MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, June 30
NL games
Miami (33-45) @ Philadelphia (37-40)
— Poteet is 0-3, 10.13 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He threw 5 shutout IP vs Philly May 18.
— Marlins are 4-10 in their last 14 games.
— Miami is 3-12 in its last 15 road games.
— under 13-7-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-76
— record in first 5 innings: 29-32-15
— Nola is 2-0, 4.62 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 5-2 in his home starts.
— under 8-7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-1
— He is 4-7, 3.13 in 16 starts vs Miami.
— Phillies are 4-7 in their last ten games.
— Phillies are 22-14 at home, 15-26 on road.
— under 10-5 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-77
— record in first 5 innings: 30-29-18
San Diego (47-33) @ Cincinnati (39-39)
— Musgrove is 0-2, 2.12 in his last six games.
— Padres are 8-6 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
— He is 3-2, 3.35 in 7 games (6 starts) vs Cincinnati.
— Padres won 10 of their last 11 games.
— San Diego is 2-9 in its last 11 road games.
— over 10 of last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-81
— record in first 5 innings: 32-36-13
— Gutierrez is 3-2, 3.97 in six starts.
— Reds are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
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— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He gave up 5 runs in 5 IP to San Diego 11 days ago.
— Cincinnati lost eight of its last 12 games.
— Reds are 7-4 in last 11 home games.
— under 6-1 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 22-78
— record in first 5 innings: 31-34-13
Mets (41-34) @ Atlanta (37-41)
— Walker is 2-1, 2.84 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 11-3 in his starts.
— under 8-6
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-1
— He is 1-0, 0.00 in two starts (8 IP) vs Atlanta this year.
— Mets are 6-9 in their last 15 games.
— Mets are 6-8 in their last 14 road games.
— under 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-75
— record in first 5 innings: 36-30-9
— Fried is 2-1, 2.37 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-11
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— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 3-2, 2.73 in 14 games (9 starts) vs New York.
— Braves are 8-12 in their last 20 games
— Atlanta is 5-4 in its last nine home games.
— under 7-1 in last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-78
— record in first 5 innings: 39-28-11
Cubs (42-38) @ Milwaukee (47-33)
— Arrieta is 0-4, 9.13 in his last six starts.
— Cubs are 4-5 in his road starts.
— under 11-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10-1
— He is 9-9, 3.29 in 21 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Cubs are 4-11 in their their last 15 games.
— Chicago is 6-11 in its last 17 road games.
— Under is 20-9 in their last 29 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-80
— record in first 5 innings: 35-35-10
— Burnes is 1-0, 3.18 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-7 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-4
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in 9 games (3 starts) vs Chicago.
— Brewers won nine of their last ten games.
— Milwaukee won its last five home games.
— over 9-7 last 16 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-80
— record in first 5 innings: 36-27-17
Pittsburgh (29-49) @ Colorado (33-47)
— Kuhl is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts.
— Pirates are 5-4 in his starts.
— over 8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 1-2, 4.24 in three starts vs Colorado.
— Pirates got shut out the last two days.
— Pittsburgh is 3-14 in its last 17 road games.
— over 9-7-3 last 19 road games
— scored run in first inning: 22-78
— record in first 5 innings: 23-44-11
— Gray is 0-4, 7.24 in his last six starts.
— Rockies are 5-8 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
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— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-3
— He is 1-2, 7.94 in five starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Colorado is 8-6 in its last 14 games.
— Rockies are 27-16 at home, 6-31 on road.
— over 5-2-1 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-80
— record in first 5 innings: 32-38-10
Arizona (22-59) @ St Louis (39-41)
— Martin is 0-3, 12.54 in three starts.
— Arizona is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.
— Arizona lost 44 of its last 50 games.
— Arizona lost 27 of its last 28 road games.
— over 6-2 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-81
— record in first 5 innings: 26-49-6
— Kim is 0-5, 5.74 in his last seven starts.
— Cardinals are 6-6 in his starts.
— over 5-4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 5 IP @ Arizona May 30.
— Cardinals lost eight of their last 12 games.
— St Louis is 7-3 in its last ten home games.
— Under is 10-4-2 in their last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-79
— record in first 5 innings: 31-35-13
AL games
Angels (38-41) @ Bronx (41-38)
— Ohtani is 2-0, 2.35 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 6-5 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Halos lost six of their last eight games.
— Angels are 9-13 in last 22 road games.
— over 16-5 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-79
— record in first 5 innings: 33-35-11
— German is 0-3, 6.59 in his last six starts.
— New York is 8-6 in his starts.
— under 8-6
— allowed run in first inning: 8-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-4
— He is 1-0, 0.81 in 3 games (1 start) vs Anaheim.
— New York lost four of its last five games.
— New York is 5-2 in its last seven home games.
— over 13-7-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-79
— record in first 5 innings: 30-33-16
Seattle (41-39) @ Toronto (41-36)
— Sheffield is 0-3, 10.13 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 6-7 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7
— He gave up 3 runs in four IP, in one start vs Toronto.
— Seattle won 10 of its last 13 games.
— Seattle is 5-8 in its last 13 road games.
— over 9-3 last 12 road games
— scored run in first inning: 24-80
— record in first 5 innings: 37-36-7
— Matz is 2-1, 4.13 in his last six starts
— Toronto is 7-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.
— Blue Jays won eight of their last nine games.
— Toronto lost five of its last nine home games.
— over 11-7 last 18 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-77
— record in first 5 innings: 37-30-10
Detroit (33-45) @ Cleveland (42-32)
— Urena is 0-4, 14.73 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 2-5 in his road starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 1-10-3
— He is 0-1, 1.74 in two starts vs Cleveland this year.
— Peralta is 0-1, 5.87 in two starts.
— Tigers are 0-1 in his road starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-2, 4.85 in 13 games (1 start) vs Cleveland
— Detroit is 5-6 in its last 11 games.
— Detroit is 5-5 in its last ten road games.
— over 12-7 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-79
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8 last 11 on road.
— Mejia is 0-2, 5.66 in five starts.
— Indians are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He threw a scoreless IP in relief vs Detroit.
— Quantrill is 0-1, 7.36 in five starts.
— Indians are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He gave a run in 6 IP, in 3 relief stints vs Detroit.
— Cleveland is 15-10 in its last 25 games.
— Indians are 9-1 in last ten home games.
— over 27-14 last 41 games
— scores run in first inning: 28-75
— record in first 5 innings: 29-34-12
Kansas City (33-44) @ Boston (48-31)
— Minor is 1-2, 5.19 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 4-7 in his last 11 starts.
— over 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1
— He is 3-3, 3.63 in 11 games (7 starts) vs Boston.
— Royals lost 18 of their last 22 games.
— Royals are 4-15 in their last 19 road games.
— over 11-4-3 last 18 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 17-78
— record in first 5 innings: 28-40-11
— Perez is 1-2, 11.25 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 9-6 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He is 2-1, 4.93 in nine starts vs Kansas City.
— Boston is 12-6 in its last 18 games.
— Red Sox are 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
— over 13-7 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-80
— record in first 5 innings: 36-31-13
Baltimore (26-53) @ Houston (48-31)
— Harvey is 0-3, 11.02 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 6-10 in his starts.
— over 8-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1
— He is 0-3, 12.79 in three starts vs Houston.
— Orioles lost 16 of their last 20 games, but won last two.
— Baltimore is 14-28 on the road, 12-26 at home.
— over is 29-14-1 in their last 44 games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-80
— record in first 5 innings: 24-41-15
— Garcia is 6-1, 2.53 in his last eight starts.
— Astros are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.
— Astros won 20 of their last 28 games.
— Astros are 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
— over 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-80
— record in first 5 innings: 43-25-12
Minnesota (32-44) @ White Sox (45-31)
— Ober is 0-0, 4.64 in five starts.
— Twins are 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 4 IP vs Chicago May 18.
— Minnesota won seven of its last ten games.
— Twins won four of their last five road games.
— over 7-4 last 11 road games
— scores run in first inning: 30-77
— record in first 5 innings: 25-35-17
— Cease is 3-1, 2.21 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 9-6 in his starts.
— over 8-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-4
— He is 0-2, 9.18 in four starts vs Minnesota.
— Chicago lost seven of its last ten games.
— White Sox are 16-6 in last 22 home games.
— under 11-6-2 last 19 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-78
— record in first 5 innings: 43-20-15
Texas (31-48) @ Oakland (47-34)
— Allard is 1-3, 3.46 in five starts.
— Texas is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He is 0-3, 8.76 in three starts vs Oakland.
— Texas won five of its last six games.
— Texas lost 19 of its last 21 road games.
— over 9-5-2 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-79
— record in first 5 innings: 27-40-12
— Bassitt is 5-0, 2.53 in his last seven starts.
— A’s are 12-4 in his starts.
— under 8-5 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 10-2-4
— He is 3-2, 4.30 in 10 games (6 starts) vs Texas.
— A’s lost seven of their last ten games.
— Oakland won six of its last seven home games.
— Over is 10-6 in their last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-81
— record in first 5 innings: 36-30-15
Interleague games
Tampa Bay (47-33) @ Washington (39-38)
— Wacha is 0-1, 4.11 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 6-3 in his starts.
— over 4-3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-3
— He is 4-2, 1.82 in six starts vs Washington.
— Tampa Bay won four of its last six games.
— Rays lost their last seven road games.
— over is 5-3 in last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-80
— record in first 5 innings: 32-28-20
— Lester is 1-1, 4.67 in his last six starts.
— Washington is 5-6 in his starts.
— under 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He is 13-11, 4.43 in 31 starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Washington won 13 of its last 16 games.
— Nationals are 9-1 in their last ten home games.
— under 15-4 last 19 home games
— scored run in first inning: 25-77
— record in first 5 innings: 32-29-16
Wednesday’s umpires:
Mia-Phil— Over is 7-4 in last 11 Cuzzi games.
SD-Cin—Under is 8-5-1 in Mahrley games.
NY-Atl— Road team won 7 of last 10 Porter games.
Chi-Mil— Under is 7-2 in last nine Rehak games.
Az-StL— Over is 8-5 in last 13 Carapazza games.
Pitt-Colo— Over is 8-4 in Merzel games.
LAA-NY— Last five Libka games went over total.
Sea-Tor— Favorite won 10 of last 12 Rackley games.
Det-Clev— Over is 8-5-1 in Diaz games.
Under is 7-5 in Whitson games.
KC-Bos— Over is 7-1 in last eight Livensparger games.
Balt-Hst— Road team is 10-4 in Bucknor games.
Min-CWS— Under is 5-1 in last six Hamari games.
Tex-A’s— Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Reyburn games.
TB-Wash— Under is 8-4 in last 12 Segal games.
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951ARIZONA -952 ST LOUIS
ARIZONA is 4-16 SU (-15.5 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
953CHICAGO CUBS -954 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 10-2 SU (10.7 Units) vs. a team with a very good bullpen whose ERA is 3.00 or better in the current season.
955PITTSBURGH -956 COLORADO
COLORADO is 14-1 SU (14.7 Units) in home games vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.
957MIAMI -958 PHILADELPHIA
MIAMI is 3-10 SU (-11.7 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.
959SAN DIEGO -960 CINCINNATI
SAN DIEGO is 10-23 SU (-15.3 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
961NY METS -962 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 5-17 SU (-15.4 Units) vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.
963LA ANGELS -964 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 63-45 SU (13.5 Units) in home games against right-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
965SEATTLE -966 TORONTO
SEATTLE is 30-17 SU (10.3 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
967DETROIT -968 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 20-8 SU (12 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse in the current season.
969KANSAS CITY -970 BOSTON
BOSTON is 27-17 SU (12 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Six interesting NFL Week 1 spreads:
— Philadelphia @ Atlanta (-4, 48)
— Seattle @ Indianapolis (-2.5, 52)
— Minnesota (-3, 48) @ Cincinnati
— San Francisco (-7.5, 46) @ Detroit
— Cleveland @ Kansas City (-6, 53)
— Miami @ New England (-2.5, 45.5)
Quote of the Day
“I am sick of the sissification of the game!”
ESPN’s NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy
Wednesday’s quiz
Who managed the San Diego Padres, last time they played in a World Series?
(Hint: He won a World Series managing another team)
Tuesday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers came to be in 1970, after spending their first season in existence in another city. In 1969, the Brewers were the Seattle Pilots.
Monday’s quiz
Mike Shula was the football coach at Alabama before Nick Saban.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
13) 18 days ago, Kyle Schwarber was batting .218 with 9 HR, 26 RBI and a .716 OPS.
As I type this, he’s batting .257 with 25 HR, 53 RBI and a .911 OPS.
He has 16 homers in 18 days, and he is batting leadoff!!!
18 days ago, the Nationals were in last place, 8 games out; now they’re 39-38, in 2nd place in the NL East, only three games out of first place, 6.5 games out of a Wild Card slot.
12) Hawks 110, Bucks 88:
— Trae Young (foot) didn’t play, but Atlanta evens the series 2-2.
— Giannis Antetokounmpo hyperextended his knee, bad news for the Bucks.
11) Portland, OR had its hottest day ever over the weekend; it got to 108 degrees in a place where most homes don’t have air conditioning. Not good.
10) Colorado 8, Pittsburgh 0— Pirates were 6-3 in their last nine games before they went to Denver; then they got shut out two days in a row at Coors Field. German Marquez no-hit them until the 9th inning, when Ka’ai Tom singled leading off the inning.
9) Starting Tuesday’s action, starting pitchers for San Francisco had their best ERA since 1969, which is why they’re leading the NL West.
8) Seattle Mariners have used 52 players this season, most of any team in MLB; Milwaukee has used 50 players, 2nd-most in MLB.
7) NHL expansion draft is Wednesday, July 21; the new team in Seattle will select players, then the amateur draft for the whole league will be two nights later.
6) Looks as if Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder won a power struggle within the organization; the executive VP of the team was reassigned to an advisory role, another exec was told to take a hike. Jazz went 52-20 in regular season, but their 2nd-round playoff loss to the Clippers left a bitter taste.
5) When college basketball starts five months from now, UAB Blazers will be an interesting team to follow; coach Andy Kennedy has poached five transfers, figures to have a contender for the top spot in Conference USA. Blazers were 22-7 LY, 13-5 in conference games.
4) NFL teams are worth an average of $3B, so when an NFL owner dies and there is a dispute over his estate, there will be lawyers.
There was a trial scheduled for July 12 in Denver, pitting the two oldest children of late Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and the trustees he appointed to carry out his estate plan- that trial has been cancelled, signaling that maybe the sides came to an agreement.
With sports gambling now legal in a lot of places, there are smart people speculating that the average value of an NFL team could double over the next few years. Whenever there is major money involved, people get testy, even if they’re related.
3) Major League Baseball needs to put the DH in for both leagues next year; the other day in Denver, Colorado P Kyle Freeland was throwing a shutout, but pulled his hamstring running the bases and head to leave the game. This happens too much; teams need their pitchers healthy.
2) Orioles 13, Astros 3— Baltimore pitchers walked 19 batters in the first two games of this series, but they won both games- that doesn’t happen much.
1) Montreal Canadiens made the Stanley Cup final, but during the regular season, they gave up nine more goals than they scored- that is unusual.
Only three teams in NHL history won the Stanley Cup with a negative goal differential:
1938— Blackhawks
1949— Maple Leafs
1967— Maple Leafs
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DAILY PICKS RECORD:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/29/2021......17-9-0.......65.38%........+44.30
06/28/2021......10-5-1.......65.63%.......+14.85
06/27/2021......8-18-2.......32.14%........-63.10
06/26/2021.....15-12-1......55.55%........+12.60
06/25/2021.....13-14-1......48.14%.........- 20.45
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...........315-346-6.........47.65%.........-234.20
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BEST BETS:
06/29/2021............5 - 6 - 0...........- 2.45
06/28/2021............3 - 3 - 0............+1.85
06/27/2021............3 - 5 . 0............- 7.70
06/26/2021............3 - 6 - 0............-16.50
06/25/2021............7 - 8 - 0............- 4.45
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:.................126- 201-2................-250.32Leave a comment:
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TUESDAY, JUNE 29
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
MIA at PHI 07:05 PM
PHI +102
U 9.0
+500 +500
TB at WAS 07:05 PM
WAS -103
U 9.0
+500 +500
LAA at NYY 07:05 PM
LAA +138
U 10.0
+500 +500
SEA at TOR 07:07 PM
SEA +202
O 9.5
+500 +500
DET at CLE 07:10 PM
DET +170
O 9.5
+500 +500
SD at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN +133
O 10.0
+500 +500
KC at BOS 07:10 PM
BOS -213
O 10.5
+500 +500
NYM at ATL 07:20 PM
NYM +149
U 9.0
+500 +500
MIN at CHW 08:10 PM
MIN +121
U 8.5
+500 +500
CHC at MIL 08:10 PM
CHC +205
U 7.5
+500 +500
ARI at STL 08:15 PM
STL -153
U 9.0
+500 +500
PIT at COL 08:40 PM
COL -172
U 11.0
+500 +500
TEX at OAK 09:40 PM
TEX +165
O 8.5
+500 +500
SF at LAD 10:10 PM
SF +139
U 7.5
+500 +500
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Diamond Trends for Monday June 28
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Brewers are 13-0 SU since Jun 03, 2021 off a game as a favorite in which they struck out their opponent at least ten times.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Houston (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Orioles are 0-10 SU since Sep 23, 2020 on the road after they allowed 12+ hits last game.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Twins are 10-0-1 OU (4.55 ppg) since Apr 05, 2021 off a game as a favorite in which they allowed 6 or fewer hits.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Houston (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Astros are 10-0 SU since Oct 08, 2020 when Zack Greinke starts after they used 5+ pitchers yesterday.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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MLB
Tuesday, June 29
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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Washington
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Washington
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Washington
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
LA Angels @ NY Yankees
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Angels's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
NY Yankees is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Miami @ Philadelphia
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Miami is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Miami
Seattle @ Toronto
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Kansas City @ Boston
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
San Diego @ Cincinnati
San Diego
San Diego is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
NY Mets @ Atlanta
NY Mets
NY Mets is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
Minnesota @ Chi White Sox
Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Baltimore @ Houston
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Houston
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Chi Cubs @ Milwaukee
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games on the road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Arizona @ St. Louis
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games on the road
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Pittsburgh @ Colorado
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Texas @ Oakland
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games at home
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, June 29
NL games
Miami (33-44) @ Philadelphia (36-40)
— Rogers is 1-1, 3.00 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 4-5 in his road starts.
— under 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 1-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-2
— He is 1-1, 5.74 in three starts vs Philly.
— Marlins are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
— Miami is 3-11 in its last 14 road games.
— under 12-7-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-75
— record in first 5 innings: 29-31-15
— Velasquez is 0-1, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 6-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-3
— He is 5-4, 4.54 in 18 starts vs Miami.
— Phillies are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— Phillies are 21-14 at home, 15-26 on road.
— under 9-5 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-76
— record in first 5 innings: 29-29-18
San Diego (46-33) @ Cincinnati (39-38)
— Snell is 2-1, 4.66 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 6-9 in his starts.
— over 8-5 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.
— Padres won nine of their last ten games.
— San Diego is 1-9 in its last ten road games.
— over 10 of last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 24-80
— record in first 5 innings: 31-36-13
— Santillan is 1-1, 3.29 in three starts.
— Reds are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.
— Cincinnati lost seven of its last 11 games.
— Reds are 7-3 in last ten home games.
— under 5-1 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-77
— record in first 5 innings: 31-33-13
Mets (40-34) @ Atlanta (37-40)
— Megill gave up 2 runs in 4.1 IP in his first ’21 start
— Mets 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 2 runs in 4.1 IP in his one start vs Atlanta.
— Mets are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
— Mets are 5-8 in their last 13 road games.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-74
— record in first 5 innings: 36-29-9
— Morton is 5-1, 3.03 in his last six starts.
— Braves are 6-3 in his home starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-1
— He is 2-3, 3.12 in 10 starts vs New York.
— Braves are 8-11 in their last 19 games
— Atlanta is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
— under 6-1 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-77
— record in first 5 innings: 38-28-11
Cubs (42-37) @ Milwaukee (46-33)
— Davies is 3-1, 2.92 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-3 in his road starts.
— under 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-3
— He hasn’t pitched against his old team.
— Cubs are 4-10 in their their last 14 games.
— Chicago is 5-11 in its last 16 road games.
— Under is 19-9 in their last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-79
— record in first 5 innings: 35-34-10
— Woodruff is 4-1, 2.37 in his last six starts.
— Milwaukee is 11-4 in his starts.
— under 9-4-1 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-5
— He is 1-1, 3.06 in nine starts vs Chicago.
— Brewers won eight of their last nine games.
— Milwaukee won its last four home games.
— over 9-6 last 15 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-79
— record in first 5 innings: 35-27-17
Pittsburgh (29-48) @ Colorado (32-47)
— DeJong is 0-2, 4.94 in his five starts.
— Pirates are 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his one start vs Colorado.
— Pirates won six of their last ten games.
— Pittsburgh is 3-13 in its last 16 road games.
— over 9-6-3 last 18 road games
— scored run in first inning: 22-77
— record in first 5 innings: 23-43-11
— Marquez is 4-2, 2.60 in his last seven starts.
— Rockies are 8-2 in his home starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-16
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-1
— He is 4-1, 2.25 in five starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Colorado is 7-6 in its last 13 games.
— Rockies are 26-16 at home, 6-31 on road.
— over 5-1-1 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-79
— record in first 5 innings: 31-38-10
Arizona (22-58) @ St Louis (38-41)
— CSmith is 0-3, 3.68 in six starts.
— Arizona is 1-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He threw 2.1 scoreless IP, in a relief stint vs St Louis.
— Arizona lost 43 of its last 49 games.
— Arizona lost 26 of its last 27 road games.
— over 6-1 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-80
— record in first 5 innings: 26-48-6
— Martinez is 0-5, 13.73 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 4-10 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 8-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10
— He is 3-1, 2.76 in 13 games (7 starts) vs Arizona.
— Cardinals lost eight of their last 11 games.
— St Louis is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
— Under is 9-4-2 in their last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-78
— record in first 5 innings: 30-35-13
San Francisco (50-28) @ Dodgers (48-31)
— Gausman is 7-1, 1.43 in his last ten starts.
— Giants are 11-4 in his starts.
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 11-2-2
— He is 1-2, 3.56 in five starts vs LA.
— Giants are 16-7 in their last 23 games.
— Giants are 8-4 in last 12 road games.
— Over is 7-5 in their last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-78
— record in first 5 innings: 43-24-11
— Buehler is 4-1, 2.23 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 5-3 in his home starts.
— over 7-3-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-4
— He is 1-0, 2.25 in three starts vs SF this year.
— Dodgers split their last eight games.
— Dodgers are 9-3 in their last 12 home games.
— under 8-0 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-79
— record in first 5 innings: 41-26-12
AL games
Angels (37-40) @ Bronx (40-37)
— Heaney is 0-2, 6.55 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 2-4 in his road starts.
— over 11-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1
— He is 1-1, 3.47 in four starts vs New York.
— Halos lost five of their last seven games.
— Angels are 9-12 in last 21 road games.
— over 15-5 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-78
— record in first 5 innings: 33-34-11
— Taillon is 1-1, 5.40 in his last five starts.
— New York is 5-9 in his starts.
— over 7-3-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.
— New York lost its last four games.
— New York is 4-2 in its last six home games.
— over 12-7-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-78
— record in first 5 innings: 29-33-16
Seattle (41-38) @ Toronto (40-36)
— Flexen is 2-1, 2.41 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 10-3 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Seattle won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Seattle is 5-7 in its last 12 road games.
— over 8-3 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 24-79
— record in first 5 innings: 36-36-7
— Ray is 3-1, 2.51 in his last five starts
— Toronto is 7-4 in his last 11 starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-3
— He is 0-1, 3.71 in three starts vs Seattle.
— Blue Jays won seven of their last eight games.
— Toronto lost five of its last eight home games.
— over 10-7 last 17 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-76
— record in first 5 innings: 36-30-10
Detroit (33-45) @ Cleveland (42-32)
— Urena is 0-4, 14.73 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 2-5 in his road starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 1-10-3
— He is 0-1, 1.74 in two starts vs Cleveland this year.
— Detroit is 5-6 in its last 11 games.
— Detroit is 5-5 in its last ten road games.
— over 12-7 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-79
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8 last 11 on road.
— Mejia is 0-2, 5.66 in five starts.
— Indians are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He threw a scoreless IP in relief vs Detroit.
— Cleveland is 15-10 in its last 25 games.
— Indians are 9-1 in last ten home games.
— over 27-14 last 41 games
— scores run in first inning: 28-75
— record in first 5 innings: 29-34-12
Kansas City (33-43) @ Boston (47-31)
— Keller is 0-4, 9.30 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 8-8 in his starts.
— under 7-7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 9-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-2
— He is 0-1, 6.94 in 4 games (2 starts) vs Boston.
— Royals lost 17 of their last 21 games.
— Royals are 4-14 in their last 18 road games.
— over 10-4-3 last 17 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 16-77
— record in first 5 innings: 27-40-11
— Pivetta is 0-3, 5.24 in his last five starts.
— He threw 6.2 no-hit innings in his last start.
— Red Sox are 10-5 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He gave up 3 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Kansas City.
— Boston is 11-6 in its last 17 games.
— Red Sox are 15-5 in their last 20 home games.
— over 12-7 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-79
— record in first 5 innings: 36-30-13
Baltimore (25-53) @ Houston (48-30)
— bullpen game
— Orioles lost 16 of their last 19 games.
— Baltimore is 13-28 on the road, 12-26 at home.
— over is 28-14-1 in their last 43 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-79
— record in first 5 innings: 24-41-14
— Urquidy is 2-0, 2.14 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 9-4 in his starts.
— over 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4
— He threw seven shutout innings, in his one start vs Baltimore.
— Astros won 20 of their last 27 games.
— Astros are 10-2 in their last 12 home games.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-79
— record in first 5 innings: 43-25-11
Minnesota (32-43) @ White Sox (44-31)
— Maeda is 2-0, 4.40 in his last six starts.
— Twins are 3-8 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-4
— He is 2-0, 3.60 in four starts vs Chicago.
— Minnesota won seven of its last nine games.
— Twins won their last four road games.
— over 6-4 last ten road games
— scores run in first inning: 29-76
— record in first 5 innings: 25-34-17
— Giolito is 3-1, 2.93 in his last seven starts
— Chicago is 7-8 in his starts.
— over 8-7
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He is 5-7, 4.74 in 14 starts vs Minnesota.
— Chicago lost seven of its last nine games.
— White Sox are 15-6 in last 21 home games.
— under 11-5-2 last 18 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-77
— record in first 5 innings: 42-20-15
Texas (30-48) @ Oakland (47-33)
— Foltynewicz is 0-3, 7.77 in his last five starts.
— Texas is 5-10 in his starts.
— under 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9-3
— He is 1-0, 1.88 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Oakland.
— Texas won four of its last five games.
— Texas lost 19 of its last 20 road games.
— over 8-5-2 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-78
— record in first 5 innings: 27-40-11
— Kaprielien 2-0, 2.55 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He gave up 2 runs in six IP, in his one start vs Texas.
— A’s lost six of their last nine games.
— Oakland won its last six home games.
— Over is 9-6 in their last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-80
— record in first 5 innings: 36-30-14
Interleague games
Tampa Bay (47-32) @ Washington (39-38)
— Hill is 3-0, 3.28 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 9-6 in his starts.
— over 10-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-4
— He is 2-2, 4.08 in 7 games (5 starts) vs Washington.
— Tampa Bay won four of its last five games.
— Rays lost their last six road games.
— over is 5-2 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-79
— record in first 5 innings: 32-27-20
— Ross is 2-1, 2.18 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 4-9 in his starts.
— under 9-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Washington won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Nationals are 8-1 in their last nine home games.
— under 14-4 last 18 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-76
— record in first 5 innings: 31-29-16
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901MIAMI -902 PHILADELPHIA
MIAMI is 14-22 SU (-14.7 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
903SAN DIEGO -904 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 6-17 SU (-17 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose ERA is 3.45 or better over the last 2 seasons.
905NY METS -906 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 5-17 SU (-15.4 Units) vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.
907CHICAGO CUBS -908 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 9-1 SU (10.3 Units) vs. an excellent bullpen whose ERA is 2.70 or better in the current season.
909ARIZONA -910 ST LOUIS
ARIZONA is 4-16 SU (-15.5 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
911PITTSBURGH -912 COLORADO
COLORADO is 13-1 SU (13 Units) in home games vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.
913SAN FRANCISCO -914 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 15-0 SU (15 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the current season.
915LA ANGELS -916 NY YANKEES
LA ANGELS are 19-33 SU (-20.1 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
917SEATTLE -918 TORONTO
SEATTLE is 30-17 SU (10.3 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
919DETROIT -920 CLEVELAND
DETROIT is 4-11 SU (-9.8 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start in the current season.
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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Six interesting NFL Week 1 spreads:
— Dallas @ Tampa Bay (-6.5, 52)
— Pittsburgh @ Buffalo (-6, 50.5)
— NJ Jets @ Carolina (-4, 43.5)
— Jacksonville (-2.5, 45.5) @ Houston
— Arizona @ Tennessee (-3, 52)
— LA Chargers (-1.5, 44.5) @ Washington
Quote of the Day
“We were so na?ve, and we don’t know the building well enough to know that more than half the building collapsed. The lights were out, and we were just trying to get out of there as fast as possible.”
UConn pitcher Justin Willis, who escaped the building that collapsed in Miami last week
Tuesday’s quiz
Milwaukee Brewers came to be in 1970, after spending their first season in existence in another city. Where did the Brewers call home for one year, in 1969?
Monday’s quiz
Mike Shula was the football coach at Alabama before Nick Saban.
Sunday’s quiz
UCLA hasn’t won a bowl game since 2014; Jim Mora Jr was coaching the Bruins back then.
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Tuesday’s Den: Some thoughts about movies…….
It is 3am, I don’t feel like going to bed, so I’m going to rattle on about movies for a while.
These are my opinions, so they’re neither right/wrong, just what I think. Make your own lists, it was fun to clear out the cobwebs in my mind and think of some old stuff.
13) Movies I think I’ve seen the most (wish I had an official count)
— Moneyball- Hey, I’m an A’s fam
— Rounders- Great movie.
— A Star is Born- First hour is great, second hour very sad.
— Last Vegas- An epic cast.
— Blue Chips- My all-time favorite basketball movie.
Guys who played basketball in Blue Chips who later became coaches:
— Anfernee Hardaway
— Bobby Hurley
— Rex Walters
— Matt Painter
I am unusual (you call it odd, I say unusual) in that I see movies I like dozens of times, maybe more, but I’ve never seen Star Wars and I only saw the Godfather for first time couple years ago.
12) Other movies I’ve seen an awful lot
— Major League- Bob Uecker should’ve won an Oscar for his role.
— Molly’s Game- True story about a woman who ran underground poker games.
— Begin Again- If you like music, this is a good one to see.
— Dave- Kevin Kline becomes a stand-in for the US President.
— For Love of the Game- A 40-year pitcher makes his last game his best one.
As soon as these lists get posted, I’m going to think of 3-4 movies I forgot, and I’m going to be so annoyed at myself.
11) This all started when someone on Twitter posted a thing: “Name the five movies you’ve seen the most” which started my mind running and also a lot of other people. The thread is fun to go through; people like so many different things, it is what makes our country so interesting, we live in the same place but like totally different things.
10) When I was a teenager, I was a big fan of stand-up comics and my favorite was Steve Martin. I have one of his comedy albums (Let’s Get Small) but he also became a really good actor. My three favorite Steve Martin movies:
— Leap of Faith
— Shopgirl
— Roxanne
The scene in Roxanne where he makes up 20 jokes about his nose (actually 26, count them!!!) makes my list of favorite movie scenes ever.
9) The first time I saw Caddyshack was with friends from college; it was the first time I realized that some people watch the same movies over and over, and drink when certain key words are spoken. My friends were avid golfers; they freakin’ loved Caddyshack.
8) Good movies that wound up being pretty sad:
— Less than Zero- Three high school friends have very different experiences after they graduate from high school.
— A Star is Born- Movie has been made four different times, dating back to the 1930’s.
— Beaches- When I saw this movie in the theater with my future ex-wife, when it ended, you could hear dozens and dozens of people openly sobbing. The right sleeve of my short sleeve shirt was soaked from her crying and wiping her eyes with my shirt. Oy.
7) My favorite basketball movies:
— Blue Chips— The scene with Bob Cousy/Nick Nolte shooting foul shots in an empty gym is my all-time favorite movie scene.
— The Way Back— Relatively new movie has Ben Affleck playing a high school coach with a drinking problem. The basketball scenes are really well done.
— Fast Break— Gabe Kaplan quits his job running a deli in New York City to become a college basketball coach in Nevada.
— Hoosiers— Gene Hackman was a terrible coach, but Jimmy Chitwood played, so they always won. I mean, even the drunk assistant coach knew Jimmy should shoot just about all the time.
— He Got Game— Underrated movie about a hot-shot high school recruit and what people will do to get the kid to play for their college. Jim Brown, Denzel Washington, Ned Beatty, a really good cast, plus Ray Allen/Rick Fox have big rules.
— One on One— Robby Benson is a hotshot basketball recruit who falls out of favor with his new coach.
Guy who was only in one scene was John Turturro, who played Joey Knish in Rounders; he plays the coach at Big State, a college recruiting Ray Allen’s character (Jesus Shuttlesworth)
6) On my bucket list of life is to watch the movie Let It Ride with my cousin KL Wheat, who likes to wager on the ponies. Richard Dreyfuss plays a degenerate gambler who has one really great day at the racetrack. Very funny movie.
Jennifer Tilly is in this movie; she wound up being a big-time poker player; her boyfriend is/was Phil Laak, a pro poker player known as the Unabomber.
5) My favorite football movies:
— Any Given Sunday— Al Pacino delivers two great speeches
—The Replacements— Daniel Snyder should rename his NFL team the Sentinels.
— Brian’s Song— True story about two friends who played for the Bears.
— Necessary Roughness— Movie about the Texas State Armadillos; tremendous!!!
— Heaven Can Wait— Not really a football film, but the Rams win the Super Bowl in the movie, and it is possible I still have a movie poster from the theater here in my house.
4) I’ve spent way too much time trying to decide which movie I like better; Major League or Bull Durham? Both really good, but for different reasons. Ask me on Monday, I’ll give you an answer, but ask me three days later, and I’ve probably changed my mind.
3) If you like music……..
— Begin Again— A down on his luck music exec finds a young talent in a Manhattan bar.
— A Star Is Born— The new version with Lady Gaga is lot different than the 1976 one with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
— The Bodyguard— Whitney Houston was a great talent; didn’t realize she was only 48 when she passed away.
2) Gambling related movies:
— Rounders— Matt Damon has to decide between law school and playing poker.
— Lucky You— Lot of real-life poker stars in this one, which is set in Las Vegas. Robert Duvall plays the Doyle Brunson-type character.
— Let It Ride— We’ve already talked about this one.
— Molly’s Game— This movie is actually a continuation of the book Molly Bloom wrote.
1) Favorite baseball movies:
— Moneyball— I’m an A’s fan, what did you expect?
— The Rookie— Dennis Quaid was in this and Any Given Sunday
— Major League/Bull Durham
— For Love of the Game
— Bad News Bears— Walter Matthau as a Little League coach was classic.
— Little Big League— The mom in this movie? In real life, her son was the Mets’ first round draft pick last summer.
— The Natural— When a guy on the Texas Rangers hits a home run, they play the song from the end of this movie, when Roy Hobbs sends everyone home happy.
Make your own list of movies, see what you come up with.
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DAILY PICKS RECORD:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/28/2021......10-5-1.......65.63%.......+14.85
06/27/2021......8-18-2.......32.14%........-63.10
06/26/2021.....15-12-1......55.55%........+12.60
06/25/2021.....13-14-1......48.14%.........- 20.45
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...........298-337-6.........46.92%.........-278.50
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BEST BETS:
06/28/2021............3 - 3 - 0............+1.85
06/27/2021............3 - 5 . 0............- 7.70
06/26/2021............3 - 6 - 0............-16.50
06/25/2021............7 - 8 - 0............- 4.45
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:.................121- 195-2................-247.87Leave a comment:
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