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Hoop Trends for Monday May 10
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Washington at Atlanta (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Wizards are 12-0-1 ATS (7.85 ppg) as a dog off a game as a favorite.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Houston at Portland (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockets are 0-8 ATS (-10.06 ppg) after they had at least 5 turnovers less than their season-to-date average last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Milwaukee at San Antonio (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Spurs are 14-0-1 OU (12.77 ppg) as a dog with less than two days rest after they had fewer than 10 turnovers last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: New Orleans at Memphis (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pelicans are 0-9 OU (-10.89 ppg) as a dog off a road win in which they trailed by double digits.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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NBA

Monday, May 10

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Indiana @ Cleveland
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana

New Orleans @ Memphis
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Memphis is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games at home

Milwaukee @ San Antonio
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

Utah @ Golden State
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Utah
Golden State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Houston @ Portland
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Portland
Portland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, May 10

[Udog]

517WASHINGTON -518 ATLANTA
WASHINGTON is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) after having won 3 of their last 4 games in the current season.

519INDIANA -520 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 33-52 ATS (-24.2 Units) when playing with double revenge - 2 straight losses vs. opponent in the last 3 seasons.

521NEW ORLEANS -522 MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

523MILWAUKEE -524 SAN ANTONIO
MILWAUKEE is 30-11 ATS (17.9 Units) in road games as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points in the last 3 seasons.

523MILWAUKEE -524 SAN ANTONIO
Mike Budenholzer is 30-11 ATS (17.9 Units) in road games as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points (Coach of MILWAUKEE)

525UTAH -526 GOLDEN STATE
GOLDEN STATE is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games against Northwest division opponents in the current season.

527HOUSTON -528 PORTLAND
HOUSTON is 33-61 ATS (-34.1 Units) after allowing 115 points or more in the last 3 seasons.




NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 10

Indiana @ Cleveland
Pacers (31-36)
— Indiana lost five of its last seven games SU.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 8-2 in Indiana’s last ten games.

Cavaliers (21-47)
— Cleveland lost its last ten games SU/ATS.
— Cavaliers are 0-6 ATS in last six home games.
— Over is 3-2 in last five Cleveland games.

— Indiana won four in row, 8 of last 9 series games.
— Pacers are 0-3-1 ATS in last four trips to Cleveland.
— Under is 4-2 in last six series games.

Washington @ Atlanta
Wizards (32-36)
— Wizards won 14 of last 19 games SU.
— In its last four games, Washington scored 138 ppg.
— Wizards won their last two games by total of 3 points, both in OT
— Washington covered four of last five tries as an underdog.
— Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games

Hawks (37-31)
— Hawks won/covered three of last four games.
— Hawks are 7-0 ATS in their last seven home games.
— Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

— Teams split last ten series games.
— Wizards are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Atlanta.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven series games.

New Orleans @ Memphis
Pelicans (31-37)
— New Orleans won five of its last seven games.
— Pelicans are 4-0-1 ATS in their last five road games.
— Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Grizzlies (34-33)
— Memphis lost six of its last nine games SU.
— Grizzlies are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
— Over is 9-3 in last 12 Memphis home games.

— New Orleans won/covered last five series games.
— Pelicans are 3-1 ATS in last four trips to Memphis.
— Three of last four series games went over.

Milwaukee @ San Antonio
Bucks (43-24)
— Milwaukee is 5-0 its last five games SU.
— Bucks are 5-2 ATS in last seven road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Under is 6-2 in Milwaukee’s last eight road games.

Spurs (32-35)
— San Antonio lost six of its last seven games.
— Spurs are 1-5 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 3-1 in Spurs’ last four games.

— Home side won last six series games.
— Bucks are 2-2 ATS in last four trips to the Alamo.
— Last six series games went over the total.

Utah @ Golden State
Jazz (50-18)
— Utah won six of its last seven games SU.
— Jazz is 4-8 ATS in its last dozen road games.
— Over is 3-0 in Utah’s last three games.

Warriors (35-33)
— Golden State won four of its last five games SU.
— Warriors are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
— Under is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

— Utah won five of last six series games.
— Jazz is 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Oakland/SF.
— Last six series games went over the total..

Houston @ Portland
Rockets (16-52)
— Houston lost 42 of its last 47 games SU.
— Rockets are 5-2 ATS in last seven road games.
— Over is 7-1 in their last eight road games.

Trailblazers (39-29)
— Portland won seven of its last eight games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 3-5 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 10-3 in Portland’s last 13 home games.

— Portland won four of last five series games.
— Rockets are 1-3 ATS in last four road series games.
— Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

[Udog]

Monday’s 6-pack
Leaders in OPS (on-base %age plus slugging %age):
1.021— Mike Trout, LAA
1.075— JD Martinez, Bos
1.047— Kris Bryant, Cubs
1.044— Jesse Winker, Cin
1.040— Ronald Acuna, Atl
1.033— Yordan Ventura, Hst

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 580,076
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“It’s tough to get over the line, especially if you haven’t done it in a while. It’s such a funny week, knowing my game was pretty good and then having my neck lock up on the range and sitting here Sunday night with the trophy. Just glad I got through it.’’
Rory McIlroy, who won his first PGA Tour event in 18 months this weekend

Monday’s quiz
Which NBA team has gone the longest since they last made the playoffs?

Sunday’s quiz
A’s moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968; before they played in Kansas City, they played in Philadelphia, moving to KC in 1955.

Saturday’s quiz
Russell Westbrook played his college basketball at UCLA.

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Monday’s Den: Thinking about no-hitters, and other stuff

There have been five no-hitters this season, which is a lot for May 10:

1) April 9: Joe Musgrove 3-0 @ Texas
— He threw 112 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 10.
— He got 15 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, he is 0-4, 5.63 in five starts.

2) April 14: Carlos Rodon 8-0 vs Cleveland
— He threw 114 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 7.
— He got 19 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, 3-0, 1.59 in three starts.

3) April 25: Madison Bumgarner 7-0 @ Atlanta
— This was a 7-inning game; he didn’t allow a hit, which makes it a “no-hitter”
— He threw 98 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 7.
— He got 10 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, he is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts.

To prove that I am fair-minded, I’m defending Bumgarner’s 7-inning no-hitter, even though his resurgence came 10 days after I cut him off my fantasy team. 🙁

4) May 5: John Means 6-0 @ Seattle.

— He threw 113 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 12.
— He got 26 whiffs on 64 swings
— This was his most recent start.
— This was also his first career complete game.

5) May 7: Wade Miley 3-0 @ Cleveland
— He threw 114 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 8.
— He got 9 whiffs on 49 swings
— This was his most recent start.

6) Four of the five no-hitters were thrown by lefties.

7) In two of the five no-hitters, Cleveland’s Zach Plesac was the losing pitcher.

Elsewhere, away from the no-hitter related world……..
8) Cincinnati Reds are 15-16, even though they’re 8-2 in games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on.

9) Arizona Diamondbacks just had an 0-6 road trip, where they went 7-62 with runners in scoring position. Hitting in the clutch is important in baseball.

10) Since the DH came into the American League in 1973, the record for most home runs hit by a pitcher is 24, held by Carlos Zambrano, who was 132-91 as a big league pitcher, mostly for the Cubs. He had a .238 career batting average.

11) White Sox have won their last ten games at division rival Kansas City; maybe they should put fountains behind the outfield fence in their home stadium, the way they have them in Kansas City.

12) Was watching an old highlight clip of Willie Mays on the Giants game Sunday, forgot that they had artificial turf at Candlestick Park in the early 70’s, probably because the 49ers also played there. Not sure why they needed AstroTurf in good weather, but they had it.

One year at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the infield was AstroTurf and the outfield was natural grass, which wasn’t that bad an idea, but it didn’t last long.

13) Umpire stats are returning to the baseball page this Wednesday; we note trends for each umpire when he is behind the plate, for all games except series openers, because we don’t know who the umpires are for each series until they play a game game.

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Sunday May 9
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Miami at Boston (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Celtics are 12-0 ATS (10.92 ppg) at home with rest after they had 3 or fewer double digit scorers last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Dallas at Cleveland (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Mavericks are 0-15 ATS (-12.17 ppg) coming off a home game in which they scored fewer than 10 fast break points.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Miami at Boston (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Celtics are 15-0-1 OU (14.62 ppg) off a road loss in a in which they had at least 30% of their points from threes.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: New York at L.A. Clippers (3:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 0-12 OU (-15.00 ppg) with rest coming off a loss in which they led by double digits.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, May 9

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NBA

Sunday, May 9

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Miami @ Boston
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Miami

New York @ LA Clippers
New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games on the road
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York

Dallas @ Cleveland
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Dallas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing at home against Dallas

New Orleans @ Charlotte
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Charlotte's last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Charlotte's last 16 games when playing New Orleans

Minnesota @ Orlando
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games at home
Orlando is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Chicago @ Detroit
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Phoenix @ LA Lakers
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Oklahoma City @ Sacramento
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Oklahoma City's last 19 games on the road
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, May 9

Miami @ Boston
Heat (36-31)
— Miami won/covered eight of its last 11 games.
— Heat is 3-1 ATS in last four road games.
— Over is 8-0 in their last eight games.

Celtics (35-32)
— Boston won three of its last five games.
— Celtics are 2-4 ATS in their last six home games.
— Over is 6-1 in their last seven games

— Miami won five of last eight series games.
— Heat is 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Boston.
— Four of last five series games went over.

New York @ LA Clippers
Knicks (37-30)
— New York lost its last two games, by 16-23 points.
— Knicks are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games.
— Over is 13-5 in New York’s last 18 games

Clippers (45-22)
— Clippers lost three of their last five games, after a 17-3 run.
— Clippers are 7-3 ATS in last ten games at Staples.
— Under is 9-1-1 in last eleven Clipper games.

— Clippers won last five series games (1-4 ATS)
— Knicks are 3-2 ATS in last five road series games
— Over is 7-1 in last eight series games

New Orleans @ Charlotte
Pelicans (30-37)
— New Orleans won four of its last six games.
— Pelicans are 3-6-1 ATS in their last ten road games.
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.

Hornets (33-34)
— Charlotte won three of its last five games SU.
— Hornets are 2-3 ATS in their last five home games.
— Over is 3-1 in Charlotte’s last four games.

— New Orleans won six of last eight series games
— Pelicans are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Charlotte.
— Three of last four series games stayed under.

Dallas @ Cleveland
Mavericks (39-28)
— Mavericks won nine of their last 11 games.
— Mavericks are 7-3 ATS in last ten road games.
— Under is 3-1 in last four Dallas games.

Cavaliers (21-46)
— Cleveland lost 13 of its last 15 games SU.
— Cavaliers are 0-5 ATS in last five home games.
— Over is 3-1 in last four Cleveland games.

— Dallas won last five series games (4-0-1 ATS)
— Mavericks are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Cleveland.
— Over is 3-1 in last four series games

Minnesota @ Orlando
Timberwolves (20-47)
— Minnesota lost its last three games (0-2-1 ATS).
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 3-1-1 ATS in last five road games.
— Over is 3-0 in their last three games.

Magic (21-46)
— Orlando split its last six games.
— Magic is 7-4 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Over is 16-4 in their last 20 games overall.

— Orlando won/covered four of last five series games
— Minnesota is 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Orlando.
— Over is 7-2 in last nine series games

Chicago @ Detroit
Bulls (28-39)
— Chicago lost 11 of its last 17 games SU.
— Bulls are 2-4 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.

Pistons (20-48)
— Detroit lost eight of its last ten games
— Pistons are 5-2 ATS in last seven home games.
— Under is 6-3 in Detroit’s last nine games.

— Chicago won/covered last six series games
— Bulls are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Detroit.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games

Phoenix @ LA Lakers
Suns (48-19)
— Phoenix won six of its last seven games.
— Suns are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 17-5 in their last 22 games.

Lakers (37-30)
— Lakers lost eight of their last ten games.
— Lakers are 2-4-1 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Under is 4-1-1 in their six games.

— Teams split last six series games.
— Suns are 2-4 ATS in last six road series games.
— Under is 6-2 in last eight series games

Oklahoma City @ Sacramento
Thunder (21-47)
— Thunder lost 23 of its last 25 games.
— OKC is 3-6 ATS in their last nine games.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten road games.

Kings (29-38)
— Sacramento is 7-4 in its last 11 games SU.
— Kings are 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven home games.
— Under is 5-0 in Sacramento’s last five games.

— Kings won five of last eight series games.
— Thunder is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Sacramento
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.

[Udog]

501MIAMI -502 BOSTON
BOSTON is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) off a road loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

503NEW YORK -504 LA CLIPPERS
LA CLIPPERS are 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

505DALLAS -506 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 23-51 ATS (-33.1 Units) when playing 6 or more games in 10 days in the last 3 seasons.

509MINNESOTA -510 ORLANDO
MINNESOTA is 20-38 ATS (-21.8 Units) in road games after a combined score of 215 points or more 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

511CHICAGO -512 DETROIT
DETROIT is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

513PHOENIX -514 LA LAKERS
LA LAKERS are 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

515OKLAHOMA CITY -516 SACRAMENTO
OKLAHOMA CITY is 17-1 ATS (15.9 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.

[Udog]

Sunday’s 6-pack
Leaders in RBI:
31— JD Martinez, Bos
28— Randal Grichuk, Tor
27— Trey Mancini, Balt
26— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
25— Baez, Aguilar, Devers, Walsh, YGurriel, Lowe
24— Haniger

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 580,076
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“He really believes — and if he believes I believe — he’s got game left. I’ll be very interested to see if a club sees the fit because they’ll get a very determined Albert.”
Tony La Russa, talking about Albert Pujols

Sunday’s quiz
A’s moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968; where did they call home, before they played in Kansas City?

Saturday’s quiz
Russell Westbrook played his college basketball at UCLA.

Friday’s quiz
Lou Piniella was manager of the Cincinnati Reds, last time they won a World Series.

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Sunday’s Den: Random stuff about baseball……..

— Dodgers 14, Angels 11:
Dodgers led 13-0 in the top of the 6th; after seven innings, it was 14-11, but the Angels didn’t get a baserunner in the last two innings, as they fall to 14-18.

— No major league team has ever won a game after trailing by 13+ runs; three teams have won after trailing by 12 runs— those games were in 1911, 1925, and 2001, a Mariners-Indians game in Cleveland.

— Speaking of Cleveland, there have been five no-hitters already this season; Zach Plesac of the Indians was the losing pitcher in two of them.

— To me, the 7-inning no-hitter thrown by Madison Bumgarner counts, since the game was scheduled for seven innings, and he didn’t allow any hits. Put an asterisk next to it in the record book, but its a freakin’ no-hitter.

— Dodgers lost seven of their last nine games; they scored 16-14 runs in the two wins.

— Saturday was May 8th, the 53rd anniversary of the perfect game Catfish Hunter threw in Oakland, the A’s first season there. I was 8 years old back then, in third grade; remember waking up the next morning and seeing a note about the perfect game next to my lunch.

My third grade teacher was probably confused as to why this skinny kid with glasses was babbling about a baseball game 3,000 miles away all day long.

— The perfect game was against Minnesota; Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew. Some good bats in that lineup. He struck out 11 guys in a game that was scoreless after six innings; Catfish also drove in three of Oakland’s four runs that night. The DH was still five years away.

— Crowd was 6,298 that night; some things never change.

— Rick Monday was the A’s CF that night; 53 years later, he is the Dodgers’ radio announcer.

— You may wonder how I became an A’s fan; or maybe you don’t wonder why, but I’m going to explain it anyway.

I got baseball cards as gifts when I was a kid; I loved baseball cards, and I’d read all of them, front and back. Rookie cards had four prospects from the same team on them; their minor league stats were on the back.

Growing up in upstate New York, 15o miles north of New York City, there weren’t many fans of out-of-town teams here back then. No internet, no ESPN, just newspapers and once a week, the Sporting News.

When I was five, I’m reading thru my baseball cards, and one card had four guys on it, but one of the guys didn’t have any minor league stats on the back— he had been shot in a hunting accident and never played minor league ball. They also spelled his name wrong on the card.

Walked into the living room and announced to my dad, “This guy is my favorite player, and this is my favorite team” Jim Hunter of the Kansas City A’s; what were the odds that this guy with no minor league stats would become a Hall of Famer?

At that point, my dad just looked at me like, “You’re a weird kid” He had grown up in Brooklyn, was a huge Brooklyn Dodger fan and then had converted to the Mets. I learned very early never to mention the Los Angeles Dodgers; he wasn’t fond of the O’Malley family, who had bolted out of Brooklyn with the Dodgers, taking them west.

So anyway, baseball has always been a big part of my life; with that in mind, here are some ideas I have about baseball’s future.

— Geographic realignment: Baseball needs more rivalry games, so we re-align geographically.

— Expansion— To make up the money baseball lost last year, they’re going to add two teams, lets say Nashville and Montreal. Eight teams in a division, four divisions.

Division A: both New York teams, Red Sox, Phillies, Orioles, Nationals, Montreal, Toronto

Division B: both Chicago teams, Reds, Indians, Tigers, Brewers, Twins, Pirates

Division C: Braves, Astros, Royals, Marlins, Nashville, Cardinals, Rays, Rangers

Division D: Diamondbacks, Rockies, Mariners and the five California teams.

— Travel costs would be less, attendance would go up because of more rivalry games

— They could have two All-Star games, pitting the four divisions against each other. More TV money, that usually makes the owners say yes to an idea.

— As far as changes to the actual rules:
a) get rid of 7-inning doubleheaders. Bad idea.

b) I’ve softened on the extra inning rule; I don’t care either way, as long as the players like it. My preference would be back to the old way of extra innings, but either way would be fine.
c) Universal DH for everyone is a must. No one wants to see pitchers bat.
d) Ban shifts; two infielders on each side of the infield.
e) All four infielders should be on the infield dirt, not in the outfield.

This would create more line drive hits, more action. Action is a good thing.

— I’d suggest a salary cap, but I don’t want to get too crazy. Have a nice day.

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Saturday May 8
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Detroit at Philadelphia (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The 76ers are 16-0-1 ATS (8.47 ppg) as a favorite after being outscored in the paint by at least 6 points last game

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Detroit at Philadelphia (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pistons are 0-15-3 ATS (-9.83 ppg) as a dog coming off a 10+ point win.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Brooklyn at Denver (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Nuggets are 12-0 OU (13.21 ppg) as a home dog off a road loss.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: San Antonio at Portland (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Spurs are 0-14 OU (-11.21 ppg) off a game as a favorite in which they committed fewer than 15 fouls.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, May 8

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, May 8

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Indiana
Washington
Washington is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
Indiana is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Washington

Detroit @ Philadelphia
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Memphis @ Toronto
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Memphis's last 17 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Memphis's last 18 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis

Oklahoma City @ Golden State
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oklahoma City's last 13 games when playing Golden State
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Golden State's last 13 games when playing Oklahoma City

San Antonio @ Portland
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 17 of San Antonio's last 23 games when playing Portland
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Houston @ Utah
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games on the road
Utah
Utah is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Utah's last 8 games when playing Houston

Brooklyn @ Denver
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games
Brooklyn is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Denver is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games


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[Udog]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, May 8

Washington @ Indiana
Wizards (31-36)
— Wizards won 13 of last 18 games SU (14-3-1 ATS).
— Wizards are 9-1-1 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Over is 6-2 in their last eight road games

Pacers (31-35)
— Indiana lost four of its last six games SU.
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— Pacers are 3-15 ATS in their last 18 home games.
— Over is 7-2 in Indiana’s last nine games.

— Pacers are 5-3 in last eight series games.
— Wizards are 0-3 ATS in last three visits to Indiana.
— Over is 3-1-1 in last five series games.

Detroit @ Philadelphia
Pistons (20-47)
— Detroit lost seven of its last nine games
— Pistons are 1-4 ATS in last five road games.
— Under is 6-2 in Detroit’s last eight games.

76ers (46-21)
— 76ers won last seven games (5-2 ATS).
— Sixers are 3-1 ATS in their last four home games.
— Over is 3-2 in Philly’s last five games.

— 76ers won seven of last eight series games.
— Pistons are 0-3 ATS in last three visits to Philly.
— Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Memphis @ Toronto
Grizzlies (33-33)
— Memphis lost six of its last eight games SU.
— Grizzlies are 1-3 ATS in last four road games.
— Over is 9-4 in last 13 Memphis road games.

Raptors (27-40)
— Toronto lost six of its last eight games.
— Raptors are 5-1-1 ATS in last seven home games.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five home games.

— Toronto won covered last six series games.
— Memphis is 0-5 ATS in last five road series games.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Brooklyn @ Denver
Nets (43-23)
— Brooklyn lost its last four games SU.
— Nets are 3-5 ATS in last eight road games.
— Under is 7-2 in last nine Brooklyn games.

Nuggets (44-22)
— Denver won 18 of its last 23 games.
— Nuggets are 3-1 ATS in last four home games.
— Under is 7-3 in Denver’s last ten games.

— Brooklyn won four of last five series games.
— Nets are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Denver.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Houston @ Utah
Rockets (16-51)
— Houston lost 41 of its last 46 games SU.
— Rockets are 2-4 ATS in last six games.
— Over is 6-1 in their last seven road games.

Jazz (49-18)
— Utah won five of its last six games SU.
— Jazz is 3-5 ATS in its last eight home games.
— Under is 8-4 in Utah’s last 12 games.

— Jazz won three of last four series games.
— Houston is 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Oklahoma City @ Golden State
Thunder (21-46)
— Thunder lost 22 of its last 24 games.
— OKC is 3-2 ATS in their last five road games.
— Under is 7-2 in their last nine road games.

Warriors (33-33)
— Golden State won three of its last four games SU.
— Warriors are 6-3 ATS in last nine home games.
— Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

— Thunder lost 118-97 here on Thursday
— Teams split last eight series games.
— OKC is 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Oakland/SF.
— Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

San Antonio @ Portland
Spurs (32-34)
— San Antonio lost five of its last six games.
— Spurs are 1-4 ATS in last five road games.
— Over is 5-2 in Spurs’ last seven games.

Trailblazers (38-29)
— Portland won six of its last seven games.
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— Blazers are 2-5 ATS in last seven home games.
— Under is 9-3 in Portland’s last 12 home games.

— Blazers won three of last four series games.
— Spurs are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Oregon.
— Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.