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  • #31
    Playoff Record:


    Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

    10/01/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

    09/30/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

    Totals 4-*0-*0 100.00% +2000


    1 - 0 ........ + 1.00.......*****

    2 - 0 .........+ 4.00 ......Double Play

    1 - 0 .........+ 3.00.......Triple Play

    0 - 0 .........- 3.00.......Grand Slam
    Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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    • #32
      Playoff Record:


      Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

      10/01/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

      09/30/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

      Totals 4-*0-*0 100.00% +2000


      1 - 0 ........ + 1.00.......*****

      2 - 0 .........+ 4.00 ......Double Play

      1 - 0 .........+ 3.00.......Triple Play

      0 - 0 .........- 0.00.......Grand Slam
      Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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      • #33
        ALDS - Tigers at Orioles

        October 1, 2014


        American League Division Series - Game 1
        Detroit Tigers (90-72) at Baltimore Orioles (96-66)
        First pitch: Thursday, 5:37 p.m. ET
        Sportsbook.ag Line and Total: Detroit -125, Baltimore +115, Total: 7

        The Tigers and Orioles open their 2014 postseason on Thursday at Camden Yards with Game 1 of the ALDS.

        Detroit made the playoffs after beating out Kansas City while going 4-2 in its final six games of the year. The offense was phenomenal during the season, ranking first in the majors in batting average (.277), second in runs (757) and second in on-base percentage (.331). The offense was led by 1B Miguel Cabrera (.313 BA) and DH Victor Martinez (.335 BA) who combined to drive in 212 runs while smacking 57 homers. This duo has not been alone though, and 2B Ian Kinsler (.275 BA) is red-hot coming into the postseason, going 12-for-41 (.293) with three homers, 10 RBI and seven runs in his final 10 games.

        Baltimore had no problem winning the AL East, finishing the regular season 12 games ahead of the second-place Yankees. Just like Detroit, this club won with a stellar offense that pounded out the most home runs in the league (211) while putting up the eighth-most runs (705). OF Nelson Cruz (.271 BA) was the big run producer on the team with 40 homers and 108 RBI while OF Adam Jones (.281 BA) put up another huge season, tallying 29 homers, 96 RBI and 88 runs. Jones also brings a four-game hitting streak into the postseason in which he is 5-for-17 with two taters and 5 RBI. This contest will feature Tigers ace RHP Max Scherzer (18-5, 3.19 ERA) facing RHP Chris Tillman (13-6, 3.34 ERA) of the host Orioles.

        Detroit has done very well on the road with a 45-36 record (.556, T-6th in majors) while Baltimore has an exceptional 50-31 mark (.617, 5th in MLB) at Camden Yards.

        The Tigers hold a slight 10-8 edge in this matchup over the past three seasons and are 5-1 in the series in 2014. The last time these two clubs met, Detroit swept the O's in Baltimore over three games; outscoring them 15-7.

        The injury report has no significant injuries to any Tigers on it, while Baltimore continues to miss the services of 3B Manny Machado (knee) who is out for the season.

        Max Scherzer has been striking out more than 10 batters per nine innings in each of the past three years and has a 55-15 record (.786) in that time. In 2014 he allowed a career-low 0.74 HR/9 in 220.1 frames while maintaining a solid walk rate (2.6 BB/9). He has pitched at least six innings in nine of his past 10 starts in leading his team to an 8-2 record over that time. The right-hander has been strong his postseason career, going 4-2 with a 3.42 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and a remarkable 12.0 K/9 rate (74 K's in 55.1 IP). Scherzer has started six games against the Orioles in his career, going 3-1 with a 3.92 ERA and 1.36 WHIP while giving up five homers in just 39 innings of work.

        OFs Nelson Cruz (8-for-21, 1 HR, 4 RBI), Adam Jones (9-for-18, 2 doubles, 1 HR, 2 RBI) and Nick Markakis (5-for-16, 2 doubles) have all done well in their time against the righty, while SS J.J. Hardy (4-for-23, 1 HR, 2 RBI) has been poor in the matchup.

        Detroit’s bullpen has been the club's biggest weakness over the past few years and it is 22-17 (.564) with a 4.29 ERA and 1.48 WHIP while going 41-for-57 (72%) in save opportunities. Joe Nathan (4.81 ERA, 35 saves) did not do great in the closer role this year, as he walked 4.5 batters per nine innings and blew seven saves.

        Chris Tillman has been the No. 1 option in the Orioles rotation as he has pitched his second consecutive season with 200 or more innings while having a mediocre strikeout rate (6.5 K/9). He has always had some luck on his side with batters going a career .273 BABIP against him while leaving 76.7% of batters on base in 2014. But Tillman is hot coming into his first career postseason appearance, as he has allowed three or fewer runs in 10 of his past 11 starts, going 6-1 with a 2.14 ERA and leading his team to a 10-1 record in that time. When facing Detroit in his career (6 starts), he is 3-0 with a 3.58 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, and has walked 17 batters in his 37.2 frames.

        Both DH Victor Martinez (4-for-10, 2 RBI) and 1B Miguel Cabrera (5-for-13, 1 double, 1 HR, 4 RBI) have enjoyed facing Tillman, while C Alex Avila and OF J.D. Martinez have combined to go 1-for-9 with two strikeouts against him. The bullpen for Baltimore has gone 28-21 (.571) with a stellar 3.10 ERA and 1.16 WHIP, and has successfully saved 53-of-72 (74%) contests.

        Closer Zach Britton (1.65 ERA, 37 saves) has forced batters to hit an amazing 75.3% of balls on the ground with his nasty sinker while benefiting from hitters batting a mere .215 BABIP against him.
        Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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        • #34
          MLB > (901) DETROIT@ (902) BALTIMORE | 10/02/2014 - 05:35 PM

          Play ON BALTIMORE using the money line in night games
          The record is 41 Wins and 16 Losses for the this season (+23.45 units)

          MLB > (947) SAN FRANCISCO@ (948) PITTSBURGH | 10/01/2014 - 08:05 PM

          Play ON PITTSBURGH using the money line when playing on Wednesday
          The record is 21 Wins and 4 Losses for the last two seasons (+15.85 units)

          MLB > (907) ST LOUIS@ (908) LA DODGERS | 10/03/2014 - 06:35 PM

          Play AGAINST ST LOUIS using the money line after a win
          The record is 13 Wins and 27 Losses for the this season (-17.65 units)

          MLB > (903) KANSAS CITY@ (904) LA ANGELS | 10/02/2014 - 09:05 PM

          Play ON KANSAS CITY using the money line in night games
          The record is 34 Wins and 18 Losses for the this season (+16.8 units)
          Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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          • #35
            NLDS - Cardinals at Dodgers

            October 2, 2014


            National League Division Series - Game 1
            St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) at Los Angeles Dodgers (94-68)
            First pitch: Friday, 6:35 p.m. ET
            Sportsbook.ag Line and Total: Los Angeles -195, St. Louis +182, Total: 5.5

            Two storied franchises, the Cardinals and Dodgers, open their best-of-5 NLDS with Game 1 in L.A. on Friday night.

            St. Louis just barely edged out Pittsburgh for the NL Central title by going 10-5 since Sept. 12, and then clinching the division with a 1-0 victory over Arizona on the last day of the season. With an offense ranked eighth-worst in the league in runs (619), the Cardinals earned most of their victories with solid pitching which had an overall 3.50 ERA. Their hottest hitter coming into the postseason is 1B Matt Adams (.288 BA) who has gone 11-for-34 (.324) with three doubles, 3 RBI and four runs over his past nine contests.

            Los Angeles played up to its potential in the 2014 campaign and beat out the Giants for the NL West title over the last series of the year. The team with the league's highest payroll finished the season on a high note with victories in eight of the final 10 games, including winning the final five contests. The offense had the best on-base percentage (.333) in all of baseball this year while scoring 718 runs (6th in majors). OF Matt Kemp (.287 BA) closed out the year in impressive form by going 12-for-30 (.400) with four home runs, 12 RBI and nine runs over his final eight contests. The pitching matchup will be a great one as RHP Adam Wainwright (20-9, 2.38 ERA) faces the best pitcher in baseball, LHP Clayton Kershaw (21-3, 1.77 ERA).

            The Cardinals have not played well on the road this year with a 39-42 record (.481) and will be facing a Dodgers team which has gone 45-36 (.556) in front of their fans. Since the beginning of the 2012 campaign, L.A. is 14-11 in this matchup while going a solid 9-5 at home, including taking 3-of-4 games at Chavez Ravine earlier this season.

            Bettors should keep an eye on the fact that the Dodgers are only 19-26 (.422) after two or more consecutive wins this season while going 50-27 (.649) after having won six or seven of their previous eight games over the past two seasons.

            The Cardinals come into this game with no injuries, while SS Dee Gordon (hip) is listed as day-to-day for the host Dodgers.

            Adam Wainwright has won 19 or more games in four of his past five seasons while pitching under a 2.95 ERA, and has thrown at least 198 frames in each of the past five years. His consistency has come from his ability to control the strike zone with a walk rate of 2.0 BB/9 in 2014 while holding batters to a mere 10 homers in his 227 innings (0.40 HR/9). Wainwright finished off the season in spectacular fashion, going 5-0 with a 1.38 ERA while having a 39:5 K/BB ration in five September starts. Despite a 4-6 career record (6-7 team record) against his opponent, Wainwright has a strong 2.83 ERA and 1.10 WHIP when facing the Dodgers.

            He has lost his past three outings in this matchup despite allowing only six runs in 22 frames. OF Andre Ethier (9-for-33, 3 doubles, 2 HR, 6 RBI) has been one of the few L.A. players able to produce off of the ace, while 1B Adrian Gonzalez, OF Matt Kemp and SS Hanley Ramirez are a combined 12-for-66 (.182) with 15 strikeouts when facing Wainwright.

            The relievers for St. Louis are 26-23 (.531) this year with a 3.62 ERA and 1.22 WHIP, and have been successful saving games in 55-of-72 (76%) attempts. Closer Trevor Rosenthal (3.20 ERA, 45 saves) allowed far too many free passes (5.4 BB/9) while holding opposing hitters to just 0.26 HR/9 and striking out 11.1 batters per nine innings.

            Clayton Kershaw has been in a league of his own over the past few seasons with an ERA under 3.00 in each of the past six years while pitching to a mark better than a 2.00 ERA in each of the past two years. Amazingly, Kershaw improved on his 2013 Cy Young performance with a career-best 1.77 ERA, 10.9 K/9 and 1.41 BB/9 this season. He has kept 81.6% of runners on base in 2014 and forced 51.8% of balls in play to be hit on the ground, which are also both career-best marks. He has allowed more than three runs just once on the year and was a perfect 5-0 with a 1.95 ERA over the final month of the regular season.

            Kershaw has actually not done too well against the Cardinals in his career, going 5-7 (8-9 team record) with a 3.69 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, but he did throw a quality start in both of his outings this year, including seven shutout innings with 13 K's at Dodger Stadium on June 29. OF Peter Bourjos (4-for-11, 1 HR, 2 RBI) is the only player on the St. Louis roster with a homer against the lefty while OF Matt Holliday (9-for-35, 10 K's, 10 BB's) and 3B Matt Carpenter (5-for-18, 4 K's) have been decent in the matchup.

            In the regular season, L.A.’s bullpen was a subpar 18-24 (.429) with a 3.80 ERA and 1.31 WHIP, while going 47-for-61 (77%) in save opportunities. Closer Kenley Jansen (2.76 ERA, 44 saves) struck out a wealth of batters (13.9 K/9) and was on the losing side of batters hitting .350 BABIP against him.
            Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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            • #36
              2014 MLB Playoff Results

              October 1, 2014

              Overall Results:

              -- Favorites are 1-1

              -- Home teams are 1-1

              -- The Over is 2-0

              American League Divisional Series

              Detroit vs. Baltimore

              Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

              1 Detroit at Baltimore - - -

              2 Detroit at Baltimore - - -

              3 Baltimore at Detroit - - -

              4 Baltimore at Detroit - - -

              5 Detroit at Baltimore - - -


              Kansas City vs. Los Angeles

              Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

              1 Kansas City at Los Angeles - - -

              2 Kansas City at Los Angeles - - -

              3 Los Angeles at Kansas City - - -

              4 Los Angeles at Kansas City - - -

              5 Kansas City at Los Angeles - - -


              National League Divisional Series

              San Francisco vs. Washington

              Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

              1 San Francisco at Washington - - -

              2 San Francisco at Washington - - -

              3 Washington at San Francisco - - -

              4 Washington at San Francisco - - -

              5 San Francisco at Washington - - -


              St. Louis vs. Los Angeles

              Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

              1 St. Louis at Los Angeles - - -

              2 St. Louis at Los Angeles - - -

              3 Los Angeles at St. Louis - - -

              4 Los Angeles at St. Louis - - -

              5 St. Louis at Los Angeles - - -


              Wild Card

              Wild Card Game

              Game Matchup Score Favorite-Underdog Over-Under

              AL Oakland at Kansas City (+100) 9-8 (12) Underdog Over 6 ½

              NL San Francisco (-110) at Pittsburgh 8-0 Favorite Over 6 ½
              Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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              • #37
                MLB
                Dunkel

                Detroit at Baltimore
                The Tigers open up their ALDS series in Baltimore today and come into the contest with a 4-0 record in Max Scherzer's last 4 starts as a road favorite. Detroit is the pick (-115) according to Dunkel, which has the Tigers favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-115). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

                THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2

                Game 901-902: Detroit at Baltimore (5:30 p.m. EST)
                Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 17.322; Baltimore (Tillman) 15.706
                Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 8
                Vegas Line: Detroit (-115); 7
                Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-115); Over

                Game 903-904: Kansas City at LA Angels (9:00 p.m. EST)
                Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Vargas) 14.212; LA Angels (Weaver) 16.778
                Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 2 1/2; 7
                Vegas Line: LA Angels (-170); 8
                Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-170); Under




                MLB
                Long Sheet

                Thursday, October 2

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                DETROIT (90 - 72) at BALTIMORE (96 - 66) - 5:35 PM
                MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. CHRIS TILLMAN (R)
                Top Trends for this game.
                DETROIT is 188-147 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
                DETROIT is 181-141 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
                BALTIMORE is 97-66 (+36.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
                BALTIMORE is 50-31 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
                BALTIMORE is 26-12 (+15.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
                BALTIMORE is 86-59 (+30.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
                BALTIMORE is 72-36 (+41.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
                BALTIMORE is 75-47 (+32.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
                BALTIMORE is 53-42 (+13.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
                BALTIMORE is 45-27 (+24.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
                BALTIMORE is 31-15 (+19.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
                TILLMAN is 25-10 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
                TILLMAN is 38-21 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
                TILLMAN is 23-9 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
                TILLMAN is 19-7 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
                TILLMAN is 10-4 (+8.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
                TILLMAN is 25-16 (+17.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
                DETROIT is 36-21 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
                DETROIT is 35-23 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
                DETROIT is 29-19 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
                SCHERZER is 24-9 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
                SCHERZER is 15-0 (+15.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
                SCHERZER is 23-8 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
                SCHERZER is 33-11 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
                SCHERZER is 29-9 (+16.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

                Head-to-Head Series History
                DETROIT is 5-1 (+3.6 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
                3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

                MAX SCHERZER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
                SCHERZER is 3-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.92 and a WHIP of 1.359.
                His team's record is 3-3 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.5 units)

                CHRIS TILLMAN vs. DETROIT since 1997
                TILLMAN is 3-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.58 and a WHIP of 1.221.
                His team's record is 4-2 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+2.1 units)

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                KANSAS CITY (90 - 73) at LA ANGELS (98 - 64) - 9:05 PM
                JASON VARGAS (L) vs. JERED WEAVER (R)
                There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

                Head-to-Head Series History
                LA ANGELS is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
                3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

                JASON VARGAS vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
                VARGAS is 5-4 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.91 and a WHIP of 1.144.
                His team's record is 7-7 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-9. (-4.5 units)

                JERED WEAVER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
                WEAVER is 7-4 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.21 and a WHIP of 1.112.
                His team's record is 8-4 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-9. (-6.4 units)

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                MLB
                Armadillo's Write-Up

                Thursday, October 2

                Tigers-Orioles
                Scherzer is 3-0, 2.70 in his last four starts; he allowed two runs in four IP vs Baltimore this year. Scherzer is 4-2, 3.42 in nine postseason starts.

                Tillman is making his first postseason start; he is 5-1, 2.52 in his last 10 starts. Tillman won his only start vs Detroit this year, allowing one run in 8.1 IP.

                Tigers are 10-6 in last 16 road games; they're in playoffs for 4th year in row; they won this round last three years, won World Series in 2012.

                Orioles are 20-6 in their last 26 home games; they lost in this round in 2012, their only playoff appearamce since '97.

                Scherzer 24-9.....8-33 first inning
                Tillman 24-10 (11-1 last 12).........12-34 first inning

                Royals-Angels
                Vargas is 0-4, 9.00 in his last four starts; he allowed seven runs in 10.1 IP in two starts (0-0) against the Angels this season. This is his first postseason appearance.

                Weaver is 4-2, 3.00 in his last six starts; he didn't pitch against the Royals this year, is 2-1, 2.61 in six postseason games (3 starts).

                Royals won seven of last nine games, six of last eight on road; this is their first playoff since 1985. Just know that Yost is a sub-par game manager.

                Angels jogged to AL West title, lost seven of last ten games; they're in playoffs for first time since 2009- they made playoffs six out of eight years ('02-'09), winning 2002 World Series.

                Vargas 14-16.........6-30 first inning (4 of last 7)
                Weaver 22-12........6-34 first inning
                Two starting pitchers were college teammates at Long Beach State.




                MLB

                Thursday, October 2

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                Trend Report
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                5:37 PM
                DETROIT vs. BALTIMORE
                Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
                Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
                Baltimore is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home
                Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

                9:07 PM
                KANSAS CITY vs. LA ANGELS
                The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
                Kansas City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
                LA Angels are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home
                LA Angels are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games when playing Kansas City


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                MLB

                Thursday, October 2


                Tillman undefeated as home dog this year

                The Baltimore Orioles send Chris Tillman to the mound for Game 1 of the ALDS Thursday. The O's are currently +104 home dogs, which favors the rightie who has gone a perfect 4-0 as the dog at Camden Yards.

                Tillman has only allowed five runs during those five games and has only surrendered an average of five hits per game.


                Higher stike rates could be cause for lower scoring

                Another season of Major League Baseball is in the books and we have yet another season where scoring is in decline. The cause of this? It could be umpiring.

                Teams scored just 4.07 runs per game compared to 4.17 last year and 5.14 in 2000. The under was the more dominant result for totals coming in at 51.3 percent. And even the top over umpires' strike rates has increased from 62.7 percent in 2007 to 63.9 percent in 2014.

                According to a paper by Brian Mills, an assistant professor at the University of Florida, umpires have expanded their strike zone as a result of new technologies the MLB uses to track an umpire's accuracy.
                Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                • #38
                  MLB
                  Short Sheet

                  Thursday, October 2

                  Detroit at Baltimore, 5:35 ET
                  Scherzer: 29-9 TSR after a win
                  Tillman: BALTIMORE 18-48 after two straight games where they had 5 or less hits

                  Kansas City at LA Angels, 9:05 ET
                  Peavy: KANSAS CITY 14-23 after 2 straight games where they committed no errors
                  Weaver: 88-36 TSR as a home favorite

                  TSR = Team Start Record
                  Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                  • #39
                    Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

                    NFL trends with Week 5 upon us........

                    -- Packers failed to cover last four games as a home favorite.

                    -- Tennessee covered twice in its last twelve games.

                    -- Arizona is 8-3 in its last 11 games as a road underdog.

                    -- Falcons are 8-4 in last 12 games as a non-divisional road dog.

                    -- Buccaneers covered once in last seven divisional games.

                    -- Rams covered six of last seven games coming off a bye.

                    **********

                    Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud........

                    13) For the record, I think one-game Wild Card thing in baseball is a great idea; there has to be an advantage for winning the division, and this provides it. The Wild Card itself helps keep September a relevant month, so all in all, they’ve improved the game this way.

                    12) That said, MLB needs to be careful about making rule changes to speed up the game; media whiners have too loud a voice in all this. I love watching baseball, don’t want to see the game screwed up just to chop 8-10 minutes off the average game.

                    Limiting visits to the mound would be an excellent step; having less TV commercials would be even better, but that has no chance of happening. The pitchless intentional walk won’t shorten a game by very much.

                    The playoff game on Tuesday night was an exciting, thrilling contest with great meaning; I doubt anyone complained that it took a long time to play.

                    11) Jon Gruden will have his pick of coaching jobs if/when he decides to get back in; if you were him, would the Raiders’ job be the one you chose? Me either.

                    10) NBA guard Nate Robinson is opening a chicken ‘n waffles restaurant in Seattle; I’ve never had chicken and waffles at the same time, but since I like both of them, they would be good together, right? Would have to keep the maple syrup away from the chicken, though.

                    9) Clippers-Nuggets have an exhibition game at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in a couple weeks; I've been to one of those preseason games in Vegas and the crowd is almost as fun to watch as the game, especially with the Clippers having some high profile stars on their team.

                    8) The more you read about the NBA, the more you realize Doc Rivers is a players’ coach, sometimes cancelling practice during the season because he thinks players would be better off with fresher legs than more practice.

                    Now he’s having training camp in Las Vegas; couldn’t see Hubie Brown or Gregg Popovich having his training camp in Las Vegas.

                    7) No major league ballclub won or lost 100+ games this season, only the 4th time that’s happened in the last fifty years.

                    6) Apparently Lebron James and Mike Miller are good buddies and Lebron wasn’t happy when the Heat cut Miller last year, even though they saved $17M in luxury taxes by doing so. Lebron bolted Miami for Cleveland and lo and behold, Miller is a Cavalier now. Go figure.

                    5) Bill Belichick will get in the Hall of Fame as a coach, but you look at these Patriots and you realize he’s a cruddy general manager. In football, with so many injuries, the personnel guy is vital to a team’s success. Just like Jerry Jones in Dallas, personnel is not Belichick’s strong suit.

                    4) 1st and Loud, the reality show about the arena football team in Los Angeles, has become painful to watch, with the LA Kiss on their way to an incredibly bad season, filled with dissension and stupid decisions and two co-owners who know nothing about football and a third who is a genuine nitwit.

                    The 4th co-owner looks like John Elway and appears to have a clue, but he also seems to have less influence than the main partner, who is a micromanaging jackass. Quick example so you know I’m not making this up: he ordered the coach to onside kick after every score in one game. Spoiler alert: it didn’t go well.

                    3) Downloaded the Blue Ribbon Yearbook on my IPad this week, so I’ve started preparation for college hoop season. For $17, it’s a great bargain. The actual paper copy of Blue Ribbon will be here in a few weeks.

                    2) Wednesday would’ve been a good day to put on the shades, cover myself in towels and vegetate by the pool, any pool in Las Vegas. Just disappear from the world for the day, shut my mind off, have a cold drink and chill. We all need days like that now and then; at least I’ve got a trip to Vegas scheduled for next month, but pools will be closed by then.

                    1) Elias Sports Bureau points out that NFL games in Week 4 were decided by an average of 17.6 points, third highest average of any week in the last 25 years. For all the off-court drama the NFL is going thru, they better keep an eye on their actual product, which has slipped some with teams not allowed to practice as much as in the past.
                    Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                    • #40
                      Playoff Record:


                      Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

                      10/01/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

                      09/30/14 2-*0-*0 100.00% +*1000 Detail

                      Totals 4-*0-*0 100.00% +2000


                      1 - 0 ........ + 1.00.......*****

                      2 - 0 .........+ 4.00 ......Double Play

                      1 - 0 .........+ 3.00.......Triple Play

                      0 - 0 .........- 0.00.......Grand Slam


                      Thursday, October 2

                      Game Score Status Pick Amount

                      Detroit - 5:30 PM ET Detroit -115 500 *****

                      Baltimore - Over 7 500 *****
                      Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                        Kansas City - 9:00 PM ET LA Angels -175 500 TRIPLE PLAY

                        LA Angels - Under 8 500 *****
                        Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                        • #42
                          MLB
                          Armadillo's Write-Up

                          Friday, October 3

                          Tigers-Orioles
                          Verlander is 3-0, 2.89 in his last four starts; he is 7-5, 3.28 in 15 postseason starts, 1-1, 4.50 in two starts vs Baltimore this season.

                          Chen is 1-2, 4.58 in his last three starts; he allowed two runs (one earned) in 6.2 IP in his only postseason start, two years ago. Chen hasn't faced Detroit in '14.

                          Tigers are 10-7 in last 17 road games; they're in playoffs for 4th year in row; they won this round last three years, won World Series in 2012.

                          Orioles are 21-6 in their last 27 home games; they lost in this round in 2012, their only playoff appearamce since '97.

                          Verlander 19-13.....10-32 first inning
                          Chen 19-12.........10-31 first inning

                          Giants-Nationals
                          Peavy is 0-3, 9.27 in his five postseason starts (23 runs allowed in 22.1 IP); he is 4-0, 1.62 in his last six starts. Peavy hasn't pitched against Washington in '14. .
                          Strasburg was held out of playoffs two years ago to keep him under an innings limit; controversial move. he is 4-1, 1.13 in his last six starts and hasn't allowed any runs in his last 20 IP. Obviously, this is his first playoff start.

                          Giants are in playoffs for third time in last five years; they won World Series in 2010/2012. Giants won four of last five games overall, but lost five of last seven road games.

                          Washington won 13 of its last 16 games, eight of last 11 at home; they're in the playoffs for second time in three years, after not making it since they were the Montreal Expos back in 1981.

                          Peavy 5-15/8-4.........6-32 first inning
                          Strasburg 19-15.......10-34 first inning

                          Cardinals-Dodgers
                          Wainwright is 5-0, 1.38 in his last five starts; he is 4-3, 2.95 in nine postseason starts. He lost 1-0 at Dodger Stadium June 26, pitching eight innings.

                          Kershaw is 1-3, 4.23 in six postseason starts; he was dominant this year, going 21-3, 1.77 in 27 starts, 7-0, 2.04 in his last seven. He was 1-0, 1.93 in two starts vs St Louis (3 runs in 14 IP) this season.

                          St Louis is in playoffs for 4th year in row, 8th time in last 12 years-- they are 3-4 in last seven games overall, 3-6 in last nine on road.

                          Dodgers won their last five games, scoring 36 runs; they're in playoffs second year in row, after missing the three years before that. LA has by far biggest payroll in baseball.

                          Wainwright 23-9.........4-32 first inning
                          Kershaw 23-4.............4-27 first inning

                          Royals-Angels
                          Ventura is making first postseason start; he got hit hard in relief Tuesday by the A's, after throwing 73 pitches in a Sunday start. Ventura is 2-0, 2.50 in his last three starts; he is 0-1, 4.50 against the Angels this season.

                          Shoemaker is 6-0, 1.38 in his last seven starts, but hasn't pitched since Sept 15 (oblique); he allowed 19 hits, 11 runs in two starts (nine IP) against the Royals this season. This is his first postseason appearance.

                          Royals won eight of last ten games, seven of last nine on road; they won their last two games in extra innings.

                          Angels jogged to AL West title, lost eight of last 11 games; they're in playoffs for first time since 2009- they made playoffs six out of eight years ('02-'09), winning 2002 World Series.

                          Ventura 18-12.........7-30 first inning
                          Shoemaker 16-4........2-20 first inning
                          Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                          • #43
                            MLB

                            Friday, October 3

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                            Trend Report
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                            12:07 PM
                            DETROIT vs. BALTIMORE
                            Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
                            Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
                            Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
                            Baltimore is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit

                            3:07 PM
                            SAN FRANCISCO vs. WASHINGTON
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
                            San Francisco is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
                            Washington is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against San Francisco

                            6:37 PM
                            ST. LOUIS vs. LA DODGERS
                            St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
                            The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
                            LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
                            The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home

                            9:37 PM
                            KANSAS CITY vs. LA ANGELS
                            Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
                            Kansas City is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels
                            LA Angels are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Kansas City
                            The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home
                            Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                            • #44
                              MLB

                              Friday, October 3


                              Nationals Park truly is home for Strasburg

                              As if Stephen Strasburg wasn't already good enough, he has been absolutely lights out at home this season. The young ace is 9-3 with a 2.56 ERA at Nationals Park this season.

                              To make things worse for the Giants, Strasburg is 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA in his last three starts


                              Wainwright on par with Kershaw in ace battle

                              Though Clayton Kershaw is undeniably the best pitcher in baseball, Adam Wainwright could be matching him Friday. Kershaw is sporting a 10-2 record with a 1.70 ERA at Dodger Stadium this season, while Wainwright is 11-6 with a 1.72 ERA on the road.

                              The two aces have faced each other four times in their careers with the teams combining for six runs and 11.5 K's per game.


                              Shoemaker quietly dominating over past three months

                              Though he may not get much fanfare, Matt Shoemaker has become one of the top pitchers on the Angels over the past three months. The rightie has started 14 games since the start of July and the Angels have gone 12-2 during those starts.

                              Shoemaker has only allowed more than two runs three times since July 1 while striking out an average of five batters per game.


                              Verlander conquering Orioles in his career

                              They may be no team that Justin Verlander has been more dominant against in his career than the Baltimore Orioles. Over his nine year career, Verlander has faced the O's 15 times and the Tigers have gone 12-3 in those starts.

                              The rightie has only allowed 2.6 runs per game while striking out six per outing.
                              Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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                              • #45
                                MLB
                                Dunkel

                                St. Louis at LA Dodgers
                                The Cardinals open their NLDS series in LA today and come into the contest with a 2-8 record in Adam Wainwright's last 10 starts as an underdog. LA is the pick (-200) according to Dunkel, which has the Dodgers favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-200). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

                                FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

                                Game 905-906: San Francisco at Washington (3:00 p.m. EST)
                                Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Peavy) 16.497; Washington (Strasburg) 15.330
                                Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 5
                                Vegas Line: Washington (-190); 6 1/2
                                Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+165); Under

                                Game 907-908: St. Louis at LA Dodgers (6:30 p.m. EST)
                                Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wainwright) 15.760; LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 17.395
                                Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 6
                                Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-200); 5 1/2
                                Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-200); Over

                                Game 909-910: Detroit at Baltimore (12:00 p.m. EST)
                                Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 16.497; Baltimore (Chen) 15.008
                                Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 9
                                Vegas Line: Baltimore (-110); 7 1/2
                                Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-110); Over

                                Game 911-912: Kansas City at LA Angels (9:30 p.m. EST)
                                Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Ventura) 14.904; LA Angels (Shoemaker) 16.524
                                Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 6
                                Vegas Line: No Line
                                Dunkel Pick: N/A
                                Remember the 3 G's Gambling, Golf, Girls not in any particular order.....

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