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**Udog** · 05-05-2021, 08:04 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

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+1225— Justin Thomas
+1350— Jon Rahm
+1400— Dustin Johnson
+1600— Bryson DeChambeau
+1800— Jordan Spieth
+1900— Xavier Schauffele
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Armadillo: Wednesday's Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) Giants 12-6, Rockies 4-8:
— Brandon Belt had five RBI in the first inning of the opener.
— Rockies scored six runs in the 7th inning of the nightcap.
— Charlie Blackmon hit a walk-off homer to get Colorado the split.

Think about it; it ain’t easy to get five RBI in one inning.

12) Cubs 7-4, Dodgers 1-3:
— Clayton Kershaw threw 39 pitches, got only three outs in the opener.
— Cubs won nightcap despite going 2-20 with men in scoring position.
— David Bote got the walk-off hit to give Chicago a sweep.

11) Kris Bryant is a third baseman, but he is versatile; this was the 12th game in a row that Bryant played in the outfield, instead of 3B- he also played some at 1B. Going to be really interesting to see if the Cubs trade Bryant this summer, and if so, to whom?

10) Mets fired their two hitting coaches; I had no idea there is also this analytical approach to hitting, where you just try to hit homers all the time, and pull the ball.

Chili Davis, the hitting coach who got fired, is an old-school coach who preached hitting line drives and spraying the ball. That isn’t what the Mets want, though, so a change was made.

Hope the new hitting coaches can fix Dom Smith; he is hitting .222 so far, and isn’t looking like the guy who hit .316 LY, sparking my fantasy team to an unexpectedly good season.

9) This was the first NFL Draft in 80 years where no Michigan State players were taken.

8) Last weekend, the Jets drafted two guys named Michael Carter:
— a North Carolina RB
— a Duke DB

When they turned in the card for the first Michael Carter they drafted, they originally thought they turned in the wrong card, but it wasn’t and they wound up with both of them anyway.

7) Denver Broncos RT Ja’Wuan James tore his achilles while working out on his own, which may turn out to be a very expensive injury.

Had the injury happened at the Broncos’ facility, the team would’ve been on the hook for the $10M he was supposed to be paid this season. But he was working out on his own, so the team isn’t obligated to pay him this season— he also opted out last year because of COVID.

6) Cubs’ 2B Javier Baez has struck out 40 times this season; 27 of the 40 third strikes were out of the strike zone— he has a tendency to chase pitches when behind in the count.

5) Dodgers lost P Dustin May for the season; he needs Tommy John surgery (elbow)

4) Jacob deGrom was scratched from his start last night because of “right lat inflammation”; he didn’t go on the IL yet. He has an 0.51 ERA in his first five starts.

Christian Yelich (back) went back on the IL again, after one day off the IL.

3) I read on the Interweb yesterday that dogs don’t like salt, which may explain why you never see them eating popcorn.

2) CC Sabathia is retired from baseball, but now his wife has become a player agent.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
— NL: Phillies, Cardinals, Giants, Wild Card: LA or SD @ Milwaukee
— AL: Red Sox, CWS/KC, A’s. Wild Card: Seattle @ CWS or Kansas City

**Udog** · 05-05-2021, 08:06 AM

1NASHVILLE -2 COLUMBUS
NASHVILLE is 14-1 ATS (14 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the current season.

5WASHINGTON -6 NY RANGERS
WASHINGTON is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) off a road win by 2 goals or more in the current season.

7DALLAS -8 TAMPA BAY
DALLAS are 8-26 ATS (-21.5 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

9ANAHEIM -10 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 4-10 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games vs. losing teams in the current season.

11VEGAS -12 MINNESOTA
VEGAS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) off a road loss against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

13WINNIPEG -14 CALGARY
CALGARY is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) in the current season.

15LOS ANGELES -16 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off 2 or more consecutive home losses over the last 2 seasons.

17COLORADO -18 SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE is 4-20 ATS (-14 Units) against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game in the current season.

79MONTREAL -80 OTTAWA
MONTREAL is 1-12 ATS (-12.2 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 3 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 05-05-2021, 08:08 AM

NHL
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Wednesday, May 5

**Udog** · 05-05-2021, 08:11 AM

NHL

Wednesday, May 5

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Trend Report
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Washington @ NY Rangers
Washington
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games on the road
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Washington
NY Rangers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

Nashville @ Columbus
Nashville
Nashville is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Columbus
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games at home
Columbus is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home

Dallas @ Tampa Bay
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Montreal @ Ottawa
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Montreal's last 13 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games

Vegas @ Minnesota
Vegas
Vegas is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vegas
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Vegas

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
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 5 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 ATS in its last 5 games

Winnipeg @ Calgary
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Calgary
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
Calgary is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games

Colorado @ San Jose
Colorado
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Jose
Colorado is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games
San Jose is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

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

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