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**Udog** · 05-20-2021, 07:27 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Over/under win totals for NFL teams:
— Houston Texans 4.5, -115
— Indianapolis Colts 10, +100
— Jacksonville Jaguars 6.5, +110
— Kansas City Chiefs 12.5, -105
— Las Vegas Raiders 7, -115
— Los Angeles Chargers 9, -160

Remember, this year it is a 17-game schedule for first time.

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

13) 76-year old Tony LaRussa is already in the Hall of Fame as a manager, but he came back this season, after a 10-year absence, to manage the White Sox. So far, the results are mixed.

On the field, Chicago is doing well; they’re 26-16, atop the AL Central.

Off the field, there have been issues.
— LaRussa didn’t know the extra inning rule, and put closer Liam Hendriks in as a ghost runner to start an extra inning, when he could’ve used the guy who hit before Hendriks’ spot in the order. LaRussa has a law degree; this would qualify as malpractice.

— LaRussa went out of his way to publicly rip one of his players when the guy hit a home run off a position player while the White Sox led, 15-4. If he has a problem with the “unwritten rules” of the game, tell the guy in private. Publicly calling him clueless was a tone-deaf move.

— Despite their good record, White Sox are 2-9 in games where the winning scored from the 7th inning on- those games are where managers can make a difference.

If LaRussa loses the respect of the players, a promising season could go in the ashcan.

12) Grizzlies 100, Spurs 96:
— Valanciunas was +26 in his 38:00; they were minus-22 when he was on bench.
— DeRozan shot only 5-21 from the floor.
— Memphis visits the Warriors Friday night, in a play-in game.

Lakers 103, Warriors 100:
— Golden State was up 13 at the half.
— Caruso scored 14 points in 30:00 off bench for LA.
— Lakers move on to play Phoenix in the playoffs.

11) Padres 3, Rockies 0— Not only is Colorado 2-17 on the road, they’ve been shut out in seven of the 17 losses.

10) Why some teams win, and some teams lose; this trade was made July 31, 2018:
— Pittsburgh Pirates got Chris Archer.
— Tampa Bay Rays got Tyler Glasnow, Austin Meadows and a minor leaguer.

Archer was 6-12, 4.92 in 33 starts for the Pirates.
Glasnow is 16-9, 3.08 in 43 starts for the Rays.
Meadows has an .855 OPS in 224 games for Tampa Bay.

9) MLB teams with best record in games where winning scores from 7th inning on:
11-2— Cincinnati, Oakland
9-4— NY Mets
9-5— San Diego

MLB teams with worst record in games where winning scores from 7th inning on:
2-9— White Sox
4-11— Minnesota
5-13— Atlanta
4-8— LA Dodgers, Baltimore

8) Tigers 6, Mariners 2— Detroit has quietly won eight of its last ten games.

7) New York 2, Texas 0— Corey Kluber throws a no-hitter on 101 pitches, already the 7th no-hitter this season. Three teams (Seattle/Cleveland/Texas) have been no-hit three times each.

6) Scheduling quirk: A’s have played only nine of their first 44 games against AL West rivals, all of them against Houston. Astros played 29 of their first 43 games against division rivals.

5) Brandon Woodruff has been pitching really well for Milwaukee, but he hasn’t been getting lot of support at the plate; four of his nine starts have been 0-0 after five innings.

4) Mets traded for OF Cameron Maybin, then batted him 3rd in their game in Atlanta last night. 34-year old Maybin is on his 10th team in his 14-year career.

At the time of the trade, Maybin was hitting .103 in the minors; not sure why he batted third.

3) NBA hasn’t expanded since 2004; rumors are that the league will expand soon, to make up some of the money they lost during the pandemic. Cities rumored to be in the running for an expansion team: Seattle, Louisville, Las Vegas.

2) Sports betting was legalized in Florida this week.

1) Happy 84th birthday this week to the great 3B Brooks Robinson; had the chance to meet Mr Robinson long time ago, maybe 1990 or so, at an event in Glens Falls. Bunch of us were huddled around a TV, watching an NFL playoff game; something strange happened in the game; Brooks just shook his head and laughed “Can you believe people bet on this stuff?”

Very nice man, one of the greatest fielders ever. Happy birthday, sir.

**Udog** · 05-20-2021, 07:32 AM

**Udog** · 05-20-2021, 07:33 AM

33FLORIDA -34 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 15-1 ATS (13.9 Units) in home games after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored over the last 2 seasons.

35PITTSBURGH -36 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 11-1 ATS (9.8 Units) in home games against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

37MONTREAL -38 TORONTO
MONTREAL is 19-30 ATS (-21.3 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

39VEGAS -40 MINNESOTA
VEGAS are 25-6 ATS (15.2 Units) against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

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Trend Report
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Florida @ Tampa Bay
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Florida is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against Florida
Tampa Bay is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Florida

Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
NY Islanders is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Montreal @ Toronto
Montreal
Montreal is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

Vegas @ Minnesota
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Vegas's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Vegas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games at home

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