Da Bum's 2021 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

[StarDust Bum]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIA at STL 01:15 PM
MIA -114
U 7.5
+500 +500

DET at KC 02:10 PM
KC -142
O 9.0
+500 +500

TB at CHW 02:10 PM
TB +125
U 8.0
+500 +500

CIN at MIL 02:10 PM
CIN +128
O 7.5
+500 +500

SD at COL 03:10 PM
COL +175
U 12.0
+500 +500

LAA at OAK 03:37 PM
OAK -116
O 9.0
+500 +500

PIT at WAS 04:05 PM
WAS -161
U 9.5
+500 +500

NYY at TOR 07:07 PM
NYY -162
U 8.5
+500 +500

BAL at CLE 07:10 PM
BAL +145
O 7.5
+500 +500

CHC at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -286
O 6.5
+500 +500

BOS at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -143
U 9.5
+500 +500

TEX at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -224
U 9.0
+500 +500

ARI at SF 09:45 PM
SF -165
O 8.0
+500 +500

MIN at SEA 10:10 PM
SEA +124
O 8.5
+500 +500

PHI at LAD 10:10 PM
PHI +130
O 7.0
+500 +500

[StarDust Bum]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/16/2021.....18-12-0........60.00%.......+28.70
06/15/2021.....12-17-1.........40.74%........-27.80
06/14/2021.....11-12-1.........47.92%..........-6.15
06/13/2021.......9-19-2.........33.33%........-50.20
06/12/2021.....15-15-0.........50.00%.........+1.40
06/11/2021.....14-12-0..........53.84%........+9.70
06/10/2021.......6-12-0..........33.33%........-30.00
06/09/2021......13-13-2.........50.00%..........-3.70
06/08/2021......17-13-0.........56.67%........+21.80
06/07/2021 ........2-4-0 .........33.33% ........-11.00
06/05/2021 .....14-14-0 ........50.00% .........+4.20
06/04/2021 .....17-13-0 ........56.67%........+16.30
06/03/2021....... 11-9-0 ........55.00% ........+ 8.05
06/02/2021 .......7-12-1 ........37.50% ........-29 60
06/01/2021 ......11-19-0 .......36.67% ........-53 95


Totals...........177-196-3.........47.45%.........-122.25


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BEST BETS:

06/16/2021............9 - 7 - 0.............+ 14.65
06/15/2021............7 - 9 - 0................- 8.20
06/14/2021............6 - 8 - 0................- 7.35
06/13/2021............3 - 16 - 0..............-48.15
06/12/2021............8 - 8 - 0..............+ 17.80
06/11/2021............6 -12 - 0................- 8.80
06/10/2021............4 -10 - 0................-29.05
06/09/2021............5 - 5 - 1................+ 0.20
06/08/2021............7 - 6 - 0...............+ 10.00
06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0...............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70

Totals:..................72- 109 -2................- 90.92

[Udog]

Thursday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the College Baseball World Series:
5-2— Vanderbilt
7-2— Texas
5-1— Tennessee
8-1— Arizona, Mississippi State, Stanford
16-1— NC State
18-1— Virginia

Quote of the Day
“There’s no quit. We always talk about playing a 48-minute game. It’s a long game. And it took all 48 minutes tonight to get it done.”
Atlanta Hawks’ coach Nate McMillan

Thursday’s quiz
Where did Nate McMillan play his college basketball?
(Hint: That school is in the College World Series)

Wednesday’s quiz
Orel Hershiser pitched for the Dodgers for 12 years, then played for three other teams, before finishing his career back with the Dodgers in 2000.

Tuesday’s quiz
Jim Mora Sr coached the Saints/Colts in the NFL; he led the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars to two USFL championships.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..

13) Robert Griffin III hasn’t retired as an NFL player yet, but if he does, TV networks will be scrapping for his services as an analyst.

Apparently, RG3’s TV auditions went so well that FOX/ESPN will be bidding for his services as soon as he puts his retirement papers in.

Griffin was the 2nd player taken in the 2012 Draft; he went 9-6 in his rookie year as a QB with Washington, but has gone 7-20 since then, drifting to Cleveland, then Baltimore.

12) Hawks 109, 76ers 106:
— Atlanta trailed by 24 with 2:10 left in third quarter.
— Hawks scored 54 points on their first 66 possessions.
— Hawks scored 55 points on their last 31 possessions.
— Atlanta leads series, 3-2.

11) Over the last 25 years, 76ers are ONLY TEAM to blow a lead of 18+ points in consecutive playoff games.

10) Clippers 119, Jazz 111— Clippers grab 3-2 series lead despite Kawhi Leonard missing this game with a leg injury. LA leads this series 3-2.

9) Red Sox 10, Braves 8:
— Arroyo hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the 7th inning.
— Atlanta has four losses this year when they scored 8+ runs; in the last three years combined, they lost a total of five such games.

8) Giants 13, Diamondbacks 7:
— Arizona has lost 13 in row, 26 of its last 28 games.
— Arizona lost its last 22 road games.

7) Alex, I’d like Strange Scheduling for $100— Mets’ last four games before the All-Star break are against Pittsburgh; their first three games after All-Star break are also against the Pirates, so the teams will play seven consecutive games against each other, which is odd.

6) Twins 7, Mariners 2— Coming into this game, Minnesota’s Williams Astudillo had batted 116 games this season, without drawing a walk. His first two at-bats in this game, he walked both times.

5) Astros 8, Rangers 4— Jose Altuve is first player EVER to hit a walk-off grand slam, then lead off the first inning of the next game with another home run.

4) Pretty good 4-team basketball tournament down in Florida in November: Yale, Bowling Green, Southern Utah and Western Michigan.

3) Phoenix Suns’ guard Chris Paul is in COVID protocol, is out indefinitely.

2) Sounds the Jets are committing to starting rookie QB Zach Wilson in Week 1, when they play Carolina and the Panthers’ new QB, Sam Darnold. Should be good theater.

1) I’m not 100% sure this is true, but if it isn’t, it should be:

— Chess is the most popular game in Czecholslovakia
— There is a dating service in Prague that caters primarily to chess players.
— The dating service is called Czech Mate.

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, June 17

[Udog]

901ARIZONA -902 SAN FRANCISCO
ARIZONA is 2-13 SU (-14.1 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

903CHICAGO CUBS -904 NY METS
NY METS are 15-5 SU (11.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

905ST LOUIS -906 ATLANTA
ST LOUIS are 878-816 SU (57.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season since 1996.

907MILWAUKEE -908 COLORADO
MILWAUKEE is 13-2 SU (10.8 Units) against NL West opponents in the current season.

909CINCINNATI -910 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 24-12 SU (10.8 Units) in home games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

911BALTIMORE -912 CLEVELAND
BALTIMORE is 16-25 SU (-15.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

913NY YANKEES -914 TORONTO
NY YANKEES are 21-36 SU (-16.4 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

915CHI WHITE SOX -916 HOUSTON
CHI WHITE SOX is 17-6 SU (15 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

917DETROIT -918 LA ANGELS
LA ANGELS are 5-16 SU (-12.6 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

919TAMPA BAY -920 SEATTLE
TAMPA BAY is 23-5 SU (18.5 Units) in road games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, June 17

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, June 17

NL games
Arizona (20-49) @ San Francisco (43-25)
— Gallen is 1-1, 3.37 in five starts.
— This is his first start since May 7; he’s been hurt.
— Diamondbacks are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 1-1, 3.00 in three starts vs SF.

— Arizona lost 13 in row, 26 of its last 28 games.
— Arizona lost its last 22 road games.
— under 9-5 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 13-69
— record in first 5 innings: 24-41-4

— Gausman is 4-1, 1.29 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 9-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 10-2-1
— He is 3-1, 2.43 in 6 games (5 starts) vs Arizona.

— Giants are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— Giants are 12-6 in last 18 home games.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-68
— record in first 5 innings: 37-21-10

Cubs (38-30) @ Mets (35-25)
— Hendricks is 6-0, 3.38 in his last six starts.
— Mets are 8-5 in his starts.
— over 9-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1
— He is 3-0, 2.63 in four starts vs New York

— Cubs lost their last three games.
— Chicago is 3-7 in its last ten road games.
— Under is 11-6 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-68
— record in first 5 innings: 32-27-9

— Stroman is 3-0, 2.03 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 8-5 in his starts.
— under 7-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1
— He is 1-1, 2.40 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Mets won eight of their last ten games.
— Mets are 14-2 in their last 16 home games.
— under 7-3-1 last 11 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-60
— record in first 5 innings: 33-21-6

St Louis (35-33) @ Atlanta (30-35)
— In his last two starts, Gant allowed 12 runs in 5.2 IP.
— Cardinals are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He gave up 6 runs in 7.2 IP in 3 games (1 start) vs Atlanta.

— Cardinals won their last three games.
— St Louis is 1-6 in its last seven road games.
— Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-68
— record in first 5 innings: 28-27-13

— Morton is 3-1, 5.14 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 6-7 in his starts.
— over 8-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— He is 2-12, 5.68 in 18 starts vs St Louis.

— Braves lost six of their last seven games
— Atlanta is 7-5 in its last 12 home games.
— over 4-1 in last five home games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-65
— record in first 5 innings: 31-23-11

Cincinnati (35-31) @ San Diego (38-32)
— Miley is 2-0, 2.00 in his last three starts
— Reds are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 1-6, 5.38 in 13 starts vs San Diego.

— Cincinnati is 11-2 in its last 13 games.
— Reds won their last eight road games.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-66
— record in first 5 innings: 28-28-10

— Musgrove is 2-2, 1.91 in his last six games.
— Padres are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 7-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7
— He is 3-2, 4.11 in 6 games (5 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Padres lost 12 of their last 16 games.
— San Diego is 1-4 in its last five home games.
— under 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 18-70
— record in first 5 innings: 25-35-10

Milwaukee (38-30) @ Colorado (28-41)
— Woodruff is 3-0, 1.38 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 10-3 in his starts.
— under 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-5
— He is 0-0, 9.39 in two starts (7.2 IP) vs Colorado.

— Brewers lost their last three games.
— Milwaukee is 7-1 in its last eight road games.
— under 3-1-1 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-68
— record in first 5 innings: 29-23-16

— Marquez is 3-0, 2.00 in his last four home starts.
— Rockies are 7-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1
— He is 1-2, 5.04 in five starts vs Milwaukee.

— Colorado won its last three games.
— Rockies are 23-14 at home, 5-27 on road.
— under 6-4 last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-69
— record in first 5 innings: 26-34-9

AL games
Baltimore (22-45) @ Cleveland (37-28)
— Lopez is 1-1, 5.17 in his last three starts.
— Baltimore is 4-9 in his starts.
— under 9-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-3
— He is 1-2, 8.10 in 11 games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Orioles lost their last seven games.
— Baltimore is 11-24 on the road, 11-21 at home.
— over is 20-10-1 in their last 31 games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-67
— record in first 5 innings: 21-33-13

— bullpen game

— Cleveland is 10-5 in its last 15 games.
— Indians are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— over 21-10 last 31 games
— scores run in first inning: 25-65
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-10

Bronx (35-32) @ Toronto (33-33)
— King is 0-2, 7.24 in three starts.
— New York is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up 9 runs in 14.1 IP in 5 games (1 start) vs Toronto.

— New York lost seven of its last 11 games overall.
— New York is 4-6 in its last ten road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 17-67
— record in first 5 innings: 27-27-13

— bullpen game

— Blue Jays are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— Toronto is 3-4 in its home games in Buffalo.
— under 8-5-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-66
— record in first 5 innings: 30-27-9

White Sox (43-25) @ Houston (39-28)
— Cease is 3-1, 3.74 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 8-2 in his last 10 starts.
— over 7-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-4
— He allowed 4 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Houston.

— Chicago is 15-5 in its last 20 games.
— White Sox won their last three road games.
— under 14-6-3 last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-68
— record in first 5 innings: 40-15-13

— Urquidy is 1-1, 4.29 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Astros won 11 of their last 15 games.
— Astros are 6-1 in their last seven home games.
— over 8-5 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 25-67
— record in first 5 innings: 37-22-8

Detroit (29-39) @ Angels (33-35)
— Manning is making his MLB debut here.
— He is 1-3, 8.07 in seven AAA starts this year.

— Detroit won its last three games.
— Detroit is 4-1 in its last five road games.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 15-68
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-1 last 16 on road

— Ohtani is 1-1, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his one start vs Detroit.

— Halos lost their last three games.
— Angels are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— over 9-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 20-68
— record in first 5 innings: 29-32-7

Tampa Bay (43-26) @ Seattle (34-36)
— Hill is 4-1, 1.78 in his last six starts.
— Tampa Bay is 8-5 in his starts.
— over 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-4
— He is 4-0, 2.06 in 12 games (5 starts) vs Seattle.

— Tampa Bay won 24 of its last 31 games.
— Rays are 13-5 in last 18 road games.
— over is 10-5-2 in last 17 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-69
— record in first 5 innings: 29-24-16

— Dunn is 1-2, 4.19 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Seattle won three of its last four games.
— Seattle is 7-3 in its last ten home games.
— under 9-4-1 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-70
— record in first 5 innings: 31-33-6

[Udog]

MLB

Thursday, June 17

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Trend Report
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Baltimore @ Cleveland
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Arizona @ San Francisco
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

NY Yankees @ Toronto
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 12 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games when playing NY Yankees

Chi Cubs @ NY Mets
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing NY Mets
Chi Cubs is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

St. Louis @ Atlanta
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Chi White Sox @ Houston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Cincinnati @ San Diego
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

Milwaukee @ Colorado
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

Detroit @ LA Angels
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Seattle
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Tampa Bay is 21-4 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Thursday June 17
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Cleveland (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 12-0 SU since Jul 16, 2019 as a home favorite after a game as a home favorite in which Jose Ramirez had multiple hits.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Cleveland (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Orioles are 0-18 since May 11, 2021 on the road.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago White Sox at Houston (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The White Sox are 0-11 OU (-2.05 ppg) since Aug 16, 2020 after a game as a home favorite in which they scored in fewer innings than their opponent.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at Colorado (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 10-0 SU since May 03, 2019 when Brandon Woodruff starts coming off a start where he got at least seven runs of support.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 17
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BAL at CLE 01:10 PM
CLE -120
U 9.5
+500 +500

ARI at SF 03:45 PM
SF -187
U 7.5
+500 +500

NYY at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -105
U 10.5
+500 +500

CHC at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -121
U 7.0
+500 +500

STL at ATL 07:20 PM
STL +168
U 9.0
+500 +500

CHW at HOU 08:10 PM
CHW +117
U 9.0
+500 +500

CIN at SD 08:40 PM
CIN +160
U 7.5
+500 +500

MIL at COL 08:40 PM
COL +138
U 10.0
+500 +500

DET at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -196
O 9.0
+500 +500

TB at SEA 10:10 PM
TB -165
U 8.5
+500 +500

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DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/17/2021.......7-12-1........37.50%........-30.65
06/16/2021.....18-12-0........60.00%.......+28.70
06/15/2021.....12-17-1.........40.74%........-27.80
06/14/2021.....11-12-1.........47.92%..........-6.15
06/13/2021.......9-19-2.........33.33%........-50.20
06/12/2021.....15-15-0.........50.00%.........+1.40
06/11/2021.....14-12-0..........53.84%........+9.70
06/10/2021.......6-12-0..........33.33%........-30.00
06/09/2021......13-13-2.........50.00%..........-3.70
06/08/2021......17-13-0.........56.67%........+21.80
06/07/2021 ........2-4-0 .........33.33% ........-11.00
06/05/2021 .....14-14-0 ........50.00% .........+4.20
06/04/2021 .....17-13-0 ........56.67%........+16.30
06/03/2021....... 11-9-0 ........55.00% ........+ 8.05
06/02/2021 .......7-12-1 ........37.50% ........-29 60
06/01/2021 ......11-19-0 .......36.67% ........-53 95


Totals...........184-208-4.........46.93%.........-152.90


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BEST BETS:

06/17/2021............2 - 6 - 0..............- 19.00
06/16/2021............9 - 7 - 0.............+ 14.65
06/15/2021............7 - 9 - 0................- 8.20
06/14/2021............6 - 8 - 0................- 7.35
06/13/2021............3 - 16 - 0..............-48.15
06/12/2021............8 - 8 - 0..............+ 17.80
06/11/2021............6 -12 - 0................- 8.80
06/10/2021............4 -10 - 0................-29.05
06/09/2021............5 - 5 - 1................+ 0.20
06/08/2021............7 - 6 - 0...............+ 10.00
06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0...............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70

Totals:..................74- 115 -2................-109.92

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in runs scored:
57— Bo Bichette, Tor
54— Ronald Acuna, Atl
51— Mark Canha A’s, Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
50— Jose Altuve Hst, Chris Taylor LA
49— Jesse Winker, Cin
48— Fernando Tatis, SD

Quote of the Day
“I worship the dirt she treats me like.”
Herb Tarlek, talking about Loni Anderson’s character in old TV show, WKRP in Cincinnati

Friday’s quiz
Bob Melvin manages the Oakland A’s; what other two MLB teams has he managed?

Thursday’s quiz
Nate McMillan played his college basketball at North Carolina State.

Wednesday’s quiz
Orel Hershiser pitched for the Dodgers for 12 years, then played for three other teams, before finishing his career back with the Dodgers in 2000.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..

13) Bet you can remember where you were 27 years ago tonight; 27 years ago tonight was the OJ Simpson car chase, captured live and in color by every network in America, except the one that had an NBA Finals game on (Knicks-Houston).

A white Ford Bronco driving along the freeways of Los Angeles, trailed by a parade of police cars, being cheered by onlookers. People cheering for a retired football star suspected of murder. What a weird night; think I saw three minutes of the basketball game, and I love basketball.

12) If someone had asked me this trivia question today, I’d have sat here for hours before getting the right answer. Who is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, hit 15+ home runs?

I’ll give you a few minutes to think about it and post the answer at the end of today’s Den.

11) Bucks 104, Nets 89:
— Series is tied 3-3.
— Giannis/Middleton combined for 68 points.
— Durant scored 32 points, other four starters scored 42.

10) Padres 6, Reds 4:
— If you bet the under in this game, skip to the next paragraph.
— Padres led 2-0 after eight innings; both teams scored 4 runs in the ninth.
— Victor Caratini walked it off with a homer for San Diego.

9) Dallas Mavericks won the NBA title ten years ago, but haven’t won a playoff series since; this week, they fired GM Donnie Nelson, after 16 years as the head of the Dallas front office. Not sure which one of these two happened first, but coach Rick Carlisle is out after 13 years as the coach of the Mavericks.

Dallas employs a guy named Haralobos Voulgaris as director of quantitative research and development; he used to be a professional gambler. Apparently Voulgaris won a power struggle with Nelson/Carlisle for owner Mark Cuban’s ear, so now the franchise takes a new direction.

8) Quick baseball notes:
— San Diego Padres are 0-8 in Blake Snell’s road starts.
— Oakland A’s are 7-0 in Chris Bassitt’s road starts.
— New York Mets are 6-0 in Taijuan Walker’s home starts.

7) Giants 10, Arizona 3— Diamondbacks set a new record, losing their 23rd straight road game; their last road win was April 25, when Madison Bumgarner threw his 7-inning no-hitter.

Indians 10, Orioles 3— Baltimore has lost its last 19 road games. When the amateur draft happens next month, Orioles better be drafting a lot of pitchers.

6) Mariners 6, Rays 5— Seattle scored twice in 9th, walking it off on a Kyle Seager single. Rays are 0-3 since Tyler Glasnow hurt his arm.

5) I still have no idea why the Rams made the blockbuster deal with Detroit to get QB Matthew Stafford, but there is this:
— In Sean McVay’s first two years coaching LA, the Rams were +18 in turnovers.
— Last two years, Rams were minus-3 in turnovers.

4) Baltimore Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson ran the ball for 1,005 yards LY, 200 yards more than any of his teammates.

3) Richmond Spiders are going to have a very experienced basketball team next winter, with two 5th-year seniors, and two 6th-year seniors starting. Remember, everyone who played college LY can come back and play this year. That’ll be a big thing to keep track of.

2) It has taken me a while to get used to 7-inning doubleheaders, and its going to take time for me to get used to a 17-game NFL regular season. The 16-game season started in 1978, when I was in college. Regular season doesn’t end this year until January 9th.

Answer to the really hard quiz: Cleveland SS Jose Ramirez is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, has hit 15+ home runs.

1) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: Milwaukee @ Dodgers
AL— Rays, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: Houston @ Boston

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, June 18

[Udog]

951NY METS -952 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 17-31 SU (-18.5 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.

953ST LOUIS -954 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 11-25 SU (-13.1 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

955MIAMI -956 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 9-1 SU (10.3 Units) in home games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

957MILWAUKEE -958 COLORADO
MILWAUKEE is 13-2 SU (10.8 Units) against NL West opponents in the current season.

959LA DODGERS -960 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 1-12 SU (-12.6 Units) vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.050 or better in the current season.

961PHILADELPHIA -962 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-7 SU (16.3 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

963CINCINNATI -964 SAN DIEGO
CINCINNATI is 5-14 SU (-13.8 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose ERA is 3.45 or better over the last 2 seasons.

965OAKLAND -966 NY YANKEES
OAKLAND is 9-0 SU (9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

967TORONTO -968 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 4-14 SU (-13.5 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

969MINNESOTA -970 TEXAS
MINNESOTA is 7-26 SU (-24.2 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, June 18