Sunday’s 6-pack
Best road records in MLB:
23-11— Boston
19-10— Oakland
24-15— Tampa Bay
22-16— San Francisco
19-14— Milwaukee
20-15— LA Dodgers
Quote of the Day
“There’s no such thing as a sure thing, that’s why they call it gambling.”
Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple
Sunday’s quiz
What year did the Dodgers move to Los Angeles?
Saturday’s quiz
Parts of the famous movie Animal House were filmed at the University of Oregon.
Friday’s quiz
Bob Melvin manages the Oakland A’s; he also managed Seattle and Arizona.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
13) Bucks 115, Nets 111 (OT)
— Milwaukee wins series in seven games.
— Last time a Game 7 went to OT? 2006, Dallas-San Antonio.
— Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points for the Bucks.
— Kevin Durant played all 53:00, scored 48 points.
12) Durant’s performance was totally amazing; the guy tore his Achilles June 10, 2019, yet he played 47:00/game in Games 5-7 here, and at a really high level. Achilles injuries are difficult to come back from.
11) Blue Jays 10, Orioles 7:
— Mountcastle hit three HR’s, Mullins hit two, but Baltimore still lost.
— Toronto scored six runs in the 9th for the comeback win.
— Orioles’ first six hits in this game were all home runs.
10) Dodgers 9, Arizona 3— How depressing must it be to be in the Arizona traveling party these days? They’ve lost 16 games in a row, 30 of last 32. Hard to believe any of the coaches will be back next year; those are lucrative jobs.
Just a bad year overall for Arizona; the GM’s wife has cancer, which is way worse, obviously, than the baseball stuff, but they could use something good to happen in the desert.
9) Walker Buehler had a no-hitter until the 8th inning of that game; there were lot of people wearing blue in Phoenix this weekend, rooting on the world champs.
8) Padres 7, Reds 5— Joey Votto/David Bell got tossed in the first inning for arguing balls and strikes. I mean, San Diego is throwing a bullpen game and you get tossed in the first inning?
7) Mets split a doubleheader in Washington; they host Atlanta for a twinbill on Monday, then host the Phillies for another one Friday. Three doubleheaders in seven days, with the health of star pitcher Jacob deGrom a big ???? Could be a long week in Flushing.
6) Mariners 6, Rays 5— Tampa Bay won Tyler Glasnow’s last start Monday, but they’re 0-5 since he went on the IL with a UCL problem. Without Glasnow to anchor their rotation, they have been stretching out the starters who usually only face the opposing lineup twice a game.
5) Statistical oddity; Milwaukee is 39-32, but they’ve given up four more runs than they’ve scored this season.
4) Tuesday there is a big meeting about expanding the college football playoff system from four teams to 12. Too much money to be made for it not to happen, but if it does happen, apparently it won’t be until 2023. It’ll be a big deal when it happens.
Imagine the politics inside that meeting? All those highly-paid administrators trying to get guarantees for their leagues. Lot of weasels in that room, for sure.
3) Los Angeles Lakers fired their trainer for second time in three years; before that, the previous trainer had been there for 30+ years. Maybe they should bring him back?
2) Cardinals-Braves are not only a day/night doubleheader today, but the night game is on ESPN; Sunday Night Baseball has a seven-inning game. No bueno.
Braves fly to New York after and play a twinbill against the Mets Monday; that should be fun.
1) A newspaper writer from Mississippi finished last in his fantasy football league last year; the penalty for finishing last is that you have to spend 24 consecutive hours in a Waffle House restaurant, with an hour taken off the sentence for every waffle you eat.
I love waffles, but Waffle House waffles are large, about the size of a plate. This guy winds up downing nine waffles, spending 15 hours inside the restaurant this week.
Some quick thoughts:
— This guy gave Waffle House so much free publicity, he should get free waffles for a year.
— Is it strange that they didn’t care that he sat there for 15 consecutive hours?
— I’m curious when the last time he ate was before going to Waffle House.
— You have to use maple syrup, right? Dry waffles might not go down well.
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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/19/2021......1-0-1.....75.00%........+5.80
06/18/2021......0-1-1.....25.00%.........-7.95
06/17/2021......0-2-0.......0.00%........-10.50
06/16/2021.......1-0-1.....75.00%.......+11.35
06/15/2021.......0-2-0.......0.00%........-10.50
06/14/2021.......0-2-0.......0.00%........-10.50
06/13/2021.......1-1-0......50.00%........+2.65
06/10/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%......+10.00
06/09/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%......+11.10
06/08/2021.......1-3-0.......25.00%.......-13.35
06/06/2021...... 2-2-0 ......50.00% .......- 0.65
06/05/2021...... 2-1-1 ......62.50%...... + 6.70
06/04/2021 ......1-3-0 ......25.00%...... -11.60
06/03/2021...... 2-2-0 ......50.00% .......- 3.25
06/02/2021 ......2-2-0 ......50.00% ......+ 0.50
06/01/2021 ......1-1-0 ......50.00%....... - 0.60
Totals:...........18-22-4......45.00%.........- 21.80
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06/19/2021.......1-0-1.....75.00%........+5.80
06/18/2021.......0-1-1.......00.00%.......- 7.95
06/17/2021.......0-2-0.......00.00%.......-10.50
06/18/2021.......1-0-1.....100.00%.......+11.35
06/15/2021.......0-2-0.......00.00%........-10.50
06/14/2021.......0-2-0.......00.00%........-10.50
06/13/2021.......1-1-0.......50.00%........+2.65
06/10/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%.......+10.00
06/09/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%.......+11.10
06/08/2021.......1-1-0.......50.00%.........- 0.50
06/06/2021.......2-2-0.......50.00%.........- 0.65
06/05/2021.......2-1-1.......62.50%........+.6.70
06/04/2021 ......1-3-0...... 25.00% ........-11.60
06/02/2021...... 2-2-0 ......50.00% ........+.0.50
06/01/2021 ......1-1-0 .......50.00% ........-.0.60
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
TB at NYI 08:00 PM
NYI +116
U 5.0
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51TAMPA BAY -52 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 25-12 ATS (15.8 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Saturday, June 19
NHL
Saturday, June 19
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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ NY Islanders
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Islanders is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
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Saturday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in RBI:
56— Rafael Devers, Bos/Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
53— Jose Abreu, CWS
50— Olson, Meadows, Ohtani, Tatis
49— Jesus Aguilar Mia/Trey Mancini Balt
48— Duvall, YGurriel, Walsh
47— Adolis Garcia, Tex
Quote of the Day
“If he’s a good hitter, why doesn’t he hit good?”
Billy Beane, Moneyball
Saturday’s quiz
On which college campus where parts of the famous movie Animal House filmed?
Friday’s quiz
Bob Melvin manages the Oakland A’s; he also managed Seattle and Arizona.
Thursday’s quiz
Nate McMillan played his college basketball at North Carolina State.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….
13) Clippers 131, Jazz 119:
— Utah led 72-50 at halftime.
— LA outscored Jazz 81-47 in second half.
— Clippers are in NBA’s Final Four for first time ever.
12) 76ers 104, Hawks 99:
— Game 7 is Sunday in Philadelphia.
— Seth Curry, who has a famous brother, scored 24 for the 76ers.
— Atlanta was 13-24 on foul line, lost by five points.
11) Pirates 11, Indians 10— Pittsburgh is just second team in last 100 years to end a losing streak of 10+ games, by winning a game in which they allowed 10+ runs.
’82 Cubs were the other team, if you were wondering.
10) There have been 15 unassisted triple plays in MLB history, last of which was in 2009, by Eric Bruntlett of the Phillies. 8 shortstops, 5 second basemen and 2 first basemen have pulled this off.
In 1968, Washington Senators’ SS Ron Hansen pulled off an unassisted triple play; it was the first one in the majors since 1927- there wasn’t another one until 1992.
9) I am told there have been 726 triple plays in major league history.
8) This is just random weirdness.
— Orioles lost their last 19 road games; their last road win was May 5, when John Means threw a no-hitter in Seattle. Means is currently on the IL.
— Diamondbacks lost their last 23 road games; their last road win was April 25, when Madison Bumgarner threw a 7-inning no-hitter in Atlanta. Bumgarner is also currently on the IL.
7) Guy on ESPN’s Daily Wager gave out Brewers-Rockies under 9 runs on Thursday’s show; if you’re getting paid to give out picks, preferably winning picks, why give out an under play for a game at Coors Field, especially when Brandon Woodruff is now 0-1, 9.24 in three career starts vs Colorado, and that ERA actually came down during this game, a 7-3 Colorado win???
6) Giants’ IF Wilmer Flores’ walk-up song is the theme from the old TV show Friends; back when Flores was coming up thru the minor leagues, he learned most of his English by watching lots and lots of Friends episodes (Flores is from Venezuela). He’s not the only one either; have heard that story about a few big league ballplayers.
5) Mets have doubleheaders today, Monday and Friday, which is probably why they hesitated to put Jason deGrom on the IL; they could use his help during this difficult time in their schedule.
4) July is going to be a fascinating month in baseball; what teams give up and trade players, and which teams will be adding salary to try and win now?
3) Celtics traded G Kemba Walker to Oklahoma City in an oddly-timed trade; I didn’t even know you could announce trades during the playoffs.
Boston gets Al Horford, Moses Brown and some payroll flexibility; Walker will make $73M over the next two years, Horford $53M. There were also draft picks exchanged.
Oklahoma City now owns 18 first round picks to use in the next seven drafts.
2) Something to watch for in tonight’s Game 7 in the NBA: Milwaukee had 26 fast break points in Game 6, Brooklyn only 4. Can the Nets stop Milwaukee from running?
1) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: San Diego @ Dodgers
AL— Rays, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: Houston @ Boston
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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/18/2021......0-1-1.....25.00%.........-7.95
06/17/2021......0-2-0.......0.00%........-10.50
06/16/2021.......1-0-1.....75.00%.......+11.35
06/15/2021.......0-2-0.......0.00%........-10.50
06/14/2021.......0-2-0.......0.00%........-10.50
06/13/2021.......1-1-0......50.00%........+2.65
06/10/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%......+10.00
06/09/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%......+11.10
06/08/2021.......1-3-0.......25.00%.......-13.35
06/06/2021...... 2-2-0 ......50.00% .......- 0.65
06/05/2021...... 2-1-1 ......62.50%...... + 6.70
06/04/2021 ......1-3-0 ......25.00%...... -11.60
06/03/2021...... 2-2-0 ......50.00% .......- 3.25
06/02/2021 ......2-2-0 ......50.00% ......+ 0.50
06/01/2021 ......1-1-0 ......50.00%....... - 0.60
Totals:...........17-22-3......43.58%.........- 27.60
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BEST BETS:
06/18/2021.......0-1-1.......00.00%.......- 7.95
06/17/2021.......0-2-0.......00.00%.......-10.50
06/18/2021.......1-0-1.....100.00%.......+11.35
06/15/2021.......0-2-0.......00.00%........-10.50
06/14/2021.......0-2-0.......00.00%........-10.50
06/13/2021.......1-1-0.......50.00%........+2.65
06/10/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%.......+10.00
06/09/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%.......+11.10
06/08/2021.......1-1-0.......50.00%.........- 0.50
06/06/2021.......2-2-0.......50.00%.........- 0.65
06/05/2021.......2-1-1.......62.50%........+.6.70
06/04/2021 ......1-3-0...... 25.00% ........-11.60
06/02/2021...... 2-2-0 ......50.00% ........+.0.50
06/01/2021 ......1-1-0 .......50.00% ........-.0.60
Totals............15-16-3........48.38%........ - 10.50Leave a comment:
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FRIDAY, JUNE 18
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
VEG at MON 08:00 PM
VEG -159
U 5.0
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41VEGAS -42 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 10-20 ATS (-12 Units) after covering 4 of their last 5 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
NHL
Dunkel
Friday, June 18
NHL
Friday, June 18
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Trend Report
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Vegas @ Montreal
Vegas
Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Montreal
Montreal is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Vegas
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Friday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in runs scored:
57— Bo Bichette, Tor
54— Ronald Acuna, Atl
51— Mark Canha A’s, Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
50— Jose Altuve Hst, Chris Taylor LA
49— Jesse Winker, Cin
48— Fernando Tatis, SD
Quote of the Day
“I worship the dirt she treats me like.”
Herb Tarlek, talking about Loni Anderson’s character in old TV show, WKRP in Cincinnati
Friday’s quiz
Bob Melvin manages the Oakland A’s; what other two MLB teams has he managed?
Thursday’s quiz
Nate McMillan played his college basketball at North Carolina State.
Wednesday’s quiz
Orel Hershiser pitched for the Dodgers for 12 years, then played for three other teams, before finishing his career back with the Dodgers in 2000.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
13) Bet you can remember where you were 27 years ago tonight; 27 years ago tonight was the OJ Simpson car chase, captured live and in color by every network in America, except the one that had an NBA Finals game on (Knicks-Houston).
A white Ford Bronco driving along the freeways of Los Angeles, trailed by a parade of police cars, being cheered by onlookers. People cheering for a retired football star suspected of murder. What a weird night; think I saw three minutes of the basketball game, and I love basketball.
12) If someone had asked me this trivia question today, I’d have sat here for hours before getting the right answer. Who is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, hit 15+ home runs?
I’ll give you a few minutes to think about it and post the answer at the end of today’s Den.
11) Bucks 104, Nets 89:
— Series is tied 3-3.
— Giannis/Middleton combined for 68 points.
— Durant scored 32 points, other four starters scored 42.
10) Padres 6, Reds 4:
— If you bet the under in this game, skip to the next paragraph.
— Padres led 2-0 after eight innings; both teams scored 4 runs in the ninth.
— Victor Caratini walked it off with a homer for San Diego.
9) Dallas Mavericks won the NBA title ten years ago, but haven’t won a playoff series since; this week, they fired GM Donnie Nelson, after 16 years as the head of the Dallas front office. Not sure which one of these two happened first, but coach Rick Carlisle is out after 13 years as the coach of the Mavericks.
Dallas employs a guy named Haralobos Voulgaris as director of quantitative research and development; he used to be a professional gambler. Apparently Voulgaris won a power struggle with Nelson/Carlisle for owner Mark Cuban’s ear, so now the franchise takes a new direction.
8) Quick baseball notes:
— San Diego Padres are 0-8 in Blake Snell’s road starts.
— Oakland A’s are 7-0 in Chris Bassitt’s road starts.
— New York Mets are 6-0 in Taijuan Walker’s home starts.
7) Giants 10, Arizona 3— Diamondbacks set a new record, losing their 23rd straight road game; their last road win was April 25, when Madison Bumgarner threw his 7-inning no-hitter.
Indians 10, Orioles 3— Baltimore has lost its last 19 road games. When the amateur draft happens next month, Orioles better be drafting a lot of pitchers.
6) Mariners 6, Rays 5— Seattle scored twice in 9th, walking it off on a Kyle Seager single. Rays are 0-3 since Tyler Glasnow hurt his arm.
5) I still have no idea why the Rams made the blockbuster deal with Detroit to get QB Matthew Stafford, but there is this:
— In Sean McVay’s first two years coaching LA, the Rams were +18 in turnovers.
— Last two years, Rams were minus-3 in turnovers.
4) Baltimore Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson ran the ball for 1,005 yards LY, 200 yards more than any of his teammates.
3) Richmond Spiders are going to have a very experienced basketball team next winter, with two 5th-year seniors, and two 6th-year seniors starting. Remember, everyone who played college LY can come back and play this year. That’ll be a big thing to keep track of.
2) It has taken me a while to get used to 7-inning doubleheaders, and its going to take time for me to get used to a 17-game NFL regular season. The 16-game season started in 1978, when I was in college. Regular season doesn’t end this year until January 9th.
Answer to the really hard quiz: Cleveland SS Jose Ramirez is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, has hit 15+ home runs.
1) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: Milwaukee @ Dodgers
AL— Rays, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: Houston @ Boston
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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/17/2021......0-2-0.......0.00%........-10.50
06/16/2021.......1-0-1.....75.00%.......+11.35
06/15/2021.......0-2-0.......0.00%........-10.50
06/14/2021.......0-2-0.......0.00%........-10.50
06/13/2021.......1-1-0......50.00%........+2.65
06/10/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%......+10.00
06/09/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%......+11.10
06/08/2021.......1-3-0.......25.00%.......-13.35
06/06/2021...... 2-2-0 ......50.00% .......- 0.65
06/05/2021...... 2-1-1 ......62.50%...... + 6.70
06/04/2021 ......1-3-0 ......25.00%...... -11.60
06/03/2021...... 2-2-0 ......50.00% .......- 3.25
06/02/2021 ......2-2-0 ......50.00% ......+ 0.50
06/01/2021 ......1-1-0 ......50.00%....... - 0.60
Totals:...........17-21-2......44.73%.........- 19.65
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BEST BETS:
06/17/2021.......0-2-0.......00.00%.......-10.50
06/18/2021.......1-0-1.....100.00%.......+11.35
06/15/2021.......0-2-0.......00.00%........-10.50
06/14/2021.......0-2-0.......00.00%........-10.50
06/13/2021.......1-1-0.......50.00%........+2.65
06/10/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%.......+10.00
06/09/2021.......2-0-0.....100.00%.......+11.10
06/08/2021.......1-1-0.......50.00%.........- 0.50
06/06/2021.......2-2-0.......50.00%.........- 0.65
06/05/2021.......2-1-1.......62.50%........+.6.70
06/04/2021 ......1-3-0...... 25.00% ........-11.60
06/02/2021...... 2-2-0 ......50.00% ........+.0.50
06/01/2021 ......1-1-0 .......50.00% ........-.0.60
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THURSDAY, JUNE 17
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
TB at NYI 08:00 PM
NYI +124
O 5.0
+500 +500
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31TAMPA BAY -32 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 15-3 ATS (12.2 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.
NHL
Dunkel
Thursday, June 17
NHL
Thursday, June 17
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Tampa Bay @ NY Islanders
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Islanders is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
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