FRIDAY, JUNE 18
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
CLE at PIT 07:05 PM
CLE -126
O 9.0
+500 +500
TOR at BAL 07:05 PM
TOR -164
U 9.5
+500 +500
NYM at WAS 07:05 PM
WAS -123
U 9.0
+500 +500
OAK at NYY 07:05 PM
OAK +119
O 9.5
+500 +500
STL at ATL 07:20 PM
STL +138
O 9.0
+500 +500
MIN at TEX 08:05 PM
TEX +145
O 9.0
+500 +500
CHW at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -101
U 8.0
+500 +500
MIL at COL 08:40 PM
COL +180
U 10.5
+500 +500
DET at LAA 09:38 PM
DET +184
O 9.0
+500 +500
LAD at ARI 09:40 PM
LAD -188
O 9.5
+500 +500
PHI at SF 09:45 PM
SF -121
O 8.5
+500 +500
TB at SEA 10:10 PM
SEA +102
O 8.0
+500 +500
CIN at SD 10:10 PM
CIN +171
U 9.0
+500 +500
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MLB
Friday, June 18
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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Baltimore
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
NY Mets @ Washington
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games on the road
NY Mets is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
Oakland @ NY Yankees
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Oakland
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
St. Louis @ Atlanta
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of St. Louis's last 16 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Atlanta's last 16 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Miami @ Chi Cubs
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota @ Texas
Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Chi White Sox @ Houston
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Houston
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Boston @ Kansas City
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Milwaukee @ Colorado
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Milwaukee's last 15 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Detroit @ LA Angels
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games
Detroit is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
LA Dodgers @ Arizona
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
Philadelphia @ San Francisco
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Cincinnati @ San Diego
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Cincinnati is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
Tampa Bay @ Seattle
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Tampa Bay is 20-5 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, June 18
NL games
Mets (35-26) @ Washington (30-35)
— Lucchesi is 0-1, 1.56 in his last four starts (17.1 IP).
— Mets are 1-6 in his starts.
— over 3-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 1-0, 5.79 in three starts vs Washington.
— Mets won eight of their last 11 games.
— Mets are 3-1 in their last four road games.
— over 7-2 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-61
— record in first 5 innings: 33-22-6
— Ross is 1-3, 4.76 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 3-8 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1
— He is 3-4, 5.27 in 12 games (9 starts) vs New York.
— Washington won its last four games.
— Nationals won five of their last six home games.
— under 18-5 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-65
— record in first 5 innings: 26-25-14
St Louis (35-34) @ Atlanta (31-35)
— Martinez is 0-3, 13.11 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 4-8 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8
— He is 3-1, 3.90 in 11 games (4 starts) vs Atlanta.
— Cardinals won three of their last four games.
— St Louis is 1-7 in its last eight road games.
— Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-69
— record in first 5 innings: 28-28-13
— Fried is 2-3, 3.13 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He threw 7.2 scoreless IP in 2 games (1 start) vs St Louis.
— Braves lost six of their last eight games
— Atlanta is 8-5 in its last 13 home games.
— over 4-2 in last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-66
— record in first 5 innings: 32-23-11
Miami (29-39) @ Cubs (39-30)
— Lopez is 1-1, 3.10 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 6-8 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-5
— He gave up 2 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Chicago.
— Marlins are 5-6 in their last 11 games.
— Miami is 1-11 in its last 12 road tilts.
— under 5-0 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-66
— record in first 5 innings: 24-28-14
— Davies is 2-1, 1.67 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 9-5 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-3
— He is 3-2, 5.74 in six starts vs Miami
— Cubs lost three of their last four games.
— Chicago is 16-3 in its last 19 home games.
— Under is 12-6 in their last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-69
— record in first 5 innings: 33-27-9
Milwaukee (38-31) @ Colorado (29-41)
— Burnes is 1-1, 3.52 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 5-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He gave up 6 runs in six IP, in four relief stints vs Colorado.
— Brewers lost their last four games.
— Milwaukee is 7-2 in its last nine road games.
— under 3-1-2 last six road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-69
— record in first 5 innings: 29-24-16
— Senzatela is 1-3, 5.48 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 3-10 in his starts.
— under 7-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
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— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-2
— He is 1-0, 2.40 in three starts vs Milwaukee.
— Colorado won its last four games.
— Rockies are 24-14 at home, 5-27 on road.
— under 6-4-1 last 11 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-70
— record in first 5 innings: 27-34-9
Dodgers (41-27) @ Arizona (20-50)
— Bauer is 1-3, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 6-8 in his starts.
— under 9-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-3
— He is 1-1, 2.91 in three starts vs Arizona.
— Dodgers won seven of their last nine games.
— Dodgers are 8-3 in their last 11 road games.
— under 6-3-1 last 10 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-68
— record in first 5 innings: 36-23-9
— CSmith is 0-2, 5.71 in his four starts.
— Diamondbacks are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 1-1, 4.09 in four games (2 starts) vs Los Angeles.
— Arizona lost 14 in row, 27 of its last 29 games.
— Arizona is 2-11 in its last 13 home games.
— over 8-1 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 13-70
— record in first 5 innings: 24-42-4
Philadelphia (33-33) @ San Francisco (43-25)
— Velasquez is 1-1, 5.50 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 6-3 in his starts.
— last three went over
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-1-3
— He is 1-3, 3.62 in five starts vs San Francisco.
— Phillies won seven of their last ten games.
— Phillies are 21-12 at home, 12-21 on road.
— over 4-3 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-66
— record in first 5 innings: 24-26-16
— Cueto is 0-2, 8.38 in his last two starts.
— Giants are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 1-5, 5.30 in 12 starts vs Philly.
— Giants are 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— Giants are 13-6 in last 19 home games.
— Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-69
— record in first 5 innings: 38-21-10
Cincinnati (35-32) @ San Diego (39-32)
— Santillan allowed one run in 4.2 IP (97 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Reds are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
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— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.
— Cincinnati is 11-3 in its last 14 games.
— Reds won 8 of their last 9 road games.
— under 9-5 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-67
— record in first 5 innings: 28-28-11
— Paddack is 2-2, 3.81 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 7-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
— He gave up 3 runs in six IP, in one start vs Cincinnati.
— Padres lost 12 of their last 17 games.
— San Diego is 2-4 in its last six home games.
— under 4-3 last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 18-71
— record in first 5 innings: 25-35-11
AL games
Oakland (43-27) @ Bronx (36-32)
— Kaprelian is 3-1, 2.51 in six starts.
— A’s are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the team that traded him to Oakland.
— A’s won 12 of their last 14 games.
— Oakland is 7-3 in its last ten road games.
— Over is 5-0 in their last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-70
— record in first 5 innings: 31-25-14
— Taillon is 0-1, 6.20 in his last five starts.
— New York is 4-8 in his starts.
— over 8-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— New York won its last three games overall.
— New York is 3-7 in its last ten home games.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 17-68
— record in first 5 innings: 27-27-14
Toronto (33-34) @ Baltimore (22-46)
— Ray is 2-0, 2.45 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 6-6 in his starts.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-3
— He is 1-1, 6.52 in two starts vs Baltimore.
— Blue Jays are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
— Toronto is 3-5 in its last eight road games.
— under 4-2-1 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 21-67
— record in first 5 innings: 30-27-10
— Zimmerman is 2-1, 3.43 in his last four starts.
— Baltimore is 3-8 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Orioles lost their last eight games.
— Baltimore is 11-25 on the road, 11-21 at home.
— over is 21-10-1 in their last 32 games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-68
— record in first 5 innings: 21-34-13
Minnesota (27-41) @ Texas (25-43)
— Berrios is 4-0, 3.69 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 9-4 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— He is 2-1, 5.75 in four starts vs Texas.
— Minnesota lost six of its last nine games.
— Twins are 3-6 in their last nine road games.
— over 33-13-1 last 47 games
— scores run in first inning: 24-68
— record in first 5 innings: 22-33-13
— Foltynewicz is 0-3, 10.13 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 4-9 in his starts.
— under 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-3
— He is 2-0, 7.56 in four games (3 starts) vs Minnesota.
— Texas lost seven of its last nine games.
— Texas is 10-7 in its last 17 home games.
— over 8-6-1 last 15 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-68
— record in first 5 innings: 22-36-10
Boston (42-27) @ Kansas City (30-37)
— Pivetta is 0-2, 5.74 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 10-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.
— Boston won five of its last seven games.
— Red Sox won their last six road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 23-69
— record in first 5 innings: 32-27-10
— Kowar gave up 8 runs in two IP in his first two MLB starts.
— Royals are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Royals lost 10 of their last 11 games.
— Royals are 8-6 in their last 14 home games.
— over 10-3 last 13 home games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-67
— record in first 5 innings: 25-34-8
White Sox (43-26) @ Houston (40-28)
— Rodon is 1-1, 2.37 in his last five starts
— Chicago is 8-3 in his starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-2
— He is 1-0, 1.95 in five starts vs Houston.
— Chicago is 15-6 in its last 21 games.
— White Sox won three of their last four road games.
— under 14-7-3 last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-69
— record in first 5 innings: 40-16-13
— Garcia is 5-1, 2.70 in his last six starts.
— Astros are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.
— Astros won 12 of their last 16 games.
— Astros are 7-1 in their last eight home games.
— over 9-5 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 26-68
— record in first 5 innings: 38-22-8
Detroit (29-40) @ Angels (34-35)
— Urena is 0-2, 8.03 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 1-8-3
— He gave up 2 runs in five IP, in one start vs Anaheim.
— Detroit won three of its last four games.
— Detroit is 4-2 in its last six road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-69
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-1 last 17 on road
— Cobb is 3-0, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 7-2 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 2-2, 3.32 in seven starts vs Detroit.
— Halos lost three of their last four games.
— Angels are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— over 10-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-69
— record in first 5 innings: 30-32-7
Tampa Bay (43-27) @ Seattle (35-36)
— Wacha is 1-1, 4.54 in 11 games (7 starts) this year.
— Tampa Bay is 5-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He is 0-1, 6.48 in two starts vs Seattle.
— Tampa Bay lost its last three games.
— Rays are 13-6 in last 19 road games.
— over is 11-5-2 in last 18 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-70
— record in first 5 innings: 30-24-16
— Kikuchi is 2-0, 2.66 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— under 6-6
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Seattle won four of its last five games.
— Seattle is 8-3 in its last 11 home games.
— under 9-5-1 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-71
— record in first 5 innings: 31-34-6
Interleague games
Cleveland (38-28) @ Pittsburgh (23-43)
— Mejia is 0-1, 5.59 in his three starts.
— Cleveland is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.
— Cleveland is 11-5 in its last 16 games.
— Indians are 7-4 in last 11 road games.
— over 22-10 last 32 games
— scores run in first inning: 26-66
— record in first 5 innings: 25-31-10
— Kuhl is 0-3, 8.10 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 3-4 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.
— Pirates lost their last ten games.
— Pittsburgh lost its last four home games.
— under 11-7 last 18 home games
— scored run in first inning: 19-67
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951NY METS -952 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 17-31 SU (-18.5 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.
953ST LOUIS -954 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 11-25 SU (-13.1 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
955MIAMI -956 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 9-1 SU (10.3 Units) in home games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
957MILWAUKEE -958 COLORADO
MILWAUKEE is 13-2 SU (10.8 Units) against NL West opponents in the current season.
959LA DODGERS -960 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 1-12 SU (-12.6 Units) vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.050 or better in the current season.
961PHILADELPHIA -962 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-7 SU (16.3 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.
963CINCINNATI -964 SAN DIEGO
CINCINNATI is 5-14 SU (-13.8 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose ERA is 3.45 or better over the last 2 seasons.
965OAKLAND -966 NY YANKEES
OAKLAND is 9-0 SU (9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.
967TORONTO -968 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 4-14 SU (-13.5 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
969MINNESOTA -970 TEXAS
MINNESOTA is 7-26 SU (-24.2 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.
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Friday’s 6-pack
MLB leaders in runs scored:
57— Bo Bichette, Tor
54— Ronald Acuna, Atl
51— Mark Canha A’s, Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
50— Jose Altuve Hst, Chris Taylor LA
49— Jesse Winker, Cin
48— Fernando Tatis, SD
Quote of the Day
“I worship the dirt she treats me like.”
Herb Tarlek, talking about Loni Anderson’s character in old TV show, WKRP in Cincinnati
Friday’s quiz
Bob Melvin manages the Oakland A’s; what other two MLB teams has he managed?
Thursday’s quiz
Nate McMillan played his college basketball at North Carolina State.
Wednesday’s quiz
Orel Hershiser pitched for the Dodgers for 12 years, then played for three other teams, before finishing his career back with the Dodgers in 2000.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
13) Bet you can remember where you were 27 years ago tonight; 27 years ago tonight was the OJ Simpson car chase, captured live and in color by every network in America, except the one that had an NBA Finals game on (Knicks-Houston).
A white Ford Bronco driving along the freeways of Los Angeles, trailed by a parade of police cars, being cheered by onlookers. People cheering for a retired football star suspected of murder. What a weird night; think I saw three minutes of the basketball game, and I love basketball.
12) If someone had asked me this trivia question today, I’d have sat here for hours before getting the right answer. Who is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, hit 15+ home runs?
I’ll give you a few minutes to think about it and post the answer at the end of today’s Den.
11) Bucks 104, Nets 89:
— Series is tied 3-3.
— Giannis/Middleton combined for 68 points.
— Durant scored 32 points, other four starters scored 42.
10) Padres 6, Reds 4:
— If you bet the under in this game, skip to the next paragraph.
— Padres led 2-0 after eight innings; both teams scored 4 runs in the ninth.
— Victor Caratini walked it off with a homer for San Diego.
9) Dallas Mavericks won the NBA title ten years ago, but haven’t won a playoff series since; this week, they fired GM Donnie Nelson, after 16 years as the head of the Dallas front office. Not sure which one of these two happened first, but coach Rick Carlisle is out after 13 years as the coach of the Mavericks.
Dallas employs a guy named Haralobos Voulgaris as director of quantitative research and development; he used to be a professional gambler. Apparently Voulgaris won a power struggle with Nelson/Carlisle for owner Mark Cuban’s ear, so now the franchise takes a new direction.
8) Quick baseball notes:
— San Diego Padres are 0-8 in Blake Snell’s road starts.
— Oakland A’s are 7-0 in Chris Bassitt’s road starts.
— New York Mets are 6-0 in Taijuan Walker’s home starts.
7) Giants 10, Arizona 3— Diamondbacks set a new record, losing their 23rd straight road game; their last road win was April 25, when Madison Bumgarner threw his 7-inning no-hitter.
Indians 10, Orioles 3— Baltimore has lost its last 19 road games. When the amateur draft happens next month, Orioles better be drafting a lot of pitchers.
6) Mariners 6, Rays 5— Seattle scored twice in 9th, walking it off on a Kyle Seager single. Rays are 0-3 since Tyler Glasnow hurt his arm.
5) I still have no idea why the Rams made the blockbuster deal with Detroit to get QB Matthew Stafford, but there is this:
— In Sean McVay’s first two years coaching LA, the Rams were +18 in turnovers.
— Last two years, Rams were minus-3 in turnovers.
4) Baltimore Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson ran the ball for 1,005 yards LY, 200 yards more than any of his teammates.
3) Richmond Spiders are going to have a very experienced basketball team next winter, with two 5th-year seniors, and two 6th-year seniors starting. Remember, everyone who played college LY can come back and play this year. That’ll be a big thing to keep track of.
2) It has taken me a while to get used to 7-inning doubleheaders, and its going to take time for me to get used to a 17-game NFL regular season. The 16-game season started in 1978, when I was in college. Regular season doesn’t end this year until January 9th.
Answer to the really hard quiz: Cleveland SS Jose Ramirez is the only major league ballplayer, who in each of the last five years, including this one, has hit 15+ home runs.
1) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: Milwaukee @ Dodgers
AL— Rays, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: Houston @ Boston
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DAILY PICKS RECORD:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/17/2021.......7-12-1........37.50%........-30.65
06/16/2021.....18-12-0........60.00%.......+28.70
06/15/2021.....12-17-1.........40.74%........-27.80
06/14/2021.....11-12-1.........47.92%..........-6.15
06/13/2021.......9-19-2.........33.33%........-50.20
06/12/2021.....15-15-0.........50.00%.........+1.40
06/11/2021.....14-12-0..........53.84%........+9.70
06/10/2021.......6-12-0..........33.33%........-30.00
06/09/2021......13-13-2.........50.00%..........-3.70
06/08/2021......17-13-0.........56.67%........+21.80
06/07/2021 ........2-4-0 .........33.33% ........-11.00
06/05/2021 .....14-14-0 ........50.00% .........+4.20
06/04/2021 .....17-13-0 ........56.67%........+16.30
06/03/2021....... 11-9-0 ........55.00% ........+ 8.05
06/02/2021 .......7-12-1 ........37.50% ........-29 60
06/01/2021 ......11-19-0 .......36.67% ........-53 95
Totals...........184-208-4.........46.93%.........-152.90
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BEST BETS:
06/17/2021............2 - 6 - 0..............- 19.00
06/16/2021............9 - 7 - 0.............+ 14.65
06/15/2021............7 - 9 - 0................- 8.20
06/14/2021............6 - 8 - 0................- 7.35
06/13/2021............3 - 16 - 0..............-48.15
06/12/2021............8 - 8 - 0..............+ 17.80
06/11/2021............6 -12 - 0................- 8.80
06/10/2021............4 -10 - 0................-29.05
06/09/2021............5 - 5 - 1................+ 0.20
06/08/2021............7 - 6 - 0...............+ 10.00
06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0...............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70
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THURSDAY, JUNE 17
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
BAL at CLE 01:10 PM
CLE -120
U 9.5
+500 +500
ARI at SF 03:45 PM
SF -187
U 7.5
+500 +500
NYY at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -105
U 10.5
+500 +500
CHC at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -121
U 7.0
+500 +500
STL at ATL 07:20 PM
STL +168
U 9.0
+500 +500
CHW at HOU 08:10 PM
CHW +117
U 9.0
+500 +500
CIN at SD 08:40 PM
CIN +160
U 7.5
+500 +500
MIL at COL 08:40 PM
COL +138
U 10.0
+500 +500
DET at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -196
O 9.0
+500 +500
TB at SEA 10:10 PM
TB -165
U 8.5
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Diamond Trends for Thursday June 17
Vince Akins
SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Cleveland (1:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Indians are 12-0 SU since Jul 16, 2019 as a home favorite after a game as a home favorite in which Jose Ramirez had multiple hits.
SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Cleveland (1:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Orioles are 0-18 since May 11, 2021 on the road.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago White Sox at Houston (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The White Sox are 0-11 OU (-2.05 ppg) since Aug 16, 2020 after a game as a home favorite in which they scored in fewer innings than their opponent.
Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at Colorado (8:40 p.m. ET)
-- The Brewers are 10-0 SU since May 03, 2019 when Brandon Woodruff starts coming off a start where he got at least seven runs of support.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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MLB
Thursday, June 17
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Trend Report
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Baltimore @ Cleveland
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Arizona @ San Francisco
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
NY Yankees @ Toronto
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 12 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games when playing NY Yankees
Chi Cubs @ NY Mets
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing NY Mets
Chi Cubs is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets
NY Mets is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
St. Louis @ Atlanta
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Chi White Sox @ Houston
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cincinnati @ San Diego
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Milwaukee @ Colorado
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Detroit @ LA Angels
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay @ Seattle
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Tampa Bay is 21-4 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, June 17
NL games
Arizona (20-49) @ San Francisco (43-25)
— Gallen is 1-1, 3.37 in five starts.
— This is his first start since May 7; he’s been hurt.
— Diamondbacks are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 1-1, 3.00 in three starts vs SF.
— Arizona lost 13 in row, 26 of its last 28 games.
— Arizona lost its last 22 road games.
— under 9-5 last 14 road games
— scored run in first inning: 13-69
— record in first 5 innings: 24-41-4
— Gausman is 4-1, 1.29 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 9-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 10-2-1
— He is 3-1, 2.43 in 6 games (5 starts) vs Arizona.
— Giants are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— Giants are 12-6 in last 18 home games.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-68
— record in first 5 innings: 37-21-10
Cubs (38-30) @ Mets (35-25)
— Hendricks is 6-0, 3.38 in his last six starts.
— Mets are 8-5 in his starts.
— over 9-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1
— He is 3-0, 2.63 in four starts vs New York
— Cubs lost their last three games.
— Chicago is 3-7 in its last ten road games.
— Under is 11-6 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-68
— record in first 5 innings: 32-27-9
— Stroman is 3-0, 2.03 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 8-5 in his starts.
— under 7-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1
— He is 1-1, 2.40 in two starts vs Chicago.
— Mets won eight of their last ten games.
— Mets are 14-2 in their last 16 home games.
— under 7-3-1 last 11 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-60
— record in first 5 innings: 33-21-6
St Louis (35-33) @ Atlanta (30-35)
— In his last two starts, Gant allowed 12 runs in 5.2 IP.
— Cardinals are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He gave up 6 runs in 7.2 IP in 3 games (1 start) vs Atlanta.
— Cardinals won their last three games.
— St Louis is 1-6 in its last seven road games.
— Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 23-68
— record in first 5 innings: 28-27-13
— Morton is 3-1, 5.14 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 6-7 in his starts.
— over 8-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— He is 2-12, 5.68 in 18 starts vs St Louis.
— Braves lost six of their last seven games
— Atlanta is 7-5 in its last 12 home games.
— over 4-1 in last five home games.
— scored run in first inning: 24-65
— record in first 5 innings: 31-23-11
Cincinnati (35-31) @ San Diego (38-32)
— Miley is 2-0, 2.00 in his last three starts
— Reds are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 1-6, 5.38 in 13 starts vs San Diego.
— Cincinnati is 11-2 in its last 13 games.
— Reds won their last eight road games.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 18-66
— record in first 5 innings: 28-28-10
— Musgrove is 2-2, 1.91 in his last six games.
— Padres are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 7-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7
— He is 3-2, 4.11 in 6 games (5 starts) vs Cincinnati.
— Padres lost 12 of their last 16 games.
— San Diego is 1-4 in its last five home games.
— under 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 18-70
— record in first 5 innings: 25-35-10
Milwaukee (38-30) @ Colorado (28-41)
— Woodruff is 3-0, 1.38 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 10-3 in his starts.
— under 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-5
— He is 0-0, 9.39 in two starts (7.2 IP) vs Colorado.
— Brewers lost their last three games.
— Milwaukee is 7-1 in its last eight road games.
— under 3-1-1 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-68
— record in first 5 innings: 29-23-16
— Marquez is 3-0, 2.00 in his last four home starts.
— Rockies are 7-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1
— He is 1-2, 5.04 in five starts vs Milwaukee.
— Colorado won its last three games.
— Rockies are 23-14 at home, 5-27 on road.
— under 6-4 last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-69
— record in first 5 innings: 26-34-9
AL games
Baltimore (22-45) @ Cleveland (37-28)
— Lopez is 1-1, 5.17 in his last three starts.
— Baltimore is 4-9 in his starts.
— under 9-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-3
— He is 1-2, 8.10 in 11 games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.
— Orioles lost their last seven games.
— Baltimore is 11-24 on the road, 11-21 at home.
— over is 20-10-1 in their last 31 games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-67
— record in first 5 innings: 21-33-13
— bullpen game
— Cleveland is 10-5 in its last 15 games.
— Indians are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— over 21-10 last 31 games
— scores run in first inning: 25-65
— record in first 5 innings: 24-31-10
Bronx (35-32) @ Toronto (33-33)
— King is 0-2, 7.24 in three starts.
— New York is 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up 9 runs in 14.1 IP in 5 games (1 start) vs Toronto.
— New York lost seven of its last 11 games overall.
— New York is 4-6 in its last ten road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 17-67
— record in first 5 innings: 27-27-13
— bullpen game
— Blue Jays are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— Toronto is 3-4 in its home games in Buffalo.
— under 8-5-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-66
— record in first 5 innings: 30-27-9
White Sox (43-25) @ Houston (39-28)
— Cease is 3-1, 3.74 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 8-2 in his last 10 starts.
— over 7-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-4
— He allowed 4 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Houston.
— Chicago is 15-5 in its last 20 games.
— White Sox won their last three road games.
— under 14-6-3 last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-68
— record in first 5 innings: 40-15-13
— Urquidy is 1-1, 4.29 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.
— Astros won 11 of their last 15 games.
— Astros are 6-1 in their last seven home games.
— over 8-5 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 25-67
— record in first 5 innings: 37-22-8
Detroit (29-39) @ Angels (33-35)
— Manning is making his MLB debut here.
— He is 1-3, 8.07 in seven AAA starts this year.
— Detroit won its last three games.
— Detroit is 4-1 in its last five road games.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 15-68
— record in first 5 innings: 10-5-1 last 16 on road
— Ohtani is 1-1, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— Angels are 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his one start vs Detroit.
— Halos lost their last three games.
— Angels are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— over 9-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 20-68
— record in first 5 innings: 29-32-7
Tampa Bay (43-26) @ Seattle (34-36)
— Hill is 4-1, 1.78 in his last six starts.
— Tampa Bay is 8-5 in his starts.
— over 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-4
— He is 4-0, 2.06 in 12 games (5 starts) vs Seattle.
— Tampa Bay won 24 of its last 31 games.
— Rays are 13-5 in last 18 road games.
— over is 10-5-2 in last 17 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-69
— record in first 5 innings: 29-24-16
— Dunn is 1-2, 4.19 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— Seattle won three of its last four games.
— Seattle is 7-3 in its last ten home games.
— under 9-4-1 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 23-70
— record in first 5 innings: 31-33-6
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901ARIZONA -902 SAN FRANCISCO
ARIZONA is 2-13 SU (-14.1 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.
903CHICAGO CUBS -904 NY METS
NY METS are 15-5 SU (11.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
905ST LOUIS -906 ATLANTA
ST LOUIS are 878-816 SU (57.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season since 1996.
907MILWAUKEE -908 COLORADO
MILWAUKEE is 13-2 SU (10.8 Units) against NL West opponents in the current season.
909CINCINNATI -910 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 24-12 SU (10.8 Units) in home games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
911BALTIMORE -912 CLEVELAND
BALTIMORE is 16-25 SU (-15.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.
913NY YANKEES -914 TORONTO
NY YANKEES are 21-36 SU (-16.4 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
915CHI WHITE SOX -916 HOUSTON
CHI WHITE SOX is 17-6 SU (15 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.
917DETROIT -918 LA ANGELS
LA ANGELS are 5-16 SU (-12.6 Units) after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.
919TAMPA BAY -920 SEATTLE
TAMPA BAY is 23-5 SU (18.5 Units) in road games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
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