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

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Diamond Trends for Monday July 19
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (5:10 p.m. ET)

-- The White Sox are 12-0 SU since May 17, 2021 after a game as a home favorite in which they allowed 6 or fewer hits.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (5:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 0-10 SU since Apr 20, 2021 as a road dog after they allowed 6+ runs last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Orioles are 10-0 OU (2.75 ppg) since Jun 25, 2021 as a dog after they had more strikeouts than hits last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at Atlanta (7:20 p.m. ET)

-- The Padres are 8-0 SU since Apr 23, 2021 when Yu Darvish starts after they used 5+ pitchers yesterday.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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MLB
Weather Report

Monday, July 19

[StarDust Bum]

MONDAY, JULY 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at CHW 05:10 PM
CHW -224
+500

BOS at TOR 07:07 PM
BOS +119
+500

TEX at DET 07:10 PM
DET -105
+500

BAL at TB 07:10 PM
TB -268
+500

NYM at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN -110
+500

SD at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL +146
+500

CLE at HOU 08:10 PM
CLE +188
+500

CHC at STL 08:15 PM
STL -102
+500

PIT at ARI 09:40 PM
PIT +110
+500

LAA at OAK 09:40 PM
LAA -101
O 8.0
+500 +500

SF at LAD 10:10 PM
SF +121
O 8.0
+500 +500

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MLB July Opinions and Best Bets:

07/19/2021.......5-7-0.......41.66%....-23.65
07/18/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-19.35
07/17/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-28.85
07/16/2021.......5-9-0.......35.71%....-22.95
07/11/2021.......9-2-0.......81.82%...+41.60
07/10/2021...... 8-7-0 ......53.33% ....+4.95
07/09/2021.......9-5-0.......64.29%...+26.35
07/08/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%....-14.80
07/07/2021.......6-6-0.......50.00%.....+0.25
07/06/2021.......6-7-0.......46.15%......-9.90
07/05/2021 ......5-5-0 ......50.00%.... - 6.45
07/04/2021.....5-11-0.......31.25%.....-31.90
07/03/2021.....11-4-0.......73.33%....+40.60
07/02/2021.......6-8-0.......42.86%.....-10.45
07/01/2021 ......4-7-0 ......36.36% ....-13.85


Totals............94-99-0 ......48.70% ....- 68.40


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Best Bets July:

07/19/2021 3-2-0................60.00%........+7.00
07/18/2021 5-6-0................45.45%........+0.50
07/17/2021 0-4-0................00.00%........-20.00
07/16/2021 2-4-0................33.33%.........-6.85
07/11/2021 3-2-0................60.00%.......+11.45
07/10/2021 3-4-0................42.85%.........+2.85
07/09/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+9.00
07/08/2021 2-4-0................33.33%..........-6.95
07/07/2021 3-4-0................42.85%..........-0.70
07/06/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+4.20
07/05/2021 3-0-0...............100.00%.......+20.20
07/04/2021 3-8-0................27.27%.........-19.15
07/03/2021 4-3-0................57.14%........+11.50
07/02/2021 0-6-0 ...............00.00%........ -30.00
07/01/2021 3-5-0............... 37.50%......... - 3.55


Totals.......36-55 0...............39.56%..........- 20.30

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win this week’s PGA tournament:
15-2— Dustin Johnson
14-1— Tony Finau, Louis Oosthuizen
16-1— Patrick Reed
30-1— Garcia, Grillo, MacIntyre, Tringale, Wolff
35-1— Bubba Watson, Cam Davis
40-1— Bradley, Herbert, Lebioda

Quote of the Day.
“There are no small things. Everything matters.”
Jeff Van Gundy

Tuesday’s quiz
Which former kicker for the San Diego Chargers was the host of Wheel of Fortune, for six months in 1989?

Hint: He kicked for the Chargers for ten years.

Monday’s quiz
When the Milwaukee Bucks won their only NBA title in 1971, they were a Western Conference team; they swept the Baltimore Bullets 4-0 in the Finals.

Sunday’s quiz
Kansas City Royals were a 1969 expansion team; the A’s moved out of Kansas City after the ’67 season, creating a void the Royals filled.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) Mets 15, Reds 11 (15):
— Mets made 4 errors in first two innings, trailed 7-3 early.
— Mets are 2nd team EVER to hit back/back homers in first inning, then hit back/back homers again in extra innings of same game. Last time it happened? Pirates in 1950.
— Cincinnati’s bullpen is freakin’ terrible.

12) 136 teams have had walk-off wins this baseball season; if you wagered on those teams in their next game, you’d be 78-58 (+14 units).

11) Last week, Juan Soto said Home Run Derby would help his swing in regular games; turns out he was right. Soto homered twice Monday, has five taters in his last four games.

10) Tigers 14, Rangers 0— Texas lost its last three games by a combined 29-0.

9) Want to win a bar bet? Only one major leaguer EVER has 500+ hits for four different teams. I’ll post the answer near the end of this space.

8) Colorado Rockies P Jon Gray could be traded in the next few days; he’s had an unusual season for a Colorado pitcher:
— He has a 3.14 ERA in 10 home starts, which are at Coors Field
— He has a 4.54 ERA in seven road starts

7) Last four years, Northwestern’s football team has an 11-3 record in conference games that were decided by one score (8 or fewer points). On the other hand, Iowa Hawkeyes have a 6-11 record in one-core games over the last four years.

6) 31 states and Washington DC currently have legalized sports betting.

5) Favorites to have the fewest regular season wins in the NFL this fall:
5-2— Texans
7-2— Lions
15-2— Bengals
8-1— Jets
11-1— Raiders

4) Jets don’t have a quarterback on their roster who has thrown an NFL pass.

3) Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo turned down a 5-year, $70M contract this spring; will be curious where he winds up next season and how much money he’ll be making.

Trivia answer:
Rusty Staub was a great hitter; he had:
— 792 hits for Houston
— 709 hits for the Mets
— 582 hits for Detroit
— 531 hits for the Montreal Expos.

Only player ever with 500+ hits for four different teams.

2) When NFL teams make their final roster cuts, if there is a close decision between two players and one player is vaccinated and the other isn’t, could that be a deciding factor?

Teams that get to the 85% threshold are going to have advantages as far as how normal their day-to-day operation runs. You wonder if that will factor in at all.

1) In his first 10 starts this year, San Diego’s Joe Musgrove was 4-4, 2.59; then, on May 30, the Padres scripted that Musgrove would relieve starter Blake Snell in a day game in Houston, due to the San Diego bullpen having been overworked the few days before.

But Houston led 7-0 after three innings; Musgrove relieved Snell anyway, even though the game was a lost cause- he blanked the Astros for five innings in a 7-3 loss.

Since that day, Musgrove is 0-2, 5.06 in eight starts. Any connection? Impossible to tell, but it sure didn’t help any.

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901MIAMI -902 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 29-48 SU (-24.6 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.

903NY METS -904 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 3-17 SU (-14.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

905SAN DIEGO -906 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 33-53 SU (-22.4 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

907CHICAGO CUBS -908 ST LOUIS
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-17 SU (11.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

909PITTSBURGH -910 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 9-28 SU (-21.7 Units) vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 or better in the current season.

911SAN FRANCISCO -912 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 55-33 SU (27.3 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

913LA ANGELS -914 OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 18-7 SU (13.3 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse in the current season.

915BOSTON -916 TORONTO
TORONTO is 37-23 SU (9.7 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

917BALTIMORE -918 TAMPA BAY
BALTIMORE is 10-26 SU (-19.5 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

919TEXAS -920 DETROIT
TEXAS are 13-33 SU (-23.3 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, July 20

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, July 20

NL games
Miami (40-53) @ Washington (44-48)
— Rogers is 0-3, 3.86 in his last five starts.
— Marlins are 2-6 in his last eight starts.
— under 10-8
— allowed run in first inning: 2-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP, in one start vs Washington.

— Marlins are 11-18 in their last 29 games.
— Miami is 6-17 in last 23 road games.
— over 9-2-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-93
— record in first 5 innings: 34-41-18

— Espino is 2-2, 3.22 in five starts.
— Nationals are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He gave up 6 runs in 4 IP, in 2 relief stints vs Miami.

— Washington lost 10 of its last 14 games.
— Nationals are 2-5 in last seven home games.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 31-92
— record in first 5 innings: 37-35-19

Mets (49-42) @ Cincinnati (48-46)
— bullpen game

— Mets are 14-17 in their last 31 games.
— Mets are 5-8 in their last 13 road games.
— over 10-5-1 last 16 games.
— Last three games, total of 55 runs were scored.
— scored run in first inning: 24-91
— record in first 5 innings: 40-39-12

— Miley is 3-0, 2.49 in his last eight starts.
— Reds are 11-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-2
— He is 0-1, 4.30 in four starts against the Mets.

— Cincinnati lost its last four games.
— Reds are 10-8 in last 18 home games.
— under 10-6 last 16 home games
— scored run in first inning: 26-94
— record in first 5 innings: 38-40-16

San Diego (55-41) @ Atlanta (45-47)
— Darvish is 0-1, 6.60 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 14-4 in his starts.
— over 9-2 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-7
— He is 0-3, 6.62 in four starts vs Atlanta.

— Padres are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
— San Diego is 6-13 in its last 19 road games.
— over 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-96
— record in first 5 innings: 37-43-16

— Muller is 1-2, 2.45 in three starts.
— Braves are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Braves won four of their last seven games
— Atlanta is 8-5 in its last 13 home games.
— over 8-2 in last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-92
— record in first 5 innings: 48-32-12

Cubs (46-48) @ St Louis (47-47)
— Williams is 1-1, 5.92 in his last six starts.
— His last start was May 26.
— Cubs are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-1
— He is 4-6, 5.64 in 13 starts vs St Louis.

— Cubs are 4-15 in last 19 games.
— Chicago is 2-11 in its last 13 road games.
— Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-94
— record in first 5 innings: 40-42-12

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Cardinals are 11-6 in last 17 games.
— St Louis is 7-1 in its last eight home games.
— Under is 18-10-2 in their last 30 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-94
— record in first 5 innings: 38-38-18

Pittsburgh (36-58) @ Arizona (28-68)
— Anderson is 2-0, 2.12 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 9-8 in his starts.
— over 8-3 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-3
— He is 3-3, 6.27 in ten starts vs Arizona.

— Pirates is 7-5 in its last 12 games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-6 in last eight road games.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-94
— record in first 5 innings: 29-52-13

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Arizona is 12-52 in its last 64 games.
— Arizona is 5-8 in its last 13 home games.
— over 5-4 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-96
— record in first 5 innings: 36-54-6

San Francisco (59-34) @ Dodgers (58-37)
— Wood is 2-0, 2.60 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 10-5 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-3
— He is 0-2, 4.50 in two starts vs Los Angeles this year.

— Giants won six of their last eight games.
— Giants are 7-5 in last 12 road games.
— Under is 12-5 in last 17 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-93
— record in first 5 innings: 52-28-13

— Prospect Josiah Gray likely to make his first MLB start.
— He is 1-1, 2.87 in 4 games (3 starts) in AAA (15.2 IP).
— Chances are he’ll be on a pitch count.

— Dodgers are 5-6 in last 11 games.
— Dodgers are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— under 9-3-1 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 29-95
— record in first 5 innings: 48-31-16

AL games
Minnesota (40-54) @ White Sox (57-37)
— Ober is 1-1, 6.94 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 1-1, 6.57 in three starts vs Chicago this year.

— Minnesota lost four of its last five games.
— Twins are 2-9 in last 11 road games.
— over 9-7 last 16 road games
— scored run in first inning: 34-94
— record in first 5 innings: 28-46-20

— Keuchel is 2-1, 2.25 in his last four home games
— Chicago is 11-7 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-3
— He is 2-0, 6.39 in two starts vs Minnesota this year.

— Chicago won eight of its last ten games.
— White Sox are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— over 8-4 last 12 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-94
— record in first 5 innings: 52-26-16

Boston (57-37) @ Toronto (48-43)
— Richards is 1-1, 7.79 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 8-4 in his last 12 starts.
— over 6-0-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 11-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-4
— He is 1-1, 5.40 in three starts vs Toronto this year.

— Boston is 3-6 in its last nine games.
— Red Sox are 7-9 in last 16 road games.
— under 6-3-1 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 33-94
— record in first 5 innings: 44-35-15

— bullpen game

— Toronto won four of last five games.
— Blue Jays are 5-2 in last seven home games.
— Over is 10-7 in their last 17 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-91
— record in first 5 innings: 11-3-2 last 15 at home

Baltimore (31-62) @ Tampa Bay (55-39)
— Means is 0-2, 3.96 in five starts since his no-hitter.
— His last start was June 5th.
— Orioles are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 7-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-4
— He is 3-1, 3.71 in five starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Orioles are 7-9 in last 16 games.
— Baltimore is 18-32 on road, 13-30 at home.
— over is 39-18-1 in their last 58 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-93
— record in first 5 innings: 29-49-15

— McClanahan is 1-1, 3.38 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 7-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Tampa Bay won eight of its last 11 games.
— Rays are 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— under is 5-0 in last last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-94
— record in first 5 innings: 36-36-22

Texas (35-59) @ Detroit (44-51)
— Dunning is 1-0, 1.93 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 5-12 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-2
— He is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts vs Detroit.

— Texas is 2-9 in its last 11 games.
— Rangers lost last three games by combined 29-0.
— Texas is 4-24 in its last 28 road games.
— over 14-3-1 last 18 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-94
— record in first 5 innings: 31-50-13

— Skubal is 1-1, 5.16 in his last four starts.
— Tigers are 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— over 9-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Detroit won its last four games.
— Detroit is 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— over 23-11-1 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-95
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-1 last 12 at home.

Cleveland (47-44) @ Houston (57-38)
— McKenzie is 0-0, 3.00 in his last four starts.
— Indians are 4-7 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Cleveland lost 14 of its last 21 games.
— Indians lost seven of last nine road games.
— under 4-1 last five road games
— scores run in first inning: 30-91
— record in first 5 innings: 34-43-14

— Garcia is 1-1, 3.27 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 8-2 in his last ten starts.
— under 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Astros lost five of last eight games.
— Astros are 4-6 in last ten home games.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 32-95
— record in first 5 innings: 49-32-14

Angels (46-47) @ Oakland (54-42)
— Suarez is 1-1, 3.38 in two starts.
— Angels are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He allowed 2 runs in 10.2 IP in 3 relief stints vs Oakland.

— Halos are 8-6 in last 14 games.
— Angels are 4-9 in last 13 road games.
— over 24-12-1 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-93
— record in first 5 innings: 40-41-12

— Kaprielian is 0-2, 3.00 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 6-5 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 5.2 IP in one start vs Anaheim.

— A’s are 5-3 in last eight games.
— Oakland is 4-6 in last ten home games.
— Under is 14-7 in their last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-96
— record in first 5 innings: 41-36-19

Interleague games
Kansas City (37-55) @ Milwaukee (55-39)
— Minor is 0-4, 8.55 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 8-11 in his starts.
— over 9-6 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-2
— He is 3-2, 2.31 in six starts vs Milwaukee

— Royals are 8-28 in last 36 games.
— Royals lost their last 12 road games.
— over 10-3-1 last 14 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 18-92
— record in first 5 innings: 33-47-12

— Lauer is 2-1, 0.98 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— Brewers won their last three games.
— Milwaukee is 7-6 in its last 13 home games.
— under 5-1 last six home games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-95
— record in first 5 innings: 44-33-18

Philadelphia (46-45) @ Bronx (48-43)
— Nola is 1-1, 8.35 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 9-9 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-1
— He is 1-0, 0.66 in two starts vs New York.

— Phillies are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— Phillies are 26-17 at home, 20-28 on road.
— over 10-1 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-91
— record in first 5 innings: 36-34-21

— German is 0-2, 10.57 in his last four starts.
— New York is 8-7 in his starts.
— under 8-7
— allowed run in first inning: 9-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-6
— He gave up 7 runs in 5.1 IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Philly.

— New York won seven of its last nine games.
— New York is 4-5 in its last nine home games.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 24-91
— record in first 5 innings: 38-36-17

Seattle (50-44) @ Colorado (41-53)
— Gonzales is 0-1, 6.53 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-2
— He is 1-0, 5.06 in two starts vs Colorado.

— Seattle is 19-8 in its last 27 games.
— Seattle is 7-3 in last ten road games.
— over 13-4 last 17 road games
— scored run in first inning: 30-94
— record in first 5 innings: 44-43-7

— Marquez is 4-0, 0.75 in his last five starts.
— Rockies are 9-2 in his last 11 starts.
— under 8-1-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7-1
— He is 2-1, 1.71 in three starts vs Seattle.

— Colorado is 16-12 in its last 28 games.
— Rockies are 32-19 at home, 9-34 on road.
— under 13-3 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-94
— record in first 5 innings: 36-43-15

Tuesday’s umpires
Mia-Wsh— Last five Hallion games went over.
NY-Cin— Under is 3-1 in last four Carapazza games.
Chi-StL— Under is 5-1 in last six Diaz games.
Pitt-Ariz— Over is 9-2 in Ceja games.
SF-LA— Last eight Iassogna games went over.

Minn-Chi— Last eight Barber games went over.
Bos-Tor— Underdogs are 7-2 in last nine Whitson games.
Balt-TB— Home side won five of last six O’Nora games.
Tex-Det— Under is 7-3 in last ten Hamari games.
Clev-Hst— Underdogs are 5-1 in last six Dreckman games.
LAA-A’s— Under is 10-6 in Miller games.

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MLB

Tuesday, July 20

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Trend Report
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LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Angels's last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 12 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games

Kansas City @ Milwaukee
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Miami @ Washington
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Washington
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Miami
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami

Philadelphia @ NY Yankees
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

NY Mets @ Cincinnati
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games

Texas @ Detroit
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 10 games
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Baltimore

San Diego @ Atlanta
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

Minnesota @ Chi White Sox
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chi White Sox is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games

Cleveland @ Houston
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Chi Cubs @ St. Louis
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Seattle @ Colorado
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Seattle's last 10 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games

Pittsburgh @ Arizona
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Pittsburgh
Arizona is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh

San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
LA Dodgers is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games


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[StarDust Bum]

TUESDAY, JULY 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LAA at OAK 03:37 PM
OAK -155
U 8.5
+500 +500

[StarDust Bum]

KC at MIL 04:10 PM
MIL -165
U 9.5
+500 +500

[StarDust Bum]

MLB July Opinions and Best Bets:

07/20/2021...11-10-0.......52.38%......-1.00
07/19/2021.......5-7-0.......41.66%....-23.65
07/18/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-19.35
07/17/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-28.85
07/16/2021.......5-9-0.......35.71%....-22.95
07/11/2021.......9-2-0.......81.82%...+41.60
07/10/2021...... 8-7-0 ......53.33% ....+4.95
07/09/2021.......9-5-0.......64.29%...+26.35
07/08/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%....-14.80
07/07/2021.......6-6-0.......50.00%.....+0.25
07/06/2021.......6-7-0.......46.15%......-9.90
07/05/2021 ......5-5-0 ......50.00%.... - 6.45
07/04/2021.....5-11-0.......31.25%.....-31.90
07/03/2021.....11-4-0.......73.33%....+40.60
07/02/2021.......6-8-0.......42.86%.....-10.45
07/01/2021 ......4-7-0 ......36.36% ....-13.85


Totals...........105-109-0 ......49.06% ....- 69.40


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Best Bets July:

07/20/2021 6-6-0................50.00%........+2.30
07/19/2021 3-2-0................60.00%........+7.00
07/18/2021 5-6-0................45.45%........+0.50
07/17/2021 0-4-0................00.00%........-20.00
07/16/2021 2-4-0................33.33%.........-6.85
07/11/2021 3-2-0................60.00%.......+11.45
07/10/2021 3-4-0................42.85%.........+2.85
07/09/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+9.00
07/08/2021 2-4-0................33.33%..........-6.95
07/07/2021 3-4-0................42.85%..........-0.70
07/06/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+4.20
07/05/2021 3-0-0...............100.00%.......+20.20
07/04/2021 3-8-0................27.27%.........-19.15
07/03/2021 4-3-0................57.14%........+11.50
07/02/2021 0-6-0 ...............00.00%........ -30.00
07/01/2021 3-5-0............... 37.50%......... - 3.55


Totals.......42-61 0...............40.77%..........- 18.00

[Udog]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Over/under totals for Olympic gold medals:
43.5— USA
37.5— China
27.5— Japan (over -125)
14.5— Great Britain
12.5— Netherlands
12.5— Australia (over -130)

Quote of the Day.
“Our QB has already approached ungodly numbers, and he hasn’t even played yet. If I told you what it is … it’s almost 7-figures.”
Nick Saban, talking about QB Bryce Young, who apparently is cleaning up financially thanks to the new name, image and likeness laws that allow college players to be paid.

Wednesday’s quiz
Alex Cora first managed the Red Sox in 2018; who managed Boston before he did?
(Hint: He also won a World Series there)

Tuesday’s quiz
Rolf Benirschke was host of Wheel of Fortune for six months in 1989; before that, he kicked for the San Diego Chargers for ten years.

Monday’s quiz
When the Milwaukee Bucks won their only NBA title in 1971, they were a Western Conference team; they swept the Baltimore Bullets 4-0 in the Finals.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) Bucks 105, Suns 98:
— Milwaukee wins its first NBA title since 1971.
— Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points, was obviously the MVP.
— 17,000 fans inside the arena, another 65,000 outdoors in Milwaukee.

12) Packers’ QB Aaron Rodgers owns 1% of the Bucks (seriously), so he’ll get a championship ring. NFL WR Larry Fitzgerald owns 1% of the Suns.

Last time the Bucks won the NBA title, I was in 6th grade.

11) Cubs 7, Cardinals 6:
— Chicago scored six runs in last inning for the unlikely win.
— Kris Bryant left game early; next time he plays, will probably be for another team.

10) A’s 6, Angels 0— Oakland 2B Jacob Wilson got his first MLB hit in this game, in his 5th big league at-bat. Wilson is a 30-year old rookie who had 2,819 minor league at-bats before finally getting the call to The Show. Must have been quite a day for him.

Odd thing is, A’s pinch-ran for him with Tony Kemp after his hit, so he got to enjoy it, and A’s broke game open, scoring three runs that inning.

9) Very bad news for the LA Rams; RB Cam Akers tore his achilles tendon, will miss the 2021 season. Akers ran ball for 625 yards as a rookie LY, also caught 11 passes for 123 yards.

8) Umpires have a logo for a company FTX on their shirts; I read where it is a company that deals in crypto currency.

7) baseball injuries:
— Mets’ IF Jose Peraza (finger) goes on IL
— Bronx IF DJ Lemahieu (stomach flu) missed Tuesday’s game
— Royals’ P Brady Singer (shoulder) goes to IL
— Phillies put P Zach Eflin (tendonitis) on IL

— Twins’ OF Luis Arraez (knee) left Tuesday’s game
— Cubs’ 3B Kris Bryant (hamstring) left Tuesday’s game

6) Mets have used 15 starting pitchers this season, most of any team.

5) Monday night, Mets TV announcer Gary Cohen started a ruckus on social media by ripping Skyline Chili, one of the favorite foods of Cincinnati, where the Mets are this week.

He told partner Ron Darling to try it once, but then “you’ll never eat it again” Was good/funny TV, but because everyone is too sensitive these days, people in Ohio were annoyed.

4) Dodgers 8, Giants 6:
— Will Smith followed two walks with a walk-off, 3-run homer in the 9th.
— Justin Turner, Max Muncy both left this game early with injuries.
— The Trevor Bauer situation has made LA’s pitching staff really, really thin.

3) Arizona 11, Pittsburgh 6— Diamondbacks win their third game in a row, which is a big deal when your record is 29-68.

2) Thoughts/prayers to Jets’ assistant coach Greg Knapp, who was critically injured while riding a bicycle last weekend in California.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: San Diego @ Los Angeles
AL— Red Sox, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Oakland @ Tampa Bay

[Udog]

951SAN DIEGO -952 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 33-53 SU (-22.4 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

953NY METS -954 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 3-18 SU (-15.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

955PITTSBURGH -956 ARIZONA
PITTSBURGH is 1-11 SU (-12.8 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

957MIAMI -958 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 30-48 SU (-23.1 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .250 or worse in the current season.

959CHICAGO CUBS -960 ST LOUIS
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-17 SU (11.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

961SAN FRANCISCO -962 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 23-3 SU (19.7 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 or higher in the current season.

963BALTIMORE -964 TAMPA BAY
BALTIMORE is 11-26 SU (-18.4 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

965BOSTON -966 TORONTO
BOSTON is 40-26 SU (11.7 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

967TEXAS -968 DETROIT
TEXAS are 13-27 SU (-18.8 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

969CLEVELAND -970 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 2-11 SU (-11.7 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 1 or more HR's/start in the current season.

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, July 21