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

[StarDust Bum]

SATURDAY, JULY 24
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ARI at CHC 02:20 PM
CHC -164
+500

NYY at BOS 04:05 PM
BOS -172
+500

ATL at PHI 06:05 PM
PHI -123
+500

SD at MIA 06:10 PM
SD -140
+500

WAS at BAL 06:35 PM
BAL +192
+500

LAA at MIN 07:10 PM
LAA +115
+500

TB at CLE 07:10 PM
TB -155
+500

TOR at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM +106
+500

TEX at HOU 07:10 PM
TEX +181
+500

DET at KC 07:10 PM
DET +120
+500

STL at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN -175
+500

CHW at MIL 07:10 PM
CHW +113
+500

PIT at SF 09:05 PM
SF -237
U 8.0
+500 +500

COL at LAD 09:10 PM
COL +186
O 8.5
+500 +500

OAK at SEA 10:10 PM
OAK -116
+500

[StarDust Bum]

MLB July Opinions and Best Bets:

07/24/2021.....4-13-0......23.52%....-58.25
07/23/2021.......6-9-0......40.00%....-15.55
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...........128-142-0 ......47.40% ....- 118.88


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Best Bets July:

07/24/2021 2-7-0................22.22%.......-20.65
07/23/2021.1-5-0................16.66%.......-13.20
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.......53-83 0...............38.97%..........-46.15

[Udog]

Sunday’s 6-pack
Batters who did the worst vs one team in a season:
0-35— John Lowenstein vs Texas, 1974
0-33— Andruw Jones vs Philly, 1998
0-31— George Gibson vs Chicago Cubs, 1906
0-30— Casey Patten vs Detroit, 1902
0-29— John Perrine vs Boston Americans, 1907
0-29— Jo Jo White vs St Louis Browns, 1938
0-29— Marty Cordova vs Oakland, 1998

Quote of the Day.
“We’re gonna do it or die trying.”
Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh, talking about beating Ohio State

Sunday’s quiz
When Pete Rose won Rookie of the Year in 1963, what position did he play?

Saturday’s quiz
Yesterday’s question was a defective question, my fault.

Friday’s quiz
Vince Ferragamo was the LA Rams’ QB, the first time they played in a Super Bowl.

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Sunday’s Den: Random NFL trends…….

NFL trends that may come in handy, later this year:
13) Vikings are 0-7 ATS in last 7 Monday night road games.
— Minnesota covered six of last seven games vs Detroit.
— Vikings are 0-6 ATS vs opponent coming off a bye.

12) Last three years, Giants are 18-6 ATS on road.
— Giants are 11-1 ATS as a road underdog of less than 7 points.
— Giants are 4-14 ATS in last 18 games as a home underdog.

11) Jets are 0-6 ATS in last six games vs Miami.
— Last four years, Jets are 11-21-1 ATS on the road.

10) Dolphins are 6-10-1 ATS the week after playing New England.

9) Patriots covered five of last seven games against the Jets.
— New England is 8-1 ATS the week after playing the Jets.

8) Last three years, Eagles are 5-12-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Philly is 2-5 ATS in last seven games vs Dallas.

7) Pittsburgh started 11-0 LY, then lost five of last six games.
— Steelers had 56 sacks last year (most)
— Steelers allowed 14 sacks last year (least)

6) Last four years, 49ers are 5-13-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— 49ers covered once in their last six games with Arizona.

5) Seattle is 10-2-1 ATS in last 13 games with San Francisco.
— Seahawks are 9-2-2 ATS in last 13 games in Eastern time zone.

4) Tampa Bay is 2-9 ATS in last 11 Thursday games.
— Last four years, Buccaneers are 8-3-1 ATS as a home underdog.

3) It has been 16 years since the NFC East champ repeated the next season; Washington win the division last year.

2) Washington is 0-7 ATS in last seven Monday home games.
— Washington is 0-5 ATS the week after playing the Eagles.

1) Tennessee is 31-21 SU under Vrabel, but was outgained all three years.
— Last three years, Titans are 6-9-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Tennessee is 2-11 ATS the week after a Monday night game.

[Udog]

951ATLANTA -952 PHILADELPHIA
ATLANTA is 36-54 SU (-20.9 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

953SAN DIEGO -954 MIAMI
SAN DIEGO is 22-36 SU (-16.1 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.

955ST LOUIS -956 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 0-12 SU (-13.1 Units) in home games vs. an NL team with a batting average of .245 or worse in the second half of the season in the current season.

957ARIZONA -958 CHICAGO CUBS
ARIZONA is 5-20 SU (-19.4 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

959PITTSBURGH -960 SAN FRANCISCO
PITTSBURGH is 1-12 SU (-14.6 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

961COLORADO -962 LA DODGERS
COLORADO is 5-14 SU (-15.4 Units) in road games vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.

963NY YANKEES -964 BOSTON
NY YANKEES are 13-24 SU (-15.8 Units) in road games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

965TAMPA BAY -966 CLEVELAND
TAMPA BAY is 38-24 SU (13.6 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

967LA ANGELS -968 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 26-55 SU (-37 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

969DETROIT -970 KANSAS CITY
DETROIT is 2-11 SU (-12.8 Units) in road games vs. AL teams allowing 4.9 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, July 25

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, July 25

NL games
Arizona (31-69) @ Cubs (48-51)
— CSmith is 1-4, 7.23 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 2-8 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-1
— He is 0-0, 2.25 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Arizona won five of last six games.
— Arizona is 3-31 in its last 34 road games.
— over 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-100
— record in first 5 innings: 38-55-7

— Williams is 1-1, 6.14 in his last seven starts.
— Cubs are 7-4 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 1-3, 3.33 in five starts vs Arizona.

— Cubs are 6-18 in last 24 games.
— Chicago is 5-8 in its last 13 home games.
— Over is 6-2 in last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-99
— record in first 5 innings: 42-44-13

Atlanta (48-49) @ Philadelphia (48-49)
— Toussaint allowed a run in 6.2 IP in his first ‘21 start.
— Braves are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 4.2 IP, in three relief stints vs Philly.

— Braves split their last ten games
— Atlanta is 5-2 in its last seven road games.
— over 8-3 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-97
— record in first 5 innings: 50-34-13

— Nola is 1-2, 8.44 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 4-8 in his last 12 starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-8-1
— He is 0-1, 6.32 in three starts vs Atlanta this year.

— Phillies are 2-5 in their last six games.
— Phillies are 27-19 at home, 20-30 on road.
— over 14-2 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-97
— record in first 5 innings: 38-37-22

San Diego (58-43) @ Miami (42-56)
— Darvish is 0-2, 5.85 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 14-5 in his starts.
— over 9-3 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-8
— He is 2-1, 6.08 in five starts vs Miami.

— Padres are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— San Diego is 9-15 in its last 24 road games.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 31-101
— record in first 5 innings: 40-43-17

— They haven’t announced a starter.

— Marlins are 13-21 in their last 34 games.
— Miami is 7-6 in last 13 home games.
— over 9-6-2 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-98
— record in first 5 innings: 34-45-19

St Louis (49-50) @ Cincinnati (51-47)
— Oviedo is 0-2, 5.21 in his last four starts.
— Cardinals are 3-8 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-4
— He is 0-0, 5.19 in two starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cardinals are 13-9 in last 22 games.
— St Louis is 5-16 in its last 21 road games.
— Under is 21-12-2 in their last 35 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-99
— record in first 5 innings: 40-41-18

— Sonny Gray is 1-1, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 6-7 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 2-9-2
— He is 1-3, 5.00 in six starts vs St Louis.

— Cincinnati is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Reds are 13-9 in last 22 home games.
— under 13-7 last 20 home games
— scored run in first inning: 28-98
— record in first 5 innings: 41-41-16

Pittsburgh (38-60) @ San Francisco (61-37)
— Brubaker is 0-4, 6.59 in his last five starts.
— Pirates lost his last seven starts.
— under 11-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-2
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Pirates lost four of last six games.
— Pittsburgh is 4-8 in last 12 road games.
— over 14-5 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-97
— record in first 5 innings: 32-53-12

— Wood is 2-0, 3.18 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 10-6 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-3
— He is 4-3, 2.93 in ten starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Giants are 4-5 since All-Star break.
— Giants are 14-7 in last 21 home games.
— Over is 10-4 in last 14 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-97
— record in first 5 innings: 53-31-13

Colorado (43-55) @ Dodgers (60-39)
— Jon Gray is 2-0, 2.40 in his last five starts.
— Rockies are 8-9 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-5
— He is 0-1, 3.38 in three starts vs LA this year.

— Colorado is 18-14 in its last 32 games.
— Rockies are 33-20 at home, 10-35 on road.
— under 16-4 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-98
— record in first 5 innings: 38-45-15

— Josiah Gray is making his first MLB start.
— He allowed 4 runs in four IP in his MLB debut.
— He was 1-1, 2.87 in four AAA games (3 starts) this year.

— Dodgers are 7-8 in last 15 games.
— LA is 1-10 in extra innings this year.
— Dodgers are 9-4 in last 13 home games.
— under 10-6-1 last 17 home games
— scored run in first inning: 32-99
— record in first 5 innings: 51-32-16

AL games
Bronx (51-46) @ Boston (60-39)
— German is 0-2, 9.31 in his last five starts.
— New York is 9-7 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 9-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-4
— He is 0-1, 4.66 in two starts vs Boston this year.

— New York won 10 of its last 14 games.
— New York is 8-7 in last 15 road games.
— under 6-1 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 24-97
— record in first 5 innings: 40-38-19

— Perez is 0-2, 7.04 in his last two starts.
— Boston is 11-8 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3
— He is 0-1, 7.04 in two starts vs New York this year.

— Boston won four of its last five games.
— Red Sox are 11-3 in last 14 home games.
— under 3-1 last four home games
— scored run in first inning: 33-98
— record in first 5 innings: 47-37-15

Tampa Bay (60-39) @ Cleveland (48-48)
— McClanahan is 2-1, 3.08 in his last five starts.
— Rays are 8-6 in his starts.
— under 8-6
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland

— Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 16 games.
— Rays are 6-1 in last seven road tilts.
— under is 7-3 in last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-99
— record in first 5 innings: 39-37-23

— McKenzie is 0-1, 4.50 in his last five starts.
— Indians are 4-8 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.

— Cleveland is 8-18 in last 26 games.
— Indians split their last six home games.
— over 12-6-1 last 19 home games
— scores run in first inning: 30-96
— record in first 5 innings: 35-47-14

Angels (48-49) @ Minnesota (42-57)
— Barria is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 15-19, 4.60 in 54 MLB games (44 starts).
— This year, he’s given up 7 runs in six IP in two relief stints.
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— Halos are 10-8 in last 18 games.
— Angels are 6-11 in last 17 road games.
— over 25-15-1 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-97
— record in first 5 innings: 43-42-12

— Ober is 1-1, 7.02 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 5-4 in his starts.
— over 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.

— Minnesota is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Twins are 5-2 in last seven home games.
— under 7-2 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 34-99
— record in first 5 innings: 29-50-20

Detroit (47-53) @ Kansas City (41-55)
— Skubal is 2-1, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— under 7-4-1 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9
— He is 1-1, 5.19 in two games (8.2 IP) vs Kansas City this year.

— Detroit won seven of last nine games.
— Detroit lost its last six road games.
— over 25-14-1 last 40 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-100
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-2 last 11 on road.

— Lynch is 0-2, 16.88 in three starts.
— His last start was May 13.
— Kansas City is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He gave up 4 runs in 2.2 IP in a May 13 start in Detroit.

— Royals are 12-28 in last 40 games.
— Royals are 4-5 in last nine home games.
— over 7-4 last 11 home games.
— scores run in first inning: 19-96
— record in first 5 innings: 34-49-13

Texas (35-64) @ Houston (60-39)
— bullpen game

— Texas is 2-14 in its last 16 games.
— Rangers lost last eight games by combined 55-12.
— Texas is 4-29 in its last 33 road games.
— over 15-6-1 last 22 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-99
— record in first 5 innings: 31-55-13

— Greinke is 2-1, 3.07 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 14-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-4
— He is 2-0, 4.26 in two starts vs Texas this year.

— Astros split their last 12 games.
— Astros are 5-1 in last six home games.
— over 10-4 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 34-99
— record in first 5 innings: 53-32-14

Oakland (56-44) @ Seattle (53-46)
— Kaprielian is 1-1, 1.50 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 7-5 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 1-0, 3.38 in two starts vs Seattle this year.

— A’s are 7-5 in last 12 games.
— Oakland is 5-5 in last ten road games.
— Under is 17-8 in their last 25 games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-100
— record in first 5 innings: 43-37-20

— Gonzales is 1-1, 5.96 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 4-1 in his last five home starts.
— under 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-2
— He is 5-3, 3.82 in 11 starts vs Oakland.

— Seattle is 22-10 in its last 32 games.
— Seattle is 5-2 in last seven home games.
— under 5-3 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 31-99
— record in first 5 innings: 45-46-8

Interleague games
Washington (45-51) @ Baltimore (33-64)
— Espino is 2-2, 2.63 in six starts (27.1 IP).
— Nationals are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Washington is 3-9 in its last 12 games.
— Nationals lost last six road games.
— over 9-5-1 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-96
— record in first 5 innings: 39-38-19

— Means is 0-3, 8.44 in his last three starts.
— Orioles lost his last six starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-4
— He gave up 3 runs in 0.2 IP, in his one start vs Washington.

— Orioles are 9-11 in last 20 games.
— Baltimore is 18-34 on road, 15-30 at home.
— over is 41-20-1 in their last 62 games.
— scored run in first inning: 31-97
— record in first 5 innings: 31-50-16

Toronto (49-45) @ Mets (51-44)
— Stripling allowed 10 runs in 4 IP in his last two starts.
— Blue Jays are 7-8 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 7-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 2.2 IP, in two relief stints vs New York.

— Toronto lost three of last four games.
— Blue Jays are 2-5 in last seven road games.
— Over is 6-2 in last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-94
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8 last 13 on road

— Newly-acquired Hill makes his first start for Mets.
— He was 0-2, 5.30 in his last four starts for Tampa.
— Rays were 11-8 in his starts.
— over 5-2 in last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-5
— He is 1-2, 4.88 in 12 games (5 starts) vs Toronto.

— Mets are 16-19 in their last 35 games.
— Mets are 8-6 in their last 14 home games.
— over 5-3 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-95
— record in first 5 innings: 42-41-12

White Sox (58-40) @ Milwaukee (57-41)
— Lynn is 2-0, 1.23 in his last four starts.
— Chicago is 9-8 in his starts.
— under 6-2-2 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 2-17
— record in first 5 innings: 12-2-3
— He is 10-3, 2.20 in 20 games (16 starts) vs Milwaukee.

— Chicago is 9-5 in its last 14 games.
— White Sox are 5-2 in last seven road games.
— over 11-3-1 last 15 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-98
— record in first 5 innings: 53-29-16

— Woodruff is 0-1, 3.50 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 13-6 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-6
— He gave up 2 runs in six IP, in his one start vs Chicago.

— Brewers won five of last seven games.
— Milwaukee is 9-8 in last 17 home games.
— under 7-2-1 last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-99
— record in first 5 innings: 47-33-19

Sunday’s umpires
Az-Chi- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Conroy games.
Atl-Phil- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Barksdale games.
SD-Mia- Under is 8-4 in last dozen Miller games.
StL-Cin- Over is 4-1 in last five Fairchild games.
Pitt-SF- Under is 7-4-1 in last dozen Nelson games.
Colo-LA- Over is 11-3 in last 14 Meals games.

NY-Bos- Under is 6-3-2 in last 11 Guccione games.
LAA-Minn- Under is 7-4 in last 11 Blaser games.
Det-KC- Over is 8-6-1 in Riggs games.
TB-Clev- Underdogs are 8-2 in last ten Whitson games.
Tex-Hst- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Timmons games.
A’s-Sea- Over is 5-1 in last six Muchinski games.

Wsh-Balt- Over is 6-4 in last ten Moscoso games.
Chi-Mil- Last nine Iassogna games went over.
Tor-NYM- Over is 5-2 in last seven O’Nora games.

[Udog]

MLB

Sunday, July 25

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Baltimore
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Washington's last 25 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington

Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Atlanta

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

St. Louis @ Cincinnati
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
St. Louis is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis

Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Cleveland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games

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

Toronto @ NY Mets
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Texas @ Houston
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Houston
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas

Detroit @ Kansas City
Detroit
Detroit is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Kansas City's last 24 games when playing Detroit

LA Angels @ Minnesota
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games at home

Arizona @ Chi Cubs
Arizona
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

Pittsburgh @ San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Colorado @ LA Dodgers
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Colorado
LA Dodgers is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Colorado

Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games on the road
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games

Chi White Sox @ Milwaukee
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox


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[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, July 25

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Sunday July 25
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Diego at Miami (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Padres are 16-0 SU since Aug 19, 2007 in the last game of a series as a favorite of more than -130 after they lost by one run last game.

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

-- The White Sox are 0-16 SU since Sep 20, 2020 as a dog when their opponents starter has an ERA of less than 3.20 on the season.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 15-0 OU (5.00 ppg) since Aug 09, 2011 as a road dog after their starter pitched at least 8 innings last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Texas at Houston (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Astros are 7-0 SU since Aug 18, 2020 when Zack Greinke starts in an afternoon game.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

SUNDAY, JULY 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at PHI 01:05 PM
PHI -163
+500

WAS at BAL 01:05 PM
BAL -105
+500

TB at CLE 01:10 PM
TB -162
+500

TOR at NYM 01:10 PM
TOR -112
+500

STL at CIN 01:10 PM
STL +149
+500

NYY at BOS 01:10 PM
BOS -136
+500

SD at MIA 01:10 PM
SD -201
+500

LAA at MIN 02:10 PM
MIN -119
+500

TEX at HOU 02:10 PM
HOU -243
+500

DET at KC 02:10 PM
DET -102
+500

ARI at CHC 02:20 PM
CHC -174
+500

PIT at SF 04:05 PM
PIT +171
+500

COL at LAD 04:10 PM
COL +163
+500

OAK at SEA 04:10 PM
OAK -132
+500

CHW at MIL 07:08 PM
CHW +142
+500

[StarDust Bum]

MLB July Opinions and Best Bets:

07/25/2021.......6-8-0......42.86%....-18.95
07/24/2021.....4-13-0......23.52%....-58.25
07/23/2021.......6-9-0......40.00%....-15.55
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...........135-150 ......47.36% ....- 137.83


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Best Bets July:

07/25/2021 2-2-0................50.00%.......+4.55
07/24/2021 2-7-0................22.22%.......-20.65
07/23/2021.1-5-0................16.66%.......-13.20
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.......55-85 0...............39.28%..........-41,60

[Udog]

Monday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in saves:
30— Mark Melancon, SD
24— Liam Hendriks, CWS
23— Craig Kimbrel, Chi/Alex Reyes, STL
22— Kenley Jansen, LA
21— Barnes, Diaz, Hader, Iglesias
20— Jake McGee SF/Brad Hand Wash

Quote of the Day.
“Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger.”
David Letterman

Monday’s quiz
What was the name of the movie where Billy Crystal played an NBA referee?

Sunday’s quiz
When Pete Rose won Rookie of the Year in 1963, he played 2nd base.

Saturday’s quiz
Yesterday’s question was a defective question, my fault.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) San Diego Padres traded three minor league prospects to Pittsburgh for all-star 2B Adam Frazier, who is hitting .324 this season, and is under team control thru 2022.

Trade deadline is Saturday; should be an interesting week.

12) Padres are 1-6 in last seven games where winning run scored in last 3 innings; they’re 10-18 in their last 28 road games. Frazier is expected to be a super-utility guy; he’ll be a big help.

Seattle Mariners won their last ten games where winning run scored in last 3 innings.

11) France 83, USA 76— Not good.
— France ended game on a 16-2 run over final 3:41.
— Americans shot 36.2% from floor, were out-rebounded 42-37.
— Evan Fournier scored 28 points for France.

10) Baseball injuries:
— Dodgers put OF Mookie Betts (hip) on IL
— Phillies put OF Travis Jankowski on IL
— Tampa Bay put P Collin McHugh (fatigue) on IL
— Arizona put IF/OF Josh Rojas (finger) on IL.

9) Boston 5, New York 4:
— Red Sox had no hits thru 7 innings, trailed 4-0.
— Red Sox scored five runs in bottom of the 8th.
— Boston leads Tampa Bay a game, New York by 9 games in AL East.

8) Astros 3, Rangers 1— Texas has lost 12 games in row, its worst losing streak since 1982.

7) Mets 5, Blue Jays 4:
— Newly-acquired Rich Hill allowed 3 runs in 5+ IP (62 PT) in his Mets debut.
— Hill is pitching for his 11th team in a 17-year career.
— Jeff McNeil got the game-winning hit in the 6th inning.

6) Pitchers who got the most called strikes in a game this year:
31— Kwang Hung Kim (StL) @ CWS— Bellino was umpire
Kyle Hendricks (Chi) @ Det— Hoberg
Adam Wainwright (StL) vs Chicago— Bacchus
Jorge Lopez (Balt) vs Hst— TBarrett
30— Zach Eflin (Phil) @ StL— Baker
29— Lance McCullers (Hst) vs A’s— May
Adam Wainwright (StL) vs Colorado— Reynolds

5) There is a 13-hour time difference between Tokyo and New York; lot of the events at the Olympics are being held while most of us are asleep.

4) Word of the Day: Quotidian

Never heard the word before I saw it on Twitter- it basically means “ordinary” or “typical”

3) Most home runs by a Cincinnati Reds player vs St Louis:
46— Frank Robinson
32— Joey Votto
31— Wally Post
30— Ted Kluszewski

2) One of the fun parts of watching re-runs of The West Wing on my laptop is seeing all the great actors that worked on that show, even for short periods of time.

Alan Alda, Brian Dennehy, Marlee Matlin, Tim Matheson; the list goes on and on, and they were just in the show for parts of a season or two.

— Mark Harmon did 4 episodes as a Secret Service agent.
— Ed O’Neill did 4 episodes as the governor of Pennsylvania
— Connie Britton did 4 episodes- the list of great actors in this show is impressive.

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

[Udog]

901ATLANTA -902 NY METS
NY METS are 23-9 SU (14.9 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

03WASHINGTON -904 PHILADELPHIA
WASHINGTON is 16-32 SU (-21.9 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

905CINCINNATI -906 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 35-17 SU (16.2 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

907ATLANTA -908 NY METS
NY METS are 23-9 SU (14.9 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

909TORONTO -910 BOSTON
TORONTO is 28-17 SU (10.3 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

911CHI WHITE SOX -912 KANSAS CITY
CHI WHITE SOX is 34-19 SU (20.1 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

913DETROIT -914 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 26-56 SU (-38 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

915HOUSTON -916 SEATTLE
SEATTLE is 18-5 SU (12.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

917COLORADO -918 LA ANGELS
COLORADO is 6-14 SU (-14.4 Units) in road games vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, July 26

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, July 26

NL games
Atlanta (48-50) @ Mets (52-44)
— Muller is 1-3, 2.41 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He gave up a run in 4 IP in June 21 start vs New York.

— Wilson gave up 10 runs in six IP in his last two starts.
— Braves are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-7
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Braves are 4-6 in their last ten games
— Atlanta is 5-3 in its last eight road games.
— over 8-4 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-98
— record in first 5 innings: 50-35-13

— Stroman is 1-2, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 10-10 in his starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-1
— He is 4-0, 1.80 in five starts vs Atlanta.

— Nightcap is bullpen game

— Mets are 17-19 in their last 36 games.
— Mets are 9-6 in their last 15 home games.
— over 5-2 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-96
— record in first 5 innings: 43-41-12

Washington (45-53) @ Philadelphia (49-49)
— Ross is 2-1, 2.25 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 5-10 in his starts.
— under 11-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— He is 2-1, 2.65 in 7 games (5 starts) vs Philly.

— Washington is 3-10 in its last 13 games.
— Nationals lost last seven road games.
— over 9-6-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-97
— record in first 5 innings: 39-39-19

— Howard is 0-2, 3.77 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 1-0, 2.45 in two starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Phillies are 29-19 at home, 20-30 on road.
— over 14-3 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 33-98
— record in first 5 innings: 39-37-22

Cincinnati (51-48) @ Cubs (49-51)
— Miley is 2-0, 1.71 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 12-5 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 6-17
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-2
— He is 1-0, 3.09 in two starts vs Chicago this year.

— Cincinnati is 3-6 in its last nine games.
— Reds are 6-2 in last eight road games.
— under 6-1 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 29-99
— record in first 5 innings: 41-42-16

— Hendricks is 2-0, 2.19 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 12-8 in his starts.
— under 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 14-5-1
— He is 6-5, 4.24 in 20 starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cubs are 7-18 in last 25 games.
— Chicago is 6-8 in its last 14 home games.
— Over is 6-3 in last nine home games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-100
— record in first 5 innings: 43-44-13

AL games
Toronto (49-46) @ Boston (61-39)
— bullpen game

— Toronto lost four of last five games.
— Blue Jays are 2-6 in last eight road games.
— Over is 6-3 in last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 30-95
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9 last 14 on road

— Pivetta is 2-1, 6.14 in his last four starts.
— Boston is 13-6 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-4
— He is 1-1, 8.10 in three starts vs Toronto this year.

— Boston won five of its last six games.
— Red Sox are 12-3 in last 15 home games.
— under 4-1 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 33-99
— record in first 5 innings: 47-38-15

White Sox (59-40) @ Kansas City (42-55)
— Keuchel is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts.
— Chicago is 12-6 in his starts.
— over 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 12-4-2
— He is 6-1, 2.48 in 11 starts vs Kansas City.

— Chicago is 10-5 in its last 15 games.
— White Sox are 6-2 in last eight road games.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-99
— record in first 5 innings: 54-29-16

— Minor is 1-4, 7.27 in his last five starts.
— Kansas City is 9-11 in his starts.
— under 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 4-20
— He is 1-1, 3.94 in three starts vs Chicago this year.

— Royals won their last five games.
— Royals are 7-5 in last 12 home games.
— under 4-1-1 last six games.
— scores run in first inning: 20-97
— record in first 5 innings: 35-49-13

Detroit (47-54) @ Minnesota (42-58)
— Manning is 1-1, 3.95 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 3-3 in his starts.
— under 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP in a start vs Minnesota July 9.

— Detroit lost its last three games.
— Detroit lost its last seven road games.
— over 25-15-1 last 41 games
— scored run in first inning: 22-101
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2 last 12 on road.

— Pineda is 1-3, 6.65 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 5-8 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He is 4-2, 3.91 in nine starts vs Detroit.

— Minnesota is 3-8 in its last 11 games.
— Twins are 5-3 in last eight home games.
— under 8-2 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 35-100
— record in first 5 innings: 29-50-21

Houston (61-39) @ Seattle (54-46)
— Garcia is 1-0, 0.82 in his last two starts.
— Astros are 9-2 in his last 11 starts.
— under 8-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 10-3-3
— He gave up a run in 5 IP in April 29 start vs Seattle.

— Astros are 5-1 in last six games.
— Astros are 5-2 in last seven road games.
— under 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 34-100
— record in first 5 innings: 54-32-14

— bullpen game

— Seattle is 23-10 in its last 33 games.
— Seattle is 6-2 in last eight home games.
— under 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 31-100
— record in first 5 innings: 46-46-8

Interleague games
Colorado (43-56) @ Angels (49-49)
— Marquez is 4-1, 1.50 in his last six starts.
— Rockies are 9-3 in his last 12 starts.
— under 9-1-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 12-7-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 7 IP, in one start vs Anaheim.

— Colorado is 18-15 in its last 32 games.
— Rockies are 33-20 at home, 10-36 on road.
— under 17-4 last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-99
— record in first 5 innings: 38-45-16

— Ohtani is 2-0, 3.86 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 8-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Halos are 11-8 in last 19 games.
— Angels are 6-3 in last nine home games.
— under 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 32-98
— record in first 5 innings: 43-42-13