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[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, July 21

NL games
Miami (40-54) @ Washington (45-48)
— Alcantara is on bereavement list; this is a bullpen game.

— Marlins are 11-19 in their last 30 games.
— Miami is 6-18 in last 24 road games.
— over 9-2-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-94
— record in first 5 innings: 34-42-18

— Fedde is 0-3, 10.12 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 7-7 in his starts.
— under 9-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-3
— He is 2-0, 1.17 in three starts vs Miami.

— Washington won three of last four games.
— Nationals are 3-5 in last eight home games.
— over 8-2-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-93
— record in first 5 innings: 38-35-19

Mets (49-43) @ Cincinnati (49-46)
— bullpen game

— Mets are 14-18 in their last 32 games.
— Mets are 5-9 in their last 14 road games.
— over 10-6-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-92
— record in first 5 innings: 40-40-12

— Hoffman is 1-2, 7.63 in his last four starts.
— This is his first start since May 21.
— Reds are 5-4 in his starts.
— over 8-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 1-1, 7.43 in 6 games (4 starts) against the Mets.

— Cincinnati lost four of its last five games.
— Reds are 11-8 in last 19 home games.
— under 11-6 last 17 home games
— scored run in first inning: 27-95
— record in first 5 innings: 39-40-16

San Diego (55-42) @ Atlanta (45-47)
— Paddack is 1-1, 11.57 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 10-7 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-1
— He gave up 2 runs in six IP in one start vs Atlanta.

— Nightcap is a bullpen game.

— Padres are 6-9 in their last 15 games.
— San Diego is 6-14 in its last 20 road games.
— over 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-97
— record in first 5 innings: 37-43-17

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

— Wilson is 1-3, 5.70 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Braves won five of their last eight games
— Atlanta is 9-5 in its last 14 home games.
— over 8-3 in last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-93
— record in first 5 innings: 48-32-13

Cubs (47-48) @ St Louis (47-48)
— Hendricks is 4-0, 1.98 in his last six starts.
— Cubs are 12-7 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 14-4-1
— He is 3-0, 3.32 in three starts vs St Louis this year.

— Cubs are 5-15 in last 20 games.
— Chicago is 3-11 in its last 14 road games.
— Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-95
— record in first 5 innings: 40-43-12

— Wainwright is 3-1, 3.09 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 9-9 in his starts.
— under 10-8
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-5
— He is 17-13, 4.00 in 43 starts vs Chicago.

— Cardinals are 11-7 in last 18 games.
— St Louis is 7-2 in its last nine home games.
— Under is 18-11-2 in their last 31 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-95
— record in first 5 innings: 39-38-18

Pittsburgh (36-58) @ Arizona (28-68)
— Kuhl is 3-1, 2.30 in his last five starts.
— Pirates are 7-5 in his starts.
— over 8-4 (0-3 last 3)
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-3
— He is 0-1, 12.86 in two starts vs Arizona.

— Pirates lost their last three games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-7 in last nine road games.
— over 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-94
— record in first 5 innings: 30-52-12

— Bumgarner is 0-4, 9.41 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 4-9 in his starts.
— over 8-5
— allowed run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— He is 3-5, 3.14 in nine starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Arizona won its last three games.
— Arizona is 6-8 in its last 14 home games.
— over 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 15-97
— record in first 5 innings: 37-54-6

San Francisco (59-35) @ Dodgers (59-37)
— Webb is 3-0, 1.88 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 8-3 in his starts.
— under 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-2
— He is 1-2, 4.34 in four starts vs Los Angeles.

— Giants won six of their last nine games.
— Giants are 7-6 in last 13 road games.
— Under is 12-6 in last 18 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-94
— record in first 5 innings: 53-28-13

— Urias is 3-0, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers are 15-4 in his starts.
— over 13-4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 12-5-2
— He is 1-1, 7.36 in two starts vs San Francisco this year.

— Dodgers split their last 12 games.
— Dodgers are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— under 9-4-1 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 30-96
— record in first 5 innings: 48-32-16

AL games
Minnesota (40-55) @ White Sox (58-37)
— Pineda is 0-3, 8.27 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 4-8 in his starts.
— under 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— He is 0-2, 6.75 in two starts vs Chicago this year.

— Minnesota lost five of its last six games.
— Twins are 2-10 in last 12 road games.
— over 10-7 last 17 road games
— scored run in first inning: 34-95
— record in first 5 innings: 28-47-20

— Cease is 0-2, 6.46 in his last three starts.
— Chicago is 11-8 in his starts.
— over 11-7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-4
— He is 1-1, 4.95 in three starts vs Minnesota this year.

— Chicago won nine of its last 11 games.
— White Sox are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— over 9-4 last 13 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-95
— record in first 5 innings: 53-26-16

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

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

— Ray is 3-1, 1.69 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 10-5 in his last 15 starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-3
— He is 1-0, 5.91 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Boston.

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

Baltimore (31-63) @ Tampa Bay (56-39)
— Akin is 0-5, 12.00 in his last six starts.
— Orioles are 1-7 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 0-6-2
— He allowed 5 runs in 7.1 IP in 3 games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay.

— Orioles are 7-10 in last 17 games.
— Baltimore is 18-33 on road, 13-30 at home.
— over is 40-18-1 in their last 59 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-94
— record in first 5 innings: 29-50-15

— Wacha is 1-0, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 8-3 in his starts.
— over 6-3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 0-1, 7.00 in three starts vs Baltimore.

— Tampa Bay won nine of its last 12 games.
— Rays are 10-3 in last 13 home games.
— under is 5-1 in last last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-95
— record in first 5 innings: 37-36-22

Texas (35-60) @ Detroit (45-51)
— Lyles is 3-1, 4.30 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 9-10 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 8-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12-1
— He is 0-0, 2.57 in 2 games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— Texas is 2-10 in its last 12 games.
— Rangers lost last four games by combined 33-1.
— Texas is 4-25 in its last 29 road games.
— over 14-4-1 last 19 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-95
— record in first 5 innings: 31-51-13

— Manning is 0-2, 10.32 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Detroit won its last five games.
— Detroit is 10-3 in last 13 home games.
— over 23-12-1 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-96
— record in first 5 innings: 10-2-1 last 13 at home.

Cleveland (47-45) @ Houston (58-38)
— Morgan is 1-3, 8.44 in five starts.
— Indians are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He gave up 3 runs in five IP vs Houston July 3rd.

— Cleveland lost 15 of its last 22 games.
— Indians lost eight of last ten road games.
— under 4-2 last six road games
— scores run in first inning: 30-92
— record in first 5 innings: 34-44-14

— McCullers is 4-1, 2.64 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 10-5 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1
— He is 2-2, 5.82 in four starts vs Cleveland.

— Astros lost five of last nine games.
— Astros are 5-6 in last 11 home games.
— under 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-96
— record in first 5 innings: 50-32-14

Interleague games
Kansas City (38-55) @ Milwaukee (55-40)
— Keller is 0-5, 6.86 in his last seven starts.
— Kansas City is 8-11 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 10-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-2
— He is 0-1, 6.55 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Milwaukee

— Royals are 9-28 in last 37 games.
— Royals are 1-12 in last 13 road games.
— over 10-4-1 last 15 road games.
— scores run in first inning: 19-93
— record in first 5 innings: 33-47-13

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

— Brewers won three of last four games.
— Milwaukee split its last 14 home games.
— under 6-1 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-96
— record in first 5 innings: 44-33-19

Philadelphia (46-46) @ Bronx (49-43)
— Moore is 0-0, 3.12 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 6-1 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He is 6-3, 3.86 in 12 starts vs New York.

— Phillies are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Phillies are 26-17 at home, 20-29 on road.
— over 11-1 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-92
— record in first 5 innings: 36-35-21

— Wojchiekowski is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 9-15, 5.95 in 57 career games (34 starts).
— He allowed 2 runs in 0.1 IP in a relief stint vs Philly.

— New York won eight of its last ten games.
— New York is 5-5 in its last ten home games.
— under 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 24-92
— record in first 5 innings: 39-36-17

Seattle (51-44) @ Colorado (41-54)
— Seattle hasn’t named a starter.

— Seattle is 20-8 in its last 28 games.
— Seattle is 8-3 in last 11 road games.
— over 13-5 last 18 road games
— scored run in first inning: 30-95
— record in first 5 innings: 44-44-7

— Gomber is 3-0, 1.29 in his last four starts.
— His last start was June 19.
— Rockies are 7-8 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Colorado is 16-13 in its last 29 games.
— Rockies are 32-20 at home, 9-34 on road.
— under 14-3 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-95
— record in first 5 innings: 37-43-15

Wednesday’s umpires
SD-Atl— Road team won 5 of last 6 Timmons games.
Over is 9-4 in Torres games.
Mia-Wsh—Underdog is 3-2 in last five Blaser games.
NY-Cin— Over is 14-2-1 in Meals games.
Chi-StL— Underdogs are 7-3 in last ten Nelson games.
Pitt-Ariz— 4 of last 5 Muchlinski games went over.
SF-LA— Under is 5-1 in last six Fletcher games.

Minn-Chi— Under is 6-3-1 in last 10 Guccione games.
Bos-Tor— Underdogs are 7-2 in last nine Whitson games.
Balt-TB— Underdogs are 6-1 in Culbreth games.
Tex-Det— Over is 6-2 in last eight Fairchild games.
Clev-Hst— Over is 8-5 in last 13 Baker games.

KC-Mil— Under is 6-3 in last nine Barksdale games
Phil-NY— Over is 10-2 in last dozen Hoye games
Sea-Colo— Over is 5-2 in last seven May games.

[Udog]

MLB

Wednesday, July 21

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Trend Report
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Baltimore @ Tampa Bay
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Baltimore's last 11 games
Baltimore is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore

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

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

Kansas City @ Milwaukee
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Kansas City

Seattle @ Colorado
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games

Pittsburgh @ Arizona
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games
Arizona
Arizona is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Pittsburgh
Arizona is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh

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

Miami @ Washington
Miami
Miami is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington
Miami is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Washington
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

Philadelphia @ NY Yankees
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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

Texas @ Detroit
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Texas is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Minnesota @ Chi White Sox
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Cleveland @ Houston
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Chi Cubs @ St. Louis
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs

San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home


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[StarDust Bum]

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

KC at MIL 02:10 PM
KC +160
+500

SEA at COL 03:10 PM
SEA +127
O 11.0
+500 +500

PIT at ARI 03:40 PM
ARI -126
+500

SD at ATL 05:20 PM
ATL -109
+500

MIA at WAS 07:05 PM
MIA +103
+500

BOS at TOR 07:07 PM
BOS +180
+500

TEX at DET 07:10 PM
DET -118
+500

MIN at CHW 08:10 PM
MIN +140
+500

CLE at HOU 08:10 PM
CLE +202
+500

CHC at STL 08:15 PM
CHC +115
O 8.0
+500 +500

SF at LAD 10:10 PM
SF +138
O 8.5
+500 +500

[StarDust Bum]

MLB July Opinions and Best Bets:

07/21/2021.......8-5-0......61.53%....+29.65
07/20/2021...11-10-0.......52.38%......-1.00
07/19/2021.......5-7-0.......41.66%....-23.65
07/18/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-19.35
07/17/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-28.85
07/16/2021.......5-9-0.......35.71%....-22.95
07/11/2021.......9-2-0.......81.82%...+41.60
07/10/2021...... 8-7-0 ......53.33% ....+4.95
07/09/2021.......9-5-0.......64.29%...+26.35
07/08/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%....-14.80
07/07/2021.......6-6-0.......50.00%.....+0.25
07/06/2021.......6-7-0.......46.15%......-9.90
07/05/2021 ......5-5-0 ......50.00%.... - 6.45
07/04/2021.....5-11-0.......31.25%.....-31.90
07/03/2021.....11-4-0.......73.33%....+40.60
07/02/2021.......6-8-0.......42.86%.....-10.45
07/01/2021 ......4-7-0 ......36.36% ....-13.85


Totals...........113-114-0 ......49.77% ....- 39.75


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Best Bets July:

07/21/2021.6-5-0................54.54%.......+19.65
07/20/2021 6-6-0................50.00%........+2.30
07/19/2021 3-2-0................60.00%........+7.00
07/18/2021 5-6-0................45.45%........+0.50
07/17/2021 0-4-0................00.00%........-20.00
07/16/2021 2-4-0................33.33%.........-6.85
07/11/2021 3-2-0................60.00%.......+11.45
07/10/2021 3-4-0................42.85%.........+2.85
07/09/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+9.00
07/08/2021 2-4-0................33.33%..........-6.95
07/07/2021 3-4-0................42.85%..........-0.70
07/06/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+4.20
07/05/2021 3-0-0...............100.00%.......+20.20
07/04/2021 3-8-0................27.27%.........-19.15
07/03/2021 4-3-0................57.14%........+11.50
07/02/2021 0-6-0 ...............00.00%........ -30.00
07/01/2021 3-5-0............... 37.50%......... - 3.55


Totals.......48-66 0...............42.10%..........+ 1.65

[Udog]

Thursday’s 6-pack
— Reds’ star OF Nick Castellanos has a microfracture in his right wrist.
— Texas/Oklahoma seem primed for a move from Big X to SEC, which would be a major shakeup for college sports.
— Cardinals 3, Cubs 2 (10)— Yadier Molina walked it off with an RBI double.
— St Louis pitchers have hit 72 batters this year; next highest in MLB is San Diego (58)
— Astros are 5-7 this year in games where they had shot at sweeping series.
— White Sox’ DH Yermin Mercedes abruptly announced his retirement on Instagram last night; he is still on AAA Charlotte’s roster, so it isn’t official yet.

Quote of the Day.
“It’s affecting amateur coverage, pro coverage. At some point, you have to have meetings — and not just meetings with your scouts, but meetings with your front office, the executives, the general managers … it’s more than talking with your scouts and getting a pulse, ‘OK, we like him in the first round, we like him in the second round,’ or whatever.”
An unnamed National League executive, talking about July’s schedule of events, which are different than they’ve been in recent years

Thursday’s quiz
Bo Jackson played in the NFL and the major leagues; which team did he spend most of his baseball career with?

Wednesday’s quiz
Alex Cora first managed the Red Sox in 2018; John Farrell managed Boston before he did.

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

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Thursday’s Den: First draft of my Week 1 NFL article

Dallas @ Tampa Bay
— Last 4 years, Cowboys are 5-9-1 ATS as road underdogs.
— Dallas lost three of last four road openers SU.
— Cowboys are 10-4 ATS last 14 games as a dog in road openers.
— Under is 6-3 in their last nine road openers.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven Week 1 games.

— Defending Super Bowl champs are ATS in Week 1 the next year.
— Tampa Bay was 3-2-1 ATS LY as a home favorite.
— Buccaneers won three of last four Week 1 games.
— Bucs won/covered three of last four home openers.
— Tampa scored 27+ points in four of last five home openers.
— Four of their last five Week 1 games went over.

— Dallas won 7 of last 8 series games.
— Cowboys lost 3 of last 5 visits here, scoring 6-0-7 points in losses.
— Favorites are 5-2 ATS in last seven series games.

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Sunday games

Pittsburgh @ Buffalo
— Steelers opened on road last six years (3-2-1 SU, 2-3-1 ATS)
— Steelers are 10-3 ATS in last 13 games as road underdogs.
— Pittsburgh is 3-1-1 SU last five road openers.
— Under is 7-1 in their last eight road openers.

— Bills are 11-6 ATS in last 17 games as home favorites.
— Home team won their last six Week 1 games.
— Bills are 9-5 ATS last 14 home openers.
— Buffalo is 6-2 ATS as a favorite in home openers.

— Crowd should be mixed for this game; tough day for security guards.
— Bills beat Pittsburgh last two years, after losing previous six meetings.
— Steelers gained only 224 yards, lost 26-15 here LY; Buffalo scored on pick-6.
— Pittsburgh won four of last five visits to Orchard Park.

NJ Jets @ Carolina
— Jets have new coach, new QB.
— Jets started 0-1 four of last five years.
— Last five years, Gang Green is 10-22-2 ATS as road dogs.
— Jets are 11-4 ATS in last 15 road openers.
— Over 5-2 last seven road openers.

— Last 2 years, Panthers lost 30-27/34-30 at home in Week 1.
— Last 5 years, Carolina is 10-16 ATS as a home favorite.
— Panthers are 6-11-1 ATS last in 18 home openers.
— Under 16-6-1 last 23 home openers.

— Sam Darnold played 3 years for the Jets, going 13-25 as their QB.
— Panthers are 3-2 in last five series games, scoring 30+ in all three wins.
— Jets lost 30-20/30-3 in last two visits to Charlotte.

Philadelphia @ Atlanta
— New coach; 2nd-year QB started four games (1-3) LY.
— Eagles won four of last five season openers.
— Last 5 years, Eagles are 12-13 ATS as road underdogs.
— Philly won 5 of last 7 Week 1 games on road.
— Over 7-4-1 in their last dozen road openers.

— New coach, new GM for Atlanta.
— Last 5 years, Falcons are 15-18 ATS as home favorites.
— Falcons lost four of last five Week 1 games.
— Atlanta is 17-5 ATS in last 22 home openers.
— Since 2004, Falcons are 8-1 ATS as a favorite in HO’s.
— Over is 4-1 in Atlanta’s last five home openers.

— Eagles are 11-5 in last 16 series games.
— Philly lost last three visits here, by 4-2-4 points.
— For what its worth, Matt Ryan is from Philadelphia

Minnesota @ Cincinnati
— Last three years, Vikings are 6-3 ATS as road favorites.
— Minnesota won/covered four of last five Week 1 games.
— Vikings are 0-3-1 SU, 0-4 ATS last four road openers.
— This is first time in 5 years Vikings open on road.
— Under 12-5 in their last 17 road openers.

— Cincinnati started out 1-0 four of last seven years.
— Bengals are 8-7-1 ATS last 16 games as home dogs.
— Cincy won/covered once in last five home openers.
— Bengals are 3-6-1 ATS as favorite in home openers.
— Under is 9-4 in their last 13 home openers.

— Coach Zimmer was Bengals’ DC from 2008-13.
— Home side won last four series games.
— Vikings lost last two visits here, 42-14/37-8.

San Francisco @ Detroit
— Last 2 years, 49ers won road opener 31-17/31-13.
— 49ers won 8 of last 10 season openers.
— Niners are 5-3 ATS last eight games as road favorite.
— Under 6-1 last seven season openers.
— Under 7-4-1 last dozen road openers.

— New coach, new GM, new QB for Lions.
— Pretty sure Detroit will try hard to run ball a lot.
— 0-2-1 SU last three season openers (favored in all 3)
— Lost four of last six home openers.
— Over 8-3 last 11 home openers.
— Lions’ last ten season openers went over the total.

— 49ers won 8 of last 9 series games.
— Favorites are 4-0-1 ATS in last five series games.
— Niners won 2 of last 3 visits here, losing 32-15 in last visit, in 2015.

Arizona @ Tennessee
— Arizona is 1-3-1 SU in last five Week 1 games.
— Cardinals lost 4 of last 5 road openers SU, but covered 10 of last 13.
— Last 2 years, Arizona is 6-3-1 ATS as road underdogs.
— Under 10-5 last 15 road openers.

— Tennessee lost SU last three times they opened season at home.
— Titans are 2-5 SU last seven home openers (2-7 ATS last nine)
— Last five years, Tennessee is 14-11-2 ATS as home favorites.
— Under is 6-3 in last nine home openers.

— Arizona won three of last four series games.
— Titans lost last meeting 12-7 in desert in 2017.
— Redbirds split last two visits here; Tennessee gained 460-531 TY, though.

Seattle @ Indianapolis
— Seahawks split last six season openers SU.
— Seattle is 8-4-1 ATS in last 13 games as road underdogs.
— Seattle won last 2 road openers 28-26/38-25, after losing 11 of previous 12.
— Seahawks are 3-12-1 ATS in last 16 road openers.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven road openers.

— Colts started out 0-1 the last seven years.
— First game for Carson Wentz as a Colt.
— Last three years, Indy is 9-10-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Won last two home openers, covered 3 of last 4.
— Last five season openers went over total.

— Colts won three of last five series games.
— Seattle lost 34-28/34-17 in last two visits here.
— Seahawks won last meeting 46-18 at home, in 2017.

LA Chargers @ Washington
— New coach, new OC for Chargers.
— Bolts are 8-4-2 ATS last 14 games as road favorites.
— Chargers are 4-0-1 ATS last five Week 1 road games.
— Bolts are 6-2-1 ATS last nine road openers
— Bolts are 10-5-1 ATS as underdogs in road openers.

— QB Fitzpatrick gets to start for another NFL team.
— Washington is 4-7 ATS in last 11 games as home underdogs.
— Washington covered last three Week 1 games.
— Washington is 1-4 ATS in last five home openers as a dog.
— Washington is 2-7 SU in last nine home openers.
— Over is 7-3 in their last ten home openers.

— Chargers won four of last five series games.
— Bolts split last two visits here, losing last visit, in 2013.

Jacksonville @ Houston
— First NFL game for Urban Meyer figures to be interesting.
— Jaguars won season openers three of last four years.
— Last 3 years, Jacksonville is 8-12-1 ATS as road underdogs.
— Jaguars lost 11 of last 13 road openers, but covered last four.
— Under is 12-6 in their last 18 road openers.

— HC Culley is also new head coach; he’s never been a coordinator.
— Texans are 9-14-1 ATS last 24 games as home favorites.
— Texans lost three of last four home openers, scoring 14.5 ppg.
— Houston is 1-5 ATS in last six home openers.
— Under 10-6 in their last 16 home openers.

— Texans won last six series games.
— Jaguars are 6-3 ATS in last nine visits to Houston.
— Two guys who have never been NFL head coaches before.

Cleveland @ Kansas City
— Browns are 2-19-1 SU in season openers (1-1-1 last three)
— Last 5 years, Cleveland is 12-19-1 ATS as road underdogs.
— Browns are 3-5-1 ATS last nine road openers.
— Last five road openers stayed under total.

— Chiefs won last six season openers, covered last four.
— Last five years, they scored 33-42-38-40-34 in Week 1.
— Last four years, Chiefs are 20-14 ATS as home favorites.
— KC won last five home openers, covered last four.
— Over 4-0-2 in their last six home openers.

— Chiefs beat Cleveland 22-17 here in LY’s playoffs (led 19-3 at half).
— Chiefs won last four series games, three by 6 or fewer points.
— Browns covered last four visits to Arrowhead.

Miami @ New England
— Since 1994, under is 22-5 in Miami’s road openers (12-0 last 12)
— Dolphins lost four of last six season openers.
— Dolphins are 8-4 ATS in last dozen games as road underdogs.
— Miami is 5-12 SU in last 17 road openers (5-3 ATS last 8)

— Patriots started 1-0 in 15 of last 17 seasons.
— New England won 7 of last 8 home openers (4-1 ATS last five)
— Last five years, Patriots are 27-15-1 ATS as home favorites.
— Under 7-2 last nine home openers.

— These teams split their season series the last four years.
— New England covered first meeting the last six years.
— Dolphins lost 11 of last 12 visits to Foxboro (1-8 ATS last nine).

Green Bay @ New Orleans
— Green Bay won last six season openers (5-1 ATS)
— Packers are 5-3 ATS in last eight games as road underdogs.
— Green Bay won/covered last four Week 1 road games.
— Over is 12-3 in their last 15 road openers.

— Saints have new QB for first time since 2005.
— Last 3 years, Saints are 10-14 ATS as home favorites.
— New Orleans lost five of last seven season openers.
— Saints are 1-5 ATS in last six home openers.
— Last 3 years, scored 40-30-34 points in home opener.
— Saints lost five of last seven season openers.

— Teams split last eight series games.
— Packers won 37-20 here LY, their first win in last four visits to Superdome.

Denver @ NY Giants
— Denver lost last four road openers, scoring 16.8 ppg.
— Last 5 years, Broncos are 18-22 ATS on the road.
— Broncos are 7-10 ATS last 17 road openers.

— Giants started nine of last ten seasons 0-1.
— Last four years, Giants are 9-22-1 ATS at home.
— Big Blue is 1-8 SU, 0-9 ATS last nine home openers.
— Giants scored 14.2 ppg in last five home openers.
— Under 7-0 in their last seven home openers.

— Denver won three of last five series games.
— Broncos split last two series games played here.

Chicago @ LA Rams
— Chicago is 1-6 in last seven Week 1 games.
— Bears are 2-4 ATS last six road openers.
— Last five years, Chicago is 10-16-1 ATS as road underdogs.
— Bears are 4-6 SU in last ten road openers.
— Under 16-5 in their last 21 road openers.

— First game for Stafford as Rams’ QB, after 12 years in Detroit.
— Rams also have a new defensive coordinator.
— Under McVay, Rams are 4-0 SU in Week 1.
— Rams won/covered last six home openers.
— Under McVay, LA is 14-12-1 ATS as home favorites.
— Under is 4-1 in last five home openers.

— First game with fans at SoFi Stadium.
— Bears won six of last nine series games, but lost 24-10 here LY.
— Chicago’s only TD in that game was scored by the defense.
— Bears lost three of last four road series games, losing by 14-10-21 points.

Baltimore @ Las Vegas
— Baltimore won/covered last five season openers
— Ravens won/covered four of last five road openers.
— Baltimore is 12-5-1 ATS in last 18 games as road favorites.
— Over is 9-4-1 in their last 14 road openers.

— Las Vegas won four of last five season openers.
— Raiders won three of last four home openers.
— Last three years, Raiders are 7-7 ATS as home underdogs.
— Las Vegas is 3-5 ATS in last eight tries as a dog in HO’s.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven home openers.

— First game with fans at Allegiant Stadium.
— Ravens won six of last eight series games.
— Ravens split last four trips to Oakland; this is their first visit to Las Vegas.
— Underdogs won three of last four series games SU.

[Udog]

901ATLANTA -902 PHILADELPHIA
ATLANTA is 34-53 SU (-21.4 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

903SAN DIEGO -904 MIAMI
MIAMI is 21-28 SU (-14.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

905CHICAGO CUBS -906 ST LOUIS
CHICAGO CUBS are 32-17 SU (12.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

907SAN FRANCISCO -908 LA DODGERS
SAN FRANCISCO is 36-15 SU (24.3 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

909TEXAS -910 DETROIT
DETROIT is 12-3 SU (11.6 Units) in home games vs. teams outscored by opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

911TAMPA BAY -912 CLEVELAND
TAMPA BAY is 30-12 SU (19 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

913NY YANKEES -914 BOSTON
NY YANKEES are 12-23 SU (-14.8 Units) in road games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

915LA ANGELS -916 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 26-53 SU (-35 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

917OAKLAND -918 SEATTLE
OAKLAND is 31-18 SU (14.5 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, July 22

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, July 22

NL games
Atlanta (45-48) @ Philadelphia (46-47)
— Morton is 3-0, 2.31 in his last six starts.
— Braves are 10-9 in his starts.
— under 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 12-5-2
— He is 1-2, 7.71 in three starts vs Philly this year.

— Braves lost four of their last six games
— Atlanta is 3-1 in its last four road games.
— over 8-4 in last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-94
— record in first 5 innings: 48-32-13

— Moore is 0-0, 3.12 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 6-1 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-3
— He is 1-0, 5.79 in 4 games (2 starts) vs Atlanta.

— Phillies are 1-3 in their last four games.
— Phillies are 26-17 at home, 20-30 on road.
— over 12-1 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 32-93
— record in first 5 innings: 36-35-22

San Diego (56-42) @ Miami (41-54)
— Snell is 1-1, 6.20 in his last five starts (20.1 IP).
— Padres are 8-9 in his starts.
— over 10-5 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-2
— He is 1-1, 4.80 in three starts vs Miami.

— Padres are 7-9 in their last 16 games.
— San Diego is 7-14 in its last 21 road games.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-98
— record in first 5 innings: 38-43-17

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Marlins are 12-19 in their last 31 games.
— Miami is 6-4 in last ten home games.
— over 9-3-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-95
— record in first 5 innings: 34-42-19

Cubs (47-49) @ St Louis (48-48)
— Alzolay is 0-5, 7.16 in his last six starts.
— Cubs are 6-10 in his starts.
— under 5-2-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-16
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-4
— He is 0-2, 2.45 in three starts vs St Louis.

— Cubs are 5-16 in last 21 games.
— Chicago is 3-12 in its last 15 road games.
— Over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-96
— record in first 5 innings: 41-43-12

— Kim won his last four starts, giving up 1 run in 24 IP.
— Cardinals are 10-6 in his starts.
— over 7-6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-3
— He is 1-0, 0.93 in two starts (9.2 IP) vs Chicago.

— Cardinals are 12-7 in last 19 games.
— St Louis is 8-2 in its last 10 home games.
— Under is 19-11-2 in their last 32 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-96
— record in first 5 innings: 39-39-18

San Francisco (59-35) @ Dodgers (59-37)
— DeSclafani is 2-1, 2.18 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 13-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 12-5-2
— He is 0-2, 11.25 in three starts vs LA this year.

— Giants won six of their last nine games.
— Giants are 7-6 in last 13 road games.
— Under is 12-6 in last 18 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-94
— record in first 5 innings: 53-28-13

— Buehler is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
— Dodgers are 13-6 in his starts.
— over 11-7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-5
— He is 2-0, 2.20 in five starts vs SF this year.

— Dodgers split their last 12 games.
— Dodgers are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— under 9-4-1 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 30-96
— record in first 5 innings: 48-32-16

AL games
Texas (35-61) @ Detroit (46-51)
— Foltynewicz gave up 10 runs in 1.2 IP in his last start.
— Texas is 6-13 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 3-12-4
— He gave up 5 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Detroit.

— Texas is 2-11 in its last 13 games.
— Rangers lost last five games by combined 37-3.
— Texas is 4-26 in its last 30 road games.
— over 14-5-1 last 20 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-96
— record in first 5 innings: 31-52-13

— bullpen game

— Detroit won its last six games.
— Detroit is 11-3 in last 14 home games.
— over 23-13-1 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-97
— record in first 5 innings: 11-2-1 last 14 at home.

Bronx (50-43) @ Boston (58-37)
—Montgomery is 0-4, 4.80 in his last four starts.
— New York is 10-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 4-11-2
— He is 0-2, 4.50 in two starts vs Boston this year.

— New York won nine of its last 11 games.
— New York is 7-5 in its last 12 road games.
— under 3-1 last four road games
— scored run in first inning: 24-93
— record in first 5 innings: 39-36-18

— bullpen game

— Boston is 4-6 in its last ten games.
— Red Sox are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— over 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 33-95
— record in first 5 innings: 45-35-15

Tampa Bay (57-39) @ Cleveland (48-45)
— Fleming is 0-1, 8.16 in his last three games.
— Rays are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He threw 2.2 scoreless IP, in one relief stint vs Cleveland.

— Tampa Bay won 10 of its last 13 games.
— Rays are 3-11 in last 14 road games, 3-1 in last four.
— under is 5-2 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-96
— record in first 5 innings: 37-36-23

— Quantrill is 2-0, 3.18 in his last two starts.
— Indians are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He allowed 2 runs in 5.1 IP, in one start vs Tampa Bay.

— Cleveland lost 15 of its last 23 games.
— Indians won its last three home games.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 home games
— scores run in first inning: 30-93
— record in first 5 innings: 34-45-14

Angels (46-48) @ Minnesota (41-55)
— Heaney is 1-4, 8.49 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 6-10 in his starts.
— over 13-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-1
— He is 0-0, 3.18 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— Halos are 8-7 in last 15 games.
— Angels are 4-10 in last 14 road games.
— over 24-13-1 last 38 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-94
— record in first 5 innings: 40-42-12

— Maeda is 1-0, 1.69 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 5-10 in his starts.
— over 8-7
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-6
— He is 2-3, 4.56 in 6 games (5 starts) vs Anaheim.

— Minnesota lost five of its last seven games.
— Twins are 4-0 in last four home games.
— over 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 34-96
— record in first 5 innings: 29-47-20

Oakland (55-42) @ Seattle (51-45)
— Manaea is 0-4, 4.45 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 12-7 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-4
— He is 7-5, 3.42 in 13 starts vs Seattle.

— A’s are 6-3 in last nine games.
— Oakland is 4-3 in last seven road games.
— Under is 15-7 in their last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-97
— record in first 5 innings: 42-36-19

— Flexen is 4-0, 1.36 in his last six starts.
— Mariners are 13-4 in his starts.
— over 9-5 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-1
— He gave up 5 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Oakland

— Seattle is 20-9 in its last 29 games.
— Seattle is 3-1 in last four home games.
— under 3-1 last four home games
— scored run in first inning: 30-96
— record in first 5 innings: 44-45-7

[Udog]

MLB

Thursday, July 22

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Trend Report
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Texas @ Detroit
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Texas is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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

NY Yankees @ Boston
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Tampa Bay is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

San Diego @ Miami
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego

Chi Cubs @ St. Louis
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chi Cubs is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

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

San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland
Seattle is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Oakland


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Thursday July 22
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 15-0 SU since Apr. 1, 2018 in the last game of a series at home after they left fewer than 10 men on base individually.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chi. Cubs at St. Louis (7:15 p.m. ET)

-- The Cubs are 0-11 SU since Jun. 16, 2021 off a game as an underdog in which they scored first.

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

-- The Twins are 9-0-1 OU (2.8 ppg) since Sept. 25, 2020 as a favorite of -140 or more after they won and never trailed game prior.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 10-0 OU (3.5 ppg) since Sept. 21, 2018 when Andrew Heaney starts as a road underdog of less than +200.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, July 22

[StarDust Bum]

THURSDAY, JULY 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TEX at DET 01:10 PM
DET -139
U 9.5
+500 +500

ATL at PHI 07:05 PM
PHI +116
+500

TB at CLE 07:10 PM
TB -143
+500

NYY at BOS 07:10 PM
NYY +126
+500

CHC at STL 07:15 PM
STL -119
U 8.5
+500 +500

LAA at MIN 08:10 PM
MIN -144
+500

SF at LAD 10:10 PM
SF +153
U 7.5
+500 +500

OAK at SEA 10:10 PM
SEA +130
+500

[StarDust Bum]

minnesota - 144 is not a best bet.............as i never bet favorites !!

[StarDust Bum]

MLB July Opinions and Best Bets:

07/22/2021.......5-6-0......45.45%......-6.05
07/21/2021.......8-5-0......61.53%....+29.65
07/20/2021...11-10-0.......52.38%......-1.00
07/19/2021.......5-7-0.......41.66%....-23.65
07/18/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-19.35
07/17/2021.....6-10-0.......37.50%....-28.85
07/16/2021.......5-9-0.......35.71%....-22.95
07/11/2021.......9-2-0.......81.82%...+41.60
07/10/2021...... 8-7-0 ......53.33% ....+4.95
07/09/2021.......9-5-0.......64.29%...+26.35
07/08/2021.......3-6-0.......33.33%....-14.80
07/07/2021.......6-6-0.......50.00%.....+0.25
07/06/2021.......6-7-0.......46.15%......-9.90
07/05/2021 ......5-5-0 ......50.00%.... - 6.45
07/04/2021.....5-11-0.......31.25%.....-31.90
07/03/2021.....11-4-0.......73.33%....+40.60
07/02/2021.......6-8-0.......42.86%.....-10.45
07/01/2021 ......4-7-0 ......36.36% ....-13.85


Totals...........118-120-0 ......49.57% ....- 45.08


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Best Bets July:

07/22/2021.2-5-0................28.57%.......-13.85
07/21/2021.6-5-0................54.54%.......+19.65
07/20/2021 6-6-0................50.00%........+2.30
07/19/2021 3-2-0................60.00%........+7.00
07/18/2021 5-6-0................45.45%........+0.50
07/17/2021 0-4-0................00.00%........-20.00
07/16/2021 2-4-0................33.33%.........-6.85
07/11/2021 3-2-0................60.00%.......+11.45
07/10/2021 3-4-0................42.85%.........+2.85
07/09/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+9.00
07/08/2021 2-4-0................33.33%..........-6.95
07/07/2021 3-4-0................42.85%..........-0.70
07/06/2021 3-3-0................50.00%.........+4.20
07/05/2021 3-0-0...............100.00%.......+20.20
07/04/2021 3-8-0................27.27%.........-19.15
07/03/2021 4-3-0................57.14%........+11.50
07/02/2021 0-6-0 ...............00.00%........ -30.00
07/01/2021 3-5-0............... 37.50%......... - 3.55


Totals.......50-71 0...............41.32%..........-12.20

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
Spreads for Labor Day weekend college football games:
— Penn State at Wisconsin (-4)
— West Virginia at Maryland (+4.5)
— Indiana at Iowa (-4.5)
— Texas Tech at Houston (+7)
— Georgia at Clemson (-3.5)
— Fresno State at Oregon (-20.5)

Quote of the Day.
“He (Hector Cruz) may be the best teammate I’ve ever seen in terms of the way he goes about his business, the way he puts his arm around people, the way he helps us become better in our front-office jobs and coaching-staff jobs. This guy is beyond special.”
Minnesota Twins president Derek Falvey, who traded Cruz to Tampa Bay Thursday

Friday’s quiz
Who was the LA Rams’ QB, the first time they played in a Super Bowl?

Thursday’s quiz
Bo Jackson played in the NFL and the major leagues; he spent most of his baseball career with Kansas City.

Wednesday’s quiz
Alex Cora first managed the Red Sox in 2018; John Farrell managed Boston before he did.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) First domino of the baseball trade deadline season fell Thursday, with Minnesota dealing DH Nelson Cruz to Tampa Bay, for a couple of AAA pitching prospects.

At age 41, Cruz has 19 homers, 50 RBI and a .370 on-base %age. He should be a big help.

12) Cruz hit 216 home runs before his 35th birthday; he’s hit 220 homers since that birthday, which is 3rd all-time.

11) Tampa Bay/Texas are allowing the worst OPS to opposing #9 hitters; Tampa Bay is 58-39, would host the Wild Card game if it were played today. Nothing they do is normal, but they do it very well.

10) Detroit Tigers are 7-0 since the All-Star break; they’ve won their last nine home games. AJ Hinch is a damn good manager; he won the World Series in Houston, but may be doing his best work in Detroit right now.

9) Giants 5, Dodgers 3:
— Giants roughed up Kenley Jansen for 4 runs in 9th inning, after a replay reversal kept the game going.
— San Francisco leads the Dodgers by 3 games, San Diego by 5.5 in the NL West.

8) Boston 5, New York 4 (10):
— Red Sox scored twice in 9th inning, twice in the 10th.
— Hunter Renfroe walked it off with a 10th inning sac fly.
— Kike Hernandez tied the game with a 9th inning double.
— New York reliever Brooks Kriske threw four wild pitches in 10th inning– the most by one pitcher in a single extra inning in MLB history.

7) If I was advising a young person who was looking to pursue a great career, I’d suggest they become an eye doctor. Being a beer distributor would also be good, but being an eye doctor must be very cool.

Over the last 20 months, I’ve spent too way much time in doctor’s offices getting pictures taken of my eye, which has had two operations. Those two surgeons saved the vision in my right eye; can’t imagine how great it must be to save someone’s vision.

Plus, I’m guessing eye doctors make a boatload of money.

6) Padres 3, Marlins 2:
— Blake Snell finished the 6th inning for only third time in 18 starts.
— Snell came into this game with a 9.08 ERA in ten road outings.

5) A’s 4, Seattle 1:
— Sean Manaea threw 7 great innings (107 PT) to win opener of an important series.
— Ramon Laureano knocked in two runs for the A’s.

4) Cardinals 3, Cubs 2:
— Chicago is 5-17 in its last 22 games; when do they resume dumping players?
— I mean, Kris Bryant is on my fantasy team; I’d rather he get traded now, so he gets a full week for his new team next week.

3) The Yermin Mercedes retirement story turned out to be a false alarm; he was in uniform for AAA Charlotte Thursday night, but didn’t play. Wouldn’t shock me if a contender that needed a bat off the bench traded for Mercedes in the next nine days.

2) Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp died Thursday; he passed away from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car while biking in California last week. Knapp had a 25-year coaching career and was known for working with QB’s, like Peyton Manning/Steve Young. RIP, sir.

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