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

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, June 8

NL games
Atlanta (27-29) @ Philadelphia (28-30)
— Smyly is 0-1, 7.47 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 2-7 in his starts.
— over 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He gave up 5 runs in six IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Philly.

— Braves won three of their last four games.
— Atlanta is 1-3 in its last four road games.
— over 3-1 in last four road games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-56
— record in first 5 innings: 29-20-7

— Nola is 1-1, 5.06 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He is 11-7, 3.27 in 22 starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won three of their last four games.
— Phillies are 17-11 at home, 11-19 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-58
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-13

Dodgers (34-25) @ Pittsburgh (23-35)
— Buehler is 3-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-4
— He gave up a run in six IP, in his one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Dodgers are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Dodgers are 1-3 in their last four road games.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-59
— record in first 5 innings: 30-21-8

— Brubaker is 2-5, 4.62 in his last seven starts.
— Pirates are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 7-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against LA.

— Pirates won three of their last four games.
— Pittsburgh won five of its last seven home games.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 16-58
— record in first 5 innings: 18-30-10

Colorado (24-36) @ Miami (25-34)
— Senzatela is 1-1, 3.52 in his last four starts
— Rockies are 3-8 in his starts.
— under 6-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
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— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-2
— He’s allowed 2 runs in 4 relief stints (9 IP) vs Miami.

— Colorado won five of its last seven games.
— Rockies are 20-14 at home, 4-22 on road.
— under 7-1 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-60
— record in first 5 innings: 23-28-9

— Lopez is 1-0, 2.35 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-5
— He gave up 3 runs in 5.1 IP, in his one start vs Colorado.

— Marlins lost nine of their last ten games.
— Miami is 9-4 in their last 13 home tilts.
— under 5-1 in their last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 13-59
— record in first 5 innings: 20-27-12

Milwaukee (33-26) @ Cincinnati (28-29)
— Houser is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 5-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He is 0-3, 6.84 in 8 games (5 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Brewers won 12 of their last 15 games.
— Milwaukee won its last five road games.
— under 14-7-1 last 22 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-59
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-13

— Gray is 1-2, 4.57 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He is 3-2, 2.70 in ten starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cincinnati is 6-1 in its last seven games.
— Reds are 2-7 in last nine home games.
— over 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-57
— record in first 5 innings: 22 -27-8

Cubs (33-27) @ San Diego (37-25)
— Davies is 0-1, 3.28 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 7-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 4-0, 3.31 in six starts vs San Diego.

— Cubs lost four of their last five games.
— Chicago is 7-5 in last 12 road games.
— Under is 19-10 in their last 29 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-60
— record in first 5 innings: 29-23-8

— Lamet is 0-0, 2.778 in five starts (13 IP).
— 72 pitches are most he’s thrown in a start.
— Padres are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 1-1, 3.86 in three starts vs Chicago.

— Padres lost six of their last nine games.
— San Diego won 13 of its last 15 home games.
— over 10-4 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-62
— record in first 5 innings: 24-29-9

AL games
Houston (33-26) @ Boston (37-23)
— Valdez is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts (11 IP).
— Astros are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-1, 1.86 in 3 games (1 start) vs Boston.

— Astros won six of their last eight games.
— Astros are 5-8 in their last 13 road games.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 22-59
— record in first 5 innings: 33-18-8

— Perez is 4-0, 1.82 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 8-4, 2.46 in 13 starts vs Miami.

— Boston won its last five games.
— Red Sox are 7-2 in their last nine home games.
— under 7-2-2 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-60
— record in first 5 innings: 29-22-9

Seattle (30-31) @ Detroit (25-34)
— Gonzales is 1-2, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 1-2, 2.92 in four starts vs Detroit.

— Seattle lost four of its last six games.
— Seattle is 4-10 in its last 14 road games.
— under 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 28-27-6

— Boyd is 0-3, 8.27 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 4-7 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6
— He is 1-1, 4.38 in 5 games (4 starts) vs Seattle.

— Detroit lost three of its last four games.
— Detroit is 2-6 in its last eight road games.
— under 9-2-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-59
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1 last 13 on road

Bronx (31-29) @ Minnesota (23-35)
— Montgomery is 2-0, 5.05 in his last seven starts.
— New York is 7-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 0-1, 6.55 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— New York lost 10 of its last 13 games.
— New York is 3-5 in its last eight road games.
— under 13-5 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-60
— record in first 5 innings: 25 -23-12

— Pineda is 2-2, 4.26 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in two starts vs New York.

— Twins lost four of their last six games.
— Minnesota is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
— over 27-10-1 last 38 games
— scores run in first inning: 19-59
— record in first 5 innings: 20-28-11

Toronto (30-27) @ White Sox (36-23)
— Ray is 0-1, 4.55 in five road starts.
— Toronto is 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Blue Jays are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Toronto won seven of its last nine road games.
— over 22-13 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-56
— record in first 5 innings: 24-24-8

— Rodon is 0-2, 3.80 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He is 0-0, 2.70 in two starts vs Toronto.

— Chicago is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
— White Sox are 10-2 in last 12 home games.
— under 11-3 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-60
— record in first 5 innings: 34-13-13

Kansas City (29-29) @ Angels (28-32)
— Bubic is 1-0, 2.95 in four starts.
— Royals are 4-0 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.

— Royals won 11 of their last 18 games.
— Royals are 5-10 in their last 15 road games.
— over 9-1-1 last 11 games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-58
— record in first 5 innings: 24-26-8

— Heaney is 2-0, 3.00 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4
— He is 1-0, 1.93 in two starts vs Kansas City.

— Halos are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Angels won six of their last eight home games.
— over 17-6 last 23 home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
— record in first 5 innings: 25-30-6

Interleague games
Mets (29-23) @ Baltimore (21-38)
— Peterson is 0-1, 6.12 in his last six starts.
— Mets are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He threw 4 shutout innings in a relief stint vs Baltimore.

— Mets won eight of their last 11 games.
— Mets are 7-9 in their last 16 road games.
— Over 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-52
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-6

— Zimmerman is 1-0, 2.61 in his last two starts.
— Baltimore is 2-7 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.

— Orioles won four of last five games, after an 0-14 skid.
— Baltimore is 11-18 on the road, 10-20 at home.
— over is 15-8 in their last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-59
— record in first 5 innings: 20-26-13

Washington (24-32) @ Tampa Bay (38-23)
— Lester is 0-0, 5.27 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He is 13-11, 4.47 in 30 starts vs Tampa Bay

— Washington lost nine of its last 13 games.
— Nationals are 11-17 on the road.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-56
— record in first 5 innings: 20-23-13

— Glasnow is 0-0, 3.25 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 8-4 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 1-0, 7.53 in 5 games (2 starts) vs Washington

— Tampa Bay won 19 of its last 24 games.
— Rays won 8 of last 9 home games.
— over is 15-7-1 in last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 24-21 -16

San Francisco (37-21) @ Texas (23-38)
— Wood is 0-3, 7.47 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 5-4 in his starts
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 2-0, 0.86 in three starts vs Texas.

— Giants won nine of their last 12 games.
— Giants are 10-1 in last 11 road games.
— Over is 11-7-1 in their last 19 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-59
— record in first 5 innings: 33-18-8

— Lyles is 0-1, 5.29 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 6-6 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8
— He is 4-5, 5.31 in 22 games (10 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Texas lost 15 of its last 19 games.
— Texas is 7-6 in its last 13 home games.
— under 7-2-2 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-62
— record in first 5 innings: 20-32-10

Cleveland (31-26) @ St Louis (31-29)
— Bieber is 2-0, 3.26 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 9-3 in his starts.
— under 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He gave up a run in six IP, in his one start vs St Louis.

— Cleveland is 8-6 in its last 14 games.
— Indians are 6-3 in last nine road games.
— over 14-8 last 22 games
— scores run in first inning: 18-57
— record in first 5 innings: 19-28-10

— Martinez gave up 10 runs in 0.2 IP in his last start.
— Cardinals are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He gave up 2 runs in six IP, in his one start vs Cleveland.

— Cardinals are 6-11 in their last 17 games.
— St Louis split its last dozen home games.
— seven of last ten games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 22-60
— record in first 5 innings: 26-23-11

Arizona (20-41) @ Oakland (35-26)
— Duplantier is 0-1, 9.35 in two starts (8.2 IP).
— Arizona is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Arizona lost 19 of its last 21 games.
— Arizona lost its last 17 road games.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 11-61
— record in first 5 innings: 22-35-4

— Bassitt is 3-0, 3.31 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 9-1 in his last ten starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-4
— He is 1-0, 4.35 in two starts vs Arizona.

— A’s won four of their last five games.
— Oakland is 3-6 in its last nine home games.
— Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 24-24-13

[Udog]

MLB

Tuesday, June 8

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Trend Report
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NY Mets @ Baltimore
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta

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

Houston @ Boston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 11 games when playing Boston
Houston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Milwaukee @ Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Seattle @ Detroit
Seattle
Seattle is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Colorado @ Miami
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games at home
Miami is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado

Washington @ Tampa Bay
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Washington
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

San Francisco @ Texas
San Francisco
San Francisco is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
San Francisco is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Toronto @ Chi White Sox
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Toronto is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home

NY Yankees @ Minnesota
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home

Cleveland @ St. Louis
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 14 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 14 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games

Kansas City @ LA Angels
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
LA Angels
LA Angels is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
LA Angels is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

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

Chi Cubs @ San Diego
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
San Diego is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Tuesday June 8
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Arizona at Oakland (9:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Diamondbacks are 11-0 SU since Apr 05, 2019 in the first game of a series with rest after they allowed 6 or fewer hits last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 0-9 SU since Aug 11, 2019 off a win as a favorite in which they scored 3 runs or less.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Braves are 0-11 OU (-3.14 ppg) since Sep 30, 2016 as a dog after they did not give up a walk last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. ET)

-- The Cardinals are 10-0 OU (4.35 ppg) since Jul 03, 2014 when Carlos Martinez starts as a dog after he had a WHIP of at least 2.00 in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

TUESDAY, JUNE 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at PHI 07:05 PM
ATL +141
U 9.0
+500 +500

LAD at PIT 07:05 PM
PIT +174
U 8.5
+500 +500

NYM at BAL 07:05 PM
NYM -112
U 9.5
+500 +500

WAS at TB 07:10 PM
TB -231
O 7.5
+500 +500

HOU at BOS 07:10 PM
HOU -115
O 10.0
+500 +500

SEA at DET 07:10 PM
SEA +115
O 8.5
+500 +500

MIL at CIN 07:10 PM
MIL +124
U 8.5
+500 +500

COL at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA -185
O 7.0
+500 +500

SF at TEX 08:05 PM
SF -137
U 8.0
+500 +500

NYY at MIN 08:10 PM
MIN -102
U 9.5
+500 +500

TOR at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW -140
U 8.5
+500 +500

CLE at STL 08:15 PM
CLE -160
O 7.0
+500 +500

KC at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -158
O 8.5
+500 +500

ARI at OAK 09:40 PM
ARI +200
O 8.5
+500 +500

CHC at SD 10:10 PM
CHC +165
U 8.5
+500 +500



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DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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..........62-71-1.....46.61%....-66.00


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BEST BETS:

06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0..............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70

Totals:..................19 - 28 -1...............- 32.20

[StarDust Bum]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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...............79-84-1.........48.46%.........-44.20


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BEST BETS:

06/08/2021............7 - 6 - 0...............+ 10.00
06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0...............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70

Totals:.................26 - 34 -1...............- 22.20

[Udog]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds for the Palmetto golf tournament this week:
8-1— Dustin Johnson
9-1— Brooks Koepka
14-1— Tyrrell Hatton
16-1— Matthew Fitzpatrick
20-1— Sungjae Im
25-1— Tommy Fleetwood

Quote of the Day
“He has the best, quickest hands I’ve ever seen,. Whether you’re playing a stupid game in the pool with him or you’re playing slam ball. The guy’s hand-eye coordination is beyond elite. His hands are unbelievably underrated and allow him to be a solid defender without elite length. He has good length but not elite length without any ability to play above the rim……….they say the best baseball hitters like Ted Williams could see the seams of a baseball. I think he processes things that quickly but is able to play at his own speed.”
Nuggets’ GM Tim Connelly, talking about Nikola Jokic

Wednesday’s quiz
Besides coaching the Giants, which major college football team did Jim Fassel coach?

Tuesday’s quiz
When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar entered the NBA (as Lew Alcindor), he played for the Milwaukee Bucks; they won the NBA title in Kareem’s 2nd season, the Bucks’ third year in existence

Monday’s quiz
Steph Curry led the NBA in scoring this season, at 32.0 ppg.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, the Pirates big 3B prospect, Ke’Bryan Hayes, hit a home run in the first inning, off the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler, but there was one small problem.

Hayes never touched first base, so he doesn’t get credit for a home run, or even a hit. Pirates don’t score a run; it just gets recorded as a long out.

Watching the replay, it is unclear if the Pirates’ first base coach noticed the gaffe.

Pittsburgh lost 5-3. Oy.

12) Why I watch the whole NBA draft; the 41st pick of the 2014 draft was a kid from Europe named Nikola Jokic, definitely a project for the Denver coaches. He’s become a hell of a player, named MVP of the league Tuesday. Not bad for the 41st pick of the draft.

11) Jazz 112, Clippers 109:
— Clippers led by 13 at the half, were outscored 32-19 in third quarter.
— Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points for the Jazz.

10) My nominee for most underrated basketball player ever; Rick Barry. The guy was awesome, scoring 24.8 ppg in his career, but he bounced around a lot between the NBA/ABA, before bouncing around between teams was a popular thing to do.

He shot 89.7% for the foul line, shooting underhanded, something more guys should try.

In 1971-72, Barry AVERAGED 45.2 mpg for the ABA’s Nets, playing in 80 games, scoring 31.5 ppg. Lets see one of today stars do that.

9) Golden Knights 3, Avalanche 2 (OT)
— Vegas scores 0:50 into OT to take a 3-2 series lead.
— #38 for the Knights is Patrick Brown, who is probably the only active NHL player with a legit shot to own part of an NFL team someday. His maternal grandfather was Wellington Mara, who owned the New Jersey Giants- his son John (Patrick’s uncle) still owns half the team.
— Patrick Brown’s dad and paternal uncle also played in the NHL.

8) Blue Jays are now booked to play home games in Buffalo thru July 21st.

7) Was reading on the Interweb how lot of scouts/players think the talent gap between AAA and the major leagues is wider than ever, which helps explain how a prospect like Jarred Kelenic goes 8 for 83 and gets sent back down to the minors. Not having minor league games last year has put a damper on some of these prospects’ careers.

6) Hopefully someone has already told Kelenic this, but Mike Trout went 7 for 43 at the start of his career, and he’s doing OK now. Takes time for some guys.

5) Kris Bryant is having a terrific year for the Cubs, hitting .307 with a .959 OPS; he is listed on the All-Star ballot as a third baseman, but he hasn’t played there since April 20.

He’s played all three outfield positions, some first base; he is useful all over the field, which is why he is going to become a lot wealthier this winter. Question is, will it be the Cubs who pay him, or some other team?

4) NBA teams who lose Game 1 of a playoff series at home are 69-48-1 ATS in Game 2, in their last 118 chances.

3) Washington’s new QB is 37-year old Ryan Fitzpatrick, who will be playing for his 9th NFL team; his W-L record as an NFL starter is 59-86-1. Against the spread, he is 69-69-8 ATS.

2) Happy 70th birthday to Dave Parker, the best baseball player (other than Pete Rose) who isn’t in the Hall of Fame. The Cobra was awesome, hitting .290 for his career, with an OPS of .810- he hit 339 homers, stole 154 bases, won World Series rings in Pittsburgh, Oakland.

Hopefully someday he’ll get inducted into Cooperstown; he deserves it.

1) RIP to football coach Jim Fassel, who passed away this week at age 71. Fassel coached the Giants from 1997-2003, losing Super Bowl XXXV to the Ravens.

Coach Fassel’s son John is special teams’ coach for Dallas; in 2016, he was the Rams’ special teams coach, and became interim head coach when Jeff Fisher got fired.

During one late season game, the Rams ran this great trick play in the red zone, but it fooled the refs, who threw a flag that shouldn’t have been thrown. As the teams jogged off the field for halftime, Jim Fassel was running after the officials, yelling at them for their mistake.

Jim Fassel was a QB in college, and threw the last pass in WFL history in 1975. I am told he was a decent guy, soft spoken for a coach. RIP, sir.

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, June 9

[Udog]

901CHICAGO CUBS -902 SAN DIEGO
CHICAGO CUBS are 26-37 SU (-23.9 Units) in road games vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

903ATLANTA -904 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 32-28 SU (1.2 Units) in home games as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

905LA DODGERS -906 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 10-19 SU (-13.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

907MILWAUKEE -908 CINCINNATI
MILWAUKEE is 31-21 SU (10.8 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.

909COLORADO -910 MIAMI
COLORADO is 8-18 SU (-16.9 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

911HOUSTON -912 BOSTON
BOSTON is 25-11 SU (14.9 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

913SEATTLE -914 DETROIT
DETROIT is 78-104 SU (-40.6 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the last 3 seasons.

915NY YANKEES -916 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 6-24 SU (-22.6 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

917TORONTO -918 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 11-3 SU (10.6 Units) in home games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

919KANSAS CITY -920 LA ANGELS
LA ANGELS are 18-28 SU (-13 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 9

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 9

NL games
Atlanta (28-29) @ Philadelphia (28-31)
— Davidson is 1-0, 2.31 in two starts.
— Braves are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.

— Braves won four of their last five games.
— Atlanta is 2-3 in its last five road games.
— over 4-1 in last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-57
— record in first 5 innings: 30-20-7

— Eflin is 0-4, 5.96 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He is 6-3, 3.41 in 12 starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won three of their last five games.
— Phillies are 17-12 at home, 11-19 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-59
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-13

Dodgers (35-25) @ Pittsburgh (23-36)
— Gonsolin is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 6-4, 2.60 in 20 MLB games (14 starts).
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Dodgers are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Dodgers are 2-3 in their last five road games.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-60
— record in first 5 innings: 31-21-8

— TAnderson is 0-2, 9.39 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 3-6, 4.69 in 14 starts vs LA.

— Pirates won three of their last five games.
— Pittsburgh won five of its last eight home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-59
— record in first 5 innings: 18-31-10

Colorado (24-37) @ Miami (26-34)
— Gomber is 2-1, 2.15 in his last five starts
— Rockies are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He gave up 2 runs in an inning of relief vs Miami.

— Colorado won five of its last eight games.
— Rockies are 20-14 at home, 4-23 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 23-29-9

— Miami hasn’t named a starter.

— Marlins lost nine of their last 11 games.
— Miami is 10-4 in their last 14 home tilts.
— under 5-2 in their last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 13-60
— record in first 5 innings: 21-27-12

Milwaukee (34-26) @ Cincinnati (28-30)
— Anderson is 0-1, 5.12 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-3 in his starts.
— over 4-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 4-2, 4.25 in eight starts vs Cincinnati.

— Brewers won 13 of their last 16 games.
— Milwaukee won its last six road games.
— under 15-7-1 last 23 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-60
— record in first 5 innings: 27-20-13

— Gutierrez is 1-1, 2.70 in two starts.
— Reds are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Cincinnati is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Reds are 2-8 in last ten home games.
— over 6-4 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-58
— record in first 5 innings: 22-28-8

Cubs (34-27) @ San Diego (37-26)
— Arrieta is 1-3, 10.34 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— He is 2-2, 5.25 in seven starts vs San Diego.

— Cubs lost four of their last six games.
— Chicago is 8-5 in last 13 road games.
— Under is 20-10 in their last 30 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 30-23-8

— Darvish is 3-0, 2.96 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 11-1 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-5
— He gave up 2 runs in 4.1 IP in his one start vs Chicago.

— Padres lost seven of their last ten games.
— San Diego won 13 of its last 16 home games.
— over 10-5 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-63
— record in first 5 innings: 24-30-9

AL games
Houston (34-26) @ Boston (37-24)
— Odorizzi is 0-3, 7.16 in five starts.
— Astros are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 4-7, 4.84 in 19 starts vs Boston.

— Astros won seven of their last nine games.
— Astros are 6-8 in their last 14 road games.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 23-60
— record in first 5 innings: 34-18-8

— Eovaldi is 3-0, 2.16 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 8-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-2
— He is 1-1, 3.19 in five starts vs Houston.

— Boston won five of its last six games.
— Red Sox are 7-3 in their last ten home games.
— under 8-2-2 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-61
— record in first 5 innings: 29-23-9

Seattle (30-32) @ Detroit (26-34)
— Flexen is 2-1, 8.55 in four road starts.
— Mariners are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Seattle lost five of its last seven games.
— Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 road games.
— under 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 28-28-6

— Mize is 2-1, 2.13 in his last six starts.
— Detroit is 6-5 in his starts.
— under 10-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He gave up a run in 7.2 IP, in his one start vs Seattle.

— Detroit lost three of its last five games.
— Detroit is 5-1 in its last six home games.
— under 10-2-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-60
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2 last 14 at home

Bronx (32-29) @ Minnesota (24-36)
— Cole is 2-2, 3.19 in his last five starts.
— New York is 2-4 in his last six starts.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-3
— He threw 7 one-hit innings in his one start vs Minnesota.

— New York lost 10 of its last 14 games.
— New York is 4-5 in its last nine road games.
— under 13-6 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-61
— record in first 5 innings: 25-23-13

— Dobnak is 0-2, 6.94 in two starts.
— Twins are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Twins lost five of their last seven games.
— Minnesota is 5-4 in its last nine home games.
— over 28-10-1 last 39 games
— scores run in first inning: 20-60
— record in first 5 innings: 20-28-12

Toronto (30-28) @ White Sox (37-23)
— Manoah is 1-0, 3.86 in two starts.
— Toronto is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Blue Jays are 7-5 in their last 12 games.
— Toronto won seven of its last ten road games.
— over 22-14 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-57
— record in first 5 innings: 25-24-8

— Lynn is 6-0, 1.85 in his last seven starts
— Chicago is 7-3 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-0-2
— He is 1-3, 5.45 in 7 games (6 starts) vs Toronto.

— Chicago is 9-3 in its last 12 games.
— White Sox are 11-2 in last 13 home games.
— under 12-3 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 34-14-13

Kansas City (29-30) @ Angels (28-32)
— Keller is 4-0, 3.62 in his last five starts.
— Royals are 8-4 in his starts.
— over 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2
— He is 2-2, 2.66 in 5 games (4 starts) against the Angels.

— Royals are 11-8 in their last 19 games.
— Royals are 5-11 in their last 16 road games.
— over 10-1-1 last 12 games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-59
— record in first 5 innings: 24-27-8

— Canning is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He is 1-1, 1.50 in two starts vs Kansas City.

— Halos are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Angels are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— over 18-6 last 24 home games
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 26-30-6

Interleague games
Mets (29-24) @ Baltimore (22-38)
— Walker is 3-1, 2.00 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 8-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-10
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-1
— He is 3-1, 2.68 in seven starts vs Baltimore.

— Mets won eight of their last 12 games.
— Mets are 7-10 in their last 17 road games.
— Over 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-53
— record in first 5 innings: 26-21-6

— Former Met Harvey is 0-5, 12.63 in his last five starts.
— Baltimore is 5-7 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He gave up 7 runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start against the Mets.

— Orioles won five of last six games, after an 0-14 skid.
— Baltimore is 11-18 on the road, 11-20 at home.
— over is 16-8 in their last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-60
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-13

Washington (24-33) @ Tampa Bay (39-23)
— Corbin is 1-2, 6.43 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay

— Washington lost 10 of its last 14 games.
— Nationals are 11-18 on the road.
— under 12-3 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-57
— record in first 5 innings: 20-24-13

— McClanahan is 2-1, 4.11 in seven starts.
— Tampa Bay is 5-2 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington

— Tampa Bay won 20 of its last 25 games.
— Rays won 9 of last 10 home games.
— over is 15-8-1 in last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-62
— record in first 5 innings: 25-21 -16

San Francisco (38-22) @ Texas (23-39)
— bullpen game

— Giants won 10 of their last 13 games.
— Giants are 11-1 in last 12 road games.
— Over is 12-7-1 in their last 20 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
— record in first 5 innings: 33-18-9

— Gibson is 1-0, 1.48 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 7-4 in his starts.
— under 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 0-1, 4.91 in two starts vs San Francisco.

— Texas lost 16 of its last 20 games.
— Texas split its last 14 home games.
— under 7-3-2 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-62
— record in first 5 innings: 20-32-10

Cleveland (32-26) @ St Louis (31-30)
— Mejia threw five shutout innings in his first MLB start.
— Cleveland is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.

— Cleveland is 9-6 in its last 15 games.
— Indians are 7-3 in last ten road games.
— over 15-8 last 23 games
— scores run in first inning: 19-58
— record in first 5 innings: 20-28-10

— Wainwright is 1-1, 3.15 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 1-0, 2.45 in 2 games (1 start) vs Cleveland.

— Cardinals are 6-12 in their last 18 games.
— St Louis is 6-7 in its last 13 home games.
— eight of last 11 games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 22-61
— record in first 5 innings: 26-24-11

Arizona (20-42) @ Oakland (36-26)
— Peacock is 1-2, 4.22 in his four starts.
— Arizona is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He got the only batter he faced out, in one relief stint vs Oakland.

— Arizona lost 20 of its last 22 games.
— Arizona lost its last 18 road games.
— over 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-62
— record in first 5 innings: 22-36-4

— Manaea is 1-0, 1.69 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 9-3 in his starts.
— over 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-4
— He is 1-1, 7.00 in two starts vs Arizona.

— A’s won five of their last six games.
— Oakland is 4-6 in its last ten home games.
— Under is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-62
— record in first 5 innings: 25-24-13

Wednesday’s umpires
Chi-SD- Under is 6-3-1 in Ortiz games.
Atl-Phil- Over is 4-2 in last six West games
LA-Pitt- Over is 3-2 in Beck games
Colo-Mia- Under is 7-5 in Hoberg games
Mil-Cin- Over is 6-3-1 in Drake games.

Hst-Bos- Under is 7-3 in last ten Hudson games
Sea-Det- Under is 5-2 in Libka games
NY-Minn- Under is 8-2 in Wolcott games
Tor-CWS- Under is 5-1 in last six Bacchus games
KC-LAA- Favorite won 9 of last 10 Hamari games

SF-Tex- Over is 6-1 in Liversparger games
Az-A’s- Under is 5-3 in Wolf games
NY-Balt- Underdog is 6-3 in last nine Porter games
Wsh-TB- Over is 4-1 in last five Wills games
Clev-StL- Home side won 7 of last 8 Carlson games

[Udog]

MLB

Wednesday, June 9

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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ Texas
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Arizona @ Oakland
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

Chi Cubs @ San Diego
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Chi Cubs is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
San Diego
San Diego is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
San Diego is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Chi Cubs

NY Mets @ Baltimore
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing NY Mets

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

LA Dodgers @ Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Houston @ Boston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 12 games when playing Boston
Houston is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 12 games when playing Houston
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Milwaukee @ Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Seattle @ Detroit
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle

Colorado @ Miami
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Colorado's last 19 games
Miami
Miami is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Colorado
Miami is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Colorado

Washington @ Tampa Bay
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Washington
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Chi White Sox
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games at home

NY Yankees @ Minnesota
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

Cleveland @ St. Louis
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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


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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

SF at TEX 02:05 PM
SF -104
O 8.0
+500 +500

ARI at OAK 03:37 PM
OAK -219
U 8.5
+500 +500

CHC at SD 04:10 PM
CHC +191
U 8.0
+500 +500

ATL at PHI 07:05 PM
PHI -134
O 9.0
+500 +500

LAD at PIT 07:05 PM
PIT +147
U 9.0
+500 +500

NYM at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL +118
O 9.5
+500 +500

WAS at TB 07:10 PM
TB -158
U 7.5
+500 +500

HOU at BOS 07:10 PM
HOU +124
O 10.0
+500 +500

SEA at DET 07:10 PM
DET -129
O 9.0
+500 +500

MIL at CIN 07:10 PM
MIL +101
O 10.0
+500 +500

NYY at MIN 08:10 PM
NYY -175
U 8.5
+500 +500

TOR at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW -148
U 8.0
+500 +500

CLE at STL 08:15 PM
CLE +114
O 7.5
+500 +500

KC at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -145
O 9.0
+500 +500



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DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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...............79-84-1.........48.46%.........-44.20

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BEST BETS:


06/08/2021............7 - 6 - 0...............+ 10.00
06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0...............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70

Totals:.................26 - 34 -1...............- 22.20

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Wednesday June 9
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The White Sox are 17-0 SU since Aug 30, 2020 as a favorite of at least -140 after their opponent scored first last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Francisco at Texas (2:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Rangers are 0-10 SU since May 11, 2021 past the first game of a series after they scored in at most two separate innings last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at San Diego (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Padres are 11-0 OU (3.45 ppg) since May 02, 2021 after they drew at least five walks last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Kansas City at L.A. Angels (9:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 11-0-2 OU (4.85 ppg) since Jun 27, 2019 when Griffin Canning starts after they lost in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

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...............92-97-3.........48.67%.........-47.90


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BEST BETS:

06/09/2021............5 - 5 - 1................+ 0.20
06/08/2021............7 - 6 - 0...............+ 10.00
06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0...............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70

Totals:.................26 - 34 -1...............- 22.00

[Udog]

Thursday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in RBI:
48— Devers, Meadows, Guerrero
46— Abreu, Aguilar
45— Trey Mancini
44— Adolis Garcia, Grichuk, Ohtani
43— Yuli Gurriel
41— Olson, Crawford, Escobar

Quote of the Day
“The biggest concern is MLB manipulates the baseballs year in and year out depending on the free agency class. Oh, no, that’s a fact. Yes, guys have talked about it. It’s not a coincidence. It definitely is something that they did.”
Pete Alonso of the Mets

Thursday’s quiz
Before becoming the Wizards in 1997, what was Washington’s NBA team’s nickname?

Wednesday’s quiz
Besides coaching the Giants, Jim Fassel coached the Utah Utes in college

Tuesday’s quiz
When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar entered the NBA (as Lew Alcindor), he played for the Milwaukee Bucks; they won the NBA title in Kareem’s 2nd season, the Bucks’ third year in existence

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

— I’m sitting here like a damn fool at 3:45am watching the replay of a 1985 Bears-Packers game from Lambeau Field. Tim Ryan is the play-by-play guy, I’m assuming Johnny Morris is the analyst- he did most of the Bears’ games back then.

’85 Bears might’ve had the greatest defense ever; they didn’t allow any points in their first two playoff games, then won the Super Bowl 46-10. Great team.

They played the Rams in the NFC title game that year; I had just turned 26, so supposedly I was an adult, but that day? Not so much.

Bears led 10-0 near the end of the first half, but Rams are driving; I was very excited about the Rams’ chances, this was their third straight year in the playoffs. Was a big fan of Dieter Brock, their QB, an import from the CFL.

I’m still a little superstitious about what clothes I wear when the Rams play, but back then, I took it to extremes; that year, it was a blue Rams polo shirt and white shorts. Every week.

My house has a big kitchen in the back; my dad and I are back there, and two of my college friends are there. Rams hand the ball to Eric Dickerson just before halftime, he runs the ball inside the 5-yard line, but for whatever reason, they call timeout and don’t score.

Not good.

I know I’m about to flip out, because the game was effectively over, so I just storm out the back door and go sit on the hood of my car for the entire halftime. As I’m leaving the house, I hear my dad yelling/laughing “Don’t be an idiot!!!”

It was January, it was Albany, and it was bleeping cold out. I’m sitting on the hood of my car in a golf shirt and shorts- no bueno, but it took me several minutes to realize how cold it was, that’s how mad I was. I’m waving at cars driving by; finally I go back inside and watch the inevitable loss. My friends got a good laugh out of it. I wasn’t laughing.

When I say it was cold out, I’m talking ten below zero cold. Not my finest moment.

In this Bears-Packers game, Forrest Gregg was Green Bay’s coach, Jim Zorn their QB- it was the first of only five starts for Zorn with the Packers.

Bob McElwee was the ref in this game; 14 years later, he was the ref in the Super Bowl when the Rams beat Tennessee, the greatest game ever played. No sitting on my car that night.

To further show my maturity level back then, when the Bears played New England in the Super Bowl two weeks later, I went to a house party with friends, but I refused to watch the game. Played ping pong the whole game; I like ping pong. Not sure I like it that much, but it was a fun night.

— 29-year old Patrick Wisdom is hitting .364 in his first 16 games for the Cubs this season, with eight home runs. He is smoking hot right now; with David Bote/Matt Duffy on the IL, will be interesting to see how much Wisdom has to hit to keep his starting job.

— NBA Summer League is going to be August 8-17 in Las Vegas; that’s a really fun event to watch, 5-6 games every day, in air conditioning with an excellent concession stand. If you’re a big NBA fan, this should be on your to-do list of things to see.

— Enough already with Aaron Rodgers; the constant drama around him is numbing.

a) If he gets traded, report it
b) If he reports to training camp, report it
c) If he retires, report it

Otherwise, STFU!!!!

— Astros 8, Red Sox 3— First time this year Boston starting pitchers allowed 5+ runs in consecutive games.

— A’s 4, Diamondbacks 0— Arizona has lost its last 19 road games.

— Mets 14, Orioles 1— Baltimore is 5-2 this month; they were 5-23 in May.

— Texas Rangers DFA’d DH Chris Davis, who was hitting .157 with two homers, while getting paid $16.75M this season.

— Indiana Pacers fired coach Nate Bjorkgren, who went 34-38 in his only season on the Pacers’ bench. Indiana had made the playoffs nine of the previous ten years.

— Back in the mid-80’s, some people ran a business near Harvard University where they delivered condoms to college students.

Their motto: “We come before you do.”