MLB
Saturday, September 11
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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ Chi Cubs
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Texas @ Oakland
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Toronto @ Baltimore
Toronto
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Baltimore
Baltimore is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado @ Philadelphia
Colorado
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 16 games
Milwaukee @ Cleveland
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay @ Detroit
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington @ Pittsburgh
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Washington
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston @ Chi White Sox
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
LA Angels @ Houston
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of LA Angels's last 16 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Cincinnati @ St. Louis
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Miami is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
NY Yankees @ NY Mets
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Yankees is 17-7 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto @ Baltimore
Toronto
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Baltimore
Baltimore is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Diego is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Arizona @ Seattle
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, September 11
NL games
San Francisco (91-50) @ Cubs (65-77)
— Gausman is 4-0, 4.30 in his last seven starts.
— Giants are 18-10 in his starts.
— over 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 8-28
— record in first 5 innings: 18-6-4
— He is 1-3, 7.58 in 5 games (4 starts) vs Chicago
— Giants are 7-1 in last eight games.
— Giants are 10-2 in last 12 road games.
— Under is 18-8-1 in last 27 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-141
— record in first 5 innings: 74-49-18
— Davies is 0-0, 6.23 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 14-15 in his starts.
— over 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 8-29
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-6
— He is 1-3, 2.88 in seven starts vs San Francisco.
— Cubs won eight of last ten games.
— Chicago is 8-3 in last 11 home games.
— Over is 9-7 in last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-141
— record in first 5 innings: 56-69-16
Washington (58-83) @ Pittsburgh (51-90)
— Gray is 0-1, 5.66 in seven starts for Washington.
— Washington is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.
— Washington is 16-40 in its last 56 games.
— Nationals are 3-9 in last 12 road games.
— over 25-11-2 last 38 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-143
— record in first 5 innings: 57-61-25
— Crowe is 0-0, 9.18 in his last four starts.
— Pittsburgh is 9-12 in his starts.
— over 11-5-1 last 17
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 5-13-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.
— Pirates are 15-37 in last 52 games.
— Pittsburgh is 7-4 in last 11 home games.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 35-139
— record in first 5 innings: 42-81-16
Colorado (65-77) @ Philadelphia (71-70)
— Freeland is 1-1, 5.89 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 10-9 in his starts.
— under 13-6
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-5
— He is 1-0, 3.38 in three starts vs Philly.
— Colorado lost four of last six games.
— Rockies are 45-27 at home, 20-50 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-142
— record in first 5 innings: 57-65-20
— Wheeler is 2-0, 3.00 in his last two starts.
— Phillies are 16-12 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 5-28
— record in first 5 innings: 11-9-8
— He is 0-2, 10.80 in two starts vs Colorado
— Phillies are 8-6 in last 14 games.
— Phillies are 39-30 at home, 32-40 on road.
— over 11-5 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-141
— record in first 5 innings: 60-53-28
Miami (59-82) @ Atlanta (75-65)
— Hernandez is 1-0, 3.60 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 3-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He is 1-1, 1.67 in 9 games (4 starts) vs Atlanta.
— Marlins lost 15 of last 23 games.
— Miami is 1-14 in last 15 road games.
— under 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-141
— record in first 5 innings: 52-66-23
— Morton is 3-1, 2.75 in his last six starts.
— Atlanta is 15-13 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-28
— record in first 5 innings: 18-8-2
— He is 2-1, 4.76 in five starts vs Miami this year.
— Braves won four of last five games.
— Atlanta is 9-4 in last 13 home games.
— under 13-5-3 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-140
— record in first 5 innings: 72-49-19
Cincinnati (75-67) @ St Louis (70-69)
— Castillo is 0-3, 3.93 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 10-19 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 11-29
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— record in first 5 innings: 12-14-5
— He is 2-3, 6.26 in five starts vs St Louis this year.
— Cincinnati is 4-8 in its last 12 games.
— Reds are 7-9 in last 16 road games.
— under 16-4 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-141
— record in first 5 innings: 67-55-20
— Mikolas is 0-2, 6.33 in five starts.
— Cardinals are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 2-3, 5.22 in nine starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cardinals are 7-7 in last 14 games.
— St Louis is 5-9 in its last 14 home games.
— Over is 5-4-1 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 51-140
— record in first 5 innings: 65-54-21
San Diego (73-66) @ Los Angeles (89-53)
— Paddack is 3-0, 3.71 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 14-7 in his starts.
— over 8-3 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-9-1
— He is 1-2, 6.94 in five starts vs LA.
— Padres lost 16 of last 24 games.
— San Diego is 4-10 in last 14 road games.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-139
— record in first 5 innings: 57-63-19
— Buehler is 1-1, 3.45 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 16-6 in his last 22 starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-28
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-5
— He is 0-0, 2.13 in two starts vs San Diego this year.
— Dodgers are 30-13 in last 43 games.
— Dodgers are 13-3 in last 16 home games.
— under 18-4-2 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-141
— record in first 5 innings: 75-45-21
AL games
Toronto (77-63) @ Baltimore (46-94)
— Ryu is 2-2, 4.03 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 17-10 in his starts.
— over 12-6-1 last 19
— allowed run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 17-9-1
— He is 3-1, 3.33 in four starts vs Baltimore this year.
— Nightcap is bullpen game.
— Toronto is 11-2 in last 13 games.
— Blue Jays are 7-7 in last 14 road games.
— Under is 16-5 in last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-139
— record in first 5 innings: 30-15-7 last 52
— Akin is 2-0, 3.38 in his last three starts.
— Baltimore is 4-10 in his starts.
— over 8-3 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 1-11-2
— He is 1-1, 6.75 in two starts vs Toronto this year.
— Nightcap is bullpen game.
— Orioles are 7-28 in their last 35 games.
— Baltimore is 24-48 on road, 22-46 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-140
— record in first 5 innings: 44-78-18
Tampa Bay (88-53) @ Detroit (67-75)
— Patino is 2-0, 4.40 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 6-6
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.
— Tampa Bay won 28 of last 39 games.
— Rays won seven of last nine road games.
— over 20-10-2 last 32 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-141
— record in first 5 innings: 60-50-31
— Mize is 1-1, 3.57 in his last five starts.
— Detroit is 15-11 in his starts.
— under 17-7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Detroit is 10-15 in its last 25 games.
— Detroit is 2-5 in last seven home games.
— under 23-13-2 last 38 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-142
— record in first 5 innings: 21-22-6 last 49
Kansas City (64-77) @ Minnesota (62-79)
— Singer is 1-1, 2.92 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 8-16 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-24
— record in first 5 innings: 9-13-2
— He is 0-2, 5.06 in three starts vs Minnesota this year.
— Royals lost seven of last 12 games.
— Royals are 11-5 in last 16 road games.
— under 30-15-5 last 50 games.
— scores run in first inning: 35-144
— record in first 5 innings: 53-68-23
— Pineda is 0-3, 6.39 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 6-11 in his starts.
— over 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-2
— He is 6-6, 4.05 in 12 starts vs Kansas City.
— Minnesota won four of last six games.
— Twins lost last four home games.
— under 9-3-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-140
— record in first 5 innings: 43-71-26
Angels (69-72) @ Houston (82-58)
— Suarez is 1-1, 3.24 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He is 1-2, 6.30 in 6 games (4 starts) vs Houston.
— Angels are 6-5 in last 11 games.
— Angels are 2-7 in last nine road games.
— over 7-3 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 42-141
— record in first 5 innings: 59-65-17
— Garcia is 3-0, 2.70 in his last six starts.
— Astros are 14-10 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 15-6-3
— He is 1-0, 4.61 in three starts vs Anaheim this year.
— Astros are 5-6 in last 11 games.
— Astros are 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 48-140
— record in first 5 innings: 76-44-20
Boston (80-63) @ White Sox (81-59)
— They haven’t named a starter.
— Boston lost four of last five games.
— Red Sox are 6-7 in last 13 road games.
— over 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 48-143
— record in first 5 innings: 63-59-21
— Cease is 2-1, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 15-12 in his starts.
— over 14-10-3
— allowed run in first inning: 9-27
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-4
— He gave up 2 runs in 4.2 IP in one start vs Boston.
— Chicago is 8-5 in last 13 games.
— White Sox are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-141
— record in first 5 innings: 78-42-21
Texas (51-89) @ Oakland (77-64)
— Allard is 0-2, 6.11 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 3-14 in his starts.
— under 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 1-3, 5.17 in four starts vs Oakland this year.
— Texas is 15-37 in last 52 games.
— Texas is 6-8 in last 14 road games.
— over 16-12-2 last 30 games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-140
— record in first 5 innings: 49-74-17
— Irvin is 0-2, 11.70 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 13-14 in his starts.
— under 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 9-27
— record in first 5 innings: 11-14-2
— He is 2-2, 5.73 in four starts vs Texas this year.
— A’s won their last three games.
— Oakland is 6-6 in last 12 home games.
— Over is 8-5-1 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-141
— record in first 5 innings: 63-55-23
Interleague games
Milwaukee (87-55) @ Cleveland (69-70)
— Burnes is 3-0, 2.13 in his last six starts.
— Milwaukee is 14-2 in his last 16 starts.
— over 9-3-2 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 4-24
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-4
— He allowed a run in 6 IP, in one start vs Cleveland.
— Brewers are 34-16 in last 50 games.
— Milwaukee is 5-1 in last six road games.
— under 5-2-1 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 48-142
— record in first 5 innings: 73-44-25
— Plesac is 4-0, 3.90 in his last five starts.
— Indians are 13-8 in his starts.
— over 10-1-2 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— Cleveland is 11-9 in last 20 games.
— Indians are 7-7 in last 14 home games.
— under 15-9-1 last 25 home games
— scores run in first inning: 42-139
— record in first 5 innings: 55-64-20
Bronx (78-63) @ Mets (71-71)
— Kluber is 0-1, 7.59 in his last three starts.
— New York is 6-6 in his starts.
— under 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He is 1-1, 6.55 in two starts vs New York.
— New York is 2-11 since its 13-game win streak ended.
— New York is 1-5 in last six road games.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 31-141
— record in first 5 innings: 58-51-32
— Walker is 0-2, 5.53 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 15-10 in his starts.
— over 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-4
— He is 1-3, 3.24 in five starts vs New York.
— Mets won 10 of last 14 games.
— Mets are 6-0 in last six home games.
— under 5-3-2 last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-143
— record in first 5 innings: 56-70-17
Arizona (45-96) @ Seattle (77-64)
— Castellanos is 1-0, 4.15 in three starts.
— Arizona is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He gave up 5 runs in 3.2 IP vs Seattle September 4.
— Arizona lost 11 of last 12 games.
— Arizona is 3-12 in its last 15 road games.
— over 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-141
— record in first 5 innings: 52-77-12
— Flexen is 1-0, 2.87 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 18-8 in his starts.
— over 14-12
— allowed run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 15-9-2
— He is 1-0, 3.75 in two starts vs Arizona.
— Seattle won nine of last 12 games.
— Seattle is 4-1 in last five home games.
— over 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 45-141
— record in first 5 innings: 61-61-19
Saturday’s umpires
SF-Chi- Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Torres games.
Col-Phil- Road team is 9-3 in last 12 Estabrook games.
Wsh-Pitt- Over is 14-7 in Ceja games.
Cin-StL- Under is 9-5-3 in last 17 Blakney games.
Mia-Atl- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Dreckman games.
SD-LA- Under is 10-4-2 in last 16 Conroy games.
Tex-A’s— Over is 9-3 in last 12 Knight games.
Tor-Balt- Visitor is 9-3 in last 12 Hickox games.
Over is 5-1 in last six Rackley games.
TB-Det- Over is 14-5-2 in last 21 Hoye games.
LAA-Hst— Over is 7-4 in last 11 Culbreth games.
Bos-Chi— Underdogs are 5-4 in last nine Bellino games.
KC-Minn— Over is 17-5 in last 22 Gibson games.
Mil-Clev— Over is 5-2-3 in last ten Rehak games.
NY-NY— Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Hernandez games.
Az-Sea— Under is 4-2-3 in last nine Riggs games.Leave a comment:
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Saturday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders, runs scored:
107— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
105— Freddie Freeman, Atl
104— Bo Bichette, Tor
100— Marcus Semien, Tor
97— Jose Altuve, Hst
96— Mitch Haniger, Sea
Quote of the Day
“I spent a lot of years playing with a lot of those guys. Coming through the right field fence here [the visitor’s entrance], I’d never even set foot on that side of the concourse, so I was lost. I had no clue where I was going. All these cameras were in my face, so I tried to play it off like I knew was I was doing. It’s still so new, sitting in another dugout, in a different uniform and actually facing the guys I played with for so long.”
Kris Bryant, on returning to Wrigley Field Friday
Saturday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, who did they beat?
Friday’s quiz
Dak Prescott played his college football at Mississippi State.
Thursday’s quiz
Former Colorado Rockies’ 1B Todd Helton was QB at Tennessee before Peyton Manning.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….
13) NFL needs to get step back from its crackdown on taunting; none of us who watch games give a rat’s ass about players running their mouths. Tell the officials to tune the players out and only penalize players who hit each other illegally.
Week 14, 2017; Eagles @ Rams. Big game. Carson Wentz throws an incomplete pass on third down, Philly is going to try a field goal, but the ref flags the Rams’ DB for taunting, giving the Eagles a first down. Later in that same series, Wentz runs with the ball and tears his ACL. Had that taunting flag not been thrown, Wentz wouldn’t have torn his ACL, Nick Foles wouldn’t have been Super Bowl MVP.
Taunting penalties are way too subjective; sometimes stepping back from a bad decision is the best way to go and this is one of those times.
12) 40 or so years ago, Texas Longhorns had a basketball coach named Abe Lemons who was ahead of his time; his teams played fast (this was before the shot clock era), he was a character, would’ve been a big star on social media today.
One year his team was struggling; Lemons’ weekly TV show opened with the shot of a coffin on the set, with a spotlight on it. The camera focused in on the coffin, with organ music playing in the background.
The door of the coffin opens and there is coach Lemons in suit/tie; he sits up, looks at the camera, smiles and says…….
“We ain’t dead yet!!!”
Like I said, the man was ahead of his time.
12) Dallas Cowboys lost RT La’el Collins for five weeks; there are rumors that Collins didn’t flunk drug tests, he simply neglected to show up for them.
Dallas is expected to get Zack Martin back next week, but now their OL still won’t be 100% until at least Week 7.
11) Thursday night, Cowboys were 4th NFL team EVER to gain 450+ yards, have a +3 or better turnover ratio and yet still lose the game.
10) When Teddy Bridgewater takes the field Sunday, he’ll be the 10th QB to start for Denver since Peyton Manning retired five years ago.
9) Doug Kezirian is hosting Daily Wager on ESPN and he just called Mike McCarthy “an idiot” and roasted him for a couple minutes on national TV. Yikes.
8) Now that my fantasy baseball team has been forcibly removed from the playoffs, I’m scouting guys for next year (it is a dynasty/keeper league).
When I’m scouting a young player, prefer to watch the other team’s TV feed; they’re way more likely to give honest opinions about players on the other team. The home TV network guys always say positive things, even if the guy is playing poorly.
I mean, Keibert Ruiz is hitting freakin’ .107, but the Washington TV guys praise his defense, his eye at the plate if he takes a pitch out of the strike zone. He was a career .301 hitter in the minor leagues, so he figures to hit eventually, but it is OK to criticize a guy until he does.
7) Mets 10, Bronx 3— Bronx is 2-11 since their 13-game winning streak; they’re 2nd team in MLB history to go 2-11 or worse in the 13 games immediately following a single-season win streak of 13+ games (1991 Rangers).
6) Reds 4, Cardinals 2— Joey Votto hit his 30th homer, Reds scored two runs in 9th.
Dodgers 3, Padres 0— San Diego drops into a tie with the Reds for the second Wild Card slot.
5) When Big X snubbing Memphis in its expansion, should the Tigers try to join another league, like the ACC? They’re elite in basketball, halfway decent in football; they’d help some league, and the AAC seems like a conference on a serious decline right now.
4) Sports betting became legal in the state of Washington Thursday; former Sonics’ star Shawn Kemp made one of the first bets.
3) Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave was extended again; he is done for this season, and is likely to be eventually suspended for all of next season, too.
2) Marvin Miller got inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame this week; he made all the players a boatload of money, had a tremendous impact on the business of baseball, not sure he made the game better or worse, but the players sure as hell better appreciate all he did for them.
The guy who gave the speech honoring Miller Wednesday went on longer than he was supposed to; the crowd was restless, was giving him grief, a crowd made up mostly of Bronx Bomber fans. Ungrateful bastards; it was Miller’s work that played a huge part into the advent of free agency and buying players, which is the only reason Bronx regained prominence in the late 70’s- they’ve gone on to outspend teams in smaller markets for decades.
If anyone should’ve given Miller’s legacy a huge ovation, it is New York fans.
1) I’m not saying summer went by fast or anything, but NBA training camps open in less than three weeks.
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MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
09/10/2021........5-9-0.......35.71%.........-30.85
09/09/2021........6-2-0.......75.00%........+20.75
09/08/2021........9-6-0.......60.00%........+13.90
09/07/2021........9-7-0.......56.25%........+24.75
09/06/2021........7-5-0.......58.33%........+12.30
09/05/2021......12-4-0........75.00%.......+32.60
09/04/2021......11-5-0........68.75%.......+36.00
09/03/2021......11-8-1........57.89%.......+14.40
09/02/2021........3-8-0........27.27%........-29.05
09/01/2021......4-12-0.......25.00%........-51.70
Totals:............77-66-1.......53.84%........+43.10
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09/10/2021.......2-5-0........28.57%.......- 13.25
09/09/2021.......3-0-0......100.00%......+ 20.05
09/08/2021.......5-1-0.......83.33%.......+ 26.60
09/07/2021.......4-4-0.......50.00%.......+ 16.85
09/06/2021.......5-3-0.......62.50%.......+ 15.90
09/05/2021.......4-0-0.....100.00%.......+ 31.35
09/04/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%........+ 9.80
09/03/2021.......5-6-0.......45.45%........- .0.75
09/02/2021.......1-7-0.......12.50%.......- 31.50
09/01/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%.......- 10.70
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Diamond Trends for Friday September 10
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Dodgers are 14-0 since May 17, 2019 in the first game of a series when they swept a three-game, same-season seeries in their last meeting between these teams, with the last win by multiple runs.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Orioles are 0-12 since Sept. 17, 2020 as a home dog of at least +180 if they allowed less than 14 runs last game.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Dodgers are 0-9 OU since Aug. 2021 in the first game of a series when they scored at least two runs last game.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Detroit (7:10 p.m. ET)
-- Michael Wacha is 11-0 since Aug. 8, 2017 as a road favorite of at least -120 when the total is under 13.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
SF at CHC 02:20 PM
SF -149
+500
WAS at PIT 06:35 PM
PIT -109
+500
TOR at BAL 07:05 PM
TOR -279
+500
COL at PHI 07:05 PM
COL +126
+500
MIL at CLE 07:10 PM
CLE +126
+500
TB at DET 07:10 PM
TB -151
+500
NYY at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM +109
+500
MIA at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -185
+500
KC at MIN 08:10 PM
MIN -122
+500
LAA at HOU 08:10 PM
LAA +171
+500
BOS at CHW 08:10 PM
BOS +140
+500
CIN at STL 08:15 PM
STL +109
+500
TEX at OAK 09:40 PM
TEX +160
+500
SD at LAD 10:10 PM
SD +141
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MLB
Friday, September 10
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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ Chi Cubs
San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Chi Cubs is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Washington @ Pittsburgh
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington
Toronto @ Baltimore
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore
Baltimore is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Colorado @ Philadelphia
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games on the road
Colorado is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 15 games
Milwaukee @ Cleveland
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Tampa Bay @ Detroit
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees @ NY Mets
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Boston @ Chi White Sox
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games on the road
Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Angels @ Houston
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Angels's last 15 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Kansas City @ Minnesota
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 11 games
Cincinnati @ St. Louis
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
Texas @ Oakland
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
Arizona @ Seattle
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, September 10
NL games
San Francisco (90-50) @ Cubs (65-76)
— They haven’t named a starter.
— Giants are 6-1 in last seven games.
— Giants are 9-2 in last 11 road games.
— Under is 17-8-1 in last 26 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-140
— record in first 5 innings: 74-48-18
— Hendricks is 0-1, 10.13 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 17-11 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 9-28
— record in first 5 innings: 16-11-1
— He is 5-2, 2.37 in nine starts vs San Francisco.
— Cubs won eight of last nine games.
— Chicago is 8-2 in last ten home games.
— Over is 9-6 in last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-140
— record in first 5 innings: 55-69-16
Washington (58-82) @ Pittsburgh (50-90)
— Gray is 0-1, 5.66 in seven starts for Washington.
— Washington is 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.
— Washington is 16-39 in its last 55 games.
— Nationals are 3-8 in last 11 road games.
— over 25-10-2 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-142
— record in first 5 innings: 56-61-25
— In his last two starts, Brault allowed 12 runs in 7 IP.
— Pittsburgh is 0-6 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-4-2
— He is 0-1, 7.84 in 4 games (2 starts) vs Washington.
— Pirates are 14-37 in last 51 games.
— Pittsburgh is 6-4 in last ten home games.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 35-138
— record in first 5 innings: 42-80-16
Colorado (64-77) @ Philadelphia (71-69)
— Marquez is 0-1, 8.36 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 17-11 in his starts.
— under 12-6-1 last 19
— allowed run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 16-10-2
— He is 2-1, 3.30 in five starts vs Philly.
— Colorado lost four of last five games.
— Rockies are 45-27 at home, 19-50 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-141
— record in first 5 innings: 56-65-20
— They have not named a starter.
— Phillies are 8-5 in last 13 games.
— Phillies are 39-29 at home, 32-40 on road.
— over 10-5 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-140
— record in first 5 innings: 60-52-28
Miami (59-81) @ Atlanta (74-65)
— Rogers is 0-1, 4.50 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 10-11 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-2
— He is 0-1, 5.00 in two starts vs Atlanta this year.
— Marlins lost 14 of last 22 games.
— Miami is 1-13 in last 14 road games.
— under 14-5 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-140
— record in first 5 innings: 52-65-23
— Anderson is 1-1, 4.30 in his last five starts.
— Atlanta is 3-8 in his last 11 starts.
— under 9-9-2
— allowed run in first inning: 7-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-5
— He is 0-1, 8.59 in two starts vs Miami this year.
— Braves won three of last four games.
— Atlanta is 8-4 in last 12 home games.
— under 13-5-2 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-139
— record in first 5 innings: 71-49-19
Cincinnati (74-67) @ St Louis (70-68)
— Mahle is 2-2, 3.64 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 17-11 in his starts.
— over 14-12-2
— allowed run in first inning: 8-28
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— record in first 5 innings: 18-6-4
— He is 2-0, 3.71 in three starts vs St Louis this year.
— Cincinnati is 3-8 in its last 11 games.
— Reds are 6-9 in last 15 road games.
— under 15-4 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-140
— record in first 5 innings: 67-55-19
— Lester is 1-0, 1.62 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He is 9-2, 3.62 in 21 starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cardinals are 7-6 in last 13 games.
— St Louis is 5-8 in its last 13 home games.
— Over is 5-3-1 in their last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 51-139
— record in first 5 innings: 65-54-20
San Diego (73-65) @ Los Angeles (88-53)
— Musgrove is 2-0, 1.33 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 15-11 in his starts.
— under 13-12-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-3
— He is 0-0, 4.00 in two starts vs LA this year.
— Padres lost 15 of last 23 games.
— San Diego is 4-9 in last 13 road games.
— over 6-3-1 last 10 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-138
— record in first 5 innings: 57-62-19
— Urias is 4-0, 1.71 in his last six starts.
— Dodgers are 13-3 in his last 16 starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 19-6-2
— He is 1-1, 6.00 in two starts vs San Diego this year.
— Dodgers are 29-13 in last 42 games.
— Dodgers are 12-3 in last 15 home games.
— under 17-4-2 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-140
— record in first 5 innings: 74-45-21
AL games
Toronto (77-62) @ Baltimore (45-94)
— Ray is 3-0, 1.51 in his last eight starts.
— Toronto is 15-12 in his starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-6-7
— He is 1-1, 3.18 in two starts vs Baltimore this year.
— Toronto is 11-1 in last 12 games.
— Blue Jays are 7-6 in last 13 road games.
— Under is 15-5 in last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-138
— record in first 5 innings: 30-14-7 last 51
— Ellis is 0-0, 2.84 in three starts.
— Baltimore is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Orioles are 6-28 in their last 34 games.
— Baltimore is 24-48 on road, 21-46 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-139
— record in first 5 innings: 43-78-18
Tampa Bay (88-52) @ Detroit (66-75)
— Wacha is 1-1, 6.75 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 12-7 in his starts.
— under 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.
— Tampa Bay won 28 of last 38 games.
— Rays won seven of last eight road games.
— over 19-10-2 last 31 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-140
— record in first 5 innings: 60-50-30
— Boyd is 0-2, 6.10 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 6-9 in his starts.
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8
— He is 1-1, 3.75 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Detroit is 9-15 in its last 24 games.
— Detroit is 1-5 in last six home games.
— under 23-12-2 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-141
— record in first 5 innings: 21-22-5 last 48
Kansas City (63-77) @ Minnesota (62-78)
— Lynch is 1-1, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 6-5 in his starts.
— under 6-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.
— Royals lost seven of last 11 games.
— Royals are 10-5 in last 15 road games.
— under 30-14-5 last 49 games.
— scores run in first inning: 34-143
— record in first 5 innings: 53-68-22
— Jax is 0-2, 10.18 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-2
— He gave up 6 runs in 5 IP in July 3 start vs Kansas City.
— Minnesota won four of last five games.
— Twins lost last three home games.
— under 9-2-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-139
— record in first 5 innings: 43-71-25
Angels (69-71) @ Houston (81-58)
— Ohtani is 5-0, 2.54 in his last six starts.
— Angels are 13-7 in his starts.
— over 10-10
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 12-4-4
— He is 0-1, 4.96 in four starts vs Houston.
— Angels are 6-4 in last ten games.
— Angels are 2-6 in last eight road games.
— over 6-3 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 41-140
— record in first 5 innings: 59-64-17
— Valdez is 2-2, 2.76 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 11-7 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-2
— He is 4-3, 4.27 in 9 games (5 starts) vs Anaheim.
— Astros lost six of last ten games.
— Astros are 8-3 in last 11 home games.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 48-139
— record in first 5 innings: 75-44-20
Boston (80-62) @ White Sox (80-59)
— Houck is 0-0, 3.52 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He allowed three runs in 4.1 IP in one start vs Chicago.
— Boston lost three of last four games.
— Red Sox are 6-6 in last 12 road games.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 48-142
— record in first 5 innings: 63-58-21
— Rodon is 3-0, 1.80 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 14-7 in his starts.
— under 12-5-1 last 18
— allowed run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
— He is 0-3, 3.96 in four starts vs Boston.
— Chicago is 7-5 in last 12 games.
— White Sox are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-140
— record in first 5 innings: 77-42-21
Texas (51-88) @ Oakland (76-64)
— Otto is 0-0, 1.86 in two starts.
— Texas is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Texas is 15-36 in last 51 games.
— Texas is 6-7 in last 13 road games.
— over 15-12-2 last 29 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-139
— record in first 5 innings: 49-73-17
— Blackburn is 0-2, 4.12 in four starts.
— A’s are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He gave up 7 runs in 5 IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Texas.
— A’s are 8-15 in their last 23 games.
— Oakland is 5-6 in last 11 home games.
— Over is 7-5-1 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-140
— record in first 5 innings: 62-55-23
Interleague games
Milwaukee (86-55) @ Cleveland (69-69)
— Houser is 2-1, 2.22 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 11-2 in his last 13 starts.
— over 7-2-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.
— Brewers are 33-16 in last 49 games.
— Milwaukee is 4-1 in last five road games.
— under 5-1-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-141
— record in first 5 innings: 72-44-25
— Morgan is 1-1, 2.84 in his last four starts.
— Indians are 6-7 in his starts.
— over 7-6
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.
— Cleveland is 11-8 in last 19 games.
— Indians are 7-6 in last 13 home games.
— under 15-8-1 last 24 home games
— scores run in first inning: 41-138
— record in first 5 innings: 55-63-20
Bronx (78-62) @ Mets (70-71)
— Montgomery is 2-0, 1.77 in his last seven starts.
— New York is 14-10 in his starts.
— under 8-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 7-14-3
— He is 2-0, 1.33 in 5 games (3 starts) vs New York.
— New York is 2-10 since its 13-game win streak ended.
— New York is 1-4 in last five road games.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 30-140
— record in first 5 innings: 58-50-32
— Megill is 1-2, 7.98 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 8-6 in his starts.
— under 8-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Mets won nine of last 13 games.
— Mets are 5-0 in last five home games.
— under 5-2-2 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-142
— record in first 5 innings: 55-70-17
Arizona (45-95) @ Seattle (76-64)
— Bumgarner is 0-2, 7.41 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 9-13 in his starts.
— over 11-10-1
— allowed run in first inning: 9-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-12-1
— He is 0-1, 3.27 in three starts vs Seattle.
— Arizona lost 10 of last 11 games.
— Arizona is 3-11 in its last 14 road games.
— over 9-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-140
— record in first 5 innings: 52-76-12
— Gonzalez is 4-0, 3.06 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 12-8 in his starts.
— under 8-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-3
— He is 2-0, 5.00 in 3 games (1 start) vs Arizona.
— Seattle won eight of last 11 games.
— Seattle is 3-1 in last four home games.
— over 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 44-140
— record in first 5 innings: 60-61-19
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Friday’s 6-pack
Tampa Bay 31, Dallas 29:
— Prescott was 42-58/403 passing, with three TD’s.
— Cowboys missed a PAT and a 31-yard FG.
— Amari Cooper caught 13 passes for 139 yards, two TD’s.
— Tampa Bay survived minus-3 turnover ratio, 11 penalties for 106 yards.
— Brady was 32-50/379 passing, with four TD’s.
— Bucs scored 24 points in five red zone drives; Dallas 12 points in four.
Quote of the Day
“The longest of journeys begins with a single step.”
Laozi
Friday’s quiz
Where did Dak Prescott play his college football?
Thursday’s quiz
Former Colorado Rockies’ 1B Todd Helton was QB at Tennessee before Peyton Manning.
Thursday’s quiz
In the gambling movie Lay the Favorite, Bruce Willis plays pro gambler Dinky.
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Friday’s Den: Questions with the NFL season starting
13) Buccaneers brought back all 22 starters from LY’s title team; will they be the NFL’s first repeat champs since 2004?
12) Ryan Fitzpatrick is Washington’s QB, the 9th NFL team he has started for. Fitzpatrick has been around so long, his first head coach was Mike Martz, back with the Rams in 2005.
11) For first time since 2005, Saints have a QB who isn’t Drew Brees; how will Sean Payton combine the talents of Jameis Winston/Taysom Hill? Hill was content to back up Brees, one of the all-time greats; Winston is not one of the all-time greats.
10) Urban Meyer as an NFL coach should be interesting; how will he handle losing? If he goes 9-7, they’ll throw him a parade in Jacksonville, but Meyer never went 9-7 in college. He will be playing a rookie QB, which makes things even more interesting.
9) Rams are 43-21 in four seasons under Sean McVay, but they blew things up this winter and traded for QB Matthew Stafford, who played 12 years in Detroit but never won a playoff game (0-3). The trade helped the Rams’ salary cap issues; lot of pressure on the coach/QB to maintain the success that Jared Goff had on the field.
8) Four years ago, the Eagles won the Super Bowl, with backup QB Nick Foles the star after starter Carson Wentz got hurt in Week 14. Now, Foles is in Chicago, Wentz plays for the Colts and Jaylen Hurts is the QB, coached by rookie HC Nick Sirianni.
Eagles went 9-7, 9-7, 4-11-1 the last three years; not sure why Doug Peterson got the boot after one bad season, but now they’re starting over.
7) Dallas Cowboys have 36 new players and a QB who has had major injury problems over the last year- they went 0-4 in preseason, which doesn’t necessarily mean much. They’ll need Dak Prescott to be healthy and productive.
6) Minnesota Vikings have their sixth offensive coordinator in six years; their OL coach got fired for refusing the COVID vaccine. This will be Kirk Cousins’ 4th year as starting QB; the team was 25-22-1 the last three years. More is expected this year.
5) Last four years, New Jersey Giants are 18-46; Daniel Jones is 8-18 as starting QB. They’re 10-21-1 ATS at home the last four years; will Jones protect the ball well enough (22 INTs in 26 starts) to help the Giants move up in the standings?
4) What will the Houston Texans do with Deshaun Watson? He is on the 53-man roster but Tyrod Taylor will start, and Watson won’t be active. Watson’s legal issues still lurk; will another team have the onions to trade for him, and if so, what will Houston get back in return?
3) Can the Buffalo Bills take over dominance in the AFC East? Lot of expectations for the Bills after they went 13-3 LY and lost in AFC title game.
2) New England will have a rookie QB starting for first time since Drew Bledsoe in 1993; they went 5-11 that year, when Bill Parcells was the coach. Mac Jones won a lot at Alabama, he knows the playbook, always a good thing, so he should be an upgrade over Cam Newton.
1) Sam Darnold has mononucleosis last summer, then came back and played and the Jets were a bad team, so they fired the coach and traded Darnold to Carolina- they play Carolina Sunday.
I’m thinking the Jets made a mistake trading Darnold; mono is a tough illness to bounce right back from. Now the Jets have a rookie QB, and rookie QB’s generally struggle. They also have a rookie head coach.
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MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
09/09/2021........6-2-0.......75.00%........+20.75
09/08/2021........9-6-0.......60.00%........+13.90
09/07/2021........9-7-0.......56.25%........+24.75
09/06/2021........7-5-0.......58.33%........+12.30
09/05/2021......12-4-0........75.00%.......+32.60
09/04/2021......11-5-0........68.75%.......+36.00
09/03/2021......11-8-1........57.89%.......+14.40
09/02/2021........3-8-0........27.27%........-29.05
09/01/2021......4-12-0.......25.00%........-51.70
Totals:............72-57-1.......55.81%........+73.95
Best Bets:
09/09/2021.......3-0-0......100.00%......+ 20.05
09/08/2021.......5-1-0.......83.33%.......+ 26.60
09/07/2021.......4-4-0.......50.00%.......+ 16.85
09/06/2021.......5-3-0.......62.50%.......+ 15.90
09/05/2021.......4-0-0.....100.00%.......+ 31.35
09/04/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%........+ 9.80
09/03/2021.......5-6-0.......45.45%........- .0.75
09/02/2021.......1-7-0.......12.50%.......- 31.50
09/01/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%.......- 10.70
Totals.............33-30-0.......52.38%.......+ 77.60Leave a comment:
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
LAD at STL 01:15 PM
STL +138
+500
CHW at OAK 03:37 PM
OAK -145
+500
MIN at CLE 06:10 PM
CLE -138
+500
NYM at MIA 06:40 PM
MIA +158
+500
TOR at NYY 07:05 PM
TOR +105
+500
COL at PHI 07:05 PM
PHI -172
+500
KC at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL -114
+500
WAS at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -207
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Diamond Trends for Thursday September 9
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis (1:15 p.m. ET)
-- The Dodgers are 12-0 since April 4 as a favorite of more than -185 in day games when their starter is making at least his fifth career start.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago White Sox at Oakland (3:37 p.m. ET)
-- The White Sox are 0-10 since September 22, 2020 when they are underdogs of more than +125.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (7:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Yankees are 0-11 OU since 2020 in the fourth game of a series when the total is over 8.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Colorado at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. ET)
-- Colorado's Antonio Senzatela is 0-12 since June 23, 2019 on the road facing a NL team when the total is no more than 9.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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