Announcement

**Udog** · 09-26-2020, 09:51 AM

Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion and empathy.

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Ryan Fitzpatrick has beaten the Jaguars while playing for six different teams:
2008— Cincinnati 21, Jacksonville 19
2012— Buffalo 34, Jacksonville 18
2013— Tennessee 20, Jacksonville 16
2014— Houston 27, Jacksonville 13
2015— NJ Jets 28, Jacksonville 23
2020— Miami 31, Jacksonville 13

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 203,481
Please wear a mask when you go out.

**********

Armadillo: Saturday's Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….

13) San Diego Padres clinched the #4 seed in the NL and home field in the first round of the playoffs, but they’ve potentially got a mess on their hands. A big mess.

San Diego’s top two starting pitchers, Dinelson Lamet/Mike Clevinger, both left their last start with tightness in the biceps area. Not good. If those two guys can’t go in the playoffs, Paddack/Davies would start Games 1-2, with Game 3 likely a bullpen game.

(Reminder: First round of the playoffs is best-of-3, with all three games on the field of the higher seeded team, with no days off)

12) Umpires haven’t traveled much this baseball season, so teams have been seeing the same umpiring crews a lot— I’m guessing that’s going to change next week, and teams will see umps they haven’t seen all season.

11) Miami Marlins clinched their first playoff spot since 2003 Friday night; Marlins have never lost a playoff series- they won the World Series in both 1997, 2003.

Don Mattingly may have clinched Manager of the Decade already, with the job he’s done this year. Marlins put together almost a whole new team after their squad was best by COVID early in the season, but they’ve stayed the course and now will play in the playoffs. Good for them.

10) St Louis Cardinals have played 10 doubleheaders this season, and may have to play an 11th against Detroit on Monday, if they’re playoff spot is up in the air. Phillies have played eight twinbills; right now, they’re on the outside looking in.

9) Diamondbacks/Rockies were the last two major league games to play a doubleheader this year; Arizona swept a pair from Colorado Friday night.

8) Celtics 121, Heat 108 (Miami leads 3-2)
— Boston was down 7 at half, outscored Miami 41-25 in third quarter.
— Heat made only 7-36 shots behind the arc.
— Tatum had 31 points, 10 rebounds, six assists for the Celtics.

7) AL Central update:
— Reds 7, Twins 2— Minnesota leads division by a game
— Cubs 10, White Sox 0— Pale Hose have dropped six in a row.
— Indians 4, Pirates 3— Cleveland has won six in a row; they scored three times in the bottom of the 9th inning.

Chicago/Cleveland are tied for 2nd place, a game behind the Twins.

6) Indians 4, Pirates 3— Cleveland didn’t get a hit until the 7th inning, but Pittsburgh starter Keller walked eight guys in his five innings pitched. Indians won their last six games, have walk-off wins three of the last four nights.

5) Cubs’ TV analyst Jim Deshaies was a good lefty pitcher in his playing days; he holds the major league record by striking out the first eight batters of a game- no one else has ever done that.

September 23, 1986 against the Dodgers, Deshaies whiffed the first eight LA batters— Tommy Lasorda then pinch-hit for his pitcher, down 2-0. Deshaies threw a complete game 2-hitter, winning 4-0- he only struck out two more hitters the rest of the game.

4) Philadelphia Eagles are down three starters on the offensive line; they’ll have new starters at both guard positions this week.

3) San Francisco 49ers announced that backup QB Nick Mullens will start against the Giants Sunday; CJ Beathard figures to be his backup, with Jimmy Garoppolo nursing a sprained ankle.

2) Was watching an old (1991) Miami-Florida State football game the other night; was fun to hear the great Keith Jackson calling the game, with Bob Greise as his analyst. Now Greise’s son Brian is an analyst on Monday Night Football; time sure flies.

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

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

**Udog** · 09-26-2020, 09:58 AM

711DENVER -712 LA LAKERS
DENVER is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) when trailing in a playoff series over the last 2 seasons.

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, September 26

Denver @ LA Lakers

Game 711-712
September 26, 2020 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Denver
123.769
LA Lakers
123.210
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
Even
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Lakers
by 5
214
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(+5); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, September 26

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DENVER (55 - 36) vs. LA LAKERS (63 - 22) - 9/26/2020, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) when trailing in a playoff series this season.
DENVER is 40-27 ATS (+10.3 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 8-6 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 9-6 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NBA

Saturday, September 26

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trend Report
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Denver @ LA Lakers
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing LA Lakers
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Announcement

Saturday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 9/26

Saturday's NBA Trends and Indexes - 9/26

Comment

Comment