MLB
Saturday, October 2
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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
NY Yankees is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 11 games
Baltimore is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Boston @ Washington
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Washington's last 22 games when playing Boston
San Diego @ San Francisco
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Diego's last 13 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Philadelphia @ Miami
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Miami is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cincinnati's last 17 games on the road
Cincinnati is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Cleveland @ Texas
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home
Detroit @ Chi White Sox
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Detroit
Oakland @ Houston
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Houston's last 19 games when playing Oakland
Minnesota @ Kansas City
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chi Cubs @ St. Louis
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 15 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 19-1 SU in its last 20 games
NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Colorado
Milwaukee @ LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Angels @ Seattle
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, October 2
NL games
Will be lot of bullpen games this weekend.
Cincinnati (82-78) @ Pittsburgh (60-100)
— Mahle is 3-1, 3.29 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 20-12 in his starts.
— under 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 19-7-6
— He is 3-0, 1.47 in three starts vs Pittsburgh this year.
— Cincinnati is 11-19 in its last 30 games.
— Reds are 1-7 in last eight road games.
— under 24-13-1 last 38 games
— scored run in first inning: 45-160
— record in first 5 innings: 72-66-22
— Kranick is 1-1, 6.46 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.
— Pirates are 12-11 in last 23 games.
— Pittsburgh is 9-5 in last 14 home games.
— over 17-10-1 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-160
— record in first 5 innings: 51-91-18
Philadelphia (82-78) @ Miami (65-95)
— bullpen game
— Phillies are 1-4 in last five games.
— Phillies are 47-34 at home, 35-44 on road.
— under 10-4 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 50-160
— record in first 5 innings: 66-63-31
— Luzardo is 0-2, 6.08 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 6-5 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— He allowed 3 runs in 5.2 IP vs Philly Sept 3.
— Marlins are 8-14 in last 22 games.
— Miami is 2-5 in last seven home games.
— over 4-1-1 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 39-160
— record in first 5 innings: 57-79-24
Mets (77-82) @ Atlanta (86-73)
— Carrasco is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 10-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1
— He threw 2 scoreless IP in a relief stint vs Atlanta.
— Mets are 7-14 in their last 21 games.
— Mets are 1-7 in last eight road games.
— under 6-2 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-160
— record in first 5 innings: 62-70-18
— They haven’t named a starter.
— Braves won 10 of last 13 games.
— Atlanta is 8-6 in last 14 home games.
— under 23-13-4 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 57-159
— record in first 5 innings: 82-53-24
Cubs (69-91) @ St Louis (90-70)
— Sampson is 1-1, 3.15 in four starts.
— Cubs are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 1-0, 2.38 in 2 games (1 start) vs St Louis
— Cubs are 2-8 in last ten games.
— Chicago is 3-6 in last nine road games.
— Over is 23-11 in last 34 games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-159
— record in first 5 innings: 63-78-18
— Lester is 3-0, 3.28 in his last six starts.
— Cardinals are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-2
— He is 2-1, 6.26 in four starts vs Chicago.
— Cardinals are 19-1 in their last 20 games.
— St Louis is 10-2 in its last 12 home games.
— Over is 9-8 in last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 60-160
— record in first 5 innings: 75-63-22
Colorado (74-85) @ Arizona (50-110)
— Senzatela is 0-0, 3.75 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 11-16 in his starts.
— under 9-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 9-12-6
— He is 1-1, 3.42 in four starts vs Arizona this year.
— Colorado is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Rockies are 48-33 at home, 26-52 on road.
— under is 10-4-2 in last 16 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 52-159
— record in first 5 innings: 64-72-23
— Gallen is 1-1, 4.67 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 5-17 in his starts.
— over 14-8
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-12
— He is 0-1, 3.27 in two starts vs Colorado this year.
— Arizona lost 25 of last 31 games.
— Arizona is 3-13 in its last 16 home games.
— over 22-9-1 last 32 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-160
— record in first 5 innings: 57-86-17
San Diego (78-82) @ San Francisco (106-54)
— Musgrove is 1-1, 5.56 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 16-14 in his starts.
— under 15-14-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-30
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-4
— He is 1-2, 7.48 in four starts vs SF this year.
— Padres are 12-32 in last 44 games.
— San Diego is 2-13 in last 15 road games.
— over 21-9-1 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-159
— record in first 5 innings: 63-74-22
— Gausman is 2-1, 4.82 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 21-11 in his starts.
— over 14-5 last 19
— allowed run in first inning: 10-32
— record in first 5 innings: 19-9-4
— He is 2-1, 3.54 in five starts vs San Diego this year.
— Giants are 22-5 in last 27 games.
— Giants are 11-4 in last 15 home games.
— Over is 14-10 in last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 55-160
— record in first 5 innings: 84-53-23
Milwaukee (95-65) @ Los Angeles (104-56)
— Burnes is 3-0, 2.25 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee won his last 12 starts.
— over 10-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-27
— record in first 5 innings: 17-5-5
— He gave up 7 runs in 6.2 IP in 3 games (1 start) vs Los Angeles.
— Brewers won four of last seven games.
— Milwaukee is 7-6 in last 13 road games.
— over 8-5 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 54-160
— record in first 5 innings: 82-49-29
— Urias is 7-0, 2.01 in his last ten starts.
— Dodgers won his last ten starts.
— under 9-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 7-31
— record in first 5 innings: 22-6-3
— He is 3-1, 2.48 in five starts vs Milwaukee.
— Dodgers are 45-16 in last 61 games.
— Dodgers are 13-0 in last 13 home games.
— under 24-14-3 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 54-160
— record in first 5 innings: 86-49-25
AL games
Tampa Bay (99-61) @ Bronx (91-69)
— Baz is 2-0, 1.69 in his first two MLB starts.
— Tampa Bay is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Tampa Bay is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Rays are 4-7 in last 11 road games.
— under 10-2 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 51-160
— record in first 5 innings: 71-57-32
— Montgomery is 1-0, 1.65 in his last three starts.
— New York is 16-12 in his starts.
— under 13-3 last 16
— allowed run in first inning: 9-28
— record in first 5 innings: 10-15-3
— He is 3-1, 3.81 in five starts vs Tampa Bay this year.
— New York is 13-6 in its last 19 games.
— New York is 3-1 in last four home games.
— under 10-5-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-160
— record in first 5 innings: 69-60-32
Baltimore (52-108) @ Toronto (89-71)
— Means is 1-2, 2.59 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 8-17 in his starts.
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-4
— He is 1-1, 2.40 in three starts vs Toronto.
— Orioles are 13-42 in their last 55 games.
— Baltimore is 25-54 on road, 27-54 at home.
— under 11-5-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 50-160
— record in first 5 innings: 51-88-21
— Manoah is 3-0, 1.83 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 10-1 in his last 11 starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-6
— He is 0-0, 5.79 in two starts vs Baltimore.
— Toronto is 5-6 in last 11 games.
— Blue Jays are 10-4 in last 14 home games.
— Under is 7-1-2 in last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-160
— record in first 5 innings: 40-24-8 last 72
Cleveland (79-81) @ Texas (58-100)
— McKenzie is 0-3, 5.79 in his last four starts.
— Indians are 11-12 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.
— Cleveland is 21-20 in last 41 games.
— Indians are 7-4 in last 11 road games.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scores run in first inning: 48-160
— record in first 5 innings: 64-73-23
— Lyles is 2-2, 2.96 in his last four games.
— Rangers are 12-18 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 12-30
— record in first 5 innings: 10-18-2
— He gave up 8 runs in 3.2 IP, in one start vs Cleveland.
— Texas is 5-11 in last 16 games.
— Texas is 4-8 in last 12 home games.
— under 4-3 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-160
— record in first 5 innings: 55-86-19
Detroit (76-84) @ White Sox (92-68)
— Manning is 1-1, 6.28 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 8-9 in his starts.
— under 9-4 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-3
— He is 0-1, 9.00 in three starts (11 IP) vs Chicago this year.
— Detroit is 11-10 in its last 21 games.
— Detroit is 8-10 in last 18 road games.
— under 36-18-3 last 57 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-160
— record in first 5 innings: 27-32-8 last 67
— Giolito is 2-0, 2.42 in his last five starts.
— White Sox are 16-14 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-30
— record in first 5 innings: 16-9-5
— He is 0-3, 6.08 in four starts vs Detroit this year.
— Chicago is 19-13 in last 32 games.
— White Sox are 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— under 16-8 last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-160
— record in first 5 innings: 89-46-25
Minnesota (71-89) @ Kansas City (74-86)
— Jax is 0-4, 9.55 in his last seven starts.
— Minnesota is 6-7 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-3
— He is 0-1, 8.18 in two starts vs Kansas City.
— Minnesota is 13-12 in its last 25 games.
— Twins are 7-5 in last 12 road games.
— under 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 58-159
— record in first 5 innings: 53-79-27
— Bubic is 2-0, 0.68 in his last two starts.
— Royals are 6-0 in his last six starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 9-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-2
— He is 1-0, 4.63 in three starts vs Minnesota this year.
— Royals are 15-16 in their last 31 games.
— Royals are 4-5 in last nine home games.
— under 40-23-6 last 69 games.
— scores run in first inning: 45-160
— record in first 5 innings: 61-77-22
Oakland (86-74) @ Houston (93-67)
— Blackburn is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 4-4 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 0-1, 11.12 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Houston.
— A’s are 18-25 in last 43 games.
— Oakland is 6-3 in its last nine road games.
— Under is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-160
— record in first 5 innings: 72-62-26
— Odorizzi is 1-1, 2.42 in his last six starts.
— Astros are 11-11 in his starts.
— over 8-3-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 3-27
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-4
— He is 1-4, 3.88 in nine starts vs Oakland.
— Astros are 2-6 in last eight games.
— Astros are 11-4 in last 15 home games.
— over 14-9-3 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 55-160
— record in first 5 innings: 84-53-23
Angels (76-84) @ Seattle (89-71)
— bullpen game
— Angels lost 10 of last 14 games.
— Angels are 6-6 in last 12 road games.
— over 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 47-160
— record in first 5 innings: 67-74-19
— Flexen is 3-0, 3.06 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 21-9 in his starts.
— over 16-14
— allowed run in first inning: 10-30
— record in first 5 innings: 18-10-2
— He is 2-0, 2.00 in three starts vs Anaheim this year.
— Seattle is 21-10 in last 31 games.
— Seattle is 4-5 in last nine home games.
— over 16-9-1 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-160
— record in first 5 innings: 70-67-23
Interleague games
Boston (90-70) @ Washington (65-95)
— They haven’t named a starter.
— Boston is 2-5 in its last seven games.
— Red Sox are 7-5 in last 12 road games.
— under 6-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 53-160
— record in first 5 innings: 71-64-25
— Gray is 1-1, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 3-8 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Washington is 23-52 in its last 75 games.
— Nationals are 4-11 in last 15 home games.
— over 35-19-3 last 57 games
— scored run in first inning: 51-160
— record in first 5 innings: 67-67-26Leave a comment:
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TAMPA BAY is 54-25 SU (29.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.
TORONTO is 14-3 SU (10.7 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-22 SU (25.4 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
BOSTON is 13-26 SU (-17.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 1 or more HR's/start in the current season.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-6 SU (13.4 Units) when playing on Saturday in the current season.
CINCINNATI is 0-13 SU (-14.6 Units) in road games vs. NL teams allowing 5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
TEXAS are 16-38 SU (-25.8 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 39-23 SU (19.9 Units) vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.
DETROIT is 17-4 SU (13.7 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game in the second half of the season in the current ...
MINNESOTA is 17-45 SU (-35.9 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.
ST LOUIS are 20-10 SU (14 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 38% to 46%) in the current season.
NY METS are 10-31 SU (-26.6 Units) vs. an NL team with a batting average of .245 or worse in the second half of the season in the ...
ARIZONA is 11-3 SU (11.8 Units) in home games vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
MILWAUKEE is 31-8 SU (24.3 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season...
LA ANGELS are 41-59 SU (-30.1 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.Leave a comment:
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Saturday’s 6-pack
Since 1990, baseball teams with an over/under win total of 100+ wins:
1996 Cleveland— 100 (won 99 games)
1996 Atlanta— 100 (96)
1999 Bronx 104.5 (98)
2005 Bronx 101.5 (95)
2006 Bronx 100 (97)
2021 Los Angeles 102.5— they’re 103-56 now
Quote of the Day
“He (his father) didn’t think I could make any money coaching ball. I don’t think my dad ever dreamed, nor did I, that I could coach in college. It never crossed my mind, it was never a goal. I wanted to coach in high school and win a state championship, which is so hard to do.”
Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman
Saturday’s quiz
Who was the first pitcher to pitch in all seven games of a World Series?
Friday’s quiz
Troy Aikman played college football for Oklahoma and UCLA.
Thursday’s quiz
Jacksonville Jaguars last made the playoffs in 2017; Blake Bortles was their QB.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday
13) Red Sox 4, Nationals 2:
Angels 2, Mariners 1— Boston leads Seattle by a game for the second Wild Card slot.
12) Giants 3, Padres 0— Giants can clinch NL West with a win Saturday.
Padres are 12-32 in their last 44 games.
11) Virginia 30, Miami 28:
— Miami missed a 33-yard FG at the gun.
— Virginia led 27-14 with 2:00 left in third quarter.
10) Iowa 51, Maryland 14:
— Terps get brought back to earth after a 4-0 start.
— Maryland turned ball over 7 times, throwing six INT’s.
— Iowa had TD drives of 10-26-45 yards.
9) Houston 45, Tulsa 10:
— Cougars led 28-3 at halftime; easy win.
— QB Tune threw for 241 yards, two TD’s.
8) BYU 34, Utah State 20:
— BYU’s 2nd-string QB played first half, 3rd-stringer played second half.
— RB Allgeier ran 22 times for 218 yards, three TD’s.
— Utah State lost despite converting 11-21 on third down.
7) Turner Sports hired former NHL ref Don Koharski as its rules expert for NHL telecasts; long time ago (1988???), when Koharski was a referee, he worked a game where the Buffalo Sabres weren’t too happy with his work.
Sabres’ coach Jim Schoenfeld was caught on camera screaming at Koharski after the game: “Have another donut!!! Have another donut, you fat pig!!!”
To that point, I didn’t know that in Canada, telling someone to have another donut is a big insult.
6) Maui Classic basketball tournament is a staple of Thanksgiving Week, but this year, the Maui Classic is moving to Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay) because of COVID travel issues in Hawai’i.
The field: Butler, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon, Saint Mary’s, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Chaminade.
5) Jaguars’ QB Trevor Lawrence had a combined 86-4 W-L record in high school/college; now he is 0-4 in the NFL. Rookie QB’s struggle in the NFL; they’re 2-10 ATS this season.
4) With Cincinnati, Houston, UCF bolting the AAC for the Big X, the AAC tried to replace them with Boise State/San Diego State, but those teams elected to stay in the Mountain West- they are hoping the Big X or Pac-12 come calling instead.
3) Giants’ OF LaMonte Wade has six game-tying or go-ahead hits in the ninth inning this season, the most by any big league player in the last 40 years.
2) 2022 should be an especially fun year in Los Angeles; Super Bowl in February, All-Star Game in July; I’m guessing most every day is fun in Tinseltown, but next year should be especially good.
1) Astros are fifth team that Dusty Baker has managed, and he’s led all five teams to the playoffs a total of ten times, reaching the World Series with the 2002 Giants. Is this the year Dusty wins a World Series?
Full disclosure: When I was a kid, 15 or 16, I was at Shea Stadium, for a Mets-Braves game; my dad got us GREAT seats (3rd row off the field, by 3rd base). Dusty Baker had a broken wrist; he was signing autographs and he was really cool to talk to, a good person. Have to root for the guy.
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MLB October Record Opinions & Best Bets !!
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
10/01/2021 10/01/2021 6-8-0 42.85% -0.40
BEST BETS:
10/01/2021.......... 2-4..........33.33%..........-5.60
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MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!
Totals:.........201-186-1.......51.93%........- 43.15
Best Bets:
Totals.............76-93-0.......44.97%.......+ 65.65
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
CIN at PIT 06:35 PM
PIT +166
+500
BOS at WAS 07:05 PM
BOS -199
+500
TB at NYY 07:05 PM
NYY -120
+500
BAL at TOR 07:07 PM
BAL +311
+500
PHI at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA -106
+500
NYM at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -116
+500
CLE at TEX 08:05 PM
TEX +109
+500
MIN at KC 08:10 PM
KC -101
+500
OAK at HOU 08:10 PM
OAK +122
+500
DET at CHW 08:10 PM
DET +235
+500
COL at ARI 09:40 PM
COL -119
+500
SD at SF 09:45 PM
SF -201
+500
MIL at LAD 10:10 PM
MIL +196
+500
LAA at SEA 10:10 PM
SEA -154
+500
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Diamond Trends for Friday October 1
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at San Francisco (9:45 p.m. ET)
-- The Giants are 14-0 since August 2017 when they were favored by at least -200 last game and are not -200 favorites this game.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chi. Cubs at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. ET)
-- The Cubs are 0-9 since Ocotber 2017 as a dog of at least +100 after they shut out their opponent last game.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Dodgers are 0-13 OU since August 16 in the first game of a series.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Detroit at Chi. White Sox (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- Lane Lynn is 0-9-1 OU since Aug. 28, 2018 when he allowed 5-7 runs last start.
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MLB
Friday, October 1
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Trend Report
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Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cincinnati's last 16 games on the road
Cincinnati is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Boston @ Washington
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Washington's last 25 games at home
Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
NY Yankees is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
Baltimore is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Philadelphia @ Miami
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home
NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland @ Texas
Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Texas
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit @ Chi White Sox
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Detroit's last 11 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Detroit
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Oakland @ Houston
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Minnesota @ Kansas City
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 18 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
Kansas City is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Kansas City is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Minnesota
Chi Cubs @ St. Louis
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games
Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Colorado
San Diego @ San Francisco
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee @ LA Dodgers
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
LA Angels @ Seattle
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 10 games
Seattle
Seattle is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, October 1
NL games
Will be lot of bullpen games this weekend.
Cincinnati (82-77) @ Pittsburgh (59-100)
— Castillo is 1-1, 2.79 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 11-21 in his starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-15-3
— He is 5-3, 2.35 in 11 starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Cincinnati is 11-18 in its last 29 games.
— Reds are 1-6 in last seven road games.
— under 24-12-1 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 45-159
— record in first 5 innings: 72-65-22
— Crowe is 1-1, 4.61 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 11-13 in his starts.
— over 12-7-1 last 20
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 5-14-5
— He allowed 7 runs in 4 IP, in one start vs Cincinnati.
— Pirates are 11-11 in last 22 games.
— Pittsburgh is 8-5 in last 13 home games.
— over 16-10-1 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-159
— record in first 5 innings: 50-91-18
Philadelphia (81-78) @ Miami (65-94)
— Suarez is 2-1, 1.43 in his last seven starts.
— Phillies are 6-5 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-2
— He is 1-1, 4.70 in 12 games (1 start) vs Miami.
— Phillies are 0-4 in last four games.
— Phillies are 47-34 at home, 34-44 on road.
— under 9-4 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 50-159
— record in first 5 innings: 65-63-31
— Alcantara is 1-1, 2.48 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 14-18 in his starts.
— under 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-5
— He is 1-2, 3.71 in three starts vs Philly this year.
— Marlins are 8-13 in last 21 games.
— Miami is 2-4 in last six home games.
— over 4-0-1 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 39-159
— record in first 5 innings: 57-78-24
Mets (76-82) @ Atlanta (86-72)
— Megill is 1-3, 7.20 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 9-8 in his starts.
— under 10-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 2=7-9-1
— He is 0-0, 3.48 in two starts vs Atlanta this year.
— Mets are 6-14 in their last 20 games.
— Mets are 0-7 in last seven road games.
— under 5-2 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-159
— record in first 5 innings: 61-70-18
— Ynoa is 0-0, 6.87 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 8-7 in his starts.
— under 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-5
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.
— Atlanta clinched NL East last night.
— Braves won 10 of last 12 games.
— Atlanta is 8-5 in last 13 home games.
— under 22-13-4 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 57-158
— record in first 5 innings: 82-52-24
Cubs (69-90) @ St Louis (89-70)
— bullpen game
— Cubs are 2-7 in last nine games.
— Chicago is 3-5 in last eight road games.
— Over is 23-10 in last 33 games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-158
— record in first 5 innings: 63-77-18
— bullpen game
— Cardinals are 18-1 in their last 19 games.
— St Louis is 9-2 in its last 11 home games.
— Over is 9-7 in last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 59-159
— record in first 5 innings: 74-63-22
Colorado (73-85) @ Arizona (50-109)
— Gray is 1-6, 5.98 in his last nine starts.
— Rockies are 1-8 in his last nine starts.
— under 12-2-1 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 10-28
— record in first 5 innings: 9-12-7
— He is 1-2, 5.10 in five starts vs Arizona this year.
— Colorado is 2-5 in its last seven games.
— Rockies are 48-33 at home, 25-52 on road.
— under is 10-3-2 in last 15 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 52-158
— record in first 5 innings: 64-71-23
— Castellanos is 2-1, 4.35 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He blanked Colorado for 4 IP July 7th.
— Arizona lost 24 of last 30 games.
— Arizona is 3-12 in its last 15 home games.
— over 21-9-1 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-159
— record in first 5 innings: 56-86-17
San Diego (78-81) @ San Francisco (105-54)
— bullpen game
— Padres are 12-31 in last 43 games.
— San Diego is 2-12 in last 14 road games.
— over 20-9-1 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-158
— record in first 5 innings: 63-73-22
— bullpen game
— Giants are 21-5 in last 26 games.
— Giants are 10-4 in last 14 home games.
— Over is 14-9 in last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 54-159
— record in first 5 innings: 83-53-23
Milwaukee (95-64) @ Los Angeles (103-56)
— Lauer is 3-0, 1.15 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 10-9 in his starts.
— under 9-9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 12-5-2
— He is 6-0, 1.89 in eight starts vs Los Angeles.
— Brewers won four of last six games.
— Milwaukee is 7-5 in last 12 road games.
— over 7-5 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 54-159
— record in first 5 innings: 82-49-28
— Kershaw is 1-1, 4.58 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 13-8 in his starts.
— over 12-8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-1
— He is 6-5, 2.87 in 15 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Dodgers are 44-16 in last 60 games.
— Dodgers are 12-0 in last 12 home games.
— under 24-13-3 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 53-159
— record in first 5 innings: 86-49-24
AL games
Tampa Bay (98-61) @ Bronx (91-68)
— McClanahan is 1-1, 1.20 in his last three starts.
— Tampa Bay is 14-10 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-24
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-5
— He is 0-2, 6.75 in two starts vs New York this year.
— Tampa Bay is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— Rays are 3-7 in last ten road games.
— under 9-2 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 50-159
— record in first 5 innings: 70-57-32
— Cortes is 0-0, 3.04 in his last five starts.
— New York is 10-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-3
— He is 0-0, 4.41 in six games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay.
— New York is 13-5 in its last 18 games.
— New York is 3-0 in last three home games.
— under 9-5-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-159
— record in first 5 innings: 69-59-32
Baltimore (52-107) @ Toronto (88-71)
— bullpen game
— Orioles are 13-41 in their last 54 games.
— Baltimore is 25-53 on road, 27-54 at home.
— under 11-5 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 50-159
— record in first 5 innings: 51-87-21
— Matz is 3-0, 4.35 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 14-14 in his starts.
— under 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-28
— record in first 5 innings: 16-9-3
— He is 1-1, 6.60 in three starts vs Baltimore this year.
— Toronto is 4-6 in last ten games.
— Blue Jays are 9-4 in last 13 home games.
— Under is 7-1-1 in last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-159
— record in first 5 innings: 39-24-8 last 71
Cleveland (78-81) @ Texas (58-99)
— Morgan is starts.
— Indians are 10-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-1
— He allowed 4 runs in 4.1 IP in one start vs Texas.
— Cleveland is 20-20 in last 40 games.
— Indians are 6-4 in last ten road games.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scores run in first inning: 48-159
— record in first 5 innings: 63-73-23
— bullpen game
— Texas is 5-10 in last 15 games.
— Texas is 4-7 in last 11 home games.
— under 4-2 last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-159
— record in first 5 innings: 55-85-19
Detroit (76-83) @ White Sox (91-68)
— Peralta is 1-1, 1.25 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 9-8 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-3
— He is 1-0, 4.11 in 11 games (1 start) vs Chicago.
— Detroit is 11-9 in its last 20 games.
— Detroit is 8-9 in last 17 road games.
— under 36-17-3 last 56 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-159
— record in first 5 innings: 27-31-8 last 66
— Lynn is 0-3, 6.33 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 15-12 in his starts.
— under 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-27
— record in first 5 innings: 17-5-5
— He is 2-0, 1.50 in two starts vs Detroit this year.
— Chicago is 18-13 in last 31 games.
— White Sox are 8-3 in last 11 home games.
— under 16-7 last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-159
— record in first 5 innings: 88-46-25
Minnesota (71-88) @ Kansas City (73-86)
— Gant is 1-4, 5.14 starts in six starts for Twins.
— Minnesota is 1-5 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He gave up a run in 2.2 IP, in three relief stints vs Kansas City.
— Minnesota is 13-11 in its last 24 games.
— Twins are 7-4 in last 11 road games.
— under 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 58-158
— record in first 5 innings: 53-78-27
— bullpen game
— Royals are 14-16 in their last 30 games.
— Royals are 3-5 in last eight home games.
— under 40-22-6 last 68 games.
— scores run in first inning: 44-159
— record in first 5 innings: 60-77-22
Oakland (85-74) @ Houston (93-66)
— Manaea is 2-1, 3.77 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 18-13 in his starts.
— over 16-14-1
— allowed run in first inning: 8-31
— record in first 5 innings: 15-11-5
— He is 0-2, 4.15 in five starts vs Houston this year.
— A’s are 17-25 in last 42 games.
— Oakland is 5-3 in its last eight road games.
— Under is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-159
— record in first 5 innings: 71-62-26
— bullpen game
— Astros are 2-5 in last seven games.
— Astros are 10-4 in last 14 home games.
— over 13-9-3 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 54-159
— record in first 5 innings: 84-52-23
Angels (75-84) @ Seattle (89-70)
— Suarez is 1-1, 4.41 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 5-8 in his starts.
— under 9-4
— allowed run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8
— He is 2-0, 2.51 in two starts vs Texas this year.
— Angels lost 10 of last 13 games.
— Angels are 5-6 in last 11 road games.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 47-159
— record in first 5 innings: 66-74-19
— Gonzales is 7-0, 3.14 in his last nine starts.
— Mariners are 15-9 in his starts.
— under 10-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-4
— He is 1-0, 2.84 in two starts vs Anaheim this year.
— Seattle is 21-9 in last 30 games.
— Seattle is 4-4 in last eight home games.
— over 16-8-1 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-159
— record in first 5 innings: 70-66-23
Interleague games
Boston (89-70) @ Washington (65-94)
— Rodriguez is 0-1, 5.68 in his last four starts.
— Boston is 18-12 in his starts.
— under 9-5-1 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 9-30
— record in first 5 innings: 15-12-3
— He threw six shutout IP, in one start vs Washington.
— Boston is 1-5 in its last six games.
— Red Sox are 6-5 in last 11 road games.
— under 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 53-159
— record in first 5 innings: 71-64-24
— Rogers is 2-1, 2.73 in five starts.
— Washington is 2-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He hasn’t been pitched against Boston.
— Washington is 23-51 in its last 74 games.
— Nationals are 4-10 in last 14 home games.
— over 35-18-3 last 56 games
— scored run in first inning: 51-159
— record in first 5 innings: 67-67-25
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CINCINNATI is 0-13 SU (-14.6 Units) in road games vs. NL teams allowing 5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
TAMPA BAY is 54-25 SU (29.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.
BOSTON is 13-25 SU (-16.1 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 1 or more HR's/start in the current season.
BALTIMORE is 17-43 SU (-27.3 Units) vs. AL teams scoring 4.9 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
MIAMI is 43-57 SU (-25.1 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
NY METS are 9-31 SU (-27.6 Units) vs. an NL team with a batting average of .245 or worse in the second half of the season in the c...
TEXAS are 16-38 SU (-25.8 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 17-45 SU (-35.9 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.
DETROIT is 17-4 SU (13.7 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game in the second half of the season in the current ...
OAKLAND is 39-23 SU (19.9 Units) vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.
ST LOUIS are 20-10 SU (14 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 38% to 46%) in the current season.
ARIZONA is 11-3 SU (11.8 Units) in home games vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-22 SU (25.4 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
MILWAUKEE is 30-8 SU (23.3 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season...
LA ANGELS are 41-58 SU (-29.1 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.
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Friday’s 6-pack
Nevada casinos’ net win in August:
$14.3M— sports betting
$32M— roulette
$34.1M— craps
$93.1M— baccarat
$103.1M— blackjack
$330.8M— penny slots
Quote of the Day
“I don’t get on the scale. It’s not good for my mental health.”
76ers star Joel Embiid
Friday’s quiz
Which two colleges did Troy Aikman play football for?
Thursday’s quiz
Jacksonville Jaguars last made the playoffs in 2017; Blake Bortles was their QB.
Wednesday’s quiz
Lou Piniella was the Seattle Mariners’ manager, last time they made the playoffs.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here…….
13) Bengals 24, Jaguars 21:
— Bengals in first half: 21 plays, 95 yards, 4 first downs, 0 points
— Bengals in second half: 36 plays, 303 yards, 17 first downs, 24 points
— Uzomah caught five passes for 95 yards, two TD’s.
— Jaguars have now lost 19 games in a row.
— Up 14-0 late in 1st half, Jaguars were stopped on downs on Cincy’s 1-yard line.
— Shenault caught six passes for 99 yards; Jags were 6-12 on 3rd down.
12) Can’t be a fun time to be a Colorado Rockies fan; they traded star 3B Nolan Arenado last winter- now he is leading the Cardinals to the playoffs. Trevor Story is going to be a free agent this winter, making the Rockies’ climb to respectability even steeper.
There was a cool moment before Wednesday’s game in Denver; a kid down the right field line held up a sign that said “We’ll miss you Story 27”
Little while later, Story came out of the Colorado dugout and made his way down the right field line, where he gave the kid an autographed bat. Nice.
11) Over their last 75 games, starting pitchers for the Mets are 9-31, including their win over Miami Thursday. Not good.
Mets have played 14 doubleheaders this season, most of any team since 1979.
10) Las Vegas Raiders are off to a 3-0 start, with two overtime wins; they’re +1 in turnovers, which doesn’t sound like much, until you realize that over the last four years, Raiders were minus-34 in turnovers. Big improvement.
9) Genius alert: Devin Williams is Milwaukee Brewers’ 2nd-best reliever; he was Rookie of the Year last year, but he’ll miss the playoffs this month after he broke his hand punching a wall.
“After our celebration, I went out to have a few drinks. On my way home, I was a little frustrated and upset, and I punched a wall. That’s how it happened.”
This guy broke his pitching hand punching a wall after a CELEBRATION??? Oy.
Didn’t any of these people (I’m including Huascar Ynoa, Jesus Luzardo) watch Bull Durham, when Crash Davis tells Nuke LaLoosh that you NEVER punch with your pitching hand???
8) Orioles 6, Red Sox 2— Boston/Seattle are tied for the second Wild Card slot; Red Sox play in Washington this weekend, Mariners host the Angels.
7) Angels have a pitcher Packy Naughton who went to Boston Latin HS, same school that gave us Benjamin Franklin many moons ago. It turns out that four other guys who signed the Declaration of Independence also went to Boston Latin.
6) I’m watching the 1999 football movie Any Given Sunday the other night; first time I’ve seen it in a long time— don’t think I saw it at all during the pandemic.
As much as I admire Al Pacino as an actor, I’m thinking to myself “Thank the Lord no one like Tony D’Amato ever coached the Rams” then I remembered that Jeff Fisher coached the Rams. Could be some similarities there. Whoops.
5) Thru three weeks, NFL TV ratings are up 9% over last year, which is good, considering no one went to the actual games last year, so there were more people home to watch than this year.
4) Umpire Gerry Davis will work his 5,000th major league game Sunday in St Louis, his hometown; veteran ump Joe West was put on that crew for this weekend too. There are rumors that longtime umps Davis, West and Brian Gorman might all be retiring after this season.
3) AL Wild Card game is Tuesday night, NL Wild Card game is Wednesday. Both at 8:00 ET.
2) Legalized sports betting started in Connecticut Thursday; think they’re the 27th state that has legalized sports betting.
1) Sunday is the last day of baseball’s regular season; every game begins at 3:00 ET. Will there be play-in games on Monday? Could be.
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MLB September Record Opinions & Best Bets !!
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
09/30/2021.........4-8-0......33.33%.......-33.75
09/29/2021.........6-9-0......40.00%......-12.60
09/28/2021,,,,,,,,,8-6-0,,,,,,57.14%,,,,,,,+3.05
09/27/2021.........3-2-0......60.00%........+2.05
09/26/2021.........9-6-0......60.00%......+18.15
09/25/2021.........8-7-0.......53.33%.......+6.10
09/24/2021.......10-5-0.......66.66%......+25.90
09/23/2021.........4-7-0.......36.36%.......-22.55
09/22/2021.......10-2-0.......83.33%......+46.80
09/21/2021........7-5-0.......58.33%.......+19.10
09/20/2021........6-5-0.......54.54%........+5.75
09/19/2021........8-7-0.......53.33%......+13.50
09/18/2021........8-7-0.......53.33%.......-10.55
09/17/2021........9-5-0.......64.29%......+19.15
09/16/2021........2-5-0.......28.57%........-25.75
09/15/2021........6-9-0.......40.00%........-22.75
09/14/2021.......6-10-0.......37.50%.......-39.90
09/13/2021........4-3-0.......57.14%..........-4.65
09/12/2021........5-9-0.......35.71%.........-36.25
09/11/2021........8-8-0.......50.00%.........-17.95
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:.........201-186-1.......51.93%........- 43.15
Best Bets:
09/30/2021.......0-4-0........00.00%.....- .20.00
09/29/2021.......3-5-0........37.50%......- 6.10
09/28/2021.......3-4-0........42,85%......- 3.85
09/27/2021.......0-1-0........00.00%.......- 5.00
09/26/2021.......3-4-0........42.85%.......+1.40
09/25/202.........2-5-0........28.57%.......-9.60
09/24/2021.......1-4-0........20.00%......-13.60
09/23/2021.......4-1-0........60.00%......+21.00
09/22/2021.......5-0-0......100.00%......+31.80
09/21/2021.......4-3-0.......57.14%.......+15.25
09/20/2021.......3-2-0.......54.54%.......+16.40
09/19/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%........+18.55
09/18/2021.......3-3-0.......50.00%..........+4.55
09/17/2021.......2-3-0........40.00%.........- 0.10
09/16/2021.......0-3-0........00.00%........-15.00
09/15/2021.......2-4-0........33.33%.........- 3.30
09/14/2021.......2-3-0........40.00%........+ 2.25
09/13/2021.......1-3-0........25.00%.........- 9.65
09/12/2021.......1-3-0 .......25.00%........- 12.40
09/11/2021.......3-3-0........50.00%........+ 3.95
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
Totals.............76-93-0.......44.97%.......+ 65.65Leave a comment:
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
MIL at STL 01:15 PM
STL -108
+500
LAA at TEX 02:05 PM
LAA -132
+500
CHC at PIT 06:35 PM
CHC -106
+500
BOS at BAL 07:05 PM
BOS -216
+500
NYY at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -143
+500
TB at HOU 07:10 PM
TB +145
+500
MIA at NYM 07:10 PM
MIA +175
+500
PHI at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -146
+500
DET at MIN 07:40 PM
MIN -184
+500
CLE at KC 08:10 PM
KC +137
+500
ARI at SF 09:45 PM
SF -194
+500
SD at LAD 10:10 PM
SD +192
+500Leave a comment:
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