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**Udog** · 05-31-2021, 08:37 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Week 1 NFL spreads:
— Dolphins @ Patriots (-2)
— Browns @ Chiefs (-6)
— Broncos (-1) @ Giants
— Packers @ Saints (-2.5)
— Bears @ Rams (-7)
— Ravens (-4.5) @ Raiders

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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Wrapping up a busy Sunday

13) Should have mentioned this yesterday; Twins’ 3B Josh Donaldson scored the 2,000,000th run in major league history Saturday. Pretty big deal; Bob Watson scored the 1,000,000th run back in 1975.

12) San Diego Padres played extra inning games four days in a row, then did something weird Sunday, to rest their bullpen.

Trailing 7-0 after the third inning, Padres replaced starter Blake Snell with Joe Musgrove, another starter who is probably their #2 pitcher. Musgrove threw five hitless innings, which is great, but they lost anyway and now he misses his regular turn in the rotation Monday, kind of a big deal.

San Diego couldn’t bring minor leaguers up to fortify the bullpen? Now Musgrove misses a start against the Cubs, good news for Chicago.

11) Weather has screwed up a lot of baseball schedules this spring; Indians played a twinbill against Toronto Sunday, and have another one with the White Sox today.

This is the first time since September 2000 that Cleveland has played doubleheaders two days in a row- they played four games in two days at Fenway Park back then.

10) Arizona 9, St Louis 2— Diamondbacks snap their 13-game losing skid; Ketel Marte homered, Josh Reddick had three hits against a lefty starter.

9) Chicago 3, Baltimore 1— Now the Orioles have a 13-game losing skid; they’ve scored a total of nine runs in their last five games.

8) Angels 4, A’s 2:
— A’s started the season 1-7; not good.
— Then the A’s won their next 13 games; very good.
— A’s are 17-17 since then; they lead AL West by 1.5 games.

7) Giants 5, Dodgers 4— LA lost four of its last five games, giving up 24 runs in their last three games.

6) Colorado 4, Pittsburgh 3— Rockies scored twice in ninth inning to break a 5-game losing skid; they’ve been shut out three times in their last five games. Now they go home to Denver, where they hit the ball way better than they do on the road.

5) Hawks 113, Knicks 96:
— Atlanta leads series 3-1; they led by 13 at halftime of the loss.
— Hawks were +29 with Bogdanovic on the court, minus-12 in 13:00 he sat out.

4) Suns 100, Lakers 92:
— Chris Paul scored 18 points, had 9 assists, played 32:00.
— Lakers’ star Anthony Davis missed second half with a leg injury.

3) Nets 141, Celtics 126:
— Brooklyn shot 57.8% from the floor, made 16-27 3’s- they led series 3-1.
— in first three quarters, Nets scored 112 points on 71 possessions, really good.

2) Clippers 106, Mavericks 81:
— Road team has won all four series games.
— Dallas made only five of 30 3-point shots.

1) RIP to former Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton, who passed away at age 64 after a bike accident. It was touching reading people praising Eaton as a kind soul who was nice to everyone- we need more kind souls in this world. He worked as a motivational speaker in his retirement.

Eaton played college ball at UCLA; he led the NBA in blocked shots four times in his 11 years with the Jazz, where he teamed with Karl Malone/John Stockton on some great teams.

**Udog** · 05-31-2021, 08:38 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Monday, May 31

**Udog** · 05-31-2021, 08:41 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, May 31

**Udog** · 05-31-2021, 08:43 AM

951PHILADELPHIA -952 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 0-15 SU (-16.4 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

953SAN DIEGO -954 CHICAGO CUBS
SAN DIEGO is 10-22 SU (-14.2 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

955WASHINGTON -956 ATLANTA
WASHINGTON is 11-24 SU (-15.1 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.

957ST LOUIS -958 LA DODGERS
ST LOUIS are 11-1 SU (10.3 Units) vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.150 or better in the current season.

959NY METS -960 ARIZONA
NY METS are 29-41 SU (-16.1 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

961MINNESOTA -962 BALTIMORE
MINNESOTA is 12-32 SU (-25.7 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

963TAMPA BAY -964 NY YANKEES
TAMPA BAY is 14-1 SU (14.5 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

965CHI WHITE SOX -966 CLEVELAND
CHI WHITE SOX is 26-19 SU (11.4 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

967OAKLAND -968 SEATTLE
OAKLAND is 18-9 SU (12.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.

969BOSTON -970 HOUSTON
BOSTON is 10-1 SU (9.3 Units) vs. excellent fielding teams - averaging <=0.5 errors/game in the current season.

**Udog** · 05-31-2021, 08:47 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 31

NL games
Philadelphia (25-28) @ Cincinnati (23-28)
— Velasquez is 2-0, 1.17 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-3
— He is 0-0, 2.61 in four games (2 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Phillies lost eight of their last 11 games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 10-18 on road.
— under 9-4 last 13 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-53
— record in first 5 innings: 18-23-12

— Miley is 0-2, 10.56 in two starts since his no-hitter.
— Reds are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 2-1, 3.46 in four starts vs Philly.

— Cincinnati is 6-11 in its last 17 games.
— Reds are 1-6 in last seven home games.
— Under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-51
— record in first 5 innings: 18-26-7

San Diego (34-20) @ Cubs (29-23)
— Paddack is 1-0, 1.42 in his last four starts (19 IP).
— Padres are 6-3 in his starts.
— over 5-4 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He threw six shutout innings in his one start vs Chicago.

— Four of San Diego’s last five games went extra innings.
— Padres are 21-8 in their last 29 games.
— San Diego won eight of its last 11 road games.
— over 16-5-1 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-54
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-9

— Williams had an appendectomy; this is a bullpen game.

— Cubs won 11 of their last 14 games.
— Chicago is 10-3 in last 13 home games.
— Under is 14-7 in their last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-52
— record in first 5 innings: 25-19-8

Washington (21-28) @ Atlanta (24-26)
— Ross is 0-3, 8.00 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 2-6 in his starts.
— under 5-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 1-4, 6.43 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Atlanta.

— Washington lost five of its last six games.
— Nationals are 8-13 on the road.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 12-49
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-11

— Morton is 1-0, 2.55 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 2-6, 6.14 in ten starts vs Washington.

— Braves won five of their last eight games overall.
— Atlanta is 4-1 in its last five home games.
— over 5-2 in last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-50
— record in first 5 innings: 26-18-6

St Louis (30-23) @ Dodgers (31-22)
— Flaherty is 4-1, 3.77 in five May starts.
— Cardinals are 9-1 in his starts.
— over 6-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-1-1
— He is 1-1, 1.08 in four starts vs Los Angeles.

— Cardinals are 7-5 in their last 12 games.
— St Louis is 5-7 in its last 12 road games.
— last three games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 18-53
— record in first 5 innings: 25-18-10

— Bauer is 2-2, 1.78 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 5-6 in his starts
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 0-1, 5.56 in two starts vs St Louis.

— Dodgers lost four of their last five games.
— Dodgers lost their last three home games.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-53
— record in first 5 innings: 27-18-8

Mets (25-20) @ Arizona (19-35)
— deGrom is 3-2, 1.40 in seven starts.
— Mets are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 4-0, 1.65 in five starts vs Arizona.

— Mets won their last four games.
— Mets lost six of their last nine road games.
— Under 5-1-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-45
— record in first 5 innings: 21-18-6

— Kelly is 0-3, 3.96 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 4-6 in his starts.
— under 3-0-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 1-2, 2.79 in three starts vs New York.

— Arizona lost 13 of its last 14 games.
— Arizona lost nine of its last 11 home games.
— over 9-4 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 9-54
— record in first 5 innings: 22-28-4

AL games
Minnesota (21-31) @ Baltimore (17-36)
— Berrios is 3-0, 4.85 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 6-0, 3.27 in seven starts vs Baltimore.

— Twins won seven of their last ten games.
— Minnesota is 3-1 in its last four road games.
— over 23-7-1 last 31 games
— scores run in first inning: 18-52
— record in first 5 innings: 19-23-10

— Lopez is 0-3, 6.75 in his last three starts
— Chicago is 3-7 in his starts.
— under 8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-2
— He is 2-2, 5.50 in 8 games (5 starts) vs Minnesota.

— Orioles lost 13 in row, 22 of their last 26 games.
— Baltimore is 11-18 on the road, 6-18 at home.
— over is 12-5 in their last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-53
— record in first 5 innings: 17-25-11

Tampa Bay (34-20) @ Bronx (29-24)
— Hill is 2-1, 1.01 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-4
— He is 3-3, 4.05 in 13 games (5 starts) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay won 15 of its last 17 games.
— Rays won their last eight road games.
— over is 12-4 in last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-54
— record in first 5 innings: 21-18-15

— Taillon is 0-1, 4.87 in his last four starts.
— New York is 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 1-1, 3.27 in two starts vs Tampa Bay.

— New York lost five of its last six games.
— New York is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
— under 10-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-53
— record in first 5 innings: 22-20-11

White Sox (32-19) @ Cleveland (28-23)
— Rodon is 2-2, 1.82 in his last five starts
— Chicago is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He is 7-5, 2.65 in 19 games (17 starts) vs Cleveland.

— Nightcap is a bullpen game.

— Chicago is 5-1 in its last six games.
— White Sox are 1-4 in last five road games.
— under 13-5 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-52
— record in first 5 innings: 31-9-12

— McKenzie is 0-2, 7.82 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 2-6 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 0-1, 9.00 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Chicago.

— Nightcap is a bullpen game.

— Indians also played a doubleheader yesterday.
— Cleveland won five of its last night games.
— Indians are 8-6 in their last 14 home games.
— over 10-6 last 16 games
— scores run in first inning: 15-51
— record in first 5 innings: 16-27-8

Boston (32-20) @ Houston (28-24)
— Rodriguez is 0-2, 7.36 in his last two starts.
— Red Sox are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He is 1-2, 6.75 in four starts vs Houston.

— Boston is 7-2 in its last nine games.
— Red Sox are 7-3 in their last ten road games.
— over 4-1 last five road games
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 26-18-9

— Urquidy is 3-0, 1.52 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Astros lost six of their last eight games.
— Astros won seven of their last 11 home games.
— over 19-6 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-52
— record in first 5 innings: 28-16-8

Oakland (31-24) @ Seattle (27-27)
— Kaprielman is 2-0, 1.53 in three starts.
— A’s are 3-0 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 1-0, 2.08 in 2 games (1 start) vs Seattle.

— A’s are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Oakland is 7-3 in its last ten road games.
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-55
— record in first 5 innings: 21-21-13

— Gilbert is 0-2, 7.59 in three starts.
— Mariners are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up two runs in four IP vs Oakland last week.

— Seattle won six of its last seven games.
— Seattle is 8-7 in its last 15 home games.
— under 12-2-1 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-54
— record in first 5 innings: 23-25-6

Interleague games
Detroit (22-31) @ Milwaukee (28-25)
— bullpen game

— Detroit won four of its last five games.
— Detroit is 5-3 in its last eight road games.
— under 5-0-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 10-53
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1 last seven on road

— Burnes is 0-3, 4.91 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 2-6 in his starts.
— under 4-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 1-0, 1.00 in 2 games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— Brewers won seven of their last nine games.
— Milwaukee is 4-6 in its last ten home games.
— over 3-1-1 last five home games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-53
— record in first 5 innings: 21-20-12

Angels (24-29) @ San Francisco (33-20)
— Bundy is 0-3, 10.91 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-1
— He is 1-1, 4.66 in two starts vs San Francisco.

— Halos won five of their last seven games.
— Angels are 3-6 in their last nine road games.
— under 9-2 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 14-53
— record in first 5 innings: 22-26-6

— Cueto is 1-1, 6.23 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 5-2 in his starts
— over 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-1
— He is 3-0, 1.35 in four starts against the Angels.

— Giants won five of their last six games.
— Giants are 14-7 at home.
— Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 29-16-8

Pittsburgh (20-32) @ Kansas City (25-26)
— Kuhl is 0-1, 8.04 in four starts, last of which was April 18.
— Pirates are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 4-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He gave up 9 runs in 2.1 IP, in his one start vs Kansas City.

— Pirates lost 21 of their last 29 games.
— Pittsburgh lost eight of its last 10 road games.
— under 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 13-52
— record in first 5 innings: 17-27-8

— Minor is 1-1, 4.30 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 1-4 in his last five starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 0-1, 5.64 in four starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Royals won seven of their last 11 games.
— Royals are 4-1 in their last five home games.
— over 3-0-1 last four games.
— scores run in first inning: 10-50
— record in first 5 innings: 18-24-8

**Udog** · 05-31-2021, 08:51 AM

MLB

Monday, May 31

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Baltimore
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games

Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games at home

Philadelphia @ Cincinnati
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games

Detroit @ Milwaukee
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Detroit

San Diego @ Chi Cubs
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 10 games
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games when playing at home against San Diego

Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

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

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

Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games
Oakland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 8 games at home
Seattle is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

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

Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Pittsburgh @ Kansas City
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh

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

NY Mets @ Arizona
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona
Arizona is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Arizona is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games

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**Udog** · 05-31-2021, 11:38 AM

Diamond Trends for Monday May 31
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees (1:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Yankees are 12-0 SU since Apr 13, 2011 at home after a loss as a road favorite in which they never led.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Houston (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 0-10 SU since May 14, 2013 in the first game of a series with rest as a dog after a game as a home favorite in which they used 5+ pitchers.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pirates are 10-0 OU (4.85 ppg) since Aug 24, 2018 off a game as a favorite in which they lost by one run.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Pittsburgh at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pirates are 0-13 SU since Apr 18, 2017 when Chad Kuhl starts as a road dog after he threw more strike out than hits allowed in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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