owe Anthony Rendon $77M+ the next two years.

Minnesota— Missed playoffs three of last four years; since 2006, they’re 3-18 in playoff games. Last year, Twins were 18-28 vs NL teams, 10-21 vs AL East, 29-23 vs AL Central rivals.

Bronx— Made playoffs 12 of last 16 years; lost World Series LY, their first WS since 2009. Last year, they were 73-46 vs lefty starters, only 21-23 vs lefties.

A’s— Last three years, lost 102-112-93 games; they were in the playoffs in 2020. .Will play home games the next three years in Sacramento. LY, from July 1st on, A’s were 39-37.

Seattle— Have made playoffs once since 2001; losing 3-0 to Astros in ALDS. Last year, Mariners were 32-20 vs AL West rivals, 53-57 vs everyone else- they missed the playoffs by a game.

Tampa Bay— Missed playoffs LY for first time in six years; they were 80-82, 30-22 in one-run games. This year, Rays are playing in a spring training stadium in Tampa; their dome got shredded by a hurricane this winter..

Texas— Made playoffs once in last eight years, winning 2023 World Series. Bruce Bochy has won four World Series, in his last 12 years as a manager. Rangers were 9-2 in extra innings LY.

Toronto— Made playoffs three of last five years, but went 0-6 in playoffs; last year, Blue Jays were 14-22 vs lefty starters, 19-30 in one-run games.

 

[Udog 3,450]

NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, March 27

 

[Udog 3,450]

NBA

Thursday, March 27

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Trend Report
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Indiana VS Washington
Indiana are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games.
Indiana are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Indiana are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Washington.
Indiana are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games on the road.
Washington are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games.
Washington are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Washington are 2-15 SU in their last 17 games at home.

San Antonio VS Cleveland
San Antonio are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Antonio's last 14 games.
San Antonio are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
San Antonio are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games.
Cleveland are 16-4 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games against San Antonio.

Dallas VS Orlando
Dallas are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Dallas' last 9 games.
Dallas are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games.
Dallas are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games against Orlando.
Orlando are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games.
Orlando are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Orlando are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games at home.

Atlanta VS Miami
Atlanta are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
Atlanta are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
Atlanta are 6-12 SU in their last 18 games against Miami.
Miami are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 13 games.
Miami are 2-10 SU in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Miami's last 18 games against Atlanta.

Los Angeles VS Chicago
LA Lakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers' last 6 games.
LA Lakers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against Chicago.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers' last 5 games on the road.
Chicago are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games.
Chicago are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 7 games against LA Lakers.

Memphis VS Oklahoma City
Memphis are 3-12 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 6 games.
Memphis are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Memphis are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games against Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games.
Oklahoma City are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games against Memphis.

Houston VS Utah
Houston are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games.
Houston are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games.
Houston are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against Utah.
Utah are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 9 games.
Utah are 1-13 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games against Houston.

Portland VS Sacramento
Portland are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
Portland are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against Sacramento.
Portland are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games against Sacramento.
Portland are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Sacramento are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
Sacramento are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games against Portland.
Sacramento are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home.


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[Udog 3,450]

 

[CNOTES 3,265]

Thursday, March 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IND at WAS	07:00 PM	WAS +13.0 U 235.5	+500 +500
DAL at ORL	07:00 PM	DAL +7.0 O 219.0	+500 +500
SA at CLE	07:00 PM	SA +14.5 U 236.5	+500 +500
ATL at MIA	07:30 PM	ATL +2.0 U 227.0	+500 +500
LAL at CHI	08:00 PM	CHI +2.5 O 234.0	+500 +500
MEM at OKC	08:00 PM	OKC -10.5 U 237.0	+500 +500
HOU at UTA	09:00 PM	UTA +13.0 O 227.5	+500 +500
POR at SAC	10:00 PM	SAC -6.0 U 226.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES 3,265]

NBA BEST BETS FOR MARCH !

03/27/2025................7 - 4 - 0...................63.63%..................+ 13.00
03/25/2025.................9 - 4 - 0...................69.23%.................+ 23.00
03/24/2025.................7 - 5 - 0...................58.33%..................+ 7.50
03/23/2025.................6 - 7 - 0...................46.15%..................- 8.50
03/22/2025.................3 - 5 - 0...................37.50%.................. -12.50
03/21/2025.................8- 6 - 0.....................57.14%..................+ 7.00
03/20/2025................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/19/2025................6 - 10 - 1...................37.50%..................- 25.00
03/18/2025..................6 - 0 - 0..................100.00%.................+ 30.00
03/17/2025..................6 - 4 - 0...................60.00%..................+ 8.00
03/16/2025.................1 - 11 - 0...................08.33%..................- 55.50
03/15/2025..................9 - 5 - 0....................64.28%..................+ 17.50
03/14/2025..................8 - 9 - 0....................47.055%...............- 9.50
03/12/2025..................9 - 6 - 0....................60.00%.................+ 12.00
03/11/2025...................4 - 4 - 0....................50.00%.................- 2.00
03/10/2025..................6 - 11 - 0....................32.29%..................- 30.50
03/09/2025....................7 - 5 - 0....................58.33%..................+ 7.50
03/08/2025....................5 - 8 - 0....................38.46%..................- 19.00
03/07/2025....................8 - 4 - 0....................66 .66%..................+ 18.00
03/06/2025....................4 - 5 - 0....................44.44%..................- 7.50
03/05/2025....................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%..................- 18.00
03/04/2025....................3 - 4 - 0....................42.85%...................-7.00
03/03/2025....................3 - 4 - 0.....................42.85%..................- 7.00
03/02/2025....................6 - 3 - 0.....................66.66%..................+ 13.50
03/01/2025....................3 - 6 - 0......................33.33%..................- 16.50

TOTALS....................141 - 141 - 1.....................50.00%..................- 69.00

 

[CNOTES 3,265]

Friday’s 6-pack:
States with the most Waffle Houses:
433— Georgia
185— Florida
183— North Carolina
171— South Carolina
153— Alabama
134— Tennessee

Quote of the Day
“My biggest concerns in life right now, I don’t know who my boss is going to be. The guy that brought me here — who I really like, but appreciative of him bringing me to College Park — is not here anymore and I don’t know who we’re going to hire and in today’s day and age that worries me a little bit.”
Maryland basketball coach Kevin Willard

Friday’s quiz
Colorado Rockies have played in one World Series; who was their manager?
(Hint: He was also the Pirates’ manager, last time they had a winning season)

Thursday’s quiz
2008 was the last time all four #1-seeds made the Final Four.

Wednesday’s quiz
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played the last 14 years of his great career for the Lakers; he played his first six years for the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Thursday​

— Texas Tech 85, Arkansas 83 OT
Arkansas led by 16 with 11:00 left in the game.
Tech tied it up on a 3-pointer with 0:09.7 left in regulation.
Tech out-rebounded Arkansas, 51-39
Red Raiders move on to play #1-seed Florida Saturday.

— Duke 100, Arizona 93
Duke shot 11-19 on the arc.
Blue Devils are 30-1 since Thanksgiving.
Arizona started season 17-6, went 7-7 in their last 14 games.
Duke is in Elite 8 for third time in four years.

— Florida 87, Maryland 71
Gators led 40-38 at halftime.
Florida out-rebounded Maryland, 42-20.
Gators shot 59.4% inside the arc.
Florida has won nine in row, 15 of last 16 games.

— Alabama 113, BYU 88
Alabama shot 25-51 on the arc, scored 1.43 points/possession.
BYU shot 6-30 on arc, 64.3% inside arc, and lost by 25.
Crimson Tide scored 62 points in the second half.
Alabama scored 94.3 ppg in its three NCAA tourney wins.

— Famous birthdays, March 28th
Rick Barry, 80
Len Elmore, 73
JK McKay, 72
Reba McIntyre, 70
Glenn Davis, 64
Byron Scott, 64
Vince Vaughn, 55
Chris Long, 40
Stefani Germanotta, 39 (Lady Gaga)
Christian Walker, 34
Derek Carr, 34
Will Smith, 30 (Dodgers’ catcher)

— Orioles 12, Blue Jays 2
Tyler O’Neill homered on Opening Day for the sixth year in a row.

— Padres 7, Braves 4
Padres took the lead with four runs in 7th inning.
Jackson Merrill drove in four runs for San Diego.

— Astros 3, Mets 1
Mets had 6 hits, drew 6 walks, were 0-6 with RISP.
Framber Valdez threw seven shutout IP (90 PT)

— Marlins 5, Pirates 4
Pittsburgh led 4-2 in the eighth inning.
Kyle Stowesr had a walk-off single to send 31,590 fans home happy.

— Bronx 4, Brewers 2
Freddy Peralta gave up two home runs in his 5 IP:
Austin Wells’ homer would’ve only been a home run in this stadium.
Anthony Volpe’s homer would’ve been a homer in only 9 of 30 MLB stadiums.
In other words, Peralta gave up two cheap home runs.
(There is an app that says how many ballparks each home run would’ve gone out of)

— Word of the Day— Over-reaction- Responding to something with too strong an emotion.
Example: the nine hitters in my fantasy baseball lineup went 4-32 Thursday; the guys on my bench went 10-22. A lesser person would’ve over-reacted and be annoyed by that

— Guardians 7, Royals 4 (10)
Kyle Manzardo was 3-4, scored twice, had four RBI
Royals led 3-0 early, tied game in bottom of ninth

— Giants 6, Reds 4
Wilmer Flores hit a 3-run homer in the ninth inning.
Jeimer Candelario knocked in three runs for the Reds.

— Red Sox 5, Rangers 2
Wilyer Abreu hit a 3-run tater in 9th inning, his second homer of the day.
Boston’s bullpen threw four shutout innings.

— Dodgers 5, Tigers 4
Detroit was 0-15 with runners in scoring position.
Ohtani hit another home run, is off to a 5-12 start at the plate.

— White Sox 8, Angels 1
Sean Burke tossed six shutout innings for Chicago.
Andrew Benintendi hit a 3-run homer.

 

[Udog 3,450]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, March 28

 

[Udog 3,450]

NBA

Friday, March 28

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Trend Report
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Cleveland VS Detroit
Cleveland are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland are 16-4 SU in their last 20 games.
Cleveland are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games against Detroit.
Detroit are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
Detroit are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 11 games against Cleveland.
Detroit are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at home.

Los Angeles VS Brooklyn
LA Clippers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Clippers' last 12 games.
LA Clippers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
LA Clippers are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games.
Brooklyn are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Brooklyn's last 13 games against LA Clippers.

Charlotte VS Toronto
Charlotte are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games.
Charlotte are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Charlotte are 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games against Toronto.
Toronto are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games.
Toronto are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games against Charlotte.

Golden State VS New Orleans
Golden State are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games.
Golden State are 14-4 SU in their last 18 games.
Golden State are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of New Orleans' last 19 games against Golden State.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans' last 8 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans' last 9 games when playing at home against Golden State.

New York VS Milwaukee
New York are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games.
New York are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Milwaukee.
New York are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games.
Milwaukee are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games against New York.

Phoenix VS Minnesota
Phoenix are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games.
Phoenix are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Phoenix are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games.
Minnesota are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games against Phoenix.

Utah VS Denver
Utah are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games.
Utah are 1-14 SU in their last 15 games.
Utah are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against Denver.
Utah are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games against Denver.
Denver are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Denver's last 12 games against Utah.
Denver are 0-9 ATS in their last 9 games at home.


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[Udog 3,450]