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[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 23

NL games
Washington (34-36) @ Philadelphia (34-36)
— Fedde is 2-0, 0.00 (19 IP) in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-3
— He is 2-5, 5.28 in 9 games (8 starts) vs Philly.

— Washington won eight of its last nine games.
— Nationals are 3-4 in last seven road games.
— under 22-6 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-70
— record in first 5 innings: 29-26-15

— Velasquez is 0-2, 7.94 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-3
— He is 2-2, 4.81 in nine starts vs Washington.

— Phillies are 8-6 in their last 14 games.
— Phillies are 21-13 at home, 13-23 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-70
— record in first 5 innings: 25-29-16

Atlanta (35-37) @ Mets (37-31)
— Wright is 1-0, 3.48 in two starts, both in April.
— Braves are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-1, 5.02 in 4 games (3 starts) vs New York.

— Braves are 6-8 in their last 14 games
— Atlanta is 4-7 in its last 11 road games.
— over 6-4 in last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-72
— record in first 5 innings: 36-25-11

— Megill is making his MLB debut here.
— He is 0-0, 3.77 in three AAA starts this year.

— Mets are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— Mets are 10-4 in their last 14 home games.
— under 13-5-1 last 19 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-68
— record in first 5 innings: 35-26-7

Milwaukee (41-33) @ Arizona (21-54)
— Woodruff is 3-1, 2.61 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 10-4 in his starts.
— under 8-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-5
— He is 1-0, 4.80 in 4 games (3 starts) vs Arizona.

— Brewers lost six of their last nine games.
— Milwaukee is 10-4 in its last 14 road games.
— over 4-2-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-74
— record in first 5 innings: 32-26-16

— CSmith is 0-2, 4.24 in five starts.
— Diamondbacks are 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 0-4, 4.15 in four starts vs Milwaukee.

— Arizona lost 18 of its last 19 games.
— Arizona is 3-15 in its last 18 home games.
— over 10-4 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 13-75
— record in first 5 innings: 25-45-5

Dodgers (44-29) @ San Diego (44-32)
— Bauer is 2-3, 4.22 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 7-8 in his starts.
— under 10-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-4
— He is 1-4, 4.05 in six starts vs San Diego.

— Dodgers won 10 of their last 14 games.
— Dodgers are 11-5 in their last 16 road games.
— over 4-2 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 20-73
— record in first 5 innings: 38-25-10

— Musgrove is 0-2, 2.95 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 7-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— He is 0-3, 5.03 in four starts vs Los Angeles.

— Padres won their last six games.
— San Diego is 7-4 in its last 11 home games.
— over six of last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 21-76
— record in first 5 innings: 29-35-12

AL games
Houston (45-28) @ Baltimore (23-50)
— Urquidy is 2-1, 4.44 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 8-4 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Astros won 17 of their last 21 games.
— Astros are 7-2 in their last nine road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 28-73
— record in first 5 innings: 40-22-11

— Eshelman allowed one run in 4.2 IP (57 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Baltimore is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He threw 0.2 scoreless IP in a relief stint vs Houston.

— Orioles lost 12 of their last 13 games.
— Baltimore is 11-25 on the road, 12-25 at home.
— over is 24-12-1 in their last 37 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-73
— record in first 5 innings: 23-36-14

Kansas City (33-38) @ Bronx (38-34)
— Duffy is 4-3, 2.38 in 7 starts; his last start was May 12.
— Royals are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He is 3-3, 5.00 in 11 games (9 starts) vs New York.

— Royals lost 11 of their last 15 games.
— Royals are 4-8 in their last 12 road games.
— over 7-3-1 last 11 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-71
— record in first 5 innings: 27-35-9

— King is 0-2, 7.47 in four starts.
— New York is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— New York won five of its last seven games overall.
— New York is 5-9 in its last 14 home games.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-72
— record in first 5 innings: 28-29-15

Boston (44-29) @ Tampa Bay (43-31)
— Richards is 0-2, 6.23 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 8-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 8-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-3
— He is 3-1, 4.22 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Boston won seven of its last 11 games.
— Red Sox won eight of their last ten road games.
— over 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-73
— record in first 5 innings: 33-29-11

— Hill is 2-1, 3.25 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 9-5 in his starts.
— over 9-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-4
— He allowed 13 runs in 7 IP, in 7 games (1 start) vs Boston

— Tampa Bay lost its last seven games.
— Rays are 12-3 in last 15 home games.
— over is 6-2-1 in last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-74
— record in first 5 innings: 30-27-17

Oakland (45-30) @ Texas (26-47)
— Kaprielian is 4-1, 2.84 in seven starts.
— A’s are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— A’s lost three of their last four games.
— Oakland is 9-6 in its last 15 road games.
— Over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-75
— record in first 5 innings: 34-27-14

— Foltynewicz is 0-3, 6.04 in his last five starts.
— Texas is 4-10 in his starts.
— last three over
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 2-9-3
— He allowed one run in 8.1 IP (2 games, 1 start) vs Oakland.

— Texas lost 11 of its last 14 games.
— Texas is 11-11 in its last 22 home games.
— over 7-2-1 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-73
— record in first 5 innings: 23-39-11

Interleague games
White Sox (43-30) @ Pittsburgh (26-43)
— Cease is 2-2, 7.23 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 8-6 in his starts.
— over 8-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-4
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Chicago lost its last five games.
— White Sox are 3-7 in their last ten road games.
— under 15-10-3 last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-73
— record in first 5 innings: 40-19-14

— DeJong is 0-1, 4.26 in four starts
— Pittsburgh is 1-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Chicago

— Pirates lost 11 of their last 14 games.
— Pittsburgh lost five of its last eight home games.
— under 12-10 last 22 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-71
— record in first 5 innings: 20-40-11

St Louis (36-37) @ Detroit (31-42)
— Gant is 0-2, 7.94 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— He is 1-0, 2.08 in 3 games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— Cardinals lost four of their last five games.
— St Louis is 2-10 in its last 12 road games.
— Over is 10-4 in their last 14 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-73
— record in first 5 innings: 29-31-13

— Manning allowed 2 runs in five IP (77 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Tigers 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 St Louis

— Detroit lost three of its last five games.
— Detroit is 2-4 in its last six home games.
— over 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-73
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3 last nine at home

Toronto (36-35) @ Miami (31-41)
— Ray is 2-2, 3.95 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 6-7 in his starts.
— under 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— He is 3-3, 2.20 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Miami.

— Blue Jays are 6-9 in their last 15 games.
— Toronto split its last 12 road games.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 22-71
— record in first 5 innings: 31-30-10

— Rogers is 4-1, 2.22 in his last eight starts.
— Marlins are 8-6 in his starts.
— under 8-6
— allowed run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Marlins are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— Miami is 8-5 in its last 13 home tilts.
— under 9-5-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-70
— record in first 5 innings: 27-29-14

San Francisco (47-26) @ Angels (36-37)
— Gausman is 5-1, 5-1, 1.50 in his last six starts.
— Giants are 10-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 11-2-1
— He is 3-3, 5.36 in 7 starts against the Angels.

— Giants are 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Giants are 7-3 in last ten road games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-73
— record in first 5 innings: 41-22-10

— Ohtani is 2-0, 2.65 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-10
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Halos won three of their last five games.
— Angels are 10-4 in last 14 home games.
— over 12-3 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-73
— record in first 5 innings: 32-33-8

Colorado (30-44) @ Seattle (38-36)
— Marquez is 3-2, 2.92 in his last six starts.
— Rockies are 8-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
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— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1
— He is 1-1, 2.08 in two starts vs Seattle.

— Colorado won five of its last eight games.
— Rockies are 25-16 at home, 5-28 on road.
— over 4-3 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-74
— record in first 5 innings: 28-37-9

— Sheffield is 2-3, 8.25 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 6-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5
— He threw six shutout IP, in his one start vs Colorado.

— Seattle won eight of its last nine games.
— Seattle is 12-3 in its last 15 home games.
— under 12-6-1 last 19 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-75
— record in first 5 innings: 35-34-6

Wednesday’s umpires
Wsh-Phil- Over is 8-3 in Torres games
Mil-Ariz- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Blakney games
Atl-NY- Last four Kulpa games stayed under the total.
LA-SD- Over is 7-2 in last nine Hoye games.

Hst-Balt- Favorites won last five Beck games
KC-NY- Favorites won 7 of last 9 Morales games
Bos-TB- Under is 7-3-1 in Hallion games
A’s-Tex- Over is 7-5 in Fletcher games.

Chi-Pitt- Home side is 11-2 in last 13 Hudson games
StL-Det- Over is 7-4-2 in Dreckman games
SF-LAA- Home side won 8 of last 11 Additon games
Colo-Sea- Under is 7-5-1 in Guccione games
Tor-Mia- Favorites won 5 of last 7 Estabrook games

[Udog]

MLB

Wednesday, June 23

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Trend Report
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Chi White Sox @ Pittsburgh
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home

Washington @ Philadelphia
Washington
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

St. Louis @ Detroit
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 10 of St. Louis's last 14 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games

Milwaukee @ Arizona
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Arizona's last 14 games at home

San Francisco @ LA Angels
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Angels's last 11 games
LA Angels is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Colorado @ Seattle
Colorado
Colorado is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Houston @ Baltimore
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Baltimore's last 13 games when playing Houston

Kansas City @ NY Yankees
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Toronto @ Miami
Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

Atlanta @ NY Mets
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home

Boston @ Tampa Bay
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland

LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Wednesday June 23
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Francisco at Los Angeles (4:07 p.m. ET)

-- The Giants are 11-0 SU since Sep. 20, 20202 after they didn't score after the third inning last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Pirates are 0-11 SU simce Jul. 2, 2018 as an underdog after they scored first then trailed before coming back to win last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at Arizona (3:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Diamondbacks are 11-0 OU (4.27 ppg) since Aug. 05, 2020 past the first game of a series at home off a loss as a dog in which they never led.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Washington at Philadelphia (1:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Phillies are 9-0 SU since Jul. 30, 2017 when Vince Velasquez starts at home after he had a WHIP of at least 2.00 in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CHW at PIT 12:35 PM
CHW -157
O 8.5
+500 +500

WAS at PHI 01:05 PM
PHI -106
U 9.0
+500 +500

STL at DET 01:10 PM
DET +106
O 9.0
+500 +500

MIL at ARI 03:40 PM
MIL -217
U 7.5
+500 +500

SF at LAA 04:07 PM
SF -110
U 8.0
+500 +500

COL at SEA 04:10 PM
SEA -101
O 8.5
+500 +500

HOU at BAL 07:05 PM
HOU -190
U 9.5
+500 +500

KC at NYY 07:05 PM
KC +163
O 10.0
+500 +500

TOR at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA +110
O 7.5
+500 +500

BOS at TB 07:10 PM
BOS +130
U 9.0
+500 +500

ATL at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -123
U 9.0
+500 +500

OAK at TEX 08:05 PM
OAK -139
U 9.5
+500 +500

LAD at SD 10:10 PM
SD -113
U 7.5
+500 +500

[StarDust Bum]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/23/2021.....10-16-0......38.46%.........-37.00
06/22/2021.....13-15-0......46.43%..........-13.50
06/21/2021.........7-7-0.......50.00%.........-1.85
06/20/2021......12-19-1......39.06%.........-41.15
06/19/2021......12-15-1......44.64%..........-22.20
06/18/2021.....14-12-0........53.84%..........+7.55
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...........242-278-5.........46.53%.........-224.05


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BEST BETS:

06/23/2021............2 - 10 - 0...........- 48.70
06/22/2021............6 - 8 - 0..............- 5.55
06/21/2021............5 - 3 - 0.............+ 11.00
06/20/2021............2 - 10 - 0........... -43.00
06/19/2021............4 - 7 - 0..............-16.20
06/18/2021............7 - 8 - 0...............- 2.55
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:.................100- 165-2................-214.92

[Udog]

Thursday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in hits:
91— Nick Castellanos, Cin/Adam Frazier, Pitt
90— Trea Turner, Wash
88— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
87— Cedric Mullins, Balt
86— Jesse Winker, Cin
84— Bogaerts, Kiner-Falefa, Tapia

Quote of the Day
“I’m still stunned sitting here that we didn’t win Game 7 at home……….look, ultimately you win or lose mostly with your players. It’s my job to get the best players, and frankly, we didn’t have quite good enough players.”
Daryl Morey, GM of the 76ers

Thursday’s quiz
Who managed the Mets, last time they won the World Series?

Wednesday’s quiz
James Woods played the team doctor in Any Given Sunday.

Tuesday’s quiz
Chicago Bears beat New England when they won their only Super Bowl title after the 1985 season.

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

13) Padres 5, Dodgers 3:
— Dodgers get swept in San Diego for first time since 2010.
— Padre closer Melancon got his 4th save in five days.
— Dodgers are 7-9 in Trevor Bauer’s starts.

12) Nationals 13, Phillies 12:
— Phillies led 5-0 after four innings.
— Starlin Castro’s two-run single was the game-winner.
— Kyle Schwarber has 10 home runs in his last dozen games.

11) Giants 9, Angels 3 (13)
— If you had under 8 in this game, the gambling gods owe you one.
— Teams were a combined 4-34 with RISP.
— Mike Tauchman whiffed five times, then homered in the 13th inning.

This game took so long that Giants’ radio guy Dave Flemming had to log off the air, in order to do the ESPN broadcast of the Dodger-Padre game. Giants’ radio finished up using the TV feed with Jon Miller doing play-by-play.

Angels didn’t use a DH, because Ohtani pitched; P Griffin Canning played a couple innings out in left field, which isn’t normal. P Dylan Bundy pinch-hit for the Angels.

10) Was watching a replay of Monday’s NC State-Vanderbilt game in the College World Series; Vandy P Jack Leiter threw 123 pitches, struck out 15 guys. He is going to get drafted in a couple weeks; how much wear and tear do college coaches put on their pitchers’ arms?

Earlier this season, Leiter threw 126 pitches in his no-hitter; no one in the major leagues has thrown that many pitches in a game this year. Chances are that Leiter will never throw 126 pitches in a game the rest of his career.

9) Former big league SS Troy Tulowitzki is a volunteer assistant coach at Texas; the Longhorns’ SS is using the glove Tulowitzki used back when he won the Gold Glove in 2010-11.

8) Wednesday was the 104th anniversary of the ballgame when pitcher Babe Ruth walked the leadoff hitter in a game, got thrown out by the umpire, then his replacement retired 27 hitters in a row, one of the strangest games in big league history.

I’m guessing Babe Ruth would’ve been the center of attention in our current social media era.

7) Hawks 116, Bucks 113:
— Trae Young scored 48 points, dished out 11 assists.
— Hawks won despite their subs playing a combined 60:00- they were minus-38.
— John Collins had 23 points, 15 rebounds for Atlanta.

6) Last time the Hawks got this far along in the playoffs was six years ago, when their coach was Mike Budenholzer, who obviously is now Milwaukee’s coach.

5) Last time the Detroit Pistons picked first in the NBA Draft was 1970; they took Bob Lanier, who scored 22.7 ppg over ten years with Detroit.

4) Thinking back on the Suns’ last-second alley-oop the other night:
— Devin Booker set a set screen, despite playing with a broken nose.
— Jae Crowder threw a great pass, a truly great pass; should’ve been mentioned more.

3) Forgot to mention this when the NFL schedule came out, but they did something really smart; three exhibition games per team, but no games on Labor Day weekend, the week before the regular season starts. Very good idea, long overdue.

Not sure what this does to HBO’s Hard Knocks; the best episode is usually when the team makes its last cuts— will that be after Labor Day, or the week before?

2) I’m seriously hoping MLB bans shifts next year; Manny Machado is San Diego’s 3B, but last night, he was so far out in right field, when he dove for a fly ball, he wound up on the warning track. Keeping four infielders on the infield would create more offense, and baseball claims they want more offense in their game. We’ll see.

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: Tampa Bay @ A’s

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, June 24

[Udog]

951WASHINGTON -952 MIAMI
WASHINGTON is 45-20 SU (23 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

953ATLANTA -954 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 4-16 SU (-12.8 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

955PITTSBURGH -956 ST LOUIS
PITTSBURGH is 12-24 SU (-15.9 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

957CHICAGO CUBS -958 LA DODGERS
LA DODGERS are 122-94 SU (18.6 Units) against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

959KANSAS CITY -960 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 62-44 SU (13.6 Units) in home games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

961OAKLAND -962 TEXAS
OAKLAND is 10-0 SU (10 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

963BALTIMORE -964 TORONTO
BALTIMORE is 5-18 SU (-16.6 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

965HOUSTON -966 DETROIT
HOUSTON is 35-27 SU (11.9 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse in the current season.

967BOSTON -968 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 21-9 SU (13.8 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

969CLEVELAND -970 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 20-46 SU (-33.2 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, June 24

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, June 24

NL games
Atlanta (35-38) @ Cincinnati (36-36)
— They haven’t named a starter yet.

— Braves are 6-9 in their last 15 games
— Atlanta is 4-8 in its last 12 road games.
— over 7-4 in last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-73
— record in first 5 innings: 36-26-11

— Santillan is 0-1, 4.70 in two starts.
— Reds are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Cincinnati lost five of its last six games.
— Reds are 4-1 in last five home games.
— over 3-1 last four home games
— scored run in first inning: 19-72
— record in first 5 innings: 29-30-13

Washington (35-36) @ Miami (31-42)
— Lester is 1-0, 2.55 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 1-2, 3.74 in eight starts vs Miami.

— Washington won nine of its last ten games.
— Nationals split their last eight road games.
— under 22-7 last 29 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-71
— record in first 5 innings: 29-27-15

— Poteet is 0-2, 8.71 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Marlins are 2-7 in their last nine games.
— Miami is 8-6 in its last 14 home tilts.
— under 10-5-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-71
— record in first 5 innings: 27-30-14

Pittsburgh (26-44) @ St Louis (36-38)
— Kuhl is 1-3, 6.05 in his last four starts
— Pittsburgh is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 1-3, 3.33 in nine starts vs St Louis.

— Pirates lost 12 of their last 15 games.
— Pittsburgh lost six of its last nine home games.
— under 13-10 last 23 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-72
— record in first 5 innings: 20-41-11

— Martinez is 0-4, 15.34 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 4-9 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9
— He is 7-6, 3.32 in 33 games (14 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals lost five of their last six games.
— St Louis won its last four home games.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-74
— record in first 5 innings: 29-32-13

Cubs (40-33) @ Dodgers (44-30)
— Davies is 1-1, 2.18 in his last four road starts.
— Cubs are 9-6 in his starts.
— under 8-7
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He is 3-3, 2.37 in eight starts vs Los Angeles.

— Cubs lost six of their last nine games.
— Chicago is 4-7 in its last 11 road games.
— Under is 15-8 in their last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-74
— record in first 5 innings: 34-31-9

— Buehler is 6-0, 1.55 in his last seven starts.
— Dodgers are 10-4 in his starts.
— over 7-2-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-4
— He is 0-1, 4.58 in four games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Dodgers won 10 of their last 15 games.
— Dodgers are 5-2 in their last seven home games.
— under 3-0 last three home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-74
— record in first 5 innings: 38-25-11

AL games
Kansas City (33-39) @ Bronx (39-34)
— Keller is 0-3, 9.98 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 8-7 in his starts.
— under 7-7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 8-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-2
— He is 1-0, 5.40 in two games (1 start) vs New York.

— Royals lost 12 of their last 16 games.
— Royals are 4-9 in their last 13 road games.
— over 8-3-1 last 12 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 15-72
— record in first 5 innings: 27-35-10

— Taillon is 0-2, 6.07 in his last seven starts.
— New York is 4-9 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He threw 7 shutout IP in his one start vs Kansas City.

— New York won six of its last eight games.
— New York is 6-9 in its last 15 home games.
— over 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-73
— record in first 5 innings: 28-29-16

Oakland (45-31) @ Texas (27-47)
— Bassitt is 4-0, 2.75 in his last six starts.
— A’s are 11-4 in his starts.
— under 8-7
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-4
— He is 2-2, 4.99 in 9 games (5 starts) vs Texas.

— A’s lost four of their last five games.
— Oakland is 9-7 in its last 16 road games.
— Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-76
— record in first 5 innings: 34-28-14

— Allard is 1-2, 2.70 in four starts.
— Rangers were shut out in both losses.
— Texas is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 0-2, 11.37 in two starts vs Oakland.

— Texas lost 11 of its last 15 games.
— Texas is 12-11 in its last 23 home games.
— over 7-3-1 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-74
— record in first 5 innings: 24-39-11

Baltimore (23-51) @ Toronto (37-35)
— Kremer is 0-3, 6.26 in his last five starts.
— Baltimore is 3-7 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He gave up 2 runs in six IP, in his one start vs Toronto.

— Orioles lost 13 of their last 14 games.
— Baltimore is 11-25 on the road, 12-26 at home.
— over is 25-12-1 in their last 38 games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-74
— record in first 5 innings: 23-37-14

— Kay is 0-2, 6.46 in four starts; his last start was May 26.
— Toronto is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 8.1 IP, in three relief stints vs Baltimore.

— Blue Jays are 7-9 in their last 16 games.
— Toronto lost its last four home games.
— over 8-5 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-72
— record in first 5 innings: 32-30-10

Boston (44-30) @ Tampa Bay (44-31)
— Pivetta is 0-3, 5.66 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 10-4 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2
— He threw 5 shutout innings, in his one start vs Tampa Bay.

— Boston is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
— Red Sox won eight of last 11 road games.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-74
— record in first 5 innings: 33-30-11

— Wacha is 0-1, 6.10 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 9-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in two starts vs Boston

— Tampa Bay lost 7 of its last 8 games.
— Rays are 13-3 in last 16 home games.
— over is 7-2-1 in last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-75
— record in first 5 innings: 31-27-17

Houston (46-28) @ Detroit (32-42)
— Garcia is 5-1, 2.45 in his last seven starts.
— Astros are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-3
— He threw 4.1 scoreless IP, in a relief stint vs Detroit.

— Astros won 10 in row, 18 of their last 22 games.
— Astros are 8-2 in their last ten road games.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 29-74
— record in first 5 innings: 41-22-11

— Urena is 0-3, 14.73 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 5-8 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 1-9-3
— He gave up 3 runs in 5.2 IP, in his one start vs Houston.

— AJ Hinch manages against team he led to World Series title.
— Detroit split its last six games.
— Detroit is 3-4 in its last seven home games.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-74
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3 last ten at home

Cleveland (40-31) @ Minnesota (31-42)
— Mejia is 0-2, 7.36 in four starts.
— Indians are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He threw 2.1 scoreless IP, in a relief stint vs Minnesota.

— Cleveland is 13-8 in its last 21 games.
— Indians are 9-7 in last 16 road games.
— over 24-13 last 37 games
— scores run in first inning: 26-71
— record in first 5 innings: 28-33-10

— Berrios is 4-0, 3.82 in his last six starts.
— Twins won his last seven starts.
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-3
— He is 5-3, 3.91 in 14 starts vs Cleveland.

— Minnesota won five of its last six games.
— Twins are 3-6 in their last nine home games.
— over 14-4-1 last 19 home games
— scores run in first inning: 26-73
— record in first 5 innings: 24-34-15

[Udog]

MLB

Thursday, June 24

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Trend Report
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Kansas City @ NY Yankees
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland

Baltimore @ Toronto
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
Baltimore is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Atlanta @ Cincinnati
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta

Houston @ Detroit
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston

Washington @ Miami
Washington
Washington is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Miami's last 11 games when playing at home against Washington

Boston @ Tampa Bay
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

Cleveland @ Minnesota
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

Chi Cubs @ LA Dodgers
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games when playing Chi Cubs


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Thursday June 24
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Houston at Detroit (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Astros are 11-0 SU since May 11, 2021 as a favorite after they drew 5+ walks last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Toronto (7:07 p.m. ET)

-- The Orioles are 0-19 SU since May 11, 2021 on the road.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Indians are 11-0 OU (3.23 ppg) since Apr. 22, 2021 after they scored more runs off the bullpen than they did off the starter last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Oakland at Texas (2:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Athletics are 10-0 SU since Aug. 11, 2019 when Chris Bassitt starts as a road favorite.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

[B]THURSDAY, JUNE 24
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

KC at NYY 01:05 PM
KC +166
O 9.5
+500 +500

OAK at TEX 02:05 PM
OAK -149
U 8.5
+500 +500

BAL at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -179
O 10.5
+500 +500

WAS at MIA 07:10 PM
WAS -114
U 8.5
+500 +500

HOU at DET 07:10 PM
DET +197
O 9.5
+500 +500

BOS at TB 07:10 PM
BOS +108
O 9.0
+500 +500

ATL at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN -115
O 10.0
+500 +500

CLE at MIN 08:10 PM
CLE +164
O 9.0
+500 +500

PIT at STL 08:15 PM
PIT +139
O 9.0
+500 +500

CHC at LAD 10:10 PM
CHC +214
O 8.0
+500 +500

[StarDust Bum]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/24/2021.....10-10-0......50.00%.........+1.65
06/23/2021.....10-16-0......38.46%.........-37.00
06/22/2021.....13-15-0......46.43%..........-13.50
06/21/2021.........7-7-0.......50.00%.........-1.85
06/20/2021......12-19-1......39.06%.........-41.15
06/19/2021......12-15-1......44.64%..........-22.20
06/18/2021.....14-12-0........53.84%..........+7.55
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...........252-288-5.........46.46%.........-222.40


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BEST BETS:

06/24/2021............5 - 8 - 0.............-6.15
06/23/2021............2 - 10 - 0...........- 48.70
06/22/2021............6 - 8 - 0..............- 5.55
06/21/2021............5 - 3 - 0.............+ 11.00
06/20/2021............2 - 10 - 0........... -43.00
06/19/2021............4 - 7 - 0..............-16.20
06/18/2021............7 - 8 - 0...............- 2.55
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:.................105- 173-2................-221.07

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
According to Phil Steele Magazine, this year’s six best college QB’s
6) Kedon Slovis, USC
5) Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati
4) Carson Strong, Nevada
3) JT Daniels, Georgia
2) Sam Howell, North Carolina
1) Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma

Late Night Update
Zach Davies and three relievers no-hit the Dodgers 4-0; LA got eight walks, but didn’t get a hit and lost their fourth game in a row.

Saturday’s quiz
Who managed the Mets, last time they played in a World Series?

Thursday’s quiz
Davey Johnson managed the Mets, last time they won the World Series, in 1986.

Wednesday’s quiz
James Woods played the team doctor in Any Given Sunday.

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Friday’s Den: College football coaching changes for this year

College football coaching changes for 2021:
Arizona
— First-time head coach Jedd Fisch is a longtime offensive coordinator.
— Arizona hired alums Ricky Hunley, Chuck Cecil as assistant coaches/defense.
— Wildcats went 0-5 LY, losing 70-7 to rival Arizona State; they gave up 39.8 ppg. .

Arkansas State
— Butch Jones went 50-27 at Central Michigan/Cincinnati, but went 14-24 in SEC games while at Tennessee. After three years working for Nick Saban, Jones is a head coach again.
— Previous coach bolted to Utah State, after Red Wolves had first losing season since 2010.
— ASU threw ball for 384.4 yards/game LY, #2 in country.

Auburn
— Previous coach Malzahn went 68-35 at Auburn, 39-27 in SEC, got told to take a hike.
— When you go 39-27 in SEC games and still get fired, expectations are high.
— Bryan Harsin comes from Boise State, where he was 69-19, 45-8 in Mountain West.
— Auburn opponents converted 50.3% of their 3rd down plays LY. Not good.

Boise State
— First-time head coach Andy Avalos was defensive coordinator at Oregon.
— Avalos is a Boise alum, like every Boise HC since 1998.
— Last four years, Boise is 27-2 in Mountain West
— Last three years, Broncos are only 7-6 outside Mountain West.

Buffalo
— Previous HC went 20-10 last three years, won two bowls, bolted to Kansas.
— First-time HC is 35 years old, was Dallas Cowboys’ cornerbacks’ coach LY
— Buffalo went 6-1 LY, scored 43.4 ppg, lost MAC title game, but won bowl.

Central Florida
— Previous coach bolted to Tennessee; UCF hired former Auburn coach Malzahn.
— Malzahn was 39-27 in SEC games at Auburn, but coaching Auburn during the Saban era at Alabama hasn’t been good for job security.
— Knights scored 42.2 ppg LY but went 6-4; the defense needs work.
— QB Gabriel has thrown for 7,223 yards in two seasons.

Illinois
— Illini hasn’t had a winning season since 2011.
— Bielema was 68-24 at Wisconsin, but was 11-29 in SEC games at Arkansas.
— QB Peters is 6th-year college player; he started here last two years. He figures to hand off a lot this season; Bielema prefers to run the ball a lot.

Kansas
— Leipold won six D-3 national titles, went 24-10 his last three years at Buffalo.
— Leipold was hired the day before Kansas’ spring game, which was awkward.
— Jayhawks haven’t been to a bowl game since 2008.
— Kansas will try to run ball well, to keep their defense off the field.

UL-Monroe
— 64-year old HC Terry Bowden spent last two years as a Clemson assistant.
— Former Arizona/Michigan HC Rich Rodriguez is the new OC- his son is the QB.
— Nine of their 10 losses LY were by double digits; this is a total rebuild.

Marshall
— Previous coach was 85-54 but got fired; the governor of West Virginia didn’t like him.
— When you go 55-30 in conference games and still get fired, expectations are high.
— New coach Huff has been NFL/college assistant for 16 years, last two at Alabama.
— Huff kept the same offensive coordinator, has 9 starters back on offense.

South Alabama
— New HC Wommack was an assistant at Indiana during their turnaround.
— QB Jake Bentley has 8,409 passing yards, playing for South Carolina/Utah.
— Major Applewhite is the new OC; they’ll throw more vertical passes.
— Jaguars haven’t been to a bowl since 2016.

South Carolina
— New HC Beamer is son of former Va Tech coach Frank Beamer.
— Gamecocks went 2-8 LY, giving up 41+ points in five of last six games.
— South Carolina has only 9 starters back; 5 on offense, 4 on defense.
— No returning WR had more than 11 catches last season.

Southern Mississippi
— Golden Eagles had three different head coaches, just last year.
— New HC Hall was OC at Tulane; he’ll be his own OC here.
— RB Frank Gore Jr ran for 708 yards LY; his dad is still active in the NFL.
— Southern Miss has 10 starters back on offense.

Tennessee
— New coach Heupel comes from UCF, with new AD White.
— NCAA is investigating, which usually screws up recruiting for a while.
— Tennessee hasn’t been to a bowl since 2016- last year was their worst record in 97 years.
— Heupel is an offensive guru, but this turnaround will take a while.

Texas
— Tom Herman went 32-18 in four years, 22-13 in Big X games, got the ax anyway.
— Rival Oklahoma has won six consecutive Big X titles; Texas boosters don’t like Oklahoma.
— Longhorns were 7-3 LY, will be breaking in a new QB this year.
— New coach Sarkisian was fired at USC for showing up drunk, but he knows Nick Saban, so he gets another head coaching job.

Utah State
— New HC Anderson led Arkansas State to 6 bowls in 7 years.
— Utah State has regressed since scoring 47.5 ppg in 2018.
— Aggies went 1-5 LY, scoring 10.4 ppg in the losses.
— Utah State has 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.

Vanderbilt
— New coach Clark Lee is a Vanderbilt alum.
— Commodores get three guys on OL back who opted out of last year.
— Vandy allowed 38+ points in seven of nine games LY.
— QB Seals completed 64.6% of his passes LY, so they’re good there.