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**Udog** · 09-17-2020, 08:12 AM

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

MLB leaders in RBI:
49— Jose Abreu, CWS
46— Freddie Freeman, Atl
45— Luke Voit, NYY
44— Marcell Ozuna, Atl
41— Manny Machado, SD
40— Mike Trout LAA, Fernando Tatis SD
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 196,103
Please wear a mask when you go out.

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Armadillo: Thursday's Den: 13 athletes who excelled at more than one sport

(listed alphabetically)
— Danny Ainge— Played 14 years in the NBA, after a great career at BYU. He also hit .220 in 211 games over three years for the Toronto Blue Jays.

— Jim Brown— One of the best running backs in NFL history, he led the NFL in rushing in 8 of his 9 seasons. Brown also played basketball, ran track, and was a great lacrosse player while in college at Syracuse.

— Wilt Chamberlain— Scored 31,419 points in his NBA career; once scored 100 points in a game- he averaged over 30 ppg for his career. He preferred track in high school, high jumping, long jumping, running the quarter-mile and half-mile events while also throwing the shot put.

When he was in the NBA, Wilt got annoyed that he was criticized for shooting too much so the next season (1967-68) he led the league in assists.

— Bob Hayes— Played wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys for 11 years; he also won two gold medals in track at the 1964 Olympics. Hayes caught 371 passes for 20 yards/catch in his NFL career, scoring 73 touchdowns.

— Bo Jackson— Was a great running back at Auburn, and played 38 games for the Raiders, averaging 5.4 yards/carry. He played eight years in the major leagues, hitting 141 homers- he played the last two years with an artificial hip.

— Michael Jordan— Not much to add here; won a national title at North Carolina, six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls, and out of nowhere, he hit .202 for the AA Birmingham Barons in 1994, as an outfielder, during his sabbatical from the NBA.

Hitting .202 doesn’t sound like much, but I was an official scorer for two years at the AA level; there are guys who were career baseball players who didn’t hit .200 at that level. Jordan also stole 30 bases that season.

— Kenny Lofton— Played 17 years in the big leagues, with a .372 on-base %age and 622 stolen bases— hell of a ballplayer, a 6-time All Star. Lofton also played college basketball at Arizona; he is one of only two people EVER to play in the Final Four and World Series.

— Nate Robinson— Played 11 years in the NBA, he won the Slam Dunk title three times even though he is only 5-9; he scored 11 ppg for his professional career. Robinson originally went to U of Washington on a football scholarship; he played football for the Huskies as a freshman, but gave football up after that season.

— Bill Russell— Played 13 seasons in the NBA, won 11 titles, lost in the finals another year. San Francisco won consecutive NCAA titles with Russell as their center in 1955-56. Russell also was a high jumper at USF; at one time, he was ranked as the 7th-best high jumper in the world, but had to choose between track and basketball as far as the Olympics went- he chose basketball.

— Deion Sanders— Played 14 years in the NFL for five teams; he picked off 53 passes in his pro career, running back nine of them for touchdowns. He also played baseball, playing nine years in the major leagues, hitting .263 for four teams, with 186 stolen bases.

— Tim Stoddard— First person ever to play in a Final Four and a World Series; he was a starting forward on NC State’s championship team in 1974. He also pitched in the major leagues for 13 years, winning a World Series ring with the ’83 Orioles. He also got a hit in his only at-bat in a World Series game.

— Charlie Ward— He won the 1993 Heisman Trophy, leading Florida State to their first-ever national title on the gridiron. Ward also played 11 years in the NBA for three teams, mostly the Knicks, scoring 6.3 ppg for his career.

— Dave Winfield— Played both baseball/basketball for the Minnesota Gophers; his college basketball coach was Bill Musselman, who later coached in the NBA. Winfield was also drafted by the NFL’s Vikings, but he never played college football.

Winfield was a great baseball player; he played 22 years in the majors, hit .283 with 465 career homers and an on-base %age of .353.

**Udog** · 09-17-2020, 08:17 AM

WNBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, September 17

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PHOENIX (14 - 9) at MINNESOTA (14 - 8) - 9/17/2020, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 6-2 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CONNECTICUT (11 - 12) at LOS ANGELES (15 - 7) - 9/17/2020, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 8-3 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 7-4 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Thursday, September 17

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Trend Report
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Phoenix @ Minnesota
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Phoenix is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing Phoenix
Minnesota is 21-3 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Connecticut @ Los Angeles
Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing at home against Connecticut

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**Udog** · 09-17-2020, 09:49 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, September 17

Phoenix @ Minnesota

Game 605-606
September 17, 2020 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
111.581
Minnesota
110.189
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Phoenix
by 1 1/2
160
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
by 3
164 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Phoenix
(+3); Under

Connecticut @ Los Angeles

Game 607-608
September 17, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Connecticut
106.582
Los Angeles
115.789
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Los Angeles
by 9
166
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Los Angeles
by 4 1/2
160 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Los Angeles
(-4 1/2); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 09-18-2020, 02:17 AM

COMPLETED PICKS

Past Completed Picks

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

09/17/2020 2-2-0 50.00% -100 Detail
09/15/2020 2-2-0 50.00% -100 Detail
09/13/2020 2-4-0 33.33% -1200 Detail
09/12/2020 1-3-0 25.00% -1150 Detail
09/11/2020 3-3-0 50.00% -150 Detail
09/10/2020 4-2-0 66.67% +900 Detail
09/09/2020 3-3-0 50.00% -150 Detail
09/08/2020 1-5-0 16.67% -2250 Detail
09/07/2020 1-1-0 50.00% -50 Detail
09/06/2020 4-2-0 66.67% +900 Detail
09/04/2020 3-2-0 60.00% +400 Detail
09/03/2020 4-2-0 66.67% +900 Detail
09/02/2020 4-2-0 66.67% +900 Detail
09/01/2020 4-2-0 66.67% +900 Detail

Totals......38-35-0........52.05%.....-2.50

**StarDust Bum** · 09-18-2020, 02:21 AM

Friday’s 6-pack

NFL QB’s who got to 10,000 passing yards the fastest:[/B]

36 games— Kurt Warner
37— Matthew Stafford
38— Dan Marino
38— Andrew Luck
38— Marc Bulger
32— Patrick Mahomes has 9,623 passing yards in 32 games; he will be on top of this list in a couple of weeks.

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 197,244
Please wear a mask when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“This isn’t about zones and defenses and offenses and stuff like that. We’ve just got to be better.”
Brad Stevens

Friday’s quiz
Who played QB for the Cleveland Browns, the last time they played in a playoff game?

Thursday’s quiz
Cal-Irvine’s sports teams are known as the Anteaters.

Wednesday’s quiz
Bill Cowher coached the Steelers before Mike Tomlin.

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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Thursday

13) White Sox 4, Twins 3— Chicago clinches its first playoff berth since 2008.

6th inning of this game, Josh Donaldson was carping about balls/strikes during his at-bat, then he hits a home run to put the Twins up 3-2. When he rounds the bases, he kicks dirt on home plate as he scores as the ump kicks him out. Not good.

Twins are fighting like hell to make the playoffs; you can’t get kicked out of a one-run game.

12) Dodgers were the first team to clinch a playoff berth; they’re 35-15 this season.

11) Browns 35, Bengals 30:
— Burrow was 37-61 for 316 yards, most passes a rookie has ever completed in a game.
— Bengals had 30 first downs, converted 8-18 on 3rd down.
— Last three years, Cincy is 15-8 ATS as a road underdog; over is 11-2 in their last 13 road openers.
— Bengals went 5-5 going for it on 4th down.

— Chubb ran for 124 yards, two TD’s for the Browns.
— Cleveland scored TD’s on three of first four drives.
— Browns allowed 68 points in splitting their first two games.

10) Sean McVay is in his 4th year as an NFL head coach; he went to college at Miami OH, but he is four years younger than another Miami alum, Ben Roethlisberger, who is still playing ball. McVay is 34, Big Ben is 38.

9) When the Clippers ousted Dallas in the first round of the playoffs, they shot 47% on 3-point shots from the corner, which is exceptional.

Problem is, they got to Game 7 against Denver in the 2nd round and went 0-12 on those corner jumpers behind the arc. 0-12 doesn’t butter the biscuit.

8) An adventurous gambler wagered $200,000 on the Lakers to win the NBA title; if the Lakers win it all, the bettor pockets $121,212.

7) Heat 106, Celtics 101 (Miami leads 2-0)
— Miami was down 13 at the half, but held Boston to 41 points in 2nd half, after Celtics scored 60 in first half.
— Miami was +11 (20-9) in turnovers.
— Crowder/Robinson took 24 shots; 22 of them were 3’s.

6) This weekend’s Mariners-Padres series was moved to San Diego, because of the poor air quality in Seattle.

5) Angels’ rookie 1B Jared Walsh has scored a run/driven in a run in nine consecutive games, the longest streak like that by a rookie in baseball history.

4) Saw a film clip Thursday of Colorado Rockies’ manager Bud Black giving up Reggie Jackson’s 500th home run in 1984, when Jackson was playing for the Angels. Black was a good pitcher, with a 121-116 career record.

Angels’ manager then was John McNamara; two years later, he was Boston’s manager when they lost the World Series in seven games to the Mets. He was also Jackson’s manager in Oakland in 1970, when Jackson got involved in a squabble with owner Charlie Finley, the team unraveled and McNamara got fired.

3) How would you like to be the guy who works for the Diamondbacks who advised them to sign Madison Bumgarner to a 5-year, $85M contract? You’d have to be a little bit queasy about you job.

Bumgarner is only 31, but he’s got a lot of miles on that arm; he’s thrown 1,877 regular season and 101 more in the postseason. This year, he is 0-4, 8.53 in seven starts. Not good.

2) Get well soon to Texas Rangers’ TV analyst CJ Nitkowski, who tested positive for COVID; Ranger games are fun to listen to- Nitkowski is a good analyst.

1) If you baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL East: Tampa Bay, New York
AL Central: Chicago, Minnesota
AL West: Oakland, Houston
AL wild cards: Cleveland, Toronto

NL East: Atlanta, Miami
NL Central: Chicago, Cincinnati
NL West: Los Angeles, San Diego
NL wild cards: Philadelphia, San Francisco

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