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

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MLB

Thursday, August 5

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Trend Report
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NY Mets @ Miami
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets's last 11 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing NY Mets
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Boston @ Detroit
Boston
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games at home

LA Angels @ Texas
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Angels's last 11 games on the road
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Chi Cubs @ Colorado
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Colorado's last 14 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games

San Francisco @ Arizona
San Francisco
San Francisco is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games

Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Philadelphia's last 16 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home

Seattle @ NY Yankees
Seattle
Seattle is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Seattle's last 16 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Cleveland @ Toronto
Cleveland
Cleveland is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Cleveland's last 24 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh

Kansas City @ Chi White Sox
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

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

Atlanta @ St. Louis
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games


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[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, August 5

[StarDust Bum]

THURSDAY, AUGUST 5
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYM at MIA 12:10 PM
MIA +118
+500

BOS at DET 01:10 PM
BOS -128
+500

LAA at TEX 02:05 PM
LAA -106
+500

CHC at COL 03:10 PM
COL -163
+500

SF at ARI 03:40 PM
SF -164
+500

PHI at WAS 04:05 PM
PHI -143
+500

SEA at NYY 07:05 PM
SEA +186
+500

CLE at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -187
+500

PIT at CIN 07:10 PM
PIT +203
+500

MIN at HOU 08:10 PM
MIN +212
+500

KC at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW -200
+500

ATL at STL 08:15 PM
ATL -117
+500

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Thursday August 5
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chi. Cubs at Colorado (3:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockies are 10-0 SU since Sept. 30, 2018 as a favorite when it is the last game of a three game series where the first two games were split.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Kansas City at Chi. White Sox (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Royals are 0-16 SU since May 9, 2018 as a road underdog off a road win by at least five runs.

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

-- The Astros are 9-0 OU (3.89 ppg) since Aug. 2, 2019 at home off a road game in which they scored first.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Washington (4:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Nationals are 0-9 OU (-2.22 ppg) since Aug. 1, 2015 when Joe Ross starts as an underdog when they lost his last two starts.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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MLB Aug Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/05/2021......8-4-0 ......66.66%....+20.10
08/04/2021......9-6-0.......60.00%....+ 3.65
08/03/2021......7-8-0 ......46.66%.....-19.25
08/02/2021......4-3-0......57.14%......+8.05
08/01/2021..... 6-9-0 .....40.00% .....-24.35

Totals............34-30-0......53.12%.....-11.80


Best Bets:

08/05/2021............3 - 1..................+ 20.20
08/04/2021............1 - 4...................- 15.00
08/03/2021............2 - 2...................+ 5.05
08/02/2021............2 - 1...................+13.60
08/01/2021............1 - 6....................-24.90

Totals....................9 - 11....................- 1.05

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
All-time NFL leaders in rushing TD’s:
164— Emmitt Smith
145— LaDanian Tomlinson
123— Marcus Allen
118— Adrian Peterson
110— Walter Payton
106— Jim Brown

Quote of the Day.
“Since we’ve all asked why people aren’t getting vaccinated, I’m OK with explaining why I did. My wife’s a nurse, and all the health care workers at her hospital had access in January to it. Every doctor, every nurse voluntarily did it.”
Albert Breer

Friday’s quiz
Which major league team used to have an artificial turf infield and natural grass outfield?

Thursday’s quiz
Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10 in the first Super Bowl.

Wednesday’s quiz
Babe Ruth hit 49 home runs for the Red Sox

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Friday’s Den: Trends for AFC teams

Ravens:
— Last six years, they’re 1-3 in playoff games.
— Won/covered last five season openers
— Since 2013, they’re 7-3 ATS as home underdogs.
— Last four years, they’re 9-1-2 ATS as road underdogs.

Bills:
— Last two years, they’re 23-9 SU, their only consecutive winning seasons in last 20 years.
— Last three years, they’re 10-4-2 ATS as road underdogs.
— Last four years , they’re 11-4-2 ATS on natural grass.
— Bills are 10-2-1 ATS in last 13 games where spread was 3 or less points.

Bengals:
— Last 20 years, they’re 0-7 in playoff games.
— Last five years, they’re 25-53-2 SU
— Last five years, they’re 9-13 ATS coming off a win.
— Bengals were favored twice in last 16 home games.

Browns:
— Last years was their first winning season since 2007.
— Since 2013, they’re 2-9 ATS as road favorites.
— Browns are 15-34-1 ATS in last 50 games coming off a loss.
— Last six years, they’re 9-15 ATS vs NFC teams.

Broncos:
— Won Super Bowl after 2015 season; they’re 32-48 since then.
— Last four years, they’re 3-8-2 ATS as home favorites.
— Since 2016, Denver is 10-18-2 ATS vs AFC West opponents.
— Last four years, Broncos are 9-13 ATS coming off a win.

Texans:
— Were over .500 in 5 of O’Brien’s 7 years as head coach.
— Last four years, they’re 8-14 ATS as home favorites.
— Last eight years, they’re 9-14-1 ATS in AFC South home games.
— Last ten years, Texans are 4-6 in playoff games.

Colts:
— Wentz figures to be their 4th #1 QB the last four years.
— Last four years, Colts are 13-2-1 ATS as favorites of 3 or less points.
— Last four years, Colts are 2-7-1 as underdogs of 3 or less points.
— Last three years, Indy is 9-2-1 ATS vs. NFC opponents.

Jaguars:
— Finished over .500 once in last 13 years.
— Last three years, Jaguars are 7-12-2 ATS as road underdogs.
— Last nine years, they’re 8-28 ATS vs NFC opponents.
— Last four years, they’re 8-13 ATS coming off a win.

Chiefs:
— Last six years, KC is 71-25 in regular season, 7-5 in playoffs.
— Last eight years, Chiefs are 18-6 ATS in AFC West road games.
— KC is 5-10 ATS last 15 times they were double digit favorites.
— Last five years, Chiefs are 12-7 ATS coming off a loss.

Raiders:
— Last 18 years, Raiders are 0-1 in playoff games (2016)
— Last three years, Raiders are 19-29 SU under Gruden.
— They’re 8-4 ATS in last dozen AFC West home games.
— Last four years, Raiders are combined minus-34 in turnovers.

Chargers:
— Chargers made playoffs twice in last 11 years.
— Last three years, they’re 3-13-1 ATS as home favorites
— They’re 1-8-2 ATS in last 11 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Last 10 years, Chargers are 7-22-1 ATS in AFC West home games.

Dolphins:
— Last 20 years, Miami is 0-3 in playoff games.
— Last four years, Dolphins are 18-10-3 ATS at home.
— Miami is 14-29 ATS in last 43 games on artificial turf.
— Last two years, they’re 11-5 ATS coming off a loss.

Patriots:
— Under Belichick, they’re 47-23-2 ATS as an underdog.
— NE was +3 in turnovers LY, +31 the previous two years.
— Since 2013, they’re 35-19-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— 2-7 ATS last nine games as favorites of 3 or fewer points.

Jets:
— Last time they made playoffs: 2010 under Rex Ryan.
— Last five years, Jets are 13-25-2 ATS on the road.
— Last three years, Jets are 12-21 ATS coming off a loss.
— Underdogs are 17-7 ATS in their last 24 AFC home tilts.

Steelers:
— Steelers’ last losing season: 2003 (four .500 years since then)
— Last time they won a playoff game: 2017.
— Last three years, they’re 18-10 ATS coming off a win.
— Steelers covered 13 of last 16 games as an underdog.

Titans:
— Tennessee was over .500 last five years, 3-3 in playoffs.
— Last five years, Titans are 20-11-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Last two years, they’re #2/#3 in rushing yardage, +16 in turnovers.
— Vrabel is 12-14 ATS as a favorite, 11-8 as an underdog.

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951NY METS -952 PHILADELPHIA
NY METS are 15-26 SU (-17.4 Units) in road games vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

953PITTSBURGH -954 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 1-15 SU (-15.1 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the second half of the season in the current season.

955WASHINGTON -956 ATLANTA
WASHINGTON is 0-12 SU (-13.8 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the second half of the season in the current season.

957SAN FRANCISCO -958 MILWAUKEE
SAN FRANCISCO is 38-14 SU (26.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

959MIAMI -960 COLORADO
COLORADO is 34-16 SU (22.3 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

961ARIZONA -962 SAN DIEGO
ARIZONA is 7-21 SU (-18.6 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

963TAMPA BAY -964 BALTIMORE
TAMPA BAY is 35-16 SU (21.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

965SEATTLE -966 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 62-40 SU (18 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.

967BOSTON -968 TORONTO
TORONTO is 46-29 SU (12 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

969DETROIT -970 CLEVELAND
DETROIT is 26-13 SU (13.1 Units) vs. excellent defensive catchers - allowing <=0.35 SB's/game in the current season.

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, August 6

NL games
Mets (56-52) @ Philadelphia (56-53)
— Stroman is 1-4, 3.45 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 2-7 in his last nine starts.
— under 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 9-12-1
— He is 2-2, 3.60 in four starts vs Philly this year.

— Mets are 21-27 in their last 48 games.
— Mets are 4-8 in last 12 road games.
— under 9-6-2 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-108
— record in first 5 innings: 46-50-12

— Gibson allowed 2 runs in 6.2 IP in his first Philly start.
— Phillies are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 7-2-2 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-4
— He is 0-2, 6.75 in three starts vs New York.

— Phillies are 4-0 in last four games.
— Phillies are 31-21 at home, 24-32 on road.
— over 20-7 last 27 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-108
— record in first 5 innings: 43-42-23

Pittsburgh (41-68) @ Cincinnati (58-51)
— Brubaker is 0-5, 5.70 in his last seven starts.
— Pirates are 3-13 in his last 16 starts.
— under 8-3-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-2
— He is 1-0, 1.80 in two starts vs Cincinnati this year.

— Pirates are 5-16 in last 21 games.
— Pittsburgh is 5-12 in last 17 road games.
— over 19-10-1 last 30 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-108
— record in first 5 innings: 34-61-13

— Miley is 2-0, 2.81 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 12-7 in his starts.
— over 11-7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-2
— He is 3-3, 3.58 in 11 starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cincinnati is 11-8 in its last 19 games.
— Reds are 6-6 in last 12 home games.
— over 9-3 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 33-109
— record in first 5 innings: 51-43-16

Washington (49-60) @ Atlanta (55-54)
— Fedde is 0-0, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 10-7 in his starts.
— under 11-6
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-4
— He gave up 11 runs in 6.2 IP, in two starts vs Atlanta this year.

— Washington is 7-17 in its last 24 games.
— Nationals are 2-9 in last 11 road games.
— over 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 36-108
— record in first 5 innings: 45-43-20

— Muller is 2-3, 1.88 in six starts.
— Braves are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Braves won four of last five games.
— Braves are over .500 for first time this year.
— Atlanta is 4-6 in last 10 home games.
— over 6-3-1 last 10 home games
— scored run in first inning: 39-109
— record in first 5 innings: 54-40-15

San Francisco (68-40) @ Milwaukee (65-44)
— Webb is 4-0, 2.20 in his last eight starts (41 IP).
— Giants are 11-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Giants are 11-8 since All-Star break.
— Giants are 9-4 in last 13 road games.
— Over is 10-6-1 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-108
— record in first 5 innings: 58-37-13

— Burnes is 3-0, 2.30 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 8-2 in his last ten starts.
— over 7-0-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 11-3-4
— He allowed 6 runs in 5 IP, in 7 relief stints vs San Francisco.

— Brewers are 12-5 in last 17 games.
— Milwaukee is 4-7 in last 11 home games.
— under 8-3-1 last 12 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-109
— record in first 5 innings: 54-34-21

Miami (47-62) @ Colorado (48-61)
— Alcantara is 1-0, 2.08 in his last two starts.
— Marlins are 9-13 in his starts.
— under 9-2-2 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-4
— He is 1-1, 1.20 in two starts vs Colorado.

— Marlins won three of last four games.
— Miami is 3-6 in last nine road games.
— over 7-2-1 last ten road games
— scored run in first inning: 25-109
— record in first 5 innings: 41-48-20

— Marquez is 5-2, 2.26 in his last eight starts.
— Rockies are 13-9 in his starts.
— under 9-3-1 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-1
— He is 2-3, 5.11 in five starts vs Miami.

— Colorado is 23-20 in its last 43 games.
— Rockies are 35-21 at home, 13-40 on road.
— under 19-12 last 31 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-110
— record in first 5 innings: 44-50-16

Arizona (34-75) @ San Diego (62-48)
— CSmith is 1-6, 8.24 in his last seven starts.
— Arizona is 2-10 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 2-9-1
— He is 2-2, 2.73 in five starts vs San Diego.

— Arizona split its last 14 games.
— Arizona is 4-33 in its last 37 road games.
— over 12-8-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-108
— record in first 5 innings: 40-60-8

— Weathers is 1-1, 7.04 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 7-7 in his starts.
— over 9-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-2
— He threw 4 scoreless innings in 2 games (1 start) vs Arizona.

— Padres are 9-8 in their last 17 games.
— San Diego is 2-5 in last seven home games.
— over 8-0 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 33-110
— record in first 5 innings: 46-47-17

AL games
Seattle (58-52) @ Bronx (59-49)
— Gonzales is 2-0, 2.70 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 7-7 in his starts.
— under 9-3 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-2
— He is 0-1, 5.11 in two starts vs New York.

— Seattle is 27-16 in its last 43 games.
— Seattle is 8-6 in last 14 road games.
— over 7-5 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-110
— record in first 5 innings: 50-50-10

— bullpen game

— New York is 18-7 in last 25 games.
— New York is 8-2 in last ten home games.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 24-108 (0 of last 23)
— record in first 5 innings: 44-41-23

Tampa Bay (65-44) @ Baltimore (38-69)
— Yarbrough is 1-1, 5.56 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 9-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-5
— He is 1-1, 6.17 in two starts vs Baltimore this year.

— Tampa Bay won five of last seven games.
— Rays are 6-2 in last eight road games.
— under is 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-109
— record in first 5 innings: 43-40-26

— Means is 1-1, 5.09 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 7-8 in his starts.
— under 9-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-4
— He is 0-1, 7.15 in two starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

— Orioles are 10-7 in last 16 games.
— Baltimore is 21-38 on road, 17-31 at home.
— over is 45-25-1 in their last 71 games.
— scored run in first inning: 35-107
— record in first 5 innings: 35-55-17

Boston (64-46) @ Toronto (57-49)
— Eovaldi is 0-2, 5.32 in his last four starts.
— Boston is 11-10 in his starts.
— under 7-4-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 12-5-4
— He is 1-1, 3.63 in seven starts vs Toronto.

— Boston lost six of last seven games.
— Red Sox are 9-14 in last 23 road games.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-110
— record in first 5 innings: 49-45-16

— Manoah is 2-1, 1.52 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 4-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6
— He gave up a run in six IP, in June 14 start at Boston.

— Toronto won seven of last eight games.
— Blue Jays are 6-1 in Toronto so far.
— Under is 9-3-2 in last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-106
— record in first 5 innings: 14-6 last 20

Detroit (53-58) @ Cleveland (52-54)
— Manning is 1-1, 5.94 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He gave up 9 runs in 3.2 IP in June 28 start in Cleveland.

— Detroit is 3-1 in its last four games.
— Detroit is 2-8 in last 10 road games.
— under 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 25-111
— record in first 5 innings: 11-7 last 18

— Quantrill is 2-0, 2.15 in his last five starts.
— Indians are 4-8 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-3
— He allowed 5 runs in 9.1 IP in 4 games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— Cleveland is 12-24 in last 36 games.
— Indians are 5-13 in last 18 road games.
— over 10-7-1 last 18 road games
— scores run in first inning: 32-106
— record in first 5 innings: 38-52-16

Minnesota (46-63) @ Houston (65-43)
— Ober is 0-0, 5.60 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 6-5 in his starts.
— over 7-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP in June 11 start vs Houston.

— Minnesota is 7-13 in its last 20 games.
— Twins are 6-13 in last 19 road games.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 38-109
— record in first 5 innings: 33-54-22

— Greinke is 2-0, 5.28 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 15-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-22
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-5
— He is 5-9, 4.64 in 20 starts vs Minnesota.

— Astros are 9-6 in last 15 games.
— Astros are 6-2 in last eight home games.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 39-109
— record in first 5 innings: 59-36-14

Texas (39-70) @ Oakland (61-48)
— Foltynewicz is 0-3, 9.38 in his last five starts.
— Rangers are 7-14 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 3-14-4
— He is 1-0, 3.26 in three starts vs Oakland this year.

— Texas lost 18 of last 21 games.
— Texas is 0-11 in last 11 road games.
— under 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-109
— record in first 5 innings: 34-61-14

— Bassitt is 2-2, 2.76 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 15-7 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 6-22
— record in first 5 innings: 12-4-6
— He is 3-0, 0.86 in three starts vs Texas this year.

— A’s won five of last seven games.
— Oakland is 12-7 in last 19 home games.
— Under is 21-13 in their last 34 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-109
— record in first 5 innings: 47-42-20

Interleague games
White Sox (63-46) @ Cubs (52-58)
— Lynn is 2-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.
— Chicago is 11-8 in his starts.
— under 7-3-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 14-2-3
— He is 6-7, 4.96 in 20 starts vs Chicago.

— Chicago is 5-9 in its last 14 games.
— White Sox are 2-5 in last seven road games.
— under 5-0 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-109
— record in first 5 innings: 59-33-17

— Hendricks is 3-0, 3.30 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 12-3 in his last 15 starts.
— over 13-9
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 15-6-1
— He is 1-4, 3.74 in eight starts vs Chicago.

— Cubs are 10-25 in last 35 games.
— Chicago is 3-5 in its last eight home games.
— Over is 3-0-1 in last four home games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-110
— record in first 5 innings: 46-51-13

Kansas City (47-60) @ St Louis (53-55)
— Minor is 2-1, 3.78 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 6-11 in his last 17 starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-3
— He is 2-2, 5.93 in 7 games (5 starts) vs St Louis.

— Royals lost four of last six games.
— Royals are 4-13 in last 17 road games.
— under 12-2-2 last 16 games.
— scores run in first inning: 23-107
— record in first 5 innings: 40-54-13

— Wainwright is 2-0, 2.57 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 8-2 in his last ten starts.
— under 12-9
— allowed run in first inning: 3-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-5
— He is 5-3, 4.02 in 11 starts vs Kansas City.

— Cardinals are 1-4 in last five games.
— St Louis is 7-5 in its last 12 home games.
— Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-108
— record in first 5 innings: 43-45-20

Angels (55-54) @ Dodgers (65-44)
— Sandoval is 1-3, 3.18 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 6-6 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He is 0-2, 5.25 in 3 games (2 starts) against the Dodgers.

— Angels split their last ten games.
— Angels are 6-5 in last 11 road games.
— under 12-5 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-109
— record in first 5 innings: 49-47-13

— Price is 0-1, 3.86 in seven starts (23.1 IP).
— Dodgers are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 7-7, 3.25 in 18 starts vs Anaheim.

— Dodgers are 6-4 in last ten games.
— Dodgers are 6-6 in last 12 home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 34-108
— record in first 5 innings: 56-34-18

[Udog]

MLB

Friday, August 6

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Trend Report
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Chi White Sox @ Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox

Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Baltimore's last 20 games at home

Seattle @ NY Yankees
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Seattle
NY Yankees is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle

NY Mets @ Philadelphia
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
NY Mets is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 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

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh

Detroit @ Cleveland
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland
Cleveland is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Detroit
Cleveland is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Detroit

Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games

Minnesota @ Houston
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Houston
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

San Francisco @ Milwaukee
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Milwaukee is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games

Kansas City @ St. Louis
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Miami @ Colorado
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Miami is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Colorado's last 15 games at home
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Miami

Texas @ Oakland
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Oakland is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Texas

LA Angels @ LA Dodgers
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of LA Angels's last 12 games on the road
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Angels

Arizona @ San Diego
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, August 6

[StarDust Bum]

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CHW at CHC 02:20 PM
CHW -162
+500

NYM at PHI 07:05 PM
PHI -107
+500

TB at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL +139
+500

SEA at NYY 07:05 PM
SEA +156
+500

BOS at TOR 07:07 PM
TOR -142
+500

DET at CLE 07:10 PM
DET +125
+500

PIT at CIN 07:10 PM
PIT +161
+500

WAS at ATL 07:20 PM
WAS +165
+500

MIN at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -184
+500

SF at MIL 08:10 PM
SF +134
+500

KC at STL 08:15 PM
KC +138
+500

MIA at COL 08:40 PM
MIA +143
+500

TEX at OAK 09:40 PM
TEX +246
+500

LAA at LAD 10:10 PM
LAA +177
+500

ARI at SD 10:10 PM
SD -211
+500

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Friday, August 6

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Friday August 6
Vince Akins

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

-- The Indians are 11-0 SU since Apr 01, 2019 at home off a road game in which they had 6 or fewer hits.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Francisco at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Giants are 0-14 SU since Aug 05, 2014 as a road dog after a game as a road favorite in which they used 5+ pitchers.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 0-11-1 OU since July 5, 2021 when playing as an underdog.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Orioles are 0-9 OU (-2.72 ppg) since Sep 05, 2019 when John Means starts after he had a WHIP of less than 1 in as win last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

MLB Aug Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/06/2021....4-11-0.......26.66%.....-40.90
08/05/2021......8-4-0 ......66.66%....+20.10
08/04/2021......9-6-0.......60.00%....+ 3.65
08/03/2021......7-8-0 ......46.66%.....-19.25
08/02/2021......4-3-0......57.14%......+8.05
08/01/2021..... 6-9-0 .....40.00% .....-24.35

Totals............38-41-0......48.10%.....-52.70


Best Bets:

08/06/2021............1 - 9..................- 41.15
08/05/2021............3 - 1..................+ 20.20
08/04/2021............1 - 4...................- 15.00
08/03/2021............2 - 2...................+ 5.05
08/02/2021............2 - 1...................+13.60
08/01/2021............1 - 6....................-24.90

Totals...................10 - 20...................-42.20

[Udog]

Saturday’s 6-pack
NFL teams that are worth the most (according to Forbes):
$6.5B— Dallas Cowboys
$5B— New England Patriots
$4.85B— New Jersey Giants
$4.8B— Los Angeles Rams
$4.2B— Washington Redskins
$4.175B— San Francisco 49ers

Quote of the Day.
“He was one of the greatest Astros ever. When he was pitching, we knew that we were going to get a ‘W.’ I didn’t get too many balls hit to me in the outfield when he pitched because he was so dominating.”
Jose Cruz, talking about the late JR Richard, who passed away this week

Saturday’s quiz
What city hosts the Sun Bowl every college football season?

Friday’s quiz
In the early 1970’s, the Chicago White Sox had an artificial turf infield and natural grass outfield.

Thursday’s quiz
Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10 in the first Super Bowl.

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..

13) USA 87, France 82:
— Americans win gold medal for 4th Olympics in a row.
— France was 18-29 on foul line, which hurt some.
— USA was +9 in turnovers; Durant scored 29 for the champs.

12) Angels 4, Dodgers 3 (10):
— Amazingly, Dodgers are now 1-12 in extra innings.
— Angels have used 7 different starting pitchers the last seven days.

11) Buffalo Bills signed QB Josh Allen to an eye-opening, 6-year, $43M a year contract, the 2nd-biggest contract in the league, behind Patrick Mahomes.

Bills are 23-9 the last two years, first time in last 20 years they’ve had consecutive winning years, and Allen is a huge reason why, so now he gets paid.

10) Funny that Allen and Aaron Rodgers are two of the best QB’s in the NFL, but neither one had scholarship offer coming out of college— both played JC ball before they played in D-I.

Go figure.

9) If you wager on preseason NFL games, keep in mind that the Rams’ QB room is in disarray right now. Matthew Stafford banged his thumb on a helmet this week, has been sitting out of practice mostly and then backup John Wolford had an emergency appendectomy Friday, and will be out for a few weeks.

No way Stafford is going to play much in preseason; Devlin Hodges and Bryce Perkins will be under center in exhibition games. Something to think about. Wolford should be ready for the season opener, if needed, but he won’t be taking any hits between now and then.

8) Oakland A’s got very bad news Friday; RF Ramon Laureano is out for the rest of this year and part of next year, after getting an 80-game PED suspension.

7) San Diego Padres are 1-7 in their last eight games, where they game-winning run scored in the last three innings. Cincinnati is creeping up on them in the Wild Card race.

6) Trevor Bauer’s leave was extended until August 13, but it is leave and not a suspension, so he is still getting paid, and he makes huge money ($28M a year).

5) Giants trailed 4-0 in ninth inning at Arizona Thursday; they tied it in the 9th, won it in the 10th, ending a streak where they had lost 800 games in a row (yes, 800) when they trailed by 4+ runs in 9th inning. Last time they won a game like this one? 1993.

4) So far this season, relievers have pitched 41.8% of innings in the big leagues, up from 32.5% in the 90’s.

Only 14.9% of starting pitchers have thrown 100+ pitches in games this season, as recently as 2010, roughly half the starting pitchers threw 100+ pitchers in their starts.

3) The average NFL team is now worth $3.5B, that’s billion, with a B.

2) Four weeks from today is the first big Saturday for college football; summer is flying by, which means it has been fun, but damn, wish winter went by as fast as summer does.

1) I’ve been an A’s fan since I was 5 years old; remember fondly Oakland winning three World Series in a row, from 1972-74— Ray Fosse was the catcher in ’73-’74 and has been their TV analyst for the last 35 years. His calm demeanor has helped keep me sane during tense games late at night more times than I’d like to remember.

This week, Ray Fosse stepped away from broadcasting so he could deal with the cancer he’s been battling for the last 16 years. I had no idea; he’s a tough guy, man. The outpouring of love and support from A’s fans and Bay Area media has been overwhelming. The man is loved.

All I can say is this: get well soon, Ray Fosse. Kick cancer’s butt; we miss you and are rooting like hell for you.