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**Udog** · 10-04-2021, 08:49 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

— Boston 5, Washington 3— Red Sox host Bronx in Tuesday’s Wild Card game.
— Bronx 1, Tampa Bay 0— Bronx edges out Toronto for 2nd Wild Card slot.
— Giants 11, Padres 4— San Francisco clinches NL West title.
— Dodgers 10, Milwaukee 3— LA hosts St Louis in NL Wild Card game.
— Toronto 12, Baltimore 4— Guerrero hit his 48th homer.
— LA’s Trea Turner is first Dodger to win batting title since Tommy Davis (1963).

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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday

NY Giants 27, New Orleans 21, OT:
— Giants kicked 48-yard FG with 0:31 left to force OT.
— Giants drove 75 yards for TD on first drive of OT.
— Last 4+ years, Giants are 18-4 ATS as road underdogs.
— Giants’ last three games were decided by total of 10 points.
— Underdogs won Saints’ first four games SU.
— New Orleans had only two plays of 20+ yards; Giants had eight.
— Saints were 8-13 on 3rd down, gained 9.0 yards/pass attempt, but still lost.
— Daniel Jones averaged 10.1 yards/pass attempt for Giants.

Dallas 36, Carolina 28:
— Carolina led this game 14-13 at halftime.
— Cowboys’ first 3 drives in 2nd half: 11 plays, 159 yards, 3 TDs.
— Carolina’s first 4 drives in 2nd half: 19 plays, 63 yards, 2 turnovers.
— Dallas gained 433 TY; Carolina allowed total of 573 TY in 3-0 start.
— Dallas won/covered last three games, scoring 32 ppg.
— Cowboys have ten takeaways in two games (+7).
— Dallas had a 15-yard advantage in field position.
— Cowboys ran ball for 245 yards, outgained Carolina 433-379.

NJ Jets 27, Tennessee 24, OT
— Titans scored TD with 0:16 left to force OT.
— Bullock missed 49-yard FG to tie game in OT.
— Titans got to red zone on first 3 drives, but kicked 3 FG’s.
— Tennessee averaged 4.5 yards/pass attempt- Tannehill was sacked 7 times.
— First win for rookie QB Wilson, rookie coach Saleh.
— Jets had 3 TD’s on 12 drives; they had no TD’s on previous 21 drives.
— Last 3+ years, Jets are 9-6 ATS as home underdogs.
— Davis caught four passes for 111 yards and a TD.

Washington 34, Atlanta 30:
— Washington scored two TD’s in last 3:52 for the win.
— Carter ran opening kick of 2nd half 101 yards for a TD.
— Washington is 12-8-1 ATS last 21 games where spread was 3 or less points.
— Washington opponents converted 37-62 on third down.
— Falcons converted 10-16 on 3rd down, Washington 4-9.
— Atlanta allowed 32+ points in three of four games.
— Falcons’ WR Patterson caught 5 passes for 82 yards, 3 TD’s.
— Washington had 7 plays of 20+ yards, Atlanta only 2.

Chicago 24, Detroit 14:
— Detroit lost despite a 16-yard edge in field position.
— Lions got to red zone on first three drives, scored zero points.
— Detroit has been outscored 69-27 in first half of games.
— Goff is 0-11 SU (2-9 ATS) with coach other than McVay.
— Rookie QB Fields threw only 17 passes, averaged 10.2 yards/attempt.
— Bears’ first two drives: 18 plays, 164 yards, two TD’s.
— Home side won all four Chicago games this season.
— Chicago won six of last seven games vs Detroit.

Cleveland 14, Minnesota 7:
— Browns won last two games, allowing one TD on 20 drives.
— Cleveland scored 11 points in last 1:16 of first half.
— Browns ran ball for 177 yards/game in first four games.
— Cleveland covered last six games vs NFC teams.
— Vikings drove 75 yards on 14 plays for a TD on first drive.
— Rest of game, they ran 48 plays for 184 yards, zero points.
— Browns outgained Minnesota, 327-255.
— Not often an NFL game has a scoreless second half.

Indianapolis 27, Miami 17:
— Colts outgained Miami 349-203, get first win of year.
— Indy was better in red zone, scoring 17 points on three drives.
— Colts are 14-8-1 ATS in last 23 games on natural grass.
— Mo Alie-Cox caught 2 TD passes; he played basketball at VCU.
— Miami lost last three games, giving up 31 ppg.
— Miami’s first seven drives: 35 plays, 72 yards, 3 points.
— Dolphins have given up 136.8 rushing yards/game this season.
— Last three weeks, Miami gained 2.9/3.9/3.9 yards/pass play.

Kansas City 42, Philadelphia 30:
— Chiefs had ball seven times, scored six TD’s.
— Kansas City converted 9-10 third down plays.
— Tyreek Hill caught 11 passes for 186 yards, 3 TD’s.
— KC allowed 31.3 ppg in first three games (16 TD’s/34 drives).
— Eagles had 30 first downs, Chiefs 31; lot of first downs.
— Philly allowed 83 points in its last two games.
— Hurts threw 48 passes; Eagle RB’s had total of only 10 carries.
— Philly is 4-9 ATS in last thirteen games vs AFC opponents.

Buffalo 40, Houston 0:
— Bills have outscored foes 67-14 in first half.
— Buffalo had three FG’s shorter than 30 yards; not ideal.
— Bills ran for 199 yards, were +4 in turnovers.
— Buffalo has 18 plays of 20+ yards; opponents have six.
— Houston was outgained 450-109; no bueno.
— Texans were outscored 58-10 in 2nd half of last three games.
— Texans’ longest play in this game was 16 yards.
— Houston needs to trade QB Watson (Miami?) to stock up on draft picks.

Arizona 37, LA Rams 20:
— Cardinals had nine drives, scored 4 TD’s, 3 FG’s.
— Arizona converted 8-13 third down plays.
— Arizona won its first four games, scoring 35.0 ppg.
— Cardinals have 16 TD’s on 43 drives this season.
— Cardinals break 8-game losing skid against the Rans.
— LA turned ball over twice on first four drives.
— Rams allowed 445-465 yards in last two games.
— Quick turnaround; Rams visit Seattle Thursday.

Seattle 28, San Francisco 21:
— Seattle’s first 5 drives: 15 plays, minus-12 yards, no first downs.
— Rest of game: 35 plays, 254 yards, 28 points.
— Seahawks had a 14-yard edge in field position.
— Seattle won 14 of last 16 series games.
— 49ers outgained Seattle, 457-234, but were minus-2 in turnovers.
— Seattle scored two TD’s in 0:56 in 3rd quarter, after a fumbled kickoff.
— Garoppolo (calf) left game; rookie QB Lance threw for 157 yards, two TD’s.
— Teams combined to convert only 4-24 third down plays.

Baltimore 23, Denver 7:
— Baltimore won last three games, with 20 plays of 20+ yards (opponents 9).
— Ravens converted 7-17 third down plays, Denver only 3-14.
— Last 2+ years, Ravens are 16-8-1 ATS coming off a win.
— Last 3+ years, Ravens are 16-9-1 ATS on the road.
— Bridgewater (concussion) got KO’d; backup Lock threw for 113 yards, one INT
— Denver’s last 8 drives: 39 plays, 131 yards, 7 punts, one INT.
— Broncos punted on 10 of 12 drives in this game.
— All four Denver games have stayed under the total.

Green Bay 27, Pittsburgh 17:
— Green Bay won last three games, scoring 35-30-27 points.
— Packers converted 9-15 on third down, outgained Steelers 367-282.
— Last 2+ years, Packers are 12-6 ATS as home favorites.
— Last 3+ years, Green Bay is 9-4 ATS vs AFC opponents.
— Steelers lost last three games, scoring 14.7 ppg.
— Steelers ran ball 66 times for 221 yards in four games.
— Pitt has scored only six TD’s on 39 drives this season.
— Pitt was outscored 50-24 in first half of games.

Tampa Bay 19, New England 17:
— Tampa Bay scored only one TD, went 4-5 on FG’s.
— Last three drives: 30 plays, 165 yards, 13 points.
— Bucs converted 9-19 on 3rd down, Patriots 2-9.
— Patriots’ 56-yard FG clanked off left upright on last play.
— NE ran ball eight times for minus-1 yard the whole game.
— Patriots lost three of first four games, scoring 17.8 ppg.
— Brady without Belichick: 17-6
— Belichick without Brady: 63-76

**Udog** · 10-04-2021, 08:50 AM

Complete 2021 MLB postseason schedule

With the 2021 MLB postseason on deck, any necessary regular-season tiebreaker games would be telecast exclusively by ESPN on Monday, Oct. 4. The AL Wild Card Game, as well as any necessary tiebreakers, will also be available via the ESPN App. ESPN Radio will provide live national coverage of all 2021 MLB Postseason games, including the Wild Card Games and any necessary tiebreakers.

• Complete playoff bracket and schedule

All games telecast on MLB Network, TBS, FOX and FS1 will be available to MLB.TV subscribers who are authenticated subscribers to the applicable network through a participating pay TV provider.

A = Involves club with best record; B = Not involving club with best record

* - if necessary

WILD CARD GAMES
Presented by Hankook

Tuesday, Oct. 5
• AL Wild Card Game (ESPN, 8 p.m. air time, 8:08 p.m. ET first pitch)

Wednesday, Oct. 6
• NL Wild Card Game (TBS, 8 p.m. air time, 8:10 p.m. ET first pitch)

DIVISION SERIES
Presented by Good Sam
Best-of-five

Thursday, Oct. 7
• ALDS A, Game 1 (FS1 or MLBN)
• ALDS B, Game 1 (FS1 or MLBN)

Friday, Oct. 8
• ALDS A, Game 2 (FS1 or MLBN)
• ALDS B, Game 2 (FS1 or MLBN)
• NLDS A, Game 1 (TBS)
• NLDS B, Game 1 (TBS)

Saturday, Oct. 9
• NLDS A, Game 2 (TBS)
• NLDS B, Game 2 (TBS)

Sunday, Oct. 10
• ALDS A, Game 3 (FS1 or MLBN)
• ALDS B, Game 3 (FS1 or MLBN)

Monday, Oct. 11
• ALDS A, Game 4* (FS1 or MLBN)
• ALDS B, Game 4* (FS1 or MLBN)
• NLDS A, Game 3 (TBS)
• NLDS B, Game 3 (TBS)

Tuesday, Oct. 12
• NLDS A, Game 4* (TBS)
• NLDS B, Game 4* (TBS)

Wednesday, Oct. 13
• ALDS A, Game 5* (FS1)
• ALDS B, Game 5* (FS1)

Thursday, Oct. 14
• NLDS A, Game 5* (TBS)
• NLDS B, Game 5* (TBS)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Best-of-seven
Presented by loanDepot

Friday, Oct. 15
• ALCS Game 1 (FOX)

Saturday, Oct. 16
• ALCS Game 2 (FOX or FS1)
• NLCS Game 1 (TBS)

Sunday, Oct. 17
• NLCS Game 2 (TBS)

Monday, Oct. 18
• ALCS Game 3 (FS1)

Tuesday, Oct. 19
• NLCS Game 3 (TBS)
• ALCS Game 4 (FS1)

Wednesday, Oct. 20
• ALCS Game 5* (FS1)
• NLCS Game 4 (TBS)

Thursday, Oct. 21
• NLCS Game 5* (TBS)

Friday, Oct. 22
• ALCS Game 6* (FS1)

Saturday, Oct. 23
• NLCS Game 6* (TBS)
• ALCS Game 7* (FOX or FS1)

Sunday, Oct. 24
• NLCS Game 7* (TBS)

WORLD SERIES
Best-of-seven

Tuesday, Oct. 26
• World Series Game 1 - hosted by team with better record (FOX)

Wednesday, Oct. 27
• World Series Game 2 - hosted by team with better record (FOX)

Thursday, Oct. 28
• Travel Day

Friday, Oct. 29
• World Series Game 3 (FOX)

Saturday, Oct. 30
• World Series Game 4 (FOX)

Sunday, Oct. 31
• World Series Game 5* (FOX)

Monday, Nov. 1
• Travel Day*

Tuesday, Nov. 2
• World Series Game 6* - hosted by team with better record (FOX)

Wednesday, Nov. 3
• World Series Game 7* - hosted by team with better record (FOX)

**Udog** · 10-04-2021, 08:57 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Wild Card

MLB

Tuesday, October 5

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Trend Report
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NY Yankees @ Boston
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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**Udog** · 10-04-2021, 11:03 AM

NY YANKEES are 20-6 SU (15.2 Units) in road games vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.

ST LOUIS are 29-12 SU (16.1 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the second half of the current season.

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