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**Udog** · 09-08-2021, 07:24 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Head/head matchups; who will throw more TD passes this year?
— Mahomes (-4.5) vs Josh Allen
— Brady vs Rodgers (pick ‘em)
— Herbert vs Prescott (-1.5)
— Wilson (-5) vs Lamar Jackson
— Stafford vs Tannehill (even)
— Mayfield vs Roethlisberger (-1.5)

This wager is available at SouthPoint in Las Vegas, one of best sportsbooks in Vegas.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) Dodgers-Giants was ESPN’s Sunday night game, maybe the two best teams in baseball. For some unknown reason, both teams had day games on Labor Day, both on the road.

How stupid is this? MLB only had two night games Monday, in Houston/Anaheim; they couldn’t put Dodgers/Giants in Monday night games, then showcase them on TV?

You want to showcase your best teams. Weird thing is both teams won on Monday anyway.

12) It has been 20 years since an AFC team got to the Super Bowl with preseason odds higher than 10-1; this year’s AFC teams that are 10-1 or lower:
5-2— Kansas City
5-1— Buffalo
6-1— Baltimore
8-1— Cleveland
10-1— New England

11) Angels 4, Padres 0:
— Blake Snell took another no-hitter into 7th inning, but only hit he gave up scored two runs as four Angel hurlers blanked the struggling Padres.
— In his last three starts, Snell has allowed 4 hits, 3 runs in 21.1 IP, but San Diego lost two of the three games.
— San Diego is 7-16 in its last 23 games.

10) MLB needs to mike the umpires, so they can explain replay reviews to fans in the stands; Lord knows the NFL has done it for decades. It is good business. At least mike the crew chief, so he can clear up any confusion about unusual plays.

9) Going into Tuesday’s play, Dodgers/Rays led the two leagues in runs scored- both teams were hitting .241 for the season, the lowest batting average for league leaders in runs since the 1968 Detroit Tigers.

They lowered the mound after pitching-dominated 1968; hopefully there will be several changes to next year’s rules, to increase offense in the game.

8) Atlanta Braves signed P Charlie Morton to a one-year, $20M deal for next year; he will be 38 next year. Braves have a team option to sign for Morton for 2023.

7) Dallas Cowboys have 36 new players on their roster this year; that’s a lot.

6) Astros 5, Mariners 4:
— Alex Bregman tied the game with a 9th-inning homer.
— Carlos Correa walked it off with a 10th-inning double.

5) Toronto 5, New York 1:
— Gerrit Cole left his start Tuesday with a hamstring issue; Bronx is 2-8 in last ten games.
— Blue Jays are only two games out of the playoff picture.

4) NBA’s Detroit Pistons totally overhauled their roster; their longest-tenured player is Killian Hayes, who has played only 26 games for Detroit.

3) Kentucky Wildcats got a commitment from five-star recruit Shaedon Sharpe, the #1 recruit in country; it is first time in 10 years John Calipari signed the #1 recruit in America.

2) I can’t stand the Nick Saban AFLAC commercials that take over college football games during timeouts. Saban is always bland/standoffish when doing interviews on regular TV, but pay him to do an insurance commercial, and he is Mr Happy. Yeah, sure.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: SD/Cin @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Boston @ New York

**Udog** · 09-08-2021, 07:34 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, September 8

NL games
Mets (70-69) @ Miami (57-81)
— Hill is 0-2, 3.20 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He is 2-1, 4.44 in five starts vs Miami.

— Mets won nine of last 11 games.
— Mets are 5-2 in last seven road games.
— over 4-2-1 last seven road games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-140
— record in first 5 innings: 54-69-17

— Alcantara is 1-3, 2.54 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 11-17 in his starts.
— under 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-5
— He is 2-4, 3.10 in nine starts vs New York.

— Marlins lost 14 of last 20 games.
— Miami is 6-3 in last nine home games.
— under 12-5 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-138
— record in first 5 innings: 51-64-23

Washington (57-81) @ Atlanta (72-64)
— Nolin is 0-2, 5.71 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 0-4 in his starts.
— under 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.

— Washington is 15-38 in its last 53 games.
— Nationals are 2-7 in last nine road games.
— over 24-9-2 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 44-140
— record in first 5 innings: 55-60-25

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Braves lost five of last eight games.
— Atlanta is 7-3 in last ten home games.
— under 12-4-2 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-137
— record in first 5 innings: 70-48-19

Philadelphia (71-67) @ Milwaukee (85-55)
— Gibson is 2-1, 4.19 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 1-2, 5.66 in six starts vs Milwaukee.

— Phillies won eight of last 11 games.
— Phillies are 39-28 at home, 32-39 on road.
— over 10-3 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 44-138
— record in first 5 innings: 60-52-26

— Peralta is 1-1, 6.46 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 16-7 in his starts.
— over 11-11-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-23
— record in first 5 innings: 12-6-5
— He is 0-2, 7.20 in two starts vs Philly.

— Brewers are 32-16 in last 48 games.
— Milwaukee is 7-3 in last ten home games.
— under 8-5-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-140
— record in first 5 innings: 72-44-24

Cincinnati (74-66) @ Cubs (64-76)
— Gutierrez is 0-2, 12.79 in his last two starts.
— Reds are 10-8 in his starts.
— under 9-8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 8-18
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— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-3
— He is 1-2, 2.55 in three starts vs Chicago this year.

— Cincinnati is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Reds are 6-8 in last 14 road games.
— under 14-4 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 43-139
— record in first 5 innings: 67-55-18

— Mills is 2-2, 4.55 in his last six starts.
— Cubs are 6-9 in his starts.
— under 9-6
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-2
— He is 0-2, 4.63 in two starts vs Cincinnati this year.

— Cubs won seven of last eight games.
— Chicago is 7-2 in last nine home games.
— Over is 9-5 in last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 38-139
— record in first 5 innings: 55-69-15

Los Angeles (88-51) @ St Louis (69-68)
— bullpen game

— Dodgers are 29-11 in last 40 games.
— Dodgers are 9-2 in last 11 road games.
— under 16-3-2 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 47-138
— record in first 5 innings: 74-43-21

— Wainwright is 3-0, 0.84 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 17-10 in his starts.
— under 15-11-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-27
— record in first 5 innings: 13-9-5
— He is 6-5, 2.51 in 13 starts vs Los Angeles.

— Cardinals are 5-6 in last 11 games.
— St Louis is 3-8 in its last 11 home games.
— Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 50-137
— record in first 5 innings: 63-54-20

San Francisco (89-50) @ Colorado (63-76)
— DeSclafani is 1-1, 4.58 in his last five starts.
— Giants are 17-9 in his starts.
— over 13-12-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 16-8-2
— He is 3-0, 0.90 in three starts vs Colorado this year.

— Giants are 5-1 in last six games.
— Giants are 8-2 in last ten road games.
— Under is 16-8-1 in last 25 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-139
— record in first 5 innings: 74-47-18

— They haven’t named a starter.

— Colorado lost its last three games.
— Rockies are 45-26 at home, 18-50 on road.
— over 9-6 last 15 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-139
— record in first 5 innings: 55-65-19

AL games
Tampa Bay (88-51) @ Boston (79-62)
— McClanahan is 5-1, 3.67 in his last six starts.
— Rays are 13-8 in his starts.
— under 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
— He is 1-1, 4.09 in two starts vs Boston this year.

— Tampa Bay won 28 of last 37 games.
— Rays won their last seven road games.
— over 19-9-2 last 30 games.
— scored run in first inning: 45-139
— record in first 5 innings: 60-50-29

— Eovaldi is 1-1, 2.64 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 15-12 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-27
— record in first 5 innings: 15-7-5
— He is 2-1, 3.72 in three starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

— Boston lost its last three games.
— Red Sox are 9-5 in last 14 home games.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 48-141
— record in first 5 innings: 63-58-20

Kansas City (62-76) @ Baltimore (44-93)
— Minor is 0-4, 5.24 in his last six starts.
— Kansas City is 2-10 in his last 12 starts.
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 9-15-3
— He is 2-1, 2.70 in 7 games (4 starts) vs Baltimore.

— Royals lost six of last nine games.
— Royals are 9-4 in last 13 road games.
— under 29-13-5 last 47 games.
— scores run in first inning: 32-141
— record in first 5 innings: 51-68-22

— Harvey is 0-4, 6.84 in his last five starts.
— Baltimore is 13-16 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 8-29
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-4
— He is 3-1, 2.83 in five starts against the Royals.

— Orioles are 5-27 in their last 32 games.
— Baltimore is 24-48 on road, 20-45 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 46-137
— record in first 5 innings: 43-76-18

Toronto (75-62) @ Bronx (78-60)
— Manoah is 0-1, 7.08 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 11-4 in his starts.
— over 8-6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
— He blanked New York for 6 innings May 27.

— Toronto is 9-1 in last ten games.
— Blue Jays are 5-6 in last 11 road games.
— Under is 14-4 in last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-136
— record in first 5 innings: 29-14-6 last 49

— Gil has thrown 15.2 scoreless IP in three starts.
— New York is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— New York is 2-8 since its 13-game win streak ended.
— New York is 8-4 in last 12 home games.
— over 23-18-1 last 42 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-138
— record in first 5 innings: 58-49-31

Minnesota (61-77) @ Cleveland (68-69)
— Ryan gave up 3 runs in 5 IP in his first MLB start.
— Twins are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Minnesota won its last three games.
— Twins are 5-7 in last 12 road games.
— under 7-2-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-137
— record in first 5 innings: 42-70-25

— McKenzie is 3-0, 0.86 in his last three starts.
— Indians are 9-10 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3
— He is 0-2, 12.91 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— Cleveland is 10-7 in last 17 games.
— Indians are 6-5 in last 11 home games.
— under 13-8-1 last 22 home games
— scores run in first inning: 41-136
— record in first 5 innings: 54-62-20

Seattle (75-64) @ Houston (81-57)
— Anderson is 1-1, 3.33 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 4-3 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 0-1, 6.55 in four starts vs Houston.

— Seattle won six of last nine games.
— Seattle is 10-4 in last 14 road games.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 43-139
— record in first 5 innings: 60-60-19

— Urquidy is 2-0, 2.29 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 10-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-1
— He is 1-0, 3.09 in two starts vs Seattle this year.

— Astros lost five of last nine games.
— Astros are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— under 7-5-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 48-138
— record in first 5 innings: 74-44-20

White Sox (80-57) @ Oakland (74-64)
— Keuchel gave up 18 runs in 9 IP in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 2-6 in his last eight starts.
— over 15-10-2
— allowed run in first inning: 9-27
— record in first 5 innings: 16-8-3
— He is 7-6, 3.08 in 21 starts vs Oakland.

— Chicago is 7-3 in last ten games.
— White Sox are 5-8 in last 13 road games.
— under 4-2-2 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-138
— record in first 5 innings: 77-40-21

— Montas is 2-0, 1.31 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 14-13 in his starts.
— under 9-2 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-6
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP, in one start vs Chicago.

— A’s are 6-15 in their last 21 games.
— Oakland is 3-6 in last nine home games.
— Over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 41-138
— record in first 5 innings: 60-55-23

Interleague games
Detroit (65-75) @ Pittsburgh (50-87)
— Manning is 1-1, 6.20 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 5-8 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Detroit is 8-15 in its last 23 games.
— Detroit is 8-5 in last 13 road games.
— under 22-12-2 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-140
— record in first 5 innings: 20-22-5 last 47

— Keller is 1-0, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— Pittsburgh is 7-11 in his starts.
— over 8-1 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 8-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10-2
— He is 0-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Detroit.

— Pirates are 14-36 in last 50 games.
— Pittsburgh is 6-3 in last nine home games.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-137
— record in first 5 innings: 42-79-16

Texas (50-88) @ Arizona (45-94)
— Arihara is 0-2, 13.11 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 3-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.

— Texas is 14-36 in last 50 games.
— Texas is 5-7 in last 12 road games.
— over 14-12-2 last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 27-138
— record in first 5 innings: 48-73-17

— Weaver is 2-0, 0.55 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 5-4 in his starts.
— under 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Arizona lost nine of last ten games.
— Arizona is 7-7 in its last 14 home games.
— over 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 18-139
— record in first 5 innings: 52-75-12

Angels (69-70) @ San Diego (72-65)
— bullpen game

— Angels won six of last nine games.
— Angels are 2-5 in last seven road games.
— over 5-3 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 41-139
— record in first 5 innings: 59-63-17

— Darvish is 0-6, 7.34 in his last seven starts.
— Padres are 15-10 in his starts.
— over 13-4-1 last 18
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-9
— He is 9-3, 3.38 in 16 starts vs Anaheim.

— Padres lost 15 of last 22 games.
— San Diego lost six of last eight home games.
— under 10-4-2 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-137
— record in first 5 innings: 56-62-19

**Udog** · 09-08-2021, 07:37 AM

MLB

Wednesday, September 8

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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Houston is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Seattle

San Francisco @ Colorado
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 12 games when playing San Francisco

Texas @ Arizona
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games

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

Detroit @ Pittsburgh
Detroit
Detroit is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit

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

Kansas City @ Baltimore
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Kansas City is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Toronto @ NY Yankees
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Washington

Cincinnati @ Chi Cubs
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

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

LA Dodgers @ St. Louis
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

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

Chi White Sox @ Oakland
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Chi White Sox is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland
Oakland is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games

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**Udog** · 09-08-2021, 07:50 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, September 8

**Udog** · 09-08-2021, 10:42 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, September 8

**Udog** · 09-08-2021, 11:36 AM

Diamond Trends for Wednesday September 8
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Mets at Miami (6:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Marlins are 8-0 since Sept. 2019 when they committed at least three errors last game and allowed at least three runs. They were dogs in 6 of those games and have an average margin of 5.0 rpg.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Angels at San Diego (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Padres are 0-8 since July 2019 coming off a loss where they were shutout and had at least four hits.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: N.Y. Mets at Miami (6:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Mets are 0-7-1 OU since May 2019 when they committed at least three errors last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis (7:45 p.m. ET)

-- Adam Wainwright is 0-13 OU (-3.35 rpg) since 2016 as a home dog when his ERA on the season is at least 2.90.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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