Saturday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Super Bowl:
11-2— Kansas City
13-2— Tampa Bay
13-1— Buffalo
14-1— Rams, Ravens, 49ers
16-1— Green Bay
18-1— Cleveland
Quote of the Day:
“When you don’t run the ball well and you have six sacks and you have to run for your life. We have to do a better job of protecting him (QB Howell). You can’t expect a guy to have a great game when he’s got people around him the whole game. You’ve got to protect your quarterback.”
North Carolina coach Mack Brown
Saturday’s quiz
Which college football team has the nickname the Chanticleers?
Friday’s quiz
Drew Brees played his college football at Purdue.
Thursday’s quiz
Major League Baseball added four expansion teams in 1969; Royals, Padres, Expos and a 4th team, which became the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970; the Seattle Pilots.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a summer Friday night
13) Virginia Tech 17, North Carolina 10:
— Hokies (+6) held UNC QB Howell to 208 PY, picked off 3 of his passes.
— Tech held Tar Heels scoreless in first half.
12) Michigan State 38, Northwestern 21:
— Spartans ran ball for 326 yards; Walker had 264 himself.
11) Charlotte 31, Duke 28:
— 49ers scored winning TD with 0:33 left, after Duke scored with 1:44 left.
— Duke ran ball for 352 yards, outgained Charlotte 580-478.
10) South Dakota State 42, Colorado State 23:
— Bad loss for Rams and Mountain West Conference. Jackrabbits are a I-AA team
9) Toronto 11, A’s 10— I’ve been an A’s fan since 1965, when I was five years old; long time. This is the worst, most catastrophic loss I can remember. A’s led 8-2 in 8th inning; if you’re a playoff team, you don’t blow 8-2 leads in the 8th inning in September. Right now, their bullpen is a dumpster fire, a total disaster.
8) Major league teams that shift the most defensively: Dodgers/Mets. Last year, Atlanta shifted the least, but this year, they’re #3 in shifts.
7) Mariners 6, Arizona 5 (10):
— Seattle improves to 12-5 in extra innings.
6) Giants 3, Dodgers 2 (11):
— Trea Turner’s throwing error allowed winning run to score.
— Giants take over first place in NL West.
— These teams will both be in the playoffs, but they’re jockeying to avoid playing in that one-game play-in Wild Card game.
5) Astros 6, Padres 3:
— Big night for St Louis, which gained ground on Reds/Padres in Wild Card race.
4) Mets 6, Washington 2 (10):
— Mets went 2-13 during their Dodger/Giant stretch, now they’re 5-1 in 16-game Washington/Miami stretch.
3) Angels 3, Rangers 2— Pedro Martinez was on MLB Network couple days ago, claiming that the Angels are helping Shohei Ohtani avoid pitching against the better teams, to make his record look better. Interesting thing for a Hall of Famer to say.
2) I’m hoping Boise State-Central Florida becomes an annual rivalry game; that was a fun game to watch Thursday night.
1) There have been some people besmirching Bill Belichick’s record since Tampa Bay won the Super Bowl last winter; Belichick has won six Super Bowls as a head coach, couple more as an assistant with the Giants. He is one of the three or four best coaches, ever.
But there is this set of facts:
— Belichick’s record with Brady at QB: 219-64 regular season, 30-11 playoffs
— Belichick’s record without Brady at QB: 61-72 regular season, 1-1 playoffs
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MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
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:............18-28-1........39.13%........66.35
Best Bets:
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..............9-19-0.......32.14%.......- 42.95Leave a comment:
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
PIT at CHC 02:20 PM
PIT +129
+500
NYM at WAS 07:05 PM
NYM -136
+500
BAL at NYY 07:05 PM
NYY -224
+500
OAK at TOR 07:07 PM
OAK +140
O 9.0
+500 +500
MIN at TB 07:10 PM
TB -196
+500
CLE at BOS 07:10 PM
CLE +155
+500
PHI at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA +130
+500
DET at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN -176
+500
STL at MIL 08:10 PM
STL +156
U 7.5
+500 +500
CHW at KC 08:10 PM
CHW -121
+500
ATL at COL 08:40 PM
COL +123
O 11.0
+500 +500
TEX at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -183
+500
SEA at ARI 09:40 PM
SEA -111
+500
LAD at SF 09:45 PM
SF +106
O 9.0
+500 +500
HOU at SD 10:10 PM
HOU -125
O 9.0
+500 +500
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MLB
Friday, September 3
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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
NY Mets @ Washington
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Baltimore @ NY Yankees
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland @ Toronto
Oakland
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto
Toronto is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 13 games
Cleveland @ Boston
Cleveland
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Detroit @ Cincinnati
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games
Cincinnati is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
Philadelphia @ Miami
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Minnesota @ Tampa Bay
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Minnesota's last 19 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Tampa Bay's last 19 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Tampa Bay is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Chi White Sox @ Kansas City
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
St. Louis @ Milwaukee
St. Louis
St. Louis is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
St. Louis is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta @ Colorado
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Colorado is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Texas @ LA Angels
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
LA Angels
LA Angels is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Seattle @ Arizona
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Arizona
Arizona is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games
LA Dodgers @ San Francisco
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Houston @ San Diego
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
San Diego
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, September 3
NL games
Pittsburgh (48-84) @ Cubs (59-74)
— Brault is 0-3, 4.57 in five starts.
— Pirates are 0-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-2
— He is 0-2, 6.52 in 16 games (7 starts) vs Chicago.
— Pirates are 12-33 in last 45 games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-11 in last 13 road games.
— under 11-5-1 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-132
— record in first 5 innings: 40-77-15
— Mills is 2-2, 3.81 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 5-9 in his starts.
— under 9-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
— He is 0-2, 5.51 in 7 games (2 starts) vs Pittsburgh.
— Cubs are 17-41 in last 58 games.
— Chicago is 3-1 in last four home games.
— Over is 6-3 in last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-134
— record in first 5 innings: 52-68-14
Mets (66-66) @ Washington (55-78)
— Hill is 0-2, 4.61 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5
— He is 0-2, 5.79 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Washington this year.
— Mets won their last five games.
— Mets are 3-11 in last 14 road games.
— under 12-4-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-134
— record in first 5 innings: 52-68-14
— Nolin is 0-2, 6.57 in three starts.
— Washington is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 1-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 0-1, 6.48 in two starts vs New York this year.
— Washington is 13-34 in its last 47 games.
— Nationals are 2-9 in last 11 home games.
— over 21-7-1 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-134
— record in first 5 innings: 54-57-23
Philadelphia (69-64) @ Miami (55-79)
— Gibson is 4-1, 1.93 in five starts for Philly.
— Phillies are 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Phillies won their last six games.
— Phillies are 39-28 at home, 30-36 on road.
— over 7-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-133
— record in first 5 innings: 57-50-26
— Luzardo is 3-3, 7.62 in six starts for Miami.
— Mets are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.
— Marlins lost 12 of last 16 games.
— Miami is 4-1 in last five home games.
— under 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 34-134
— record in first 5 innings: 50-62-22
St Louis (68-64) @ Milwaukee (82-53)
— Wainwright is 6-1, 1.59 in his last seven starts.
— Cardinals are 16-10 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-5
— He is 0-1, 2.45 in two starts vs Milwaukee this year.
— Cardinals are 4-2 in last six games.
— St Louis is 10-3 in its last 13 road games.
— Under is 7-4-1 in their last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 48-132
— record in first 5 innings: 61-51-20
— Peralta is 2-0, 2.70 in his last five starts.
— His last start was August 18.
— Milwaukee is 16-6 in his starts.
— under 11-10-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-5-5
— He is 0-0, 3.00 in two starts vs St Louis this year.
— Brewers are 29-14 in last 43 games.
— Milwaukee is 4-1 in last five home games.
— under 7-1-1 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-135
— record in first 5 innings: 70-41-24
Atlanta (70-62) @ Colorado (61-73)
— Ynoa is 0-3, 4.15 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.
— Braves lost three of last four games.
— Atlanta is 14-3 in last 17 road games.
— under 10-2-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 46-133
— record in first 5 innings: 68-47-18
— Senzatela is 1-1, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 8-14 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-3
— He is 1-0, 3.55 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Atlanta.
— Colorado is 10-8 in its last 18 games.
— Rockies are 43-23 at home, 18-50 on road.
— over 6-4 last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-134
— record in first 5 innings: 54-62-18
Los Angeles (85-49) @ San Francisco (85-49)
— Price is 0-1, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 0-1, 5.14 in two starts vs SF this season.
— Dodgers are 26-9 in last 35 games.
— Dodgers are 6-0 in last six road games.
— under 13-2-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-133
— record in first 5 innings: 71-41-21
— DeSclafani is 1-1, 6.59 in his last four starts.
— San Francisco is 16-9 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-25
— record in first 5 innings: 15-8-2
— He is 0-3, 9.58 in five starts vs LA this year.
— Giants lost five of last seven games.
— Giants are 10-5 in last 15 home games.
— Under is 14-5-1 in last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-134
— record in first 5 innings: 70-46-18
AL games
Oakland (74-60) @ Toronto (70-62)
— Manaea is 0-3, 9.90 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 4-8 in his last 12 starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-3
— He is 2-0, 3.72 in 5 games (4 starts) vs Toronto.
— A’s won four of last five games.
— Oakland is 4-6 in last ten road games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-134
— record in first 5 innings: 59-52-23
— Manoah is 0-0, 2.19 in his last two starts.
— Toronto is 10-4 in his starts.
— over 7-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Toronto is 4-1 in last five games.
— Blue Jays are 14-7 in last 21 home games.
— Under is 11-2 in last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-131
— record in first 5 innings: 25-13-6 last 44
Baltimore (41-91) @ Bronx (77-56)
— Means is 0-3, 7.84 in his last four starts.
— Baltimore is 7-13 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-4
— He is 1-2, 6.23 in 8 games (5 starts) vs New York.
— Orioles are 2-25 in their last 27 games.
— Baltimore is 22-47 on road, 19-44 at home.
— over 5-3-1 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-132
— record in first 5 innings: 40-74-18
— Cortes is 2-1, 2.95 in his last three starts.
— New York is 6-2 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 3.2 IP in two relief stints vs Baltimore.
— New York lost three of last four games.
— New York is 7-0 in last seven home games.
— over 22-14-1 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-133
— record in first 5 innings: 56-46-31
Cleveland (67-64) @ Boston (77-59)
— Quantrill is 4-0, 2.05 in his last ten starts.
— Indians are 6-11 in his starts.
— under 9-0 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-2-5
— He gave up 2 runs in 7 IP in one start vs Boston.
— Cleveland is 9-3 in last 12 games.
— Indians are 6-6 in last 12 road games.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scores run in first inning: 40-131
— record in first 5 innings: 53-59-19
— Eovaldi is 1-1, 2.22 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 14-12 in his starts.
— under 13-12-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-26
— record in first 5 innings: 14-7-5
— He is 3-2, 3.30 in 7 games (4 starts) vs Cleveland.
— Boston split its last 16 games.
— Red Sox are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 46-136
— record in first 5 innings: 61-56-19
Minnesota (58-75) @ Tampa Bay (84-50)
— Dobnak is 0-3, 8.02 in four starts.
— His last start was June 19.
— Twins are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Minnesota lost three of last four games.
— Twins are 2-5 in last seven road games.
— under 4-0-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 46-132
— record in first 5 innings: 40-67-25
— Wacha is 0-2, 8.87 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 11-7 in his starts.
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-5
— He is 1-1, 7.15 in two starts vs Minnesota.
— Tampa Bay won 24 of last 32 games.
— Rays are 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— over 15-8-2 last 25 games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-134
— record in first 5 innings: 56-49-29
White Sox (78-56) @ Kansas City (59-74)
— Keuchel gave up 12 runs in six IP in his last two starts.
— White Sox are 14-11 in his starts.
— over 7-4-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 9-25
— record in first 5 innings: 16-7-2
— He is 0-2, 4.50 in two starts vs Kansas City this year.
— Chicago is 5-1 in last six games.
— White Sox are 3-6 in last nine road games.
— under 3-1 last four road games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-134
— record in first 5 innings: 75-38-21
— Bubic is 1-1, 10.50 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 10-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— He is 0-1, 3.75 in two starts vs Chicago this year.
— Royals lost their last four games.
— Royals are 3-4 in last seven home games.
— under 27-12-3 last 42 games.
— scores run in first inning: 31-136
— record in first 5 innings: 49-65-22
Texas (47-86) @ Angels (66-68)
— Otto threw 5 shutout IP in his first MLB start.
— Rangers are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 0-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.
— Texas is 11-34 in last 45 games.
— Texas is 2-5 in last seven road games.
— over 13-8-2 last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-133
— record in first 5 innings: 45-72-16
— Ohtani is 4-0, 2.53 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 12-7 in his starts.
— over 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 12-4-3
— He is 2-0, 3.00 in three starts vs Texas this year.
— Angels won three of last four games.
— Angels are 5-6 in last 11 home games.
— over 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-134
— record in first 5 innings: 58-61-15
Interleague games
Detroit (63-72) @ Cincinnati (72-63)
— Alexander is 1-1, 2.60 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 7-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He allowed a run in 5.1 IP in two relief stints vs Cincinnati.
— Detroit is 6-12 in its last 18 games.
— Detroit is 6-2 in last eight road games.
— under 20-9-2 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-135
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-4 last 42
— Gutierrez is 2-2, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 10-7 in his starts.
— under 9-7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 8-17
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.
— Cincinnati is 25-20 in its last 45 games.
— Reds are 11-4 in last 15 home games.
— under 11-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-134
— record in first 5 innings: 65-53-17
Seattle (72-62) @ Arizona (45-90)
— Anderson is 1-1, 3.18 in six starts for Seattle.
— Mariners are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-2
— He is 3-3, 6.10 in 13 games (11 starts) vs Arizona.
— Seattle won three of last four games.
— Seattle is 7-2 in last nine road games.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 41-134
— record in first 5 innings: 58-59-17
— Bumgarner is 1-3, 3.86 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 9-12 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-21
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-11-1
— He is 0-1, 1.69 in two starts vs Seattle.
— Arizona lost five of last six games.
— Arizona is 7-3 in its last ten home games.
— under 5-3-1 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-135
— record in first 5 innings: 52-72-11
Houston (78-55) @ San Diego (71-63)
— Urquidy is 2-0, 2.42 in his last four starts.
— His last start was June 29.
— Astros are 9-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched againstSan Diego.
— Astros lost three of last four games.
— Houston didn’t score in its last two games.
— Astros are 4-7 in last 11 road games.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 46-133
— record in first 5 innings: 72-42-19
— Arrieta is 0-3, 11.15 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 5.1 IP in one start vs Houston.
— Padres lost 13 of last 18 games.
— San Diego lost its last four home games.
— under 8-3-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-133
— record in first 5 innings: 54-61-18Leave a comment:
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Friday’s 6-pack
Six interesting spreads for Saturday’s football:
— Stanford @ Kansas State (-3.5)
— Penn State @ Wisconsin (-5.5)
— West Virginia (-2.5) @ Maryland
— Indiana @ Iowa (-3.5)
— Alabama (-19.5) vs Miami
— Georgia vs Clemson (-3)
Quote of the Day:
“I told him early on, ‘There’s no expectations going in, you might throw four interceptions, you might throw four touchdowns, I don’t know what’s going to happen. I know everyone thinks you just walk out there and you’re going to throw for 300 yards and a bunch of touchdowns. It doesn’t just work that way. There’s a lot of things for a young quarterback to process who has never played.”
Ohio State coach Ryan Day, talking about QB CJ Stroud
Friday’s quiz
Where did Drew Brees play his college football?
Thursday’s quiz
Major League Baseball added four expansion teams in 1969; Royals, Padres, Expos and a 4th team, which became the Milwaukee Brewers in 1970; the Seattle Pilots.
Wednesday’s quiz
Gavin MacLeod played the main writer for the news on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Thursday night
13) Central Florida 36, Boise State 31:
— Start of game was delayed two hours by lightning; it ended at 1:25am
— Boise had a 100-yard pick-6, led 21-0 early in 2nd quarter.
— UCF outgained Boise 573-283, converted 10-17 on 3rd down.
— Knights scored winning TD with 4:16 left to play.
12) Ohio State 45, Minnesota 31:
— Gophers led 21-17 midway thru third quarter.
— Ohio State scored TD’s on plays of: 71-38-56-70-61 yards. Explosive.
11) Utah 40, Weber State 17— Kid named Shaheen on Weber State ran a kick back for a TD, the 6th time he’s done that in college— he’ll play on Sundays someday.
10) Early season bad losses:
— Cal-Davis 19, Tulsa 17
— Eastern Washington 35, UNLV 33 OT
Losing to I-AA teams isn’t good.
9) Temple-Rutgers game was pushed back to Saturday, because of all the rain.
8) Wednesday night, they had 3.15 inches of rain in Manhattan, in an hour!!!! Most rain ever recorded in one day in NYC.
7) Phillies 7, Nationals 6:
— Washington led 6-0 after five innings.
— Phillies won 6th game in row, are 2 games out of first in NL East.
6) Nationals’ pitcher named Alberto Baldonado pitched a scoreless inning in his MLB debut, after pitching in the minor leagues for 11 years— imagine how excited he must’ve been!!!
5) Cubs 6, Pirates 5 (11)— Second baseman for Pirates dropped a simple pop-up on the infield dirt which allowed the winning run to score. Just an awful way to lose.
4) Mets acquired lefty reliever Brad Hand off waivers after Toronto dumped him- they had acquired him from Washington at the trade deadline.
3) With Texas/Oklahoma bolting the Big X, rumor is that the league is looking at adding four teams: BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Houston.
2) Supposedly Dak Prescott is good to go next week in Tampa, but he hasn’t played in a game of any kind since Week 5 of last year; you have to wonder about his conditioning. I’m assuming his shoulder is fine, if they’re letting him play.
1) Couple weeks ago, I complained about the Subway sub shop near my house not taking coupons that they mail out; was at the bank near that Subway yesterday— it is now closed permanently. Several smaller businesses in that area have closed; no bueno.
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MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
09/02/2021........3-8-0........27.27%........-29.05
09/01/2021.......4-12-0........25.00%.......-51.70
Totals:...............7-20-0........25.92%........80.75
Best Bets:
09/02/2021.......1-7-0.......12.50%.......- 31.50
09/01/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%.......- 10.70
Totals..............4-13-0.......23.52%.......- 42.20Leave a comment:
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
PHI at WAS 01:05 PM
PHI -168
+500
OAK at DET 01:10 PM
DET +183
O 9.0
+500 +500
MIL at SF 03:45 PM
SF -183
O 7.5
+500 +500
BOS at TB 07:10 PM
TB -151
+500
PIT at CHC 08:05 PM
PIT +124
+500
CLE at KC 08:10 PM
KC +102
O 8.5
+500 +500
ATL at COL 08:40 PM
COL +142
O 12.5
+500 +500
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Diamond Trends for Thursday September 2
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at Colorado (8:40 p.m. ET)
-- The Braves are 10-0 since August 8, 2021 when playing a team that has a worse record.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at N.Y. Mets (7:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Marlins are 0-12 since May 29, 2021 on the road after a game as a road dog in which they had more strikeouts than hits and were not shutout.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at San Francisco (3:45 p.m. ET)
-- The Giants are 0-9 OU (-2.44 ppg) since September 28, 2019 when Logan Webb starts at home after he had more strike outs than hits allowed in his last start.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at San Francisco (3:45 p.m. ET)
-- The Giants are 8-0 since 2020 when Logan Webb starts as a favorite of more than -115.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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MLB
Thursday, September 2
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Oakland @ Detroit
Oakland
Oakland is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Oakland is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Milwaukee @ San Francisco
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Francisco's last 14 games
Miami @ NY Mets
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston @ Tampa Bay
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Boston's last 18 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
Pittsburgh @ Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cleveland @ Kansas City
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
Kansas City is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Atlanta @ Colorado
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 19-3 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Colorado is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, September 2
NL games
Philadelphia (68-64) @ Washington (54-76)
— Nola is 0-1, 3.68 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 12-14 in his starts.
— over 13-12-1
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 13-12-1
— He is 6-7, 4.08 in 23 starts vs Washington.
— Phillies are 7-8 in last 15 games.
— Phillies are 39-28 at home, 29-36 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-132
— record in first 5 innings: 57-49-26
— Espino is 1-1, 6.08 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 5-8 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-1
— He is 0-1, 7.62 in 5 games (2 starts) vs Philly.
— Washington is 13-33 in its last 46 games.
— Nationals are 2-8 in last ten home games.
— over 20-7-1 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-133
— record in first 5 innings: 53-57-23
Milwaukee (82-51) @ San Francisco (84-48)
— Lauer is 1-1, 3.00 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 7-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-1
— He is 3-0, 4.08 in six starts vs San Francisco.
— Brewers are 29-13 in last 42 games.
— Milwaukee is 13-4 in last 17 road games.
— under 6-1-1 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-134
— record in first 5 innings: 70-41-23
— Webb is 4-0, 1.42 in his last seven starts.
— San Francisco is 15-4 in his starts.
— under 8-0 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-3
— He gave up a run in 6 IP in one start vs Milwaukee.
— Giants lost five of last six games.
— Giants are 9-5 in last 14 home games.
— Under is 13-5-1 in last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-133
— record in first 5 innings: 70-46-17
Miami (55-78) @ Mets (65-66)
— Thompson is 0-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 3-10 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 2-9-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 4 IP in one start vs New York.
— Marlins lost 11 of last 15 games.
— Miami is 1-12 in last 13 road games.
— under 9-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-133
— record in first 5 innings: 50-61-22
— Carrasco is 0-2, 7.07 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5
— He is 1-0, 1.15 in three starts vs Miami.
— Mets are 30-43 in their last 73 games.
— Mets are 11-14 in last 25 home games.
— under 11-4-1 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-133
— record in first 5 innings: 51-68-14
Atlanta (69-62) @ Colorado (61-72)
— Toussaint is 2-0, 3.27 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.
— Braves lost their last three games.
— Atlanta is 13-3 in last 16 road games.
— under 9-2-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 45-132
— record in first 5 innings: 67-47-18
— Gonzalez is 0-1, 10.50 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 6-10 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-11-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.
— Colorado is 10-7 in its last 17 games.
— Rockies are 43-22 at home, 18-50 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-133
— record in first 5 innings: 54-61-18
AL games
Oakland (73-60) @ Detroit (63-71)
— Manaea is 0-3, 9.90 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 4-8 in his last 12 starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-3
— He is 3-1, 2.88 in four starts vs Detroit.
— A’s won three of last four games.
— Oakland is 3-6 in last nine road games.
— Under is 7-5-1 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-133
— record in first 5 innings: 58-52-23
— Manning is 1-0, 3.24 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 5-7 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Detroit is 6-11 in its last 17 games.
— Detroit is 3-9 in last 12 home games.
— under 20-8-2 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-134
— record in first 5 innings: 18-19-4 last 41
Boston (75-59) @ Tampa Bay (84-49)
— Rodriguez is 3-1, 3.67 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 11-4 in his last 15 starts.
— under 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-2
— He is 0-0, 5.56 in two starts vs Tampa Bay this year.
— Boston is 7-8 in its last 15 games.
— Red Sox are 5-14 in last 19 road games.
— over 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 45-135
— record in first 5 innings: 60-56-19
— McClanahan is 5-0, 3.07 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 13-7 in his starts.
— under 11-8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-4
— He allowed a run in 6 IP, in one start vs Boston.
— Tampa Bay won 24 of last 31 games.
— Rays are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— over 15-7-2 last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-133
— record in first 5 innings: 56-48-29
Cleveland (66-63) @ Kansas City (58-72)
— McKenzie is 2-0, 1.29 in his last three starts.
— Indians are 8-10 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-3
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in two starts (12 IP) vs Kansas City this year.
— Cleveland is 8-3 in last 11 games.
— Indians are 5-6 in last 11 road games.
— over 9-7-2 last 18 games
— scores run in first inning: 40-130
— record in first 5 innings: 52-59-19
— Bubic is 1-1, 10.50 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 10-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— He threw a scoreless inning of relief vs Cleveland.
— Royals won 10 of last 16 games.
— Royals split their last six home games.
— under 26-12-3 last 41 games.
— scores run in first inning: 31-135
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