Cnotes 2020/2021 NHL Season Long Trends, News, Notes, Picks !

[StarDust Bum]

TUESDAY, MARCH 23
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NJ at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -155
U 6.0

FLA at CHI 08:00 PM
FLA -160
U 6.0

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -145
O 5.5

TB at DAL 08:30 PM
TB -175
O 5.5

COL at ARI 10:00 PM
ARI +210
O 5.5



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.......................104 - 123.......45.81%.............-61.00


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FEB. TOTALS.......WIN 102......LOST 130.....43.96%.......TOTALS......- 129.00
JAN. TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

[StarDust Bum]

TUESDAY, MARCH 23
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NJ at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -155.............4 - 3
U 6.0................LOSER

FLA at CHI 08:00 PM
FLA -160 2 - 3
U 6.0.................WINNER

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
NAS -145..................0 - 2
O 5.5....................LOSER

TB at DAL 08:30 PM
TB -175.................2 - 1
O 5.5....................LOSER

COL at ARI 10:00 PM
ARI +210.............4 - 5....WINNER
O 5.5.......................WINNER



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.23 1021.................2 -3..........40.00%...........+4.00
MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.....................106 - 126.......45.68%.............-57.00


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FEB. TOTALS.......WIN 102......LOST 130.....43.96%.......TOTALS......- 129.00
JAN. TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

[StarDust Bum]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
NBA teams who’ve gone over the total the most:
29-13— New Orleans
28-15— Brooklyn
26-16— Denver
26-17— Sacramento
25-16— Milwaukee
25-16— Indiana

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 542,379
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn’t park anywhere near the place.”
Steven Wright

Wednesday’s quiz
Which three major league teams has Joe Girardi managed?

Tuesday’s quiz
Tim Floyd was USC’s coach in 2007, last time they made the Sweet 16; he coached the Chicago Bulls from 1998-2002.

Monday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they beat the Cleveland Indians.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) The movie Little Big League was on FS1 last night; the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, leaves the team to his 12-year old grandson, who then names himself manager of the Twins. Pretty good movie.

The kid’s mom is played by Ashley Crow; the movie was made in 1994.

In real life, Ashley Crow’s son is Pete Crow-Armstrong, who was drafted in the first round last year by the New York Mets. Crow-Armstrong played at Harvard-Westlake HS in Los Angeles, which once had Lucas Giolito, Jack Flaherty, Max Fried on the team at the same time.

Crow-Armstrong turns 19 tomorrow; in 11 at-bats this spring, he’s 1-11 with four runs scored. This year will be his first full season as a pro.

12) Mets’ 2B Jeff MacNeil was hit by pitches three times in a game last week, by three different pitchers; that doesn’t happen much.

11) Last Mets’ note; former New Jersey governor Chris Christie was recently named to the Mets’ board of directors; hopefully they didn’t put him in charge of parking.

10) Atlantic 14 tried something different this year; they played the first three rounds of their conference tournament March 3-6 in Richmond, then held the final March 14 in Dayton, assuming the two finalists would get on a bus after the game and make the short drive to Indiana, where they would hunker down safely for the NCAA’s. On paper, it made sense.

In reality, VCU couldn’t play in the NCAA Tournament because they had positive COVID tests in their program. Would it have been different had they just played the final in Richmond? We’ll never know.

9) Oregon State Beavers have covered 15 of their last 18 games as an underdog, with 11 wins outright. Beavers play Loyola Saturday, in the Sweet 16.

8) There is an NBA rule that no referee can work the same team’s games more than nine teams in a season; that rule has been waived this season, because of COVID protocols. Referees aren’t traveling as much.

7) Back in the 70’s, Astros’ pitching coach Brent Strom was a major league pitcher; he got hurt, was the second big leaguer to have what is now known as Tommy John surgery. Had he been the first, it would be known as Brent Strom surgery.

6) Al Leiter pitched in the major leagues for 19 years, won 162 games; his son Jack is a pitcher at Vanderbilt now, a highly-touted prospect who is expected to be a first round draft pick this year.

Saturday, Jack Leiter threw a no-hitter, struck out 16 South Carolina hitters, throwing 124 pitches; college managers aren’t as crazy about pitch counts as professional managers.

My question is this: How many major league pitchers will throw 124+ pitches in a game this year? Won’t be many, my guess is three or four.

5) First round of the 16-team NIT saw underdogs go 6-2 ATS; second round is Thursday.

4) One thing handicappers missed out on this season was taking a look at an Ivy League team in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Over last ten tournaments, Ivy League squads are 8-2 ATS in their first round games.

When the Ivy League teams come back next season after a year off, it’ll be interesting to see how much different these teams are. Last time we saw them, Ivy League was the #16 conference in the country, right in the middle nationally.

3) One of best parts of watching spring training games on MLB Network is the interviews with managers during the game. You can pick up some info here; also good when teams combine broadcasting crews for games. Marlins-Cardinals, Mariners-Rockies have done this.

But when you think of managers being interviewed during a game, can you imagine going back a few years and having Earl Weaver, Dick Williams or Billy Martin being interviewed during a game, even an exhibition game? Thing would have to be on a 7-second delay, for sure.

2) Happy 90th birthday to William Shatner; the actor who became famous as Captain Kirk on Star Trek– he still does commercials that air on Milwaukee Brewer games.

1) Went to the grocery store today, picked up a few things, no big deal, but also walked around the store and located exits, just in case what happened in Boulder ever happens here. Doesn’t hurt to be prepared, but its a sad commentary on our current situation.

[StarDust Bum]

69CALGARY -70 OTTAWA
CALGARY is 6-12 ATS (-9.9 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

71ANAHEIM -72 MINNESOTA
ANAHEIM is 0-8 ATS (-8 Units) against poor power play teams - scoring on < 14.5% of their chances in the current season.

75BUFFALO -76 PITTSBURGH
BUFFALO is 1-14 ATS (-13.2 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.

77LOS ANGELES -78 SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE is 8-3 ATS (4.7 Units) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the current season.

79WINNIPEG -80 VANCOUVER
WINNIPEG is 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) in road games after playing 2 consecutive road games in the current season.




NHL

Wednesday, March 24

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Trend Report
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Calgary @ Ottawa
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Calgary is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary

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

Buffalo @ Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Buffalo is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing Buffalo

Los Angeles @ San Jose
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games at home

Winnipeg @ Vancouver
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Winnipeg is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vancouver's last 6 games


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[StarDust Bum]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAL at OTT 05:00 PM
OTT +160
O 6.0

ANA at MIN 05:30 PM
ANA +220
U 5.5

BUF at PIT 08:00 PM
PIT -280
U 6.0

LA at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ -105
U 5.5

WIN at VAN 10:30 PM
WIN -150
U 6.0



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.23 1021.................2 -3..........40.00%...........+4.00
MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.....................106 - 126.......45.68%.............-57.00


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FEB. TOTALS.......WIN 102......LOST 130.....43.96%.......TOTALS......- 129.00
JAN. TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

[StarDust Bum]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CAL at OTT 05:00 PM
OTT +160..........1 - 3....WINNER
O 6.0.................LOSER

ANA at MIN 05:30 PM
ANA +220............2 - 3....LOSER
U 5.5...........................WINNER

BUF at PIT 08:00 PM
PIT -280..........2 - 5
U 6.0....................LOSER

LA at SJ 10:30 PM
SJ -105............2 - 4
U 5.5...................LOSER

WIN at VAN 10:30 PM
WIN -150..........5 - 1
U 6.0..................PUSH



CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.24 2021.................2 - 4.........33.33%...........-9.00
MAR.23 2021.................2 -3..........40.00%...........+4.00
MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.....................108 - 130.......45.37%.............-66.00


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FEB. TOTALS.......WIN 102......LOST 130.....43.96%.......TOTALS......- 129.00
JAN. TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

[StarDust Bum]

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

A person named Web Smith posted this on Twitter:
A few books that I credit to helping me when my mental health falters:
1: Atomic Habits (James Clear)
2: Can’t Hurt Me (Goggins)
3: The Daily Stoic (Holiday)
4: Driven (Douglas Brackmann)
5: GRIT (Angela Duckworth)
If your mental health is struggling, reach out to a friend, read a book, listen to music.

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 542,379
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Thursday's Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Baseball had the universal DH last year and everyone seemed happy with it; no pitchers got hurt while batting and it was assumed that it would become a permanent thing.

But sometimes it seems like baseball is run by imbeciles; the owners used the universal DH as a bargaining chip to retain the expanded playoffs, and the players said no, so this season, the National League pitchers will bat, with it widely assumed that once there is a new labor deal this winter, the universal DH will become a permanent thing.

Arizona pitcher Zac Gallen has a hairline fracture in his right arm, something that only pains him when he swings a bat- go figure. The main reason this ticks me off is that Gallen is one of the better pitchers on my fantasy team, and good pitchers are hard to find. Oy.

But it is also annoying because in a business where teams are with a billion dollars, there seems to be no common sense. They want more offense in the game, but they won’t put the DH in for both leagues. They want more balls in play, but they let pitchers bat and most pitchers suck at hitting. It makes no sense.

12) Toronto Blue Jays have injury issues already:
— OF George Springer has an oblique issue.
— Closer Kirby Yates might need Tommy John surgery.
— P Nate Pearson has a pulled leg muscle.
— Injuries to 3B Cavan Biggio’s injured finger came back negative.
— P Robbie Ray is day-to-day with an elbow injury.

11) This will be catcher Kurt Suzuki’s 15th year in the major leagues; he’s bounced around a lot:
2007-12: Oakland
2012-13: Washington
2013: back to Oakland for 35 games.
2014-16: Minnesota
2017-18: Atlanta
2019-20: Washington
2021: LA Angels

Bet you he could write a hell of a book.

10) Houston Astros signed P Lance McCullers to a 5-year, $85M contract extension.

9) Last year, the average on-base % in the major leagues was .321; the average slugging percentage was .402, making the average OPS .723.

8) They were talking on the Spurs game last night, saying that Kawhi Leonard owns:
— a $17M home in Pacific Palisades
— a $7M condo in downtown Los Angeles
— a $13M home in Rancho Sante Fe

Must be fun to be really rich.

Leonard scored 25 last night; Clippers pounded San Antonio, 134-101.

7) There is a rule in college sports that was put into effect in 2006: Division I athletes can transfer without having to sit out a year if they graduated in four years and have a season of eligibility remaining.

One of the first ballplayers to take use this rule was Kevin Kruger, who transferred from Arizona State to UNLV, so he could he could play for his dad Lon Kruger. UNLV made the Sweet 16 that year; they’ve only won one NCAA Tournament game since then.

Which is why, 15 years later, Kevin Kruger is the new head coach at UNLV; he will be looking to poach transfers from other schools to strengthen his roster. Who wouldn’t to go to school in a town that loves basketball and has great weather?

Problem is, Kruger will be UNLV’s 5th head coach in eight years; they need better players, and they need some stability, with both their roster and coaching staff.

6) Two years ago, when Eric Musselman was coaching at Nevada, he started five 5th-year seniors, all of whom had transferred to Reno; his starting lineup that season was older than the Phoenix Suns had in the NBA. Having a talented, mature lineup helps you win.

5) Felt bad for Houston Rockets’ coach Stephen Silas the other night; his team was 11-10 at one point, but then lost 20 games in a row. Losing sucks; at his post-game press conference, Silas was obviously upset, he is sitting at the table, head in hand, trying to keep it together. This is his first year as an NBA head coach, and he knows damn well it also could be his last. Not good.

4) Odds to win each region of the NCAA Tournament:
East:
+175- Alabama
+195- Michigan
+315- Florida State
+750- UCLA

South:
-125- Baylor
+220- Arkansas
+500- Villanova
+4000- Oral Roberts

3) Midwest:
+115- Houston
+190- Loyola Chi
+550- Syracuse
+975- Oregon State

West:
-375- Gonzaga
+640- USC
+1000- Oregon
+2000- Creighton

2) USC-Oregon meet this weekend in the Sweet 16; since 2002, when conference rivals meet in the NCAA Tournament, from the Sweet 16 on, the underdog has been 7-4 ATS in those games.

1) Watching a San Francisco Giants game on TV the other night, with a few hundred fans there to watch, and a pitcher kept falling behind hitters. A wise guy in the stands yells out:

“Stop nibbling!!! Babe Ruth is dead!!!”

Everyone’s a freakin’ expert. LOL

[StarDust Bum]

1NY RANGERS -2 PHILADELPHIA
NY RANGERS are 21-12 ATS (16.5 Units) in road games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp over the last 2 seasons.

3NY ISLANDERS -4 BOSTON
NY ISLANDERS are 8-0 ATS (8.2 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

5TORONTO -6 OTTAWA
TORONTO is 7-15 ATS (-14.8 Units) in road games vs. losing teams over the last 2 seasons.

7NEW JERSEY -8 WASHINGTON
NEW JERSEY is 9-5 ATS (12.2 Units) in road games against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

9CAROLINA -10 COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS are 39-20 ATS (17 Units) in home games off a blowout loss by 3 goals or more to a division rival since 1996.

11BUFFALO -12 PITTSBURGH
BUFFALO is 1-14 ATS (-13.2 Units) against excellent power play teams- scoring on >17.5% of their chances in the current season.

13DETROIT -14 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 8-0 ATS (9 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the current season.

15FLORIDA -16 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 214-208 ATS (33.2 Units) when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%) since 1996.

17ST LOUIS -18 MINNESOTA
ST LOUIS are 27-35 ATS (-18.5 Units) against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

19TAMPA BAY -20 DALLAS
DALLAS are 2-15 ATS (-16.5 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.


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NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, March 25




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NHL

Thursday, March 25

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Trend Report
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NY Islanders @ Boston
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games

NY Rangers @ Philadelphia
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers

New Jersey @ Washington
New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games
New Jersey is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Washington
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

Carolina @ Columbus
Carolina
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina's last 11 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Columbus
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Columbus is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Carolina

Toronto @ Ottawa
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Buffalo @ Pittsburgh
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Buffalo's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo

Florida @ Chicago
Florida
Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Florida
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Detroit @ Nashville
Detroit
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Nashville
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

St. Louis @ Minnesota
St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Dallas
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay

Vegas @ Colorado
Vegas
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home


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[StarDust Bum]

THURSDAY, MARCH 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BUF at PIT 07:00 PM
BUF +260
U 6.0

NYR at PHI 07:00 PM
NYR -130
O 6.5

NYI at BOS 07:00 PM
NYI -105
U 5.0

CAR at CLB 07:00 PM
CLB +145
U 5.5

TOR at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +255
O 6.5

NJ at WAS 07:00 PM
WAS -192
U 6.0

FLA at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI +105
U 6.5

STL at MIN 08:00 PM
STL +100
U 5.5

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
DET +155
U 5.5

TB at DAL 08:30 PM
DAL +160
U 5.5

VEG at COL 09:00 PM
VEG +160
U 5.5




CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.24 2021.................2 - 4.........33.33%...........-9.00
MAR.23 2021.................2 -3..........40.00%...........+4.00
MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.....................108 - 130.......45.37%.............-66.00


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FEB. TOTALS.......WIN 102......LOST 130.....43.96%.......TOTALS......- 129.00
JAN. TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

[StarDust Bum]

THURSDAY, MARCH 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BUF at PIT 07:00 PM
BUF +260..........0 - 4..........LOSER
U 6.0.....................WINNER

NYR at PHI 07:00 PM
NYR -130.............8 - 3
O 6.5....................WINNER

NYI at BOS 07:00 PM
NYI -105.....................4 - 3
U 5.0.....................LOSER

CAR at CLB 07:00 PM
CLB +145...................4 - 3..........LOSER
U 5.5...................LOSER

TOR at OTT 07:00 PM
OTT +255...........3 - 2.........LOSER
O 6.5..................LOSER

NJ at WAS 07:00 PM
WAS -192.........3 - 4
U 6.0....................LOSER

FLA at CHI 08:00 PM
CHI +105............0 - 3....WINNER
U 6.5......................WINNER

STL at MIN 08:00 PM
STL +100.........0 - 2.....LOSER
U 5.5.........................WINNER

DET at NAS 08:00 PM
DET +155...........1 - 7.....LOSER
U 5.5...............LOSER

TB at DAL 08:30 PM
DAL +160...........3 - 4....WINNER
U 5.5....................LOSER

VEG at COL 09:00 PM
VEG +160.............1 - 5......LOSER
U 5.5...................LOSER




CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.25 2021.................6 - 13.......31.57..............-38.25
MAR.24 2021.................2 - 4.........33.33%...........-9.00
MAR.23 2021.................2 -3..........40.00%...........+4.00
MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.....................114 - 143.......44.35%............-104.25


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FEB. TOTALS.......WIN 102......LOST 130.....43.96%.......TOTALS......- 129.00
JAN. TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

[StarDust Bum]

Friday’s 6-pack
Top NHL teams at going over the total:
— Philadelphia Flyers 22-9 over
— Winnipeg Jets 17-13
— Minnesota Wild 16-13
— Phoenix Coyotes 18-14
— St Louis Blues 17-14
— Las Vegas Golden Knights 16-13
— Washington Capitals 16-13

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 545,357
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”
Bill Gates

Friday’s quiz
Which major league manager has been in his current job the longest?

Thursday’s quiz
Jimmy Chitwood was the big star for Hickory High in Hoosiers; he wore number 15.

Wednesday’s quiz
Joe Girardi has managed the Marlins, Bronx and Philadelphia.

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

13) We know that spring training stats don’t mean anything, but when you’re 1-33 this spring at the plate, when do you get upset/concerned, even if you’re a 10-year major league veteran?

St Louis IF Matt Carpenter is struggling mightily in exhibition games; the season starts in less than a week. Are the Cardinals worried? Should they be? Should he be?

Watched the Cardinals’ game Wednesday; Carpenter had a fly ball caught at the fence in CF, so he might not be far off. If he goes 2-4 on Opening Day, all will be forgotten.

12) Bad news for the White Sox; LF Eloy Jimenez tore a pectoral muscle Wednesday, when he tried to reach over the fence to rob an opponent of a home run. He is expected to be out for 5-6 months, meaning he will miss just about all of this season.

11) 68-year old Lon Kruger retired from coaching, ending a really good 44-year career; his son Kevin just became head coach at UNLV— there are rumblings that Lon Kruger is moving back to his old Las Vegas home— he coached the Rebels as recently as 2011, still has a house there.

Kruger is one of only three coaches to lead five schools to the NCAA Tournament; he also coached the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA for a while.

10) Apparently Washington owner Dan Snyder is going to spend $840M to buy out the other owners in the Washington NFL team. What a character this guy must be.

At some point, someone has to write a book/make a movie about Snyder and how he runs his team; he’s had some interesting head coaches- Mike Shanahan, Steve Spurrier, Joe Gibbs, Marty Schottenheimer, Ron Rivera. You’d think they’d win more.

Snyder bought the team in 1999; since then, Washington is 2-4 in playoff games.

9) Back when I was a kid, in the mid-70’s before ESPN, before the Interweb, before lot of stuff, we had this channel on our cable system, channel 3 on the box. It was tremendous.

All it was was this: a light blue background with messages typed on it.

On weekdays, it was a stock market ticker, but at 7pm, that shut down and it became a sports ticker, with scores updated as they happened. On NFL Sundays, they’d post scores as they happened, as in:

TD LAR
Ferragamo 23 TD pass to Waddy
LAR 24-17, 10:43 left in 3rd

The amount of time I spent with that channel on was probably excessive, but after the 4:00 NFL TV game ended, with no Sunday night games back then, the quickest way you’d find out the other late scores was to have channel 3 on. We always had channel 3 on.

8) When MTV started in 1981, channel 3 used MTV as its background music, back when Rosie O’Donnell was actually funny. So you got entertained while you followed the day’s action.

Of course, it wasn’t always good news; New Year’s Eve 1974, I went bowling with friends, came home, put channel 3 on and found out that my hero, Catfish Hunter, had left the A’s as a free agent to sign for more money with another team. 15-year old me wasn’t happy.

No bueno.

7) NIT games Thursday:
— Mississippi State 68, Richmond 67— Bulldogs hit a 3-pointer with 0:01.3 left.
— Colorado State 65, NC State 61— Teams combined to make 8-45 on arc. Yikes.
— Memphis 59, Boise State 56— Tigers won 12 of their last 15 games.
— Louisiana Tech 72, Western Kentucky 65— Tech made 11-19 on arc, WKU 9-30.

6) This has to be a strange year for baseball front offices; not only are they playing a 162-game season, after last year’s shortened 60-game season, but the minor leagues are re-booting, after not doing anything last year. Thats over 100 teams, spread out all over the country. Lot of work to do getting everything re-organized.

5) They were talking on TV about sending players to the minor leagues and do players get upset when they sent down?

Can’t be as bad as when NFL players get cut; in the NFL, you’re cutting the guy loose, out on the street, where he has to find a new job. In baseball, they’re getting sent to the minors, but they could be back to the major leagues very quickly- they’re not losing their job, just getting sent down to the next level.

4) Joe Flacco signed on to be the Philadelphia Eagles’ backup QB this season.

3) As I type this, Charlotte Hornets are #4 seed in Eastern Conference, even though they’ve given up more points than they scored this season. If the playoffs started right now, Hornets would host a first round playoff series.

Last time a team scored fewer points than they gave up, and still hosted a first round playoff series that year was 2008, when Cleveland did it.

2) As of 2pm Thursday there were 840 kids in the college basketball transfer portal; there are 357 Division I basketball teams, so you do the math. Lot of players jumping ship.

1) Congrats to the great sportscaster Dick Stockton, who retired this week after a 55-year broadcasting career. 55 years!!!

He was doing Red Sox games on channel 38 in Boston when I was in high school, back in 1975. He called the game well, but it was never about him. Enjoy your retirement!!!

[StarDust Bum]

25NEW JERSEY -26 WASHINGTON
NEW JERSEY is 9-5 ATS (12.2 Units) in road games against good teams - outscoring their opponents by 0.3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

27ANAHEIM -28 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 2-9 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games against poor passing teams - averaging 4 or less assists per game in the current season.

29SAN JOSE -30 ARIZONA
SAN JOSE is 44-62 ATS (-24.2 Units) after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.

31WINNIPEG -32 CALGARY
WINNIPEG is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games after playing 2 consecutive road games in the current season.




NHL

Friday, March 26

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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ Washington
New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
Washington is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against New Jersey

Anaheim @ St. Louis
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Anaheim is 13-1 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Anaheim
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim

San Jose @ Arizona
San Jose
San Jose is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games at home

Winnipeg @ Calgary
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
Winnipeg is 14-2 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Calgary
Calgary is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg


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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, March 26

[StarDust Bum]

FRIDAY, MARCH 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NJ at WAS 07:00 PM
NJ +190
U 6.0

ANA at STL 08:00 PM
ANA +167
U 5.5

SJ at ARI 10:00 PM
SJ -115
O 5.5

WIN at CAL 10:00 PM
WIN +100
O 5.5




CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.25 2021.................6 - 13.......31.57..............-38.25
MAR.24 2021.................2 - 4.........33.33%...........-9.00
MAR.23 2021.................2 -3..........40.00%...........+4.00
MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.....................114 - 143.......44.35%............-104.25


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FEB. TOTALS.......WIN 102......LOST 130.....43.96%.......TOTALS......- 129.00
JAN. TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

[StarDust Bum]

FRIDAY, MARCH 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NJ at WAS 07:00 PM
NJ +190.............0 - 4....LOSER
U 6.0.....................WINNER

ANA at STL 08:00 PM
ANA +167................4 - 1.....WINNER
U 5.5......................WINNER

SJ at ARI 10:00 PM
SJ -115............2 - 5
O 5.5...............WINNER

WIN at CAL 10:00 PM
WIN +100.............3 - 2......WINNER
O 5.5..................LOSER




CNOTES NHL DOGS OR DOG & TOTAL OF THE DAY !
BASED ON 5 UNITS

MAR.262021..................5 - 2........71.42..............+17.35
MAR.25 2021.................6 - 13.......31.57..............-38.25
MAR.24 2021.................2 - 4.........33.33%...........-9.00
MAR.23 2021.................2 -3..........40.00%...........+4.00
MAR.22 2021.................6 - 5.........54.54%..........+5.25
MAR.21 2021.................5 - 2.........71.42%..........+22.25
MAR.20,2021.................5 - 11.......31.25..............-41.00
MAR.19,2021.................2 - 6.........25.00%...........-21.00
MAR.18.2021.................8 - 4.........66.66%...........+24.50
MAR. 17,2021................2 - 10.......16.66%............-27.50
MAR. 16,2021................4 - 6.........40.00%............-8.00
MAR. 15,2021................5 - 7.........41.66%............- 5.50
MAR. 14.2021................6 - 4.........60.00%............+13.50
MAR. 13,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+24.25
MAR. 12,2021................3 - 4.........42.85%............- 7.00
MAR. 11,2021...............10 - 5........66.66%............+33.75
MAR. 10.2021................0 - 6.........00.00%............- 33.00
MAR. 09, 2021...............4 - 9.........30.76%............- 29.50
MAR. 08,2021................6 - 4.........60.00%...........+ 11.00
MAR. 07, 2021...............4 - 5.........44.44%..............- 1.75
MAR. 06, 2021...............5 - 10.......33.33%.............- 21.00
MAR. 05, 2021...............4 - 5.........44 .44%..............- 2.00
MAR. 04, 2021...............7 - 6.........53.84%..............+ 3.00
MAR. 03, 2021...............3 - 6.........33.33%.............- 18.00
MAR. 02, 2021...............6 - 4.........60.00%.............+13.25
MAR. 01, 2021...............4 - 5..........44.44%..............- 1.75

TOTALS.....................119 - 145.......45.07%............-86.90


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FEB. TOTALS.......WIN 102......LOST 130.....43.96%.......TOTALS......- 129.00
JAN. TOTALS........WIN 27.......LOST 62.......30.33 %......TOTALS...... -152.25

[StarDust Bum]

Saturday’s 6-pack
Active leaders in career home runs:
662— Albert Pujols
487— Miguel Cabrera
424— Edwin Encarnación
417— Nelson Cruz
352— Ryan Braun
334— Robinson Cano

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 545,357
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“You never get over it, but you get to where it doesn’t bother you so much.”
Jeffrey Eugenides

Saturday’s quiz
Where did James Harden play his college basketball?

Friday’s quiz
Oakland manager Bob Melvin has been in his current job the longest; this is his 11th season with the A’s.

Thursday’s quiz
Jimmy Chitwood was the big star for Hickory High in Hoosiers; he wore number 15.

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

13) You know your life is good when someone offers you $120 million for six years, and you turn them down. Thats what Astros’ SS Carlos Correa did this week. No thanks to $120M.

Correa is represented by the William Morris Agency; they must be pretty sure Correa will get more than $20M a year down the road, or maybe they wanted opt-outs in the middle, or who knows? Correa will make $11,700,000 this year, is a free agent next winter.

12) As recently as 2010, starting pitchers in the major leagues threw 100+ pitches in 50% of their games, so half the time the starter threw 100+ pitches.

Last year? Starters threw 100+ pitches 10% of the time, as analytics people hammer home the idea that facing hitters a third time in a game is a bad thing.

11) An “immaculate inning” is when a pitcher strikes out the side on nine pitches; doesn’t happen much. 94 major league pitchers have done it.

Nolan Ryan is the only pitcher ever to throw an immaculate inning in both leagues.

10) Pitchers Max Fried (Braves), Jack Flaherty (Cardinals) and Lucas Giolito (White Sox) all went to the same high school, Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles. They were all on the baseball team at the same time; they all have the same agent and they’ll all start on Opening Day this season.

Apparently it cost $42,000 a year to go Harvard-Westlake; 42 grand a year for freakin’ high school. Yikes.

9) Heard this stat again on TV the other night, it is staggering; Minnesota Twins have lost their last 18 playoff games. They’ve had good teams; losing 18 playoff games in a row is staggering.

8) NBA is going to have a play-in tournament in mid-May, just before their playoffs start:
— #7 and #8-seeds will play one game, winner gets #7-seed in playoffs.
— #9 and #10-seeds will play one game, loser gets eliminated.
— Winner of the second game plays the loser of the first game, winner gets the #8-seed.

7) There were 40 players traded at the NBA trading deadline Wednesday, the most of any deadline in the last 30 years.

6) Saw this note several times Wednesday and thought it was a joke; about the 4th time I saw it posted, I realized it was true- over the next seven NBA drafts, Oklahoma City Thunder has 34 draft choices, 17 in the first round, 17 in the second.

NBA rosters are only 15 players; what are they going to do with all that draft capital? They could field two teams. Will be interesting to see what they do from here on in.

5) Seattle Seahawks have only 3 picks in this year’s draft; Philadelphia has 11.

4) Miami Dolphins were busy Friday, they traded the #3 pick in this draft to the 49ers for the #12 pick and other stuff, then traded the #12 pick and other stuff to the Eagles for the #6 pick.

Miami has five picks in the first three rounds of next month’s draft; the main question though, isn’t draft picks, it is whether Tua Tagovailoa is good enough to be their franchise quarterback.

3) AL East rivals New York-Boston will play six series this season, five of them weekend series. Of the five Sunday games, four of them are on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball.

Not much original thinking there. How about promoting some other teams, or showing more west coast teams. Show the Angels/Padres more, or Houston- they have good players. People would like to see Trout, Tatis or Altuve more.

2) College basketball stuff:
Shaka Smart bolts Texas for Marquette. Smart was 109-86 at Texas, 51-56 in regular season conference games, 0-3 in NCAA Tournament games.

His Longhorns won the Big X tournament this year, but the first round loss to Abilene Christian ended the season on a dark note. Since making the Final Four at VCU in 2014, Smart is 2-7 in NCAA Tournament games. Right or wrong, that is what people remember.

Is Marquette a better job than Texas? Texas hasn’t made the Sweet 16 since 2008, Marquette made it in three of last four years under Buzz Williams (2011-13) but that was a while ago. Hiring Steve Wojciechowski was a blunder; Smart is an upgrade over him.

Big X is a tough league; been ranked 1st or 2nd the last eight seasons. Big East has usually been 3rd during that time. We’ll see how things turn out, but Smart’s seat was getting hot in Austin, and now he gets a fresh start at Marquette.

1) Random movie/TV trivia: Actress Mariska Hargitay, the star of Law and Order SVU, is the daughter of the famous actress Jayne Mansfield. Didn’t know that.