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**Udog** · 08-29-2021, 06:30 AM

Armadillo:? Sunday's six-pack

Odds to win the college basketball title next April:
7-1— Gonzaga
9-1— Memphis, Michigan
14-1— Kentucky, Texas, UCLA
16-1— Purdue
18-1— Duke, Illinois, Kansas, Villanova
20-1— Alabama

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Armadillo: Sunday's Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Illinois (+10) 30, Nebraska 22— When your team’s coach is on the hot seat before Labor Day, that’s not good, but that is where Nebraska’s Scott Frost is after this loss. Nebraska is now 16-29 SU in its last 45 games.

Solid start for Bret Bielema with the Illini; his defense scored a TD just before halftime, a lead they never relinquished.

12) Fresno State 45, UConn 0— Huskies appear to be something of an expansion team; they didn’t play any games last year- they were outgained 538-107 on this very hot day, with kickoff before noon local time. Why didn’t the TV folks put this game on at night?

11) UCLA 44, Hawai’i 10— Bruins host LSU next week, which will be a much truer test of their team. This game was 31-3 at halftime; UCLA ran ball for 244 yards, threw for only 148.

10) LSU’s football team got out of Baton Rouge ahead of the hurricane; they’ll be staying in Houston for the next six days, before they head to Los Angeles to play the Bruins.

9) UTEP 30, New Mexico State 3— Miners averaged 12.5 yards/pass attempt; first two times they threw the ball, they gained 50+ yards both times— one was called back by a holding penalty. Let’s just say that New Mexico State has almost no experience; they completed only 9-33 passes for the game.

8) Jacksonville Jaguars traded QB Gardner Minshew to the Eagles for a 6th-round pick; the backup to rookie QB Trevor Lawrence is now CJ Beathard, who used to play for the 49ers.

7) Ravens 37, Washington 3— Baltimore wins their 20th straight preseason game; they’re 12-3 ATS in last fifteen. This streak goes back so far that Kyle Boller played QB for the Ravens in some of those games.

6) Shohei Ohtani stole his 20th base this weekend; he has 40 homers, 20 steals, and is 8-1, 3.00 in 19 starts on the mound. No one has ever done stuff like this before.

5) Houston Astros picked up old friend Marwin Gonzalez after Boston dumped him; he is a versatile guy who hit only .211 last year, .202 this year, but he hit .264 in seven years with the Astros (2012-18).

4) Marlins’ TV posted this stat last night; players on 40-man rosters from other countries:
136—- Dominican Republic
104— Venezuela
31— Cuba

3) Was watching a Billions marathon Saturday night; am reminded that hedge fund trader Bobby Axelrod’s character was modeled after Mets owner Steve Cohen. Then I read the Mets have lost their last eight one-run games and I wonder if the Mets miss the playoffs, who will their new manager be?

If Cohen is anything like Bobby Axelrod and Mets miss the playoffs, Luis Rojas is toast.

2) By the way, the Mets retired Jerry Koosman’s #36 Saturday night; he was the Mets’ #2 pitcher during the Tom Seaver era, when they won the ’69 Series, lost the ’73 Series. Very good pitcher, great honor.

When are the Mets going to retire Dwight Gooden’s #16? He was the Seaver of his era, leading the Mets to the ’86 World Series title and ’88 playoffs. He had some personal problems off the field, but so did Koosman. Gooden’s work on the field was tremendous.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: Cincinnati @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Boston @ New York

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**Udog** · 08-29-2021, 06:41 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-up

Sunday, August 29

NL games
Arizona (44-87) @ Philadelphia (65-64)
— Bumgarner is 2-2, 2.60 in his last five starts.
— Arizona is 9-11 in his starts.
— under 5-0-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 7-20
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-20-1
— He is 6-3, 2.89 in 12 starts vs Philly.

— Arizona is 9-7 in last 16 games.
— Arizona is 6-15 in its last 21 road games.
— over 7-4 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 17-131
— record in first 5 innings: 51-69-11

— Suarez is 0-1, 2.11 in five starts.
— Phillies are 3-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He allowed 11 runs in 10 IP in 4 games (1 start) vs Arizona.

— Phillies lost eight of last 12 games.
— Phillies are 38-28 at home, 27-36 on road.
— under 7-4 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-129
— record in first 5 innings: 55-48-26

St Louis (65-62) @ Pittsburgh (47-82)
— Kim is 1-1, 6.39 in his last three starts.
— His last start was August 7th
— Cardinals are 12-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3
— He is 0-0, 4.86 in 4 games (3 starts) vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals are 13-7 in last 20 games.
— St Louis is 8-1 in its last nine road games.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-128
— record in first 5 innings: 58-50-20

— Crowe is 0-2, 7.79 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 8-11 in his starts.
— over 7-3-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-12-2
— He is 1-2, 4.60 in three starts vs St Louis this year.

— Pirates are 11-31 in last 42 games.
— Pittsburgh is 4-9 in last 13 home games.
— under 9-4-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-129
— record in first 5 innings: 39-76-14

Cincinnati (71-60) @ Miami (54-76)
— Mahle is 3-1, 3.03 in his last six starts.
— Reds are 16-10 in his starts.
— under 10-6-1 last 17
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 17-5-4
— He is 0-1, 3.27 in two starts vs Miami.

— Cincinnati is 24-17 in its last 41 games.
— Reds are 6-8 in last 14 road games.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 41-130
— record in first 5 innings: 64-50-17

— Luzardo is 2-3, 9.27 in five starts for Miami.
— Miami is 2-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Marlins lost nine of last 12 games.
— Miami is 9-6 in last 15 home games.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 32-130
— record in first 5 innings: 47-61-22

Washington (54-73) @ Mets (62-66)
— Fedde is 2-0, 3.18 in his last two starts.
— Washington is 11-10 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-10-4
— He is 0-1, 3.94 in three starts vs New York this year.

— Washington is 13-30 in its last 43 games.
— Nationals are 4-11 in last 15 road games.
— over 17-7-1 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-130
— record in first 5 innings: 52-55-23

— Megill is 0-3, 7.40 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 7-5 in his starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Mets are 27-43 in their last 70 games.
— They lost their last eight one-run games.
— Mets are 8-14 in last 22 home games.
— under 10-2-1 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 29-130
— record in first 5 innings: 50-66-14

San Francisco (84-44) @ Atlanta (68-59)
— They haven’t named a starter

— Giants are 26-13 since All-Star break.
— Giants are 13-4 in last 17 road games.
— Under is 11-4 in last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-129
— record in first 5 innings: 70-43-16

— Anderson is 0-2, 4.43 in his last four starts.
— His last start was July 11.
— Braves are 9-9 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-4
— He hasn’t pitched against San Francisco.

— Braves won 17 of last 22 games.
— Atlanta is 6-6 in last 12 home games.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 45-128
— record in first 5 innings: 65-45-18

Colorado (59-70) @ Los Angeles (82-48)
— Senzatela is 0-1, 2.84 in his last three starts.
— Rockies are 7-14 in his starts.
— under 10-10-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-21
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 7-11-3
— He gave up 12 runs in 6 IP, in two starts vs LA this year.

— Colorado is 8-5 in its last 13 games.
— Rockies are 43-22 at home, 16-48 on road.
— under 7-3-1 last 11 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-129
— record in first 5 innings: 53-58-18

— Urias is 2-0, 1.40 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 14-4 in his last 18 starts.
— over 15-8-2
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 17-6-2
— He is 2-0, 4.82 in three starts vs Colorado this year.

— Dodgers are 23-8 in last 31 games.
— Dodgers are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— under 9-2-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-129
— record in first 5 innings: 69-39-21

AL games
Tampa Bay (81-48) @ Baltimore (40-88)
— bullpen game

— Tampa Bay won 21 of last 27 games.
— Rays are 14-4 in last 18 road games.
— over 13-5-2 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-129
— record in first 5 innings: 52-48-29

— Watkins is 0-6, 10.87 in his last six starts.
— Orioles are 3-6 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6
— He is 1-2, 5.63 in three starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

— Orioles are 2-21 in their last 23 games.
— Baltimore is 21-45 on road, 19-43 at home.
— under is 7-3 in last ten home games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-128
— record in first 5 innings: 40-71-17

Boston (74-56) @ Cleveland (63-63)
— Houck is 0-2, 4.88 in seven starts.
— Red Sox are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Boston is 6-5 in its last 11 games.
— Red Sox are 4-11 in last 15 road games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 43-131
— record in first 5 innings: 59-53-19

— Morgan is 1-3, 4.64 in his last four starts.
— Indians are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Cleveland is 5-3 in last eight games.
— Indians are 9-11 in last 20 home games.
— over 7-6-2 last 15 games
— scores run in first inning: 39-127
— record in first 5 innings: 51-57-19

Toronto (67-60) @ Detroit (60-68)
— Berrios is 0-2, 6.87 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 0-0, 4.15 in two starts vs Detroit this year.

— Toronto is 5-9 in last 14 games.
— Blue Jays are 2-6 in last eight road games.
— Over is 6-3 in last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-127
— record in first 5 innings: 22-13-5 last 40

— Boyd is 1-1, 5.00 in his last four starts.
— His last start was June 14.
— Detroit is 6-7 in his starts.
— over 5-2-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6
— He is 0-2, 4.46 in six starts vs Toronto.

— Detroit is 5-8 in its last 13 games.
— Detroit is 2-6 in last eight home games.
— under 19-6-1 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 27-130
— record in first 5 innings: 18-15-4 last 37

Houston (77-52) @ Texas (44-85)
— Greinke is 1-1, 1.42 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 5-7 in his last 12 starts.
— under 7-1-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-5
— He is 3-0, 3.37 in three starts vs Texas this year.

— Astros are 7-6 in last 13 games.
— Astros are 3-4 in last seven road games.
— over 4-3-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 45-129
— record in first 5 innings: 71-41-17

— Hearn is 1-2, 3.78 in four starts.
— Rangers are 2-2 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 11 IP in 6 games (1 start) vs Houston.

— Texas is 8-33 in last 41 games.
— Texas is 2-9 in last 11 home games.
— over 11-6-2 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-129
— record in first 5 innings: 41-72-16

Kansas City (58-70) @ Seattle (69-60)
— Singer is 0-3, 9.35 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 7-15 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-22
— record in first 5 innings: 8-12-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.

— Royals won 10 of last 13 games.
— Royals are 10-8 in last 18 road games.
— under 24-11-3 last 38 games.
— scores run in first inning: 29-132
— record in first 5 innings: 47-63-22

— Gonzales is 2-0, 1.64 in his last five starts.
— Mariners are 10-8 in his starts.
— under 7-0 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-3
— He is 3-1, 4.50 in five starts vs Kansas City.

— Seattle lost its last three games.
— Seattle is 6-9 in last 15 home games.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 40-130
— record in first 5 innings: 57-58-15

Bronx (76-53) @ Oakland (71-59)
— Montgomery is 2-0, 1.80 in his last five starts.
— New York is 14-8 in his starts.
— under 8-2 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 8-22
— record in first 5 innings: 7-12-3
— He is 0-0, 4.09 in two starts vs Oakland.

— New York is 34-11 in last 45 games.
— New York is 16-2 in last 18 road games.
— over 21-12-1 last 34 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-129
— record in first 5 innings: 54-44-31

— Blackburn is 0-1, 4.09 in two starts.
— A’s are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— A’s lost 11 of last 15 games.
— Oakland is 8-7 in last 15 home games.
— Under is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 37-130
— record in first 5 innings: 55-52-23

Interleague games
Cubs (57-73) @ White Sox (74-56)
— Hendricks is 1-1, 6.26 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 16-10 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 16-9-1
— He is 1-4, 3.65 in nine starts vs Chicago.

— Cubs are 15-40 in last 55 games.
— Chicago is 4-8 in last 12 road games.
— Under is 7-5 in last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-131
— record in first 5 innings: 51-66-14

— Cease is 3-0, 3.10 in his last five starts.
— White Sox are 15-11 in his starts.
— over 13-10-3
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-5
— He is 1-2, 5.74 in three starts vs Chicago.

— Chicago is 4-6 in last ten games.
— White Sox are 12-10 in last 22 home games.
— under 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-131
— record in first 5 innings: 73-38-20

Milwaukee (78-51) @ Minnesota (56-72)
— bullpen game

— Brewers are 25-13 in last 38 games.
— Milwaukee is 9-4 in last 13 road games.
— over 8-6-3 last 17 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-130
— record in first 5 innings: 67-41-22

— Jax is 1-1, 8.64 in his last three starts.
— Minnesota is 4-3 in his starts.
— under 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Minnesota is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Twins are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— over 17-9-2 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 45-128
— record in first 5 innings: 39-64-25

Sunday’s umpires
Az-Phil— Under is 4-1 in last five Torres games
Cin-Mia— Over is 16-9-2 in Moscoso games
StL-Pitt— Favorite is 19-3 in last 22 Conroy games
Wsh-NY— Home side is 14-4 in last 18 Drake games.
SF-Atl— Over is 8-1-2 in last 11 Segal games.
Col-LA— Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Holbrook games.

Bos-Clev— Home side is 11-2 in last 13 Lentz games.
NY-A’s— Over is 13-5 in Ceja games.
KC-Sea— Over is 11-3-1 in last 15 Libka games.
Tor-Det— Over is 9-4 in last 13 Cuzzi games.
Hst-Tex— Under is 4-0-1 in last five Bucknor games.
TB-Balt— Under is 7-2 in last nine Morales games

Chi-Chi— Under is 5-2 in last seven Barber games
Mil-Minn— Last three Tumpane games stayed under.

**Udog** · 08-29-2021, 06:43 AM

MLB

Sunday, August 29

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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay

Arizona @ Philadelphia
Arizona
Arizona is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh
St. Louis
St. Louis is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Boston @ Cleveland
Boston
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home

Toronto @ Detroit
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 9 games
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games

Cincinnati @ Miami
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing Miami
Cincinnati is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Miami
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games

Washington @ NY Mets
Washington
Washington is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Washington's last 25 games
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Mets's last 11 games

San Francisco @ Atlanta
San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Atlanta is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing San Francisco

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

Milwaukee @ Minnesota
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Houston @ Texas
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Houston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Texas
Texas
Texas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Houston
Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Houston

Colorado @ LA Dodgers
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing Colorado

Kansas City @ Seattle
Kansas City
Kansas City is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Kansas City is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing Kansas City

NY Yankees @ Oakland
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
NY Yankees is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Oakland
Oakland is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Oakland is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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**Udog** · 08-29-2021, 08:07 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, August 29

**Udog** · 08-29-2021, 10:14 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, August 29

**Udog** · 08-29-2021, 10:17 AM

Diamond Trends for Sunday August 29
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at Detroit (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Blue Jays are 10-0 SU since Aug 08, 2015 as a road favorite off a road game in which they scored 3 runs or less and won.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Arizona at Philadelphia (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Phillies are 0-10 SU since Aug 02, 2019 as a favorite off a home win by 5+ runs.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Cubs are 10-0-1 OU (4.00 ppg) since Aug 01, 2014 when Kyle Hendricks starts as a road dog and he gave up no walks in his last start.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Houston at Texas (2:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Astros are 0-12-1 OU (-3.42 ppg) since Aug 13, 2019 when Zack Greinke starts as a road favorite of at least -130.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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