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**Udog** · 09-02-2020, 09:26 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Leaders in ERA this season:
1.20— Shane Bieber, Clev
1.47— Yu Darvish, Cubs
1.60— Max Fried, Atl
1.76— Jacob deGrom, NYM
1.93— Lance Lynn, Tex
2.09— Zac Gallen, Az

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 183,733
Please wear a mask when you go out.

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

13) With the trade deadline passing yesterday, I’m always reminded of August 1987, when Detroit, desperate for a starting pitcher in the midst of a pennant race, acquired Doyle Alexander from Atlanta for a young prospect. Alexander went 9-0, 1.53 in 11 starts for Detroit and was a huge factor in their making the playoffs.

Problem is, that was a terrible trade; remember the young prospect they traded when they acquired Alexander? A guy named John Smoltz, now in the Hall of Fame.

12) In the history of major league baseball, only two teams won a game after trailing by 10+ runs in the first two innings:

1990— Philadelphia Phillies
1876— Philadelphia A’s

Phillies were down 10-0 in 2nd inning Sunday night, got back within 12-10 but fell short.

11) Oakland A’s won’t play again until at least Friday, because of COVID issues; looks like they’re going to be pretty damn busy in a couple weeks:
— September 11-13, at Texas
— September 14, DH at Seattle
— September 15-16, at Colorado

10) Cardinals 16, Reds 2— Sonny Grey threw 38 pitches, didn’t finish the first inning for the Redlegs, who had a very tough night. Cincinnati lost four of its last five games, is 15-21.

9) Chicago White Sox are 11-0 vs lefty starters this season, 11-13 vs righties.

8) Braves 10, Red Sox 3:
— Marcell Ozuna hit three homers, knocked in six runs.
— Rookie Ian Anderson allowed two runs in six IP in his 2nd MLB start; he is the first rookie to beat Bronx, Boston in his first two MLB starts since Luis Tiant did it for Cleveland in 1964.

7) You win some, you lose some; In March 2019, Orioles traded Mike Yastzremski to the Giants for a minor league pitcher. Bad move; Yastzremski is a quality player now for San Francisco.

But the Orioles also got Anthony Santander as a Rule 5 player from Cleveland, and he is one of their best hitters now- he has 30 RBI this year.

6) Oklahoma’s starting QB this fall is a redshirt freshman with a great name: Spencer Rattler.

5) They had high school football on TV Saturday night; one of the games had Deion Sanders’ son as one of the QB’s, being coached by his famous father. The kid is a 4-star recruit, looked like he is an accurate passer.

4) When Tampa Bay’s Ji-Man Choi hot a home run to right field in the Bronx Monday, YES Network quoted StatCast, which said that home run would’ve been a homer in only 3 of the other 29 major league parks. Interesting knowledge.

When they built this new stadium, they put the RF fence way too close to home plate- lot of cheap home runs in games there, for both sides. Not a fun place to pitch.

3) Boston 102, Toronto 99 (Celtics lead 2-0)
— Celtics outscored Toronto 32-21 in 4th quarter.
— Jayson Tatum had 34 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.
— A reminder that Brad Stevens had Butler in the Final Four two years in a row, and the Bulldogs weren’t in the Big East back then- they were in the freakin’ Horizon League. The guy is a great coach.

2) Denver 80, Utah 78 (Nuggets win 4-3)
— Average total in first six games of this series: 234.3. Game 7’s are tense, more like the NCAA tournament, win-or-go home. Which is why shorter playoff series would be way more fun.
— Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 14 rebounds for Denver.
— Denver advances to play the Clippers in the next round.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL East- Tampa Bay, New York
AL Central- Chicago, Cleveland
AL West- Oakland, Houston
AL Wild Cards- Minnesota, Toronto

NL East- Atlanta, Mia/Phil
NL Central- Chicago, St Louis
NL West- Los Angeles, San Diego
NL Wild Cards- Mia/Phil, San Francisco

**Udog** · 09-02-2020, 09:29 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Wednesday, September 2

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MINNESOTA (11 - 5) vs. CHICAGO (11 - 6) - 9/2/2020, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 32-20 ATS (+10.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LOS ANGELES (12 - 4) vs. DALLAS (6 - 10) - 9/2/2020, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 156-201 ATS (-65.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-25 ATS (-17.5 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-0 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-3 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (4 - 11) vs. SEATTLE (13 - 3) - 9/2/2020, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in August or September games this season.
WASHINGTON is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after a division game this season.
WASHINGTON is 4-11 ATS (-8.1 Units) when playing on a neutral court this season.
WASHINGTON is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
WASHINGTON is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
SEATTLE is 54-37 ATS (+13.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 39-24 ATS (+12.6 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) in road games on Wednesday since 1997.
SEATTLE is 21-39 ATS (-21.9 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-3 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 6-4 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Wednesday, September 2

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Chicago
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games at home
Chicago is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home

Los Angeles @ Dallas
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Washington @ Seattle
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home

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**Udog** · 09-02-2020, 11:46 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, September 2

Minnesota @ Chicago

Game 601-602
September 2, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
114.745
Chicago
111.825
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 3
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
by 3 1/2
167
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+3 1/2); Under

Los Angeles @ Dallas

Game 603-604
September 2, 2020 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Los Angeles
115.700
Dallas
103.325
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 12 1/2
165
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 7 1/2
163
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-7 1/2); Over

Washington @ Seattle

Game 605-606
September 2, 2020 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
102.162
Seattle
119.569
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 17 1/2
162
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
by 14 1/2
160 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-14 1/2); Over

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