Sunday’s 6-pack
Batters who did the worst vs one team in a season:
0-35— John Lowenstein vs Texas, 1974
0-33— Andruw Jones vs Philly, 1998
0-31— George Gibson vs Chicago Cubs, 1906
0-30— Casey Patten vs Detroit, 1902
0-29— John Perrine vs Boston Americans, 1907
0-29— Jo Jo White vs St Louis Browns, 1938
0-29— Marty Cordova vs Oakland, 1998
Quote of the Day.
“We’re gonna do it or die trying.”
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh, talking about beating Ohio State
Sunday’s quiz
When Pete Rose won Rookie of the Year in 1963, what position did he play?
Saturday’s quiz
Yesterday’s question was a defective question, my fault.
Friday’s quiz
Vince Ferragamo was the LA Rams’ QB, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.
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Sunday’s Den: Random NFL trends…….
NFL trends that may come in handy, later this year:
13) Vikings are 0-7 ATS in last 7 Monday night road games.
— Minnesota covered six of last seven games vs Detroit.
— Vikings are 0-6 ATS vs opponent coming off a bye.
12) Last three years, Giants are 18-6 ATS on road.
— Giants are 11-1 ATS as a road underdog of less than 7 points.
— Giants are 4-14 ATS in last 18 games as a home underdog.
11) Jets are 0-6 ATS in last six games vs Miami.
— Last four years, Jets are 11-21-1 ATS on the road.
10) Dolphins are 6-10-1 ATS the week after playing New England.
9) Patriots covered five of last seven games against the Jets.
— New England is 8-1 ATS the week after playing the Jets.
8) Last three years, Eagles are 5-12-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Philly is 2-5 ATS in last seven games vs Dallas.
7) Pittsburgh started 11-0 LY, then lost five of last six games.
— Steelers had 56 sacks last year (most)
— Steelers allowed 14 sacks last year (least)
6) Last four years, 49ers are 5-13-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— 49ers covered once in their last six games with Arizona.
5) Seattle is 10-2-1 ATS in last 13 games with San Francisco.
— Seahawks are 9-2-2 ATS in last 13 games in Eastern time zone.
4) Tampa Bay is 2-9 ATS in last 11 Thursday games.
— Last four years, Buccaneers are 8-3-1 ATS as a home underdog.
3) It has been 16 years since the NFC East champ repeated the next season; Washington win the division last year.
2) Washington is 0-7 ATS in last seven Monday home games.
— Washington is 0-5 ATS the week after playing the Eagles.
1) Tennessee is 31-21 SU under Vrabel, but was outgained all three years.
— Last three years, Titans are 6-9-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Tennessee is 2-11 ATS the week after a Monday night game.
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MLB July Opinions and Best Bets:
07/24/2021.....4-13-0......23.52%....-58.25
07/23/2021.......6-9-0......40.00%....-15.55
07/22/2021.......5-6-0......45.45%......-6.05
07/21/2021.......8-5-0......61.53%....+29.65
07/20/2021...11-10-0.......52.38%......-1.00
07/19/2021.......5-7-0.......41.66%....-23.65
07/18/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-19.35
07/17/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-28.85
07/16/2021.......5-9-0.......35.71%....-22.95
07/11/2021.......9-2-0.......81.82%...+41.60
07/10/2021...... 8-7-0 ......53.33% ....+4.95
07/09/2021.......9-5-0.......64.29%...+26.35
07/08/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%....-14.80
07/07/2021.......6-6-0.......50.00%.....+0.25
07/06/2021.......6-7-0.......46.15%......-9.90
07/05/2021 ......5-5-0 ......50.00%.... - 6.45
07/04/2021.....5-11-0.......31.25%.....-31.90
07/03/2021.....11-4-0.......73.33%....+40.60
07/02/2021.......6-8-0.......42.86%.....-10.45
07/01/2021 ......4-7-0 ......36.36% ....-13.85
Totals...........128-142-0 ......47.40% ....- 118.88
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Best Bets July:
07/24/2021 2-7-0................22.22%.......-20.65
07/23/2021.1-5-0................16.66%.......-13.20
07/22/2021.2-5-0................28.57%.......-13.85
07/21/2021.6-5-0................54.54%.......+19.65
07/20/2021 6-6-0................50.00%........+2.30
07/19/2021 3-2-0................60.00%........+7.00
07/18/2021 5-6-0................45.45%........+0.50
07/17/2021 0-4-0................00.00%........-20.00
07/16/2021 2-4-0................33.33%.........-6.85
07/11/2021 3-2-0................60.00%.......+11.45
07/10/2021 3-4-0................42.85%.........+2.85
07/09/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+9.00
07/08/2021 2-4-0................33.33%..........-6.95
07/07/2021 3-4-0................42.85%..........-0.70
07/06/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+4.20
07/05/2021 3-0-0...............100.00%.......+20.20
07/04/2021 3-8-0................27.27%.........-19.15
07/03/2021 4-3-0................57.14%........+11.50
07/02/2021 0-6-0 ...............00.00%........ -30.00
07/01/2021 3-5-0............... 37.50%......... - 3.55
Totals.......53-83 0...............38.97%..........-46.15Leave a comment:
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SATURDAY, JULY 24
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
ARI at CHC 02:20 PM
CHC -164
+500
NYY at BOS 04:05 PM
BOS -172
+500
ATL at PHI 06:05 PM
PHI -123
+500
SD at MIA 06:10 PM
SD -140
+500
WAS at BAL 06:35 PM
BAL +192
+500
LAA at MIN 07:10 PM
LAA +115
+500
TB at CLE 07:10 PM
TB -155
+500
TOR at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM +106
+500
TEX at HOU 07:10 PM
TEX +181
+500
DET at KC 07:10 PM
DET +120
+500
STL at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN -175
+500
CHW at MIL 07:10 PM
CHW +113
+500
PIT at SF 09:05 PM
SF -237
U 8.0
+500 +500
COL at LAD 09:10 PM
COL +186
O 8.5
+500 +500
OAK at SEA 10:10 PM
OAK -116
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Diamond Trends for Saturday July 24
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at San Francisco (9:05 p.m. ET)
-- The Giants are 12-0 SU since Aug. 3, 2017 as a favorite of more than -130 coming off a home games in which they lost in which they never led.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee (7:10 p.m. ET)
-- The White Sox are 0-15 SU since Sept. 20, 2020 as a dog when their opponents starter has an ERA of less than 3.2 on the season.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Cleveland (7:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Rays are 11-0 OU (5.05 ppg) since Aug. 13, 2020 off a game as a favorite in which they had 12+ hits.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Oakland at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Athletics are 12-0 SU since Aug. 11, 2019 when Chris Bassitt starts as a road favorite.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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MLB
Saturday, July 24
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Trend Report
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Arizona @ Chi Cubs
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
NY Yankees @ Boston
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Boston is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
San Diego @ Miami
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Miami
Miami
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
Washington @ Baltimore
Washington
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games at home
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis @ Cincinnati
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
St. Louis is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto @ NY Mets
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas @ Houston
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 9 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Detroit @ Kansas City
Detroit
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Kansas City's last 23 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games at home
Chi White Sox @ Milwaukee
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home
Milwaukee is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
LA Angels @ Minnesota
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh @ San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Colorado @ LA Dodgers
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Colorado
LA Dodgers is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Colorado
Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games on the road
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, July 24
NL games
Arizona (29-69) @ Cubs (48-50)
— Kelly is 4-0, 2.56 in his last six starts.
— Arizona is 5-1 in his last six starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-1
— He is 1-1, 5.40 in two starts vs Chicago.
— Arizona won four of last five games.
— Arizona is 2-31 in its last 33 road games.
— over 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-99
— record in first 5 innings: 38-55-6
— Mills is 1-2, 5.59 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He threw 2 scoreless IP, in a relief stint vs Arizona.
— Cubs are 6-17 in last 23 games.
— Chicago is 5-7 in its last 12 home games.
— Over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-98
— record in first 5 innings: 42-44-12
Atlanta (46-49) @ Philadelphia (47-48)
— Smyly is 5-0, 2.51 in his last six starts.
— Braves are 8-8 in his starts.
— over 11-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-16
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-2
— He is 0-0, 7.72 in two starts vs Philly this year.
— Braves are 3-5 in last eight games
— Atlanta is 4-2 in its last six road games.
— over 8-5 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-96
— record in first 5 innings: 49-33-13
— Velasquez is 0-2, 8.78 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 8-7 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-3
— He is 1-6, 4.57 in 13 starts vs Atlanta.
— Phillies are 2-4 in their last six games.
— Phillies are 27-18 at home, 20-30 on road.
— over 13-2 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-95
— record in first 5 innings: 37-36-22
San Diego (58-42) @ Miami (41-56)
— Weathers is 2-1, 5.48 in his last five starts (21.1 IP).
— Padres are 6-5 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Padres are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— San Diego is 9-14 in its last 23 road games.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 30-100
— record in first 5 innings: 40-43-17
— bullpen game
— Marlins are 12-21 in their last 33 games.
— Miami is 6-6 in last 12 home games.
— over 9-5-2 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-97
— record in first 5 innings: 34-44-19
St Louis (49-49) @ Cincinnati (50-47)
— Woodford gave up run in 5.2 IP in his first ’21 start.
— Cardinals are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He gave up 5 runs in 7.1 IP, in 5 relief stints vs Cincinnati.
— Cardinals are 13-8 in last 21 games.
— St Louis is 5-15 in its last 20 road games.
— Under is 20-12-2 in their last 34 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-98
— record in first 5 innings: 40-40-18
— Castillo is 1-1, 1.61 in his last seven starts.
— Reds are 5-4 in his last nine starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-20
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-2
— He is 1-2, 9.43 in three starts vs St Louis this year.
— Cincinnati lost five of its last seven games.
— Reds are 12-9 in last 21 home games.
— under 12-7 last 19 home games
— scored run in first inning: 28-97
— record in first 5 innings: 40-41-16
Pittsburgh (37-59) @ San Francisco (60-36)
— Crowe is 0-1, 5.02 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 5-8 in his starts.
— over 7-1-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP, in one start vs San Francisco.
— Pirates lost four of last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 3-8 in last 11 road games.
— over 13-5 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-96
— record in first 5 innings: 31-53-12
— Gausman is 1-2, 3.43 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 13-6 in his starts.
— under 9-9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 13-3-3
— He is 1-2, 5.06 in seven starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Giants are 4-4 since All-Star break.
— Giants are 14-6 in last 20 home games.
— Over is 9-4 in last 13 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-96
— record in first 5 innings: 53-30-13
Colorado (43-54) @ Dodgers (59-39)
— Freeland is 0-2, 4.63 in his last two starts.
— Rockies are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-3
— He is 2-6, 4.43 in 13 starts vs LA.
— Colorado is 18-13 in its last 31 games.
— Rockies are 33-20 at home, 10-34 on road.
— under 15-4 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-97
— record in first 5 innings: 38-44-15
— Gonsolin is 0-1, 2.81 in seven starts (25.2 IP).
— Dodgers are 5-2 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He is 0-1, 2.40 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Colorado.
— Dodgers are 6-8 in last 14 games.
— LA is 1-10 in extra innings this year.
— Dodgers are 8-4 in last 12 home games.
— under 9-6-1 last 16 home games
— scored run in first inning: 32-98
— record in first 5 innings: 50-32-16
AL games
Bronx (50-46) @ Boston (60-38)
— Taillon is 4-0, 2.70 in his last five starts.
— New York is 8-10 in his starts.
— over 11-3-1 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-2
— He is 1-0, 2.53 in two starts vs Boston this year.
— New York won nine of its last 13 games.
— New York split its last 14 road games.
— under 5-1 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 24-96
— record in first 5 innings: 40-37-19
— Eovaldi is 2-2, 3.38 in his last five starts.
— Boston is 11-8 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-3
— He is 2-0, 1.93 in three starts vs New York this year.
— Boston won its last four games.
— Red Sox are 11-2 in last 13 home games.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 33-98
— record in first 5 innings: 46-37-15
Tampa Bay (59-39) @ Cleveland (48-47)
— bullpen game
— Tampa Bay won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Rays are 5-1 in last six road tilts.
— under is 6-3 in last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-98
— record in first 5 innings: 38-37-23
— Mejia is 0-3, 13.50 in his last three starts.
— Indians are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-2
— He gave up 6 runs in 2.2 IP, in one start vs Tampa Bay.
— Cleveland is 8-17 in last 25 games.
— Indians won three of last five home games.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 home games
— scores run in first inning: 30-95
— record in first 5 innings: 35-46-14
Angels (47-49) @ Minnesota (42-56)
— Sandoval is 0-2, 4.88 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.
— Halos are 9-8 in last 17 games.
— Angels are 5-11 in last 16 road games.
— over 25-14-1 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-96
— record in first 5 innings: 42-42-12
— Berrios is 0-1, 4.58 in his last six starts.
— Twins are 11-8 in his starts.
— over 10-4 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-5
— He is 2-2, 6.14 in four starts vs Anaheim.
— Minnesota lost six of its last nine games.
— Twins are 5-1 in last six home games.
— under 6-2 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 34-98
— record in first 5 innings: 29-49-20
Detroit (47-52) @ Kansas City (40-55)
— Mize is 1-1, 2.65 in last four starts.
— Last 3 starts, he was held to 56-50-54 PT; they’re limiting his IP.
— Detroit is 11-7 in his starts.
— under 13-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-4
— He is 2-1, 4.56 in four starts vs Kansas City this year.
— Detroit won seven of last eight games.
— Detroit lost its last five road games.
— over 24-14-1 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-99
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2 last nine on road.
— Hernandez gave up 2 runs in 4 IP (78 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Kansas City is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He gave up 4 runs in 4.2 IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Detroit.
— Royals are 11-28 in last 39 games.
— Royals are 3-5 in last eight home games.
— under 8-5 last 13 home games.
— scores run in first inning: 19-95
— record in first 5 innings: 34-48-13
Texas (35-63) @ Houston (59-39)
— Gibson allowed 13 runs in 11.1 IP in his last two starts.
— Texas is 10-8 in his starts.
— over 6-1-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-4
— He is 0-0, 1.89 in three starts vs Houston this year.
— Texas is 2-13 in its last 15 games.
— Rangers lost last seven games by combined 51-11.
— Texas is 4-28 in its last 32 road games.
— over 15-5-1 last 21 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-98
— record in first 5 innings: 31-54-13
— Valdez is 0-1, 7.63 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1
— He is 1-2, 5.12 in 6 games (3 starts) vs Texas.
— Astros are 5-6 in their last 11 games.
— Astros are 6-7 in last 13 home games.
— over 10-3 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 33-98
— record in first 5 innings: 52-32-14
Oakland (56-43) @ Seattle (52-46)
— Bassitt is 3-2, 3.06 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 14-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-3-6
— He is 1-4, 3.98 in 11 starts (9 starts) vs Seattle.
— A’s are 7-4 in last 11 games.
— Oakland is 5-4 in last nine road games.
— Under is 17-7 in their last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-99
— record in first 5 innings: 43-36-20
— Gilbert is 2-0, 2.65 in his last four starts.
— Mariners won his last nine starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-1
— He is 0-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Oakland this year.
— Seattle is 21-10 in its last 31 games.
— Seattle is 4-2 in last six home games.
— under 5-1 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 30-98
— record in first 5 innings: 44-46-8
Interleague games
Washington (45-50) @ Baltimore (32-64)
— Scherzer is 0-0, 6.47 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 10-8 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-5
— He is 7-2, 3.17 in 14 starts vs Baltimore.
— Washington is 3-8 in its last 11 games.
— Nationals lost last five road games.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-95
— record in first 5 innings: 39-37-19
— Harvey is 2-0, 2.38 in his last two starts.
— Orioles won his last four starts.
— over 9-3-1 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-1
— He is 3-8, 3.97 in 17 starts vs Washington.
— Orioles are 8-11 in last 19 games.
— Baltimore is 18-34 on road, 14-30 at home.
— over is 41-19-1 in their last 61 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-96
— record in first 5 innings: 30-50-16
Toronto (48-45) @ Mets (51-43)
— Ryu is 4-1, 3.34 in his last five starts.
— Blue Jays are 11-7 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-1
— He is 5-1, 1.23 in nine starts vs New York.
— Toronto lost its last three games.
— Blue Jays are 1-5 in last six road games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-93
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8 last 12 on road
— Walker is 1-1, 6.05 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 14-3 in his starts.
— over 6-3 in last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-2
— He is 0-3, 3.96 in four starts vs Toronto.
— Mets are 16-18 in their last 34 games.
— Mets are 8-5 in their last 13 home games.
— over 4-3 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-94
— record in first 5 innings: 42-40-12
White Sox (58-39) @ Milwaukee (56-41)
— Rodon is 2-0, 0.69 in his last two starts.
— Chicago is 11-5 in his starts.
— under 10-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-4
— He gave up a run in two IP, in one start vs Milwaukee.
— Chicago won nine of its last 13 games.
— White Sox are 5-1 in last six road games.
— over 11-3 last 14 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-97
— record in first 5 innings: 53-28-16
— Burnes is 2-0, 0.99 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 8-8 in his starts.
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3-4
— He gave up 2 runs in 3.2 IP, in a relief stint vs Chicago.
— Brewers won four of last six games.
— Milwaukee is 8-8 in last 16 home games.
— under 6-2-1 last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-98
— record in first 5 innings: 46-33-19
Saturday’s umpires
Az-Chi- Under is 7-1 in last eight Hoberg games.
Atl-Phil- Over is 9-4 in last 13 Hernandez games.
SD-Mia- Under is 11-6 in last 17 Eddings games.
StL-Cin- Under is 8-3 in last 11 Hamari games.
Pitt-SF- Under is 4-1 in last five Diaz games.
Colo-LA- Home side won 12 of last 15 Carapazza games.
NY-Bos- Over is 14-1 in last 15 Barber games.
LAA-Minn- Over is 8-1 in last nine Randazzo games.
Det-KC- Over is 5-0-1 in last six Hallion games.
TB-Clev- Over is 9-5 in last 14 Carlson games.
Tex-Hst- Under is 5-1 in last six Marquez games.
A’s-Sea- Over is 10-2 in Ceja games.
Wsh-Balt- Home side won 6 of last 7 Lentz games.
Chi-Mil- Under is 6-3 in last nine Rehak games.
Tor-NYM- Under is 7-2 in last nine Reyburn games.
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901ARIZONA -902 CHICAGO CUBS
ARIZONA is 5-19 SU (-17.6 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
903ATLANTA -904 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 12-1 SU (10.9 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
903ATLANTA -904 PHILADELPHIA
JOE GIRARDI is 12-1 SU (10.9 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)
905SAN DIEGO -906 MIAMI
SAN DIEGO is 21-36 SU (-17.1 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.
907ST LOUIS -908 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 3-20 SU (-17.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.
909PITTSBURGH -910 SAN FRANCISCO
PITTSBURGH is 1-12 SU (-14.6 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.
911COLORADO -912 LA DODGERS
COLORADO is 4-14 SU (-16.4 Units) in road games vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.
913NY YANKEES -914 BOSTON
NY YANKEES are 13-23 SU (-13.8 Units) in road games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.
915TEXAS -916 HOUSTON
TEXAS are 13-33 SU (-23.3 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.
917TAMPA BAY -918 CLEVELAND
TAMPA BAY is 30-13 SU (18 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.
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Saturday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in total bases:
224— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
218— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
205— Rafael Devers, Bos
198— Matt Olson Oak/JD Martinez Bos
196— Nick Castellanos, Cin
195— Cedric Mullins Balt/Marcus Semien, Tor
Quote of the Day.
“It’s gotten to the point now where there are guys who are in a serious mental health crisis because of how stressful money is here. I really do think it affects not only their play on the field, but I think it affects quality of life overall. We’re reaching a point now where this is actually becoming detrimental to the players’ overall health, and the owner not addressing it is [the organization] actively saying that they don’t care about the health of their players.”
Kieran Lovegrove, a pitcher in the Angels’ farm system, at AA level
Saturday’s quiz
Rams have played in Super Bowl four times, with four different coaches and four different QB’s; other than Ferragamo, Kurt Warner and Jared Goff, who started at QB for the Rams in a Super Bowl?
Friday’s quiz
Vince Ferragamo was the LA Rams’ QB, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.
Thursday’s quiz
Bo Jackson played in the NFL and the major leagues; he spent most of his baseball career with Kansas City.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind………
13) If you bet on baseball or own a fantasy team, a reality for the rest of this season is that some teams are going to be limiting the innings of their younger pitchers, to keep them healthy.
Friday, Milwaukee led the White Sox 1-0 after four innings, but lifted Freddy Peralta after he had thrown only 51 pitches. Detroit has held Casey Mize under 60 PT in his last three starts.
There is a thing about the injury risk going way up for any pitcher who throws 20% more pitches than he did the year before, and since last year was such a short season, some teams are going to go overboard with caution.
12) Starting next year, Cleveland Indians will be known as the Cleveland Guardians; the new name was inspired by large landmark stone edifices — referred to as traffic guardians — that flank both ends of the Hope Memorial Bridge, which connects downtown to Ohio City.
My personal preference would’ve been Cleveland Spiders, but they didn’t ask me- the Spiders were a team in the late 19th century.
11) In the the next couple of weeks, MLB will begin testing new technology that lets catchers electronically communicate signs to pitchers; this will happen at a lower minor league- the system is designed to quicken the pace of play and eliminate sign-stealing.
10) Apparently the fine folks at Texas A&M aren’t real happy about Texas/Oklahoma joining the SEC; Texas A&M bolted the Big X to join the SEC in 2012, primarily to get away from those teams, now it looks like they’ll be conference rivals again.
9) Rockies 9, Dodgers 6 (10)
— Colorado scored six runs in last three innings.
— Dodgers are 59-40, but they’re 1-10 in extra innings.
8) Reds 6, Cardinals 5:
— Two outs, no one on in last inning, Cardinals have Yadier Molina on bench but they pinch-hit pitcher Adam Wainwright instead, which was weird. Wainwright is batting .030.
7) Mets acquired 41-year old P Rich Hill from Tampa Bay, to fortify their rotation. Rays will be getting Chris Archer back soon, so they had an excess of starting pitching.
6) When the Blue Jays go back to Toronto next week, they’ll be first major league team since 1903 to have three different home fields in the same season.
5) Yermin Mercedes was back in the lineup for AAA Charlotte Friday, two days after he kind of announced his retirement on Instagram; he homered in his first at-bat last night.
4) Red Sox P Eduardo Rodriguez left Friday’s start in the second inning with a migraine headache; Boston won 6-2, is now 9-2 vs division rival New York this season.
3) MLB extended Washington Nationals’ IF Starlin Castro’s administrative leave thru July 29; doesn’t sound like he or Trevor Bauer will be on a ballfield anytime soon.
2) NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans named Willie Green their new head coach; he was an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns this past season.
1) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: San Diego @ Los Angeles
AL— Red Sox, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Oakland @ Tampa Bay
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MLB July Opinions and Best Bets:
07/23/2021.......6-9-0......40.00%....-15.55
07/22/2021.......5-6-0......45.45%......-6.05
07/21/2021.......8-5-0......61.53%....+29.65
07/20/2021...11-10-0.......52.38%......-1.00
07/19/2021.......5-7-0.......41.66%....-23.65
07/18/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-19.35
07/17/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-28.85
07/16/2021.......5-9-0.......35.71%....-22.95
07/11/2021.......9-2-0.......81.82%...+41.60
07/10/2021...... 8-7-0 ......53.33% ....+4.95
07/09/2021.......9-5-0.......64.29%...+26.35
07/08/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%....-14.80
07/07/2021.......6-6-0.......50.00%.....+0.25
07/06/2021.......6-7-0.......46.15%......-9.90
07/05/2021 ......5-5-0 ......50.00%.... - 6.45
07/04/2021.....5-11-0.......31.25%.....-31.90
07/03/2021.....11-4-0.......73.33%....+40.60
07/02/2021.......6-8-0.......42.86%.....-10.45
07/01/2021 ......4-7-0 ......36.36% ....-13.85
Totals...........124-129-0 ......49.011% ....- 60.63
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Best Bets July:
07/23/2021.1-5-0................16.66%.......-13.20
07/22/2021.2-5-0................28.57%.......-13.85
07/21/2021.6-5-0................54.54%.......+19.65
07/20/2021 6-6-0................50.00%........+2.30
07/19/2021 3-2-0................60.00%........+7.00
07/18/2021 5-6-0................45.45%........+0.50
07/17/2021 0-4-0................00.00%........-20.00
07/16/2021 2-4-0................33.33%.........-6.85
07/11/2021 3-2-0................60.00%.......+11.45
07/10/2021 3-4-0................42.85%.........+2.85
07/09/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+9.00
07/08/2021 2-4-0................33.33%..........-6.95
07/07/2021 3-4-0................42.85%..........-0.70
07/06/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+4.20
07/05/2021 3-0-0...............100.00%.......+20.20
07/04/2021 3-8-0................27.27%.........-19.15
07/03/2021 4-3-0................57.14%........+11.50
07/02/2021 0-6-0 ...............00.00%........ -30.00
07/01/2021 3-5-0............... 37.50%......... - 3.55
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FRIDAY, JULY 23
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
ARI at CHC 02:20 PM
ARI +128
+500
ATL at PHI 07:05 PM
PHI -149
+500
WAS at BAL 07:05 PM
WAS -124
+500
TB at CLE 07:10 PM
CLE +105
+500
TOR at NYM 07:10 PM
TOR +103
+500
STL at CIN 07:10 PM
STL +141
+500
NYY at BOS 07:10 PM
BOS -116
+500
SD at MIA 07:10 PM
SD -154
+500
LAA at MIN 08:10 PM
LAA -119
+500
TEX at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -199
+500
DET at KC 08:10 PM
DET +104
+500
CHW at MIL 08:10 PM
MIL -125
+500
PIT at SF 09:45 PM
SF -186
+500
COL at LAD 10:10 PM
COL +236
+500
OAK at SEA 10:10 PM
OAK -118
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Diamond Trends for Friday July 23
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Detroit at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Royals are 12-0 SU since Sep 24, 2015 as a home favorite after they scored first before trailing and then coming back to win last game.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The White Sox are 0-11 SU since Sep 21, 2020 as a dog after their opponent scored first last game.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Yankees at Boston (7:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Red Sox are 10-0 OU (2.90 ppg) since Aug 08, 2018 in the second game of a series after they played extra inning in game one.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Oakland at Seattle (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Mariners are 0-8 SU since Apr 15, 2019 when Yusei Kikuchi starts as a dog after he averaged fewer than 3.5 pitches per batter in his last start.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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MLB
Friday, July 23
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Trend Report
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Arizona @ Chi Cubs
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games at home
Washington @ Baltimore
Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Washington
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Atlanta
NY Yankees @ Boston
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
St. Louis @ Cincinnati
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
San Diego @ Miami
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
San Diego is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against San Diego
Toronto @ NY Mets
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Texas @ Houston
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Detroit @ Kansas City
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Kansas City's last 22 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox @ Milwaukee
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
LA Angels @ Minnesota
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
LA Angels is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh @ San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado @ LA Dodgers
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
LA Dodgers is 20-3 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Colorado
Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing at home against Oakland
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