Monday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in strikeouts:
181— Zach Wheeler, Phil
176— Gerrit Cole, NYY
160— Carlos Rodon CWS/Brandon Woodruff, Milw
159— Dylan Cease, CWS/Robbie Ray, Tor
157— Corbin Burnes, Milw/Kevin Gausman SF, Max Scherzer, LA
154— Freddie Peralta Milw/Yu Darvish, SD
Quote of the Day.
“Coach Bowden has been an example to all of us. Coach Bowden was a guy who made us all want to coach when we were younger. I don’t think the game will be the same without him.”
Mississippi State coach Mike Leach
Monday’s quiz
Who replaced Bobby Bowden as head coach at Florida State?
(Hint: He is still coaching, but not at FSU)
Sunday’s quiz
Dick Vermeil coached UCLA before he moved to the NFL.
Saturday’s quiz
El Paso, TX hosts the Sun Bowl every college football season.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……
13) Former Rams’ WR Isaac Bruce got inducted into the Hall of Fame this week; he caught the winning TD pass in Super Bowl XXXIV, my favorite football game ever.
Turns out I saw Isaac Bruce play four years before he played for the Rams, though I didn’t know it at the time.
Fall of 1990, I’m at a junior college game in Los Angeles; Santa Monica College vs West LA Junior College- my sister went to Santa Monica at the time. Really good football, not many fans there watching. The next year, the coach at West LA College went to Memphis State, and took 10 guys from West LA with him, one of whom was Isaac Bruce.
Opening Day of 1995 NFL season, Rams upset the Packers in Green Bay; Isaac Bruce blocked a punt for the Rams that day. I’m sitting in a bar watching on the satellite dish, thumbing thru the Rams’ media guide, reading his biography and it finally dawns on me; Isaac Bruce was playing that day I was at the game in Santa Monica.
1,024 receptions, 91 touchdowns later, he’s a Hall of Famer. Congrats!!!
12) Interesting barroom debate: is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer?
He won two Super Bowls, but his regular season W-L record was only .500, the same exact resume as Jim Plunkett, who isn’t in the Hall of Fame at all. Manning played longer than Plunkett (117-117 vs 72-72 regular season record); I’m pretty sure he’ll get in the Hall eventually, but I wouldn’t vote for him the first year he is eligible.
11) Reds 3, Pirates 2:
— Pirates lost their last 12 games in Cincinnati.
— Reds are only 2.5 games behind San Diego in Wild Card race.
— Reds have nine more games with Pittsburgh this season.
10) Tampa Bay swept the Orioles this weekend, outscoring Baltimore 19-2 in innings 7-9. Rays have trailed in 35 of their wins this season, most of any MLB team.
9) Toronto 9, Boston 8:
— Red Sox led 7-2 at one point; they had won 56 games in row when they led by 5+ runs.
— Good news for Boston: Chris Sale is expected to pitch for them Saturday.
8) Rockies 13, Marlins 8— Colorado is 25-9 in its last 34 home games, the best home record in the majors during that time. Rockies scored 34 runs in sweeping this 3-game series.
7) Barry Bonds hit home runs off 449 different pitchers, the most ever; Albert Pujols has homered off of 440 guys, Alex Rodriguez 422.
6) New York 1B Anthony Rizzo declined to get the COVID vaccine, now he’s tested positive for COVID, so he has to sit out while his team is fighting in a pennant race. Maybe its me, but a guy making $16.5M should do everything he can to play as much as he can, and getting vaccinated is the best way to stay healthy, at least that’s what doctors/nurses say.
You know, the smart people.
5) Seattle 2, New York 0— Mariners are 4-9 since they traded closer Kendall Graveman to the Astros; has to be lot of heat on GM Jerry DiPoto.
4) White Sox 9, Cubs 3— Pittsburgh/Arizona are getting only 33% of their runs from home runs, lowest %age in the majors; White Sox are next lowest, at 38%, but they homered three times in the first inning of this game Sunday night.
I have no clue what the Cubs plan is moving forward; for a big market team to go in the tank like this is nonsensical. They’re basically a AAA team right now.
3) Americans wound up winning 39 gold medals at the Olympics, coming in under the 43.5 mark that was the betting line.
2) RIP to Bobby Bowden the great football coach; he passed away at age 91.
— Coach Bowden won 377 games, 2nd-most all-time in D-I.
— He was 377-129-4 as a head coach, 304-97-4 at Florida State
— He was 20-9-1 in bowl games.
— Coach Bowden won two national titles at FSU (1993, 1999)
— He has two sons who coach D-I football.
RIP, coach.
1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: San Diego @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Boston @ Oakland
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MLB Aug Record Opinions & Best Bets !!
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
08/08/2021......7-7-0 ......50.00%.......-1.45
08/07/2021......8-8-0 ......50.00%.......-7.50
08/06/2021....4-11-0.......26.66%.....-40.90
08/05/2021......8-4-0 ......66.66%....+20.10
08/04/2021......9-6-0.......60.00%....+ 3.65
08/03/2021......7-8-0 ......46.66%.....-19.25
08/02/2021......4-3-0......57.14%......+8.05
08/01/2021..... 6-9-0 .....40.00% .....-24.35
Totals............53-56-0......48.62%......-61.65
Best Bets:
08/08/2021............3 - 6..................- 12.40
08/07/2021............1 - 4..................- 11.30
08/06/2021............1 - 9..................- 41.15
08/05/2021............3 - 1..................+ 20.20
08/04/2021............1 - 4...................- 15.00
08/03/2021............2 - 2...................+ 5.05
08/02/2021............2 - 1...................+13.60
08/01/2021............1 - 6....................-24.90
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Diamond Trends for Sunday August 8
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at Oakland (4:07 p.m. ET)
-- The Athletics are 27-0 since Jul. 8, 2008 past the first game of a series of a home favorite of at least -200 after a game as a home favorite in which they scored in more innings than theur opponents.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at Colorado (3:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Marlins are 0-9 SU since Jun. 1, 2021 on the road after a game as a road dog in which they struck out at least 10 times.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers (4:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Angels are 0-13-1 OU since July 5, 2021 when playing as an underdog.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at Colorado (3:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Rockies are 0-13 OU (-3.69 ppg) since Apr. 30, 2018 when Kyle Freeland starts after he had a WHIP of less than 1.00 in his last start.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
NYM at PHI 01:05 PM
PHI -153
+500
TB at BAL 01:05 PM
BAL +163
+500
SEA at NYY 01:05 PM
SEA +127
+500
BOS at TOR 01:07 PM
TOR -199
+500
DET at CLE 01:10 PM
DET +137
+500
PIT at CIN 01:10 PM
PIT +210
+500
WAS at ATL 01:20 PM
ATL -201
+500
MIN at HOU 02:10 PM
HOU -181
+500
SF at MIL 02:10 PM
SF +101
+500
KC at STL 02:15 PM
KC +124
+500
TEX at OAK 04:07 PM
TEX +243
+500
LAA at LAD 04:10 PM
LAA +272
+500
ARI at SD 04:10 PM
ARI +194
+500
CHW at CHC 07:09 PM
CHW -178
+500
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MLB
Sunday, August 8
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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Seattle @ NY Yankees
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Mets @ Philadelphia
NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Boston @ Toronto
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Detroit
Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota @ Houston
Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
San Francisco @ Milwaukee
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Kansas City @ St. Louis
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Miami @ Colorado
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Texas @ Oakland
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games
Oakland
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels @ LA Dodgers
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Angels's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Arizona @ San Diego
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Chi White Sox @ Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, August 8
NL games
Mets (56-54) @ Philadelphia (58-53)
— Walker is 0-3, 9.20 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 14-6 in his starts.
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-2
— He is 0-0, 3.52 in three starts vs Philly this year.
— Mets are 21-29 in their last 50 games.
— Mets are 4-10 in last 14 road games.
— under 11-6-2 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-110
— record in first 5 innings: 46-52-12
— Wheeler is 3-1, 4.44 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 13-9 in his starts.
— under 8-3 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-7
— He is 1-1, 3.10 in three starts vs New York this year.
— Phillies are 7-0 in last seven games.
— Phillies are 33-21 at home, 25-32 on road.
— over 20-9 last 29 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-111
— record in first 5 innings: 46-42-23
Pittsburgh (41-70) @ Cincinnati (60-51)
— Wilson allowed one run in 5 IP (74 PT) in his first Pirate start.
— Pirates are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.
— Pirates are 5-18 in last 23 games.
— Pittsburgh is 5-14 in last 19 road games.
— over 21-10-1 last 32 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-110
— record in first 5 innings: 34-63-13
— Mahle is 1-0, 4.45 in his last six starts.
— Reds are 14-8 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 14-4-4
— He is 2-3, 3.58 in seven starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Cincinnati is 13-8 in its last 21 games.
— Reds are 4-0 in last four home games.
— over 11-3 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 34-111
— record in first 5 innings: 53-43-15
Washington (50-61) @ Atlanta (56-55)
— Corbin is 0-3, 7.54 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 9-12 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 10-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-3
— He is 1-1, 9.28 in three starts vs Atlanta this year.
— Washington is 8-18 in its last 26 games.
— Nationals are 3-10 in last 13 road games.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 36-111
— record in first 5 innings: 45-46-20
— Fried is 3-2, 2.70 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 9-9 in his starts.
— under 9-8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 8-18
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-1
— He is 2-3, 6.15 in eight starts vs Washington.
— Braves won five of last seven games.
— Atlanta is 5-7 in last 12 home games.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 41-111
— record in first 5 innings: 56-40-15
San Francisco (70-41) @ Milwaukee (66-45)
— Cueto is 1-1, 3.05 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 9-9 in his starts.
— under 9-2 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-2
— He is 11-4, 2.92 in 22 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Giants are 12-9 since All-Star break.
— Giants are 10-5 in last 15 road games.
— Over is 11-7-1 in their last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-111
— record in first 5 innings: 58-40-13
— Anderson is 2-0, 1.31 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 9-7 in his starts.
— under 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-3
— He is 2-5, 4.57 in 12 starts vs San Francisco.
— Brewers are 13-6 in last 19 games.
— Milwaukee is 5-8 in last 13 home games.
— under 9-4-1 last 14 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-111
— record in first 5 innings: 56-34-21
Miami (47-64) @ Colorado (50-61)
— They haven’t named a starter.
— Marlins split its last six games.
— Miami is 3-8 in last 11 road games.
— over 9-2-1 last 12 road games
— scored run in first inning: 25-111
— record in first 5 innings: 41-50-20
— Freeland is 1-4, 3.03 in his last five starts.
— Rockies are 5-8 in his starts.
— under 10-3
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 8 IP in 3 games (1 start) vs Miami.
— Colorado is 25-20 in its last 45 games.
— Rockies are 37-21 at home, 13-40 on road.
— under 19-14 last 33 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-112
— record in first 5 innings: 46-50-16
Arizona (35-76) @ San Diego (63-49)
— Bumgarner is 2-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 7-9 in his starts.
— over 9-7
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1
— He is 13-12, 3.79 in 38 starts vs San Diego.
— Arizona split its last 16 games.
— Arizona is 5-34 in its last 39 road games.
— over 13-8-2 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-111
— record in first 5 innings: 41-60-10
— Snell is 2-1, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 10-10 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-21
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-3
— He threw 10.2 scoreless IP in two starts vs Arizona.
— Padres are 10-9 in their last 19 games.
— San Diego is 3-6 in last nine home games.
— over 9-0-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 34-112
— record in first 5 innings: 46-48-18
AL games
Seattle (58-54) @ Bronx (61-49)
— Kikuchi is 1-1, 4.67 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 10-10 in his starts.
— over 10-10
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-2
— He is 1-2, 5.94 in three starts vs New York.
— Seattle lost its last four games.
— Seattle is 8-8 in last 16 road games.
— under 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 34-112
— record in first 5 innings: 51-50-11
— Gil blanked Baltimore for 6 IP in his first MLB start.
— New York is 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.
— New York is 20-7 in last 27 games.
— New York is 10-2 in last 12 home games.
— over 10-5-1 last 16 home games
— scored run in first inning: 25-110
— record in first 5 innings: 44-42-24
Tampa Bay (67-44) @ Baltimore (38-71)
— Wacha is 0-1, 7.00 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 9-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-4
— He is 0-0, 5.14 in two starts vs Baltimore this year.
— Tampa Bay won seven of last nine games.
— Rays are 8-2 in last ten road games.
— Rays scored 22 runs the last two days.
— scored run in first inning: 35-111
— record in first 5 innings: 44-41-26
— Lopez is 1-1, 5.48 in his last five starts.
— Orioles won his last four starts (8-14).
— under 14-8
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-4
— He is 0-3, 4.86 in 4 games (3 starts) vs Tampa Bay.
— Orioles are 0-4 in last four games.
— Baltimore is 21-38 on road, 17-33 at home.
— over is 47-25-1 in their last 73 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-109
— record in first 5 innings: 37-55-17
Boston (65-48) @ Toronto (59-50)
— Richards is 1-2, 7.24 in his last three starts.
— Boston is 11-10 in his starts.
— over 7-2-1 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 11-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-4
— He is 2-2, 6.15 in five starts vs Toronto this year.
— Boston lost eight of last ten games.
— Red Sox are 10-16 in last 26 road games.
— under 13-4 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-113
— record in first 5 innings: 49-47-17
— Ryu is 4-0, 1.84 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 7-1 in his last eight starts.
— over 9-3-1 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-21
— record in first 5 innings: 13-7-1
— He is 2-1, 2.00 in three starts vs Boston this year.
— Toronto won nine of last 11 games.
— Blue Jays are 8-2 in Toronto so far.
— Under is 11-4-2 in last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-109
— record in first 5 innings: 16-6-1 last 23
Detroit (54-59) @ Cleveland (53-55)
— Peralta is 0-1, 8.56 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-1
— He is 3-2, 3.50 in 14 games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.
— Detroit is 4-2 in its last six games.
— Detroit is 3-9 in last 12 road games.
— under 9-0 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 25-113
— record in first 5 innings: 12-8 last 20
— Plesac is 2-1, 5.74 in five starts since coming off IL.
— Indians are 8-7 in his starts.
— over 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— He is 1-1, 1.38 in two starts vs Detroit this year.
— Cleveland is 13-25 in last 38 games.
— Indians are 6-14 in last 20 road games.
— under 6-2 last eight home games
— scores run in first inning: 32-108
— record in first 5 innings: 39-53-16
Minnesota (47-64) @ Houston (66-45)
— Maeda is 0-1, 3.81 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 6-12 in his starts.
— over 10-8
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-6
— He gave up 5 runs in 5.1 IP in one start vs Houston.
— Minnesota is 8-14 in its last 22 games.
— Twins are 7-14 in last 21 road games.
— over 7-3-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-111
— record in first 5 innings: 33-56-22
— McCullers is 3-0, 3.28 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 12-6 in his starts.
— over 9-8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-1
— He is 0-1, 6.48 in three starts vs Minnesota.
— Astros are 2-4 in last six games.
— Astros are 7-3 in last ten home games.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 39-111
— record in first 5 innings: 61-36-14
Texas (39-72) @ Oakland (63-48)
— Lyles is 0-3, 6.84 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 9-13 in his starts.
— over 11-10-1
— allowed run in first inning: 9-22
— record in first 5 innings: 7-14-1
— He is 1-1, 8.10 in two starts vs Oakland this year.
— Texas lost 20 of last 23 games.
— Texas is 0-13 in last 13 road games.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-111
— record in first 5 innings: 34-62-15
— Kaprielian is 1-1, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 7-6 in his starts.
— over 7-6
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-3
— He is 0-1, 3.71 in three starts vs Texas this year.
— A’s won seven of last nine games.
— Oakland is 14-7 in last 21 home games.
— Under is 22-14 in their last 36 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-111
— record in first 5 innings: 48-42-21
Interleague games
White Sox (65-46) @ Cubs (52-60)
— Cease is 1-1, 3.18 in his last three starts.
— Chicago is 13-9 in his starts.
— over 11-9-2
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-4
— He is 0-2, 5.91 in two starts vs Chicago.
— Chicago is 7-9 in its last 16 games.
— White Sox are 4-5 in last nine road games.
— under 6-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-111
— record in first 5 innings: 61-33-17
— Davies is 1-3, 6.66 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 1-6 in his last seven starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-4
— He is 3-3, 4.71 in nine starts vs Chicago.
— Cubs are 10-27 in last 37 games.
— Chicago is 3-7 in its last ten home games.
— Over is 4-1-1 in last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-112
— record in first 5 innings: 46-53-13
Kansas City (47-62) @ St Louis (55-55)
— Bubic is 1-1, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 7-4 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.
— Royals lost six of last eight games.
— Royals are 4-15 in last 19 road games.
— under 14-2-2 last 18 games.
— scores run in first inning: 23-109
— record in first 5 innings: 40-56-13
— Lester allowed 6 runs in 5 IP in his first St Louis start.
— Cardinals are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 9-8
— allowed run in first inning: 9-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-3
— He is 9-3, 1.84 in 13 starts vs Kansas City.
— Cardinals are 3-4 in last seven games.
— St Louis is 9-5 in its last 14 home games.
— Over is 4-3 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-110
— record in first 5 innings: 45-45-20
Angels (56-55) @ Dodgers (66-45)
— Detmers gave up 6 runs in 4.1 IP in his first MLB start.
— Angels are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Dodgers.
— Angels split their last 12 games.
— Angels are 7-6 in last 13 road games.
— under 14-5 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-111
— record in first 5 innings: 50-48-13
— Buehler is 3-1, 1.08 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 14-8 in his starts.
— over 13-8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-5
— He is 0-0, 5.59 in two starts vs Anaheim.
— Dodgers are 7-5 in last 12 games.
— LA is 1-12 in extra innings.
— Dodgers are 7-7 in last 14 home games.
— over 5-4 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 36-110
— record in first 5 innings: 57-35-18
Sunday’s umpires
NY-Phil— Over is 9-4-1 in last 14 Lentz games.
Pitt-Cin— Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Hallion games.
Wsh-Atl— Under is 7-3-2 in last 12 Rehak games.
SF-Mil— Last four Kulpa games went over.
Mia-Colo— Under is 5-3 in last eight Additon games.
Az-SD— Under is 6-1 in last seven Ortiz games.
Sea-NY— Under is 10-4-1 in last 15 LBarrett games.
TB-Balt— Favorite is 7-2 in last nine Reynolds games.
Bos-Tor— Under is 8-3 in last 11 Wolf games.
Det-Clev— Over is 3-1 in Clemons games.
Minn-Hst— Last five Carapazza games stayed under.
Tex-A’s— Under is 10-2 in last 12 DeJesus games.
Chi-Chi— Under is 9-4-2 in last 15 Blakney games.
KC-StL— Over is 10-4 in last 14 Hernandez games.
LAA-LA— Over is 6-3 in last nine Tumpane games.
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951NY METS -952 PHILADELPHIA
NY METS are 15-28 SU (-20.4 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
953PITTSBURGH -954 CINCINNATI
PITTSBURGH is 2-15 SU (-16.8 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.
955WASHINGTON -956 ATLANTA
WASHINGTON is 0-13 SU (-15 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the second half of the season in the current season.
957SAN FRANCISCO -958 MILWAUKEE
SAN FRANCISCO is 45-20 SU (28.1 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
959MIAMI -960 COLORADO
COLORADO is 35-17 SU (22.6 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
961ARIZONA -962 SAN DIEGO
ARIZONA is 9-32 SU (-26.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.
963TAMPA BAY -964 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 4-17 SU (-15.7 Units) in home games vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
965SEATTLE -966 NY YANKEES
SEATTLE is 40-20 SU (16 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.
967BOSTON -968 TORONTO
TORONTO is 30-15 SU (12.9 Units) vs. teams whose hitters draw 3 walks or less/game in the current season.
969DETROIT -970 CLEVELAND
DETROIT is 21-27 SU (-15 Units) in road games vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse in the current season.
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Sunday’s 6-pack
NFL teams that are worth the least (according to Forbes):
$2.27B— Buffalo Bills
$2.275B— Cincinnati Bengals
$2.4B— Detroit Lions
$2.6B— Cleveland Browns
$2.625B— Tennessee Titans
$2.65B— Arizona Cardinals
Quote of the Day.
“I remember Coach Vermeil saying, ‘Do your job better than anybody else. Surround yourself with good people, and I think I’ve done that all through my career in the National Football League. Thank you to my guys that played with me for 14 years in the NFL. They helped me not only on the football field, but also in the community, people like Harold Jackson, Ron Jaworski, and Mike Quick.”
NFL Hall of Famer Harold Carmichael
Sunday’s quiz
Which college team did Dick Vermeil coach before he moved to the NFL?
Saturday’s quiz
El Paso, TX hosts the Sun Bowl every college football season.
Friday’s quiz
In the early 1970’s, the Chicago White Sox had an artificial turf infield and natural grass outfield.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy sports Saturday
13) This is Hall of Fame weekend for the NFL; Jimmy Johnson got inducted last night; he only coached nine years in the NFL, winning two Super Bowls in Dallas:
1989-93— Dallas 51-37, won two Super Bowls
1996-99— Miami 36-28 in regular season, 2-3 in playoffs
Total— 89-68, in nine years.
When I think of Jimmy Johnson, I think of college football, but he’s been on the FOX pregame show on Sundays for a long time now, and that helped get him in.
12) But if that resume gets him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, then this coach should get in, too:
1976-82— Team A, 54-47, 3-4 in playoffs (they were 39-81-6 the 9 years before he got there)
1997-99— Team B, 25-26, 3-0 in playoffs (they were 36-76 the 7 years before he got there)
2001-05— Team C, 44-36, 0-1 in playoffs (they were 23-25 the 3 years before he got there)
He won a Super Bowl with Team B, lost a Super Bowl with Team A
Total— 126-114, in 15 years
Bringing two horrendous franchises into the Super Bowl (and winning a title) is just as impressive as winning two titles with the same team.
If you know me, you already know who the second coach is— the great Dick Vermeil.
11) Aside from his friends/family, the person who is happiest about the huge contract Josh Allen signed in Buffalo? Lamar Jackson’s agent, because the price tag in Baltimore just went up.
10) Phillies 5, Mets 3— Phils led 5-0 in last inning, brought in reliever Mauricio Llovero to close it out, but the first three batters he faced all hit home runs. He became just the 2nd player in the last 100 years to face 3+ batters in a game, and have them all homer.
9) Oakland A’s won in extra innings Wednesday/Friday; their pitchers didn’t walk anyone in either game, only the second time that has happened in the last 100 years (Twins, 2008).
8) Red Sox starting pitchers finished the 5th inning in only 4 of their last 17 games.
7) Tony LaRussa is old school: White Sox starting pitchers have thrown 100+ pitches 36 times this year, more than any other team.
6) Bronx Bombers are 39-21 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs, but they’re still on the outside looking in on the playoff race, though the race is very close, with 50+ games left. They’re 22-28 in games decided by 3+ runs. Last 7-8 weeks of the season are going to be very interesting.
5) Mentioned yesterday how the Dodgers are 1-12 in extra innings, one of the worst records ever in extra innings.
— 1969 Montreal Expos went 0-13 in extra innings, their first year in existence (52-110).
— 1982 Minnesota Twins were 1-13 in extra frames- they finished 60-102.
52-110? 60-102? Explain to me how Dodgers are 1-12 in extra innings, but are 66-45 overall.
4) 44% of at-bats in the big leagues this season have lasted 3 or fewer pitches.
3) Congrats to the Australian basketball team, which beat Slovenia 107-93 to win the bronze medal, Australia’s first-ever medal in basketball.
Lot of really good ballplayers have come from Australia to play college ball here- they lost the bronze medal game by a point in 2016, so this had to make lot of people happy down under.
2) Bruce Springsteen’s daughter won a silver medal at the Olympics in an Equestrian event.
1) NBA Summer League starts today; guys who are all GREAT basketball players working their butts off just to get invited to a training camp. I’ve been to the summer league several times; if you’re in Las Vegas, it is a solid day’s entertainment, and it is air conditioned.
Every high school player in America should watch these games, then go outside and work on their skills, because working on your skills is what will get you paid someday.
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MLB Aug Record Opinions & Best Bets !!
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
08/07/2021......8-8-0 ......50.00%.......-7.50
08/06/2021....4-11-0.......26.66%.....-40.90
08/05/2021......8-4-0 ......66.66%....+20.10
08/04/2021......9-6-0.......60.00%....+ 3.65
08/03/2021......7-8-0 ......46.66%.....-19.25
08/02/2021......4-3-0......57.14%......+8.05
08/01/2021..... 6-9-0 .....40.00% .....-24.35
Totals............46-49-0......48.42%.....-60.20
Best Bets:
08/07/2021............1 - 4..................- 11.30
08/06/2021............1 - 9..................- 41.15
08/05/2021............3 - 1..................+ 20.20
08/04/2021............1 - 4...................- 15.00
08/03/2021............2 - 2...................+ 5.05
08/02/2021............2 - 1...................+13.60
08/01/2021............1 - 6....................-24.90
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Diamonds Trends for Saturday August 7
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at Oakland (4:07 p.m. ET)
-- The Athletics are 26-0 since Jul. 8, 2008 past the first game of a series of a home favorite of at least -200 after a game as a home favorite in which they scored in more innings than theur opponents.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at Oakland (4:07 p.m. ET)
-- The Rangers are 0-9 SU since Jul. 4, 2021 as a dog after they struck out at least 10 times in the last game.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers (9:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Angels are 0-12-1 OU since July 5, 2021 when playing as an underdog.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers (9:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Dodgers are 11-0 SU since Jun. 17, 2016 when Julio Urias starts as a home favorite after he averaged at least four pitches per batter in his last start.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
SEA at NYY 01:05 PM
SEA +180
+500
CHW at CHC 02:20 PM
CHW -196
+500
BOS at TOR 03:07 PM
TOR -159
+500
TEX at OAK 04:07 PM
OAK -240
+500
NYM at PHI 04:15 PM
PHI -108
+500
TB at BAL 07:05 PM
TB -220
+500
BOS at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -142
+500
MIN at HOU 07:10 PM
MIN +183
+500
DET at CLE 07:10 PM
CLE -144
+500
SF at MIL 07:10 PM
SF +174
+500
PIT at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN -183
+500
KC at STL 07:15 PM
STL -168
+500
WAS at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -238
+500
MIA at COL 08:10 PM
MIA +139
+500
ARI at SD 08:40 PM
ARI +252
+500
LAA at LAD 09:10 PM
LAA +246
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