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**Udog** · 04-06-2021, 08:59 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Active leaders in most sacrifice flies, career:
115— Albert Pujols
89— Evan Longoria
86— Miguel Cabrera
71— Yadier Molina
67— Ryan Zimmerman
62— Kurt Suzuki

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 554,522
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

We’re doing a survey this week; you know how the guy who wins the Masters picks the menu for the champions’ dinner the next year? He can choose anything he likes.

If you won the Masters, what food would you serve at the champions’ dinner?

E-mail me at [email protected] or text me, if you know my cell number. We’ll post the results later on this week.

13) Baylor 86, Gonzaga 70:
— Game was 11-1 early on; Gonzaga never threatened to win.
— Baylor led its two Final Four games by 25-10 points at halftime.

— Baylor shot 10-23 on the arc, scored 1.26 ppp.
— Great season ends for Gonzaga; they lost in finals twice in last four tournaments.

12) 18 years ago, Scott Drew went to Waco to clean up an unspeakable mess; the previous coach had been fired after a Baylor player murdered another player, and the coach tried to frame the dead player as a drug dealer to cover up NCAA rules violations.

Not good.

Drew was advised not to take the Baylor job, that it was too big a mess, but by his fifth year in Waco, Baylor was 21-11, and in the NCAA Tournament. Two years later, he was in the Elite 8. Now he is a national champion.

One of the great re-building jobs ever, for sure.

11) Jets traded QB Sam Darnold to Carolina for three draft picks; a 2nd/4th/6th round pick, with two of those picks coming in 2022.

Darnold was 13-25 as the Jets’ starting QB, but the franchise has been a mess; plus, he had mononucleosis at the start of last season. He is still only 23 years old, six months younger than Joe Burrow, the QB Panthers’ OC Joe Brady mentored at LSU.

What do the Panthers do with Teddy Bridgewater? He has $10M of his $17M salary for next season fully guaranteed, which makes it harder to trade him.

10) North Carolina hired alum/assistant coach Hubert Davis as its new basketball coach. Davis had been a Carolina assistant for nine years; he was working on ESPN before that. He played in the NBA for 12 years, has never been a head coach.

UNC’s dilemma here here is that they seem to be obsessed with hiring alums to coach their basketball team, but a list of Tar Heel alums who are qualified to be an ACC head coach isn’t real long. Not sure this is an entry level position.

9) Texas Tech replaced the departed Chris Beard with assistant Mark Adams, a defensive wizard who is a Tech alum (Beard is a Texas alum). We’ll see if Tech remains as active in the transfer portal as they were under Beard.

8) Central Michigan picked a weird time to fire its coach Keno Davis; when you’ve been at a mid-major for nine years and have never made the NCAA’s, you’re on thin ice, but this seemed late, with recruiting/poaching already underway.

Chippewas were 23-12 two years ago, but went 10-24 in MAC games the last two years- they haven’t been in the NCAA’s since 2003, when they had future NBA big man Chris Kaman.

7) Padres’ SS Fernando Tatis Jr subluxated his left shoulder while batting Monday night; they’ll examine him again today, but he appears headed to the IL. Subluxation is a partial dislocation of the shoulder.

22-year old Tatis signed a 14-year, $340M deal this winter; they need him healthy.

6) Last year was the first time EVER in the major leagues that #2 hitters in the lineup hit more home runs (332) than #3 hitters in the lineup (289).

5) Last year was first time ever the Mets led the major leagues in batting average, but they were 13th in runs scored, which obviously is more important.

4) Major League Baseball is moving this July’s All-Star Game to Denver; should make for quite the Home Run Derby.

3) Indiana hired alum Dane Fife as an associate coach to new head coach Mike Woodson; Fife spent the last ten years working for Tom Izzo at Michigan State.

2) Aaron Rodgers is hosting Jeopardy! this week and next; he was a contestant in a celebrity tournament a few years ago, now he is taking a shot at hosting it. How weird would it be if he retired from the NFL to replace Alex Trebek as the show’s next permanent host?

1) Was talking the other day about guys discussing futures bets on the NFL; the Darnold trade is a good example of how wagering on stuff this long before the season starts has the potential for disaster.

Jets are almost sure to have a rookie QB starting now; as I type this, the only two QB’s on their depth chart are James Morgan (FIU) and Mike White (Western Kentucky). New coach Robert Saleh comes to the Jets from San Francisco; would they trade for Jimmy Garoppolo?

Don’t forget to answer our survey question:

If you won the Masters, what food would you serve at the champions’ dinner?

**Udog** · 04-06-2021, 09:01 AM

901ATLANTA -902 WASHINGTON
ATLANTA is 418-204 SU (193.6 Units) as a road underdog of +100 to +150 since 1996.

903ST LOUIS -904 MIAMI
ST LOUIS are 871-803 SU (65.8 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season since 1996.

905PITTSBURGH -906 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 330-354 SU (-96.2 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.0 or less runs/game on the season since 1996.

907NY METS -908 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 33-34 SU (-4.4 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the last 3 seasons.

909MILWAUKEE -910 CHICAGO CUBS
MILWAUKEE is 2-13 SU (-13.8 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4 or less runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.

911ARIZONA -912 COLORADO
COLORADO is 18-32 SU (-17.2 Units) after scoring 2 runs or less in the last 3 seasons.

913SAN FRANCISCO -914 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 119-202 SU (-103.2 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more since 1996.

915MINNESOTA -916 DETROIT
MINNESOTA is 1-13 SU (-13.2 Units) in road games vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

917HOUSTON -918 LA ANGELS
HOUSTON is 27-9 SU (17.1 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

919BALTIMORE -920 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 28-11 SU (20.1 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 1 or more runs/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

**Udog** · 04-06-2021, 09:05 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, April 6

**Udog** · 04-06-2021, 09:08 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 6

**Udog** · 04-06-2021, 09:11 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 6

Not a lot to go on for the first 7-10 days, but we’ll do what we can. Once the season gets rolling, we’ll be posting what I think is the most relevant information for each game. There will be a lot of information, once teams get couple weeks under their belts.

NL games
Braves (0-3) @ Nationals (0-0)
Smyly allowed two runs in eight IP in two games (1 start) vs Washington.

— Atlanta scored three runs total in their first three games.

Scherzer is 10-9, 3.95 in 25 games (23 starts) vs Atlanta.

— This is Washington’s season opener.

Pirates (1-3) @ Reds (3-1)
Cahill is on his 7th team the last six years; he is 0-2, 3.95 in 15 games (2 starts) vs Cincinnati. Overall, he’s started 225 MLB games (85-94, 4.20)

— Pirates scored total of seven runs in losing their last three games.
— Last three Pittsburgh games stayed under.

Miley is 2-3, 2.98 in ten starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Reds won three of four games, scoring 32 runs.
— Three of their four games went over.

Cardinals (2-2) @ Marlins (1-3)
Gant is making his first start since 2018; he is 2-1, 2.89 in seven games (2 starts) vs Miami.

— Cardinals split their first four games, giving up 28 runs.
— Over is 3-1 in St Louis games this year.

— Alcantara blanked Tampa Bay for six IP in his first ’21 start.
— He allowed four runs (one earned) in five IP, in his one start vs St Louis.

— Marlins lost three of their first four games, all at home.
— Over is 2-2 in Miami games.

Mets (0-1) @ Phillies (4-0)
Stroman is 2-1, 3.66 in five games (3 starts) vs Philly; he is 1-0, 2.45 in two games (1 start) here.

Mets blew a 2-0 8th inning lead in their season opener yesterday.

Chase Anderson is 2-3, 4.58 in eight starts against the Mets.

— Phillies won first four games, opponents Atlanta 14-6.
— Three of their four games stayed under the total.

Brewers (1-3) @ Cubs (3-1)
Peralta allowed 7 runs in 11.2 IP in six games (1 start) vs Chicago.

— Milwaukee lost its last three games, scoring total of five runs.
— Over is 2-2 in Brewer games.

Alzolay is 2-2, 4.54 in 10 MLB games (6 starts); he allowed one run in an inning, in his one appearance vs Milwaukee.

— Cubs won three of their first four games.
— Under is 3-1 in their games.

Diamondbacks (1-3) @ Rockies (1-3)
Weaver is 1-2, 7.40 in six games (5 starts) vs Colorado, 1-1, 7.62 in four games (3 starts) in Denver.

— Arizona lost three of its first four games.
— Diamondbacks scored total of five runs in their last three games.
— Arizona’s last three games stayed under the total.

— Marquez allowed one run in four IP (92 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 4-5, 4.24 in 16 starts vs Arizona.

— Colorado lost three of its first four games.
— Three of their four games went over the total.

Giants (2-2) @ Padres (3-2)
— Sanchez is 34-33, 3.98 in 150 career games (96 starts).
— He threw seven shutout innings in his one start vs San Diego.

— Giants split their first four games, all on the road.
— Over is 2-2 in their games.

— Darvish allowed four runs in 4.2 IP (93 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Darvish is 2-2, 6.26 in 14 MLB games (6 starts); he is 1-0, 4.50 in three games (2 starts) vs San Francisco.

— San Diego won three of its first five games.
— Four of their five games stayed under.
— SS Tatis got hurt last night, won’t play here.

American League
Twins (3-1) @ Tigers (2-2)
Happ is 3-2, 5.14 in 11 starts vs Detroit, 1-1, 4.84 in six starts here.

— Twins won three of their first four games.
— Minnesota scored 23 runs the last two games.
— Three of their four games went over the total.

Mize was 0-3, 6.99 in seven starts as a rookie LY; he is 0-1, 8.39 in three starts against the Twins.

— Detroit split its first four games.
— Over is 2-2 in those games.

Blue Jays (3-1) @ Rangers (1-3)
Roark is 0-4, 3.91 in four starts vs Texas.

— Toronto won three of first four games, giving up 10 runs.
— Under is 4-0 in their games.

Dunning was 2-0, 3.97 in 7 starts as a rookie for Chicago LY. He hasn’t pitched against the Blue Jays.

— Rangers lost three of first four games, giving up 34 runs.
— Over is 2-1-1 in their games so far.

Orioles (3-1) @ Bronx (2-2)
Kramer was 1-1, 4.82 in four starts as a rookie LY; he is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts vs New York.

— Orioles won three of their first four games.
— Under is 3-1 in their games.

— Cole allowed two runs in 5.1 IP (97 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Cole is 2-1, 1.65 in five starts vs Baltimore.

— New York split its first four games.
— Under is 4-0 in their games this season.

Rays (2-2) @ Red Sox (1-3)
— Glasnow blanked Miami for six innings (77 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 2-1, 4.68 in six starts vs Boston, 1-1, 5.71 in three starts at Fenway.

— Rays split their first four games, all on the road.
— Over is 3-1 in their games.

Perez is 2-5, 5.63 in 13 games (11 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

— Boston lost three of its first four games.
— Under is 2-2 in their games this season.

Astros (4-1) @ Angels (4-1)
— Greinke blanked Oakland for six innings (82 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He is 6-5, 3.98 in 15 against the Angels, 6-3, 3.05 in 13 starts here.

— Houston won four of its first five games.
— Astros scored 40 runs in five games (over 5-0)

Canning is 0-0, 6.35 in three starts vs Houston.

— Angels won four of their first five games, scoring 31 runs.
— Over is 3-2 in their first five games, all at home.

White Sox (2-3) @ Mariners (2-2)
— Giolito allowed two runs in 5.1 IP (87 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— He allowed five runs in 4.1 IP in his one start vs Seattle.

— White Sox lost three of their first five games.
— Under is 3-2 in their first five games.
— Chicago won its last 16 games vs lefty starters.

Paxton is 2-0, 3.09 in four starts vs Chicago.

— Seattle split its first four games, all at home.
— Mariners scored seven runs in their last three games.
— Over is 2-2 in their games.

Interleague game
Dodgers (4-1) @ A’s (0-5)
— Kershaw allowed six runs in 5.2 IP (77 PT) in his first ’21 start, at Denver.
— He is 0-0, 1.35 in four starts vs Oakland.

— Dodgers won four of their first five games.
— LA scored 31 runs in its last four games.
— Over is 3-2 in their first five games.

— Bassitt gave up three runs in 5.1 IP in his first ’21 start.
— He has never pitched against the Dodgers.

— Oakland lost its first five games, all by 4+ runs.
— A’s first five games went over the total.

**Udog** · 04-06-2021, 09:14 AM

MLB

Tuesday, April 6

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Detroit
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Detroit is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Minnesota

Atlanta @ Washington
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games at home

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

Baltimore @ NY Yankees
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore

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

St. Louis @ Miami
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Miami
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games

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

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

Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 13 games
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home

Toronto @ Texas
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto
Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home

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

LA Dodgers @ Oakland
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home

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

Chi White Sox @ Seattle
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Seattle is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Chi White Sox

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