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NBA
Dunkel

Friday, May 7

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 7

New Orleans @ Philadelphia
Pelicans (30-36)
— New Orleans won four of its last five games.
— Pelicans are 2-6-1 ATS in their last nine road games.
— Under is 5-1 in their last six games.

76ers (45-21)
— 76ers won last six games (5-1 ATS).
— Sixers are 3-0 ATS in their last three home games.
— Over is 3-1 in Philly’s last four games.

— 76ers won four of last five series games.
— Pelicans are 2-2-1 ATS in last five visits to Philly.
— Under is 6-3 in last nine series games.

Boston @ Chicago
Celtics (35-31)
— Boston won three of its last four games.
— Celtics are 7-2 ATS in their last nine road games.
— Over is 6-0 in their last six games

Bulls (27-39)
— Chicago lost 11 of its last 16 games SU.
— Bulls are 2-4 ATS in their last six home games.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight games.

— Boston won eight of last ten series games.
— Celtics are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Chicago.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Orlando @ Charlotte
Magic (21-45)
— Orlando won three of its last five games.
— Magic is 7-3 ATS in last ten road games.
— Over is 15-4 in their last 19 games overall.

Hornets (32-34)
— Charlotte lost four of its last six games SU.
— Hornets are 1-3 ATS in their last four home games.
— Under is 22-9 in Charlotte’s last 31 games.

— Orlando won five of last six series games.
— Magic is 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Charlotte.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Minnesota @ Miami
Timberwolves (20-46)
— Minnesota won four of its last six games (4-1-1 ATS).
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 3-0-1 ATS in last four road games.
— Under is 4-2 in their last six games.

Heat (35-31)
— Miami won/covered seven of its last ten games.
— Heat is 4-2 ATS in last six home games.
— Over is 7-0 in their last seven games.

— Minnesota won last five series games.
— Timberwolves are 3-1-1 ATS in last five visits to Miami.
— Over is 8-1 in last nine series games.

Houston @ Milwaukee
Rockets (16-50)
— Houston lost 40 of its last 45 games SU.
— Rockets are 1-4 ATS in last five games.
— Over is 5-1 in their last six road games.

Bucks (42-24)
— Milwaukee is 7-4 its last 11 games SU.
— Bucks are 4-7 ATS in last 11 home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 10-4 in Milwaukee’s last 14 home games.

— Teams split last ten series games.
— Rockets are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Milwaukee.
— Under is 5-1 in last six series games.

Cleveland @ Dallas
Cavaliers (21-45)
— Cleveland lost 12 of its last 14 games SU.
— Cavaliers are 0-5 ATS in last five road games.
— Over is 3-0 in last three Cleveland games.

Mavericks (38-28)
— Mavericks won eight of their last ten games.
— Mavericks are 3-7 ATS in last ten home games.
— Over is 8-5 in last 13 Dallas games.

— Dallas won last four series games (3-0-1 ATS)
— Cavaliers are 1-3-1 ATS in last five visits to Dallas.
— Last three series games went over the total.

Denver @ Utah
Nuggets (44-22)
— Denver won 18 of its last 22 games.
— Nuggets are 2-4 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 7-2 in Denver’s last nine games.

Jazz (48-18)
— Utah won four of its last five games SU.
— Jazz is 2-5 ATS in its last seven home games.
— Under is 8-4 in Utah’s last 12 games.

— Denver won four of last five series games.
— Nuggets are 2-1 ATS in last three visits to Utah.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

New York @ Phoenix
Knicks (37-29)
— New York won 12 of last 14 games (15-2 ATS last 16).
— Knicks are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 road games.
— Over is 12-5 in New York’s last 17 games

Suns (47-19)
— Phoenix won five of its last six games.
— Suns are 6-3 ATS in their last nine home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 16-5 in their last 21 games.

— Suns won/covered last five series games.
— Knicks are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Phoenix.
— Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.

LA Lakers @ Portland
Lakers (37-29)
— Lakers lost seven of their last nine games.
— Lakers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 3-1-1 in their five games.

Trailblazers (37-29)
— Portland won/covered five of last six games, all on the road.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 2-4 ATS in last six home games.
— Under is 8-3 in Portland’s last 11 home games.

— Lakers won five of last six series games.
— LA covered its last four trips to Portland.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven series games.

San Antonio @ Sacramento
Spurs (31-34)
— San Antonio lost its last five games.
— Spurs are 8-4 ATS in last 12 road games.
— Over is 5-1 in Spurs’ last six games.

Kings (29-37)
— Sacramento is 7-3 in its last ten games SU.
— Kings are 1-4-1 ATS in their last six home games.
— Under is 4-0 in Sacramento’s last four games.

— Kings are 5-3 SU in last eight series games.
— Spurs are 0-3 ATS in last three trips to Sacramento.
— Over is 3-1 in last four series games.

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NBA

Friday, May 7

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Trend Report
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New Orleans @ Philadelphia
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 7 games
New Orleans is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Boston @ Chicago
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 12 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 12 games when playing at home against Boston

Orlando @ Charlotte
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Orlando's last 8 games
Orlando is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Charlotte's last 16 games at home
Charlotte is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing Orlando

Minnesota @ Miami
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Miami
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games

Houston @ Milwaukee
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing Houston

Cleveland @ Dallas
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Denver @ Utah
Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Denver's last 8 games on the road
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Utah
Utah is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home
Utah is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Denver

LA Lakers @ Portland
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

San Antonio @ Sacramento
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio

New York @ Phoenix
New York
New York is 15-2 ATS in its last 17 games
New York is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New York
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York


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Hoop Trends for Friday May 7
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: New York at Phoenix (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Suns are 12-0 ATS (9.54 ppg) after a game as a road favorite in which their opponent shot over 55% from the field.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Boston at Chicago (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Bulls are 0-11 ATS (-9.82 ppg) with no rest coming off a win as a road favorite.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Houston at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Bucks are 14-0-1 OU (11.57 ppg) at home after they committed more than 30 fouls.

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

-- The Kings are 0-13-1 OU (-10.96 ppg) off a road game where Buddy Hield made more three pointers than two pointers.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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Saturday’s 6-pack
Leaders in runs scored:
29— Ronald Acuna, Atl
28— JD Martinez, Bos
27— Mark Canha, A’s
26— Bo Bichette, Tor
25— Chris Taylor, LA
23— Castellanos, Bryant, Guerrero, Hoskins, Solak

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
“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”
Mr Carlson, WKRP in Cincinnati

Saturday’s quiz
Where did Russell Westbrook play his college basketball?

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

Thursday’s quiz
Jim Palmer was last Baltimore Orioles pitcher to throw a complete game no-hitter, in 1969.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here…….

13) Reds 3, Indians 0:
— Wade Miley throws the 4th (9-inning) no-hitter of the season.
— Reds scored 3 runs in ninth to break a scoreless tie.
— Last time there were four no-hitters by May 7? Try 1917.

12) Phillies 12, Braves 2— Philly scored six runs in first inning, with Rhys Hoskins scoring one of them, even though he struck out twice in the inning. You don’t see that a lot.

11) Going into Friday night’s games, teams that led by 3+ runs after 8th inning were 223-2.

10) Washington Wizards’ Russell Westbrook is 6th in the NBA in rebounding; he is also a 6-3 guard. Let that sink in; a 6-3 guard is 6th in the league in rebounding, while also scoring 21.8 ppg and dishing out 11.4 assists a game.

9) Westbrook’s old team, the Houston Rockets, have now used 28 players this season, tying the all-time record. Rockets are 16-51, not sure their management has a clue what they’re doing.

8) From 2015-2019, only 5% of extra-inning games ended in the 10th inning.

With the new extra inning rules LY, 92% of games ended in either 10 or 11 innings.

7) Giants 5, Padres 4— Padres traded for Blake Snell last winter, but they have a problem with him— he never pitches six innings. Your best pitchers have to eat up innings, to take the strain off your bullpen. Snell has thrown 30.1 innings in seven starts this season- he threw 95 pitches in 4.2 innings in this game. That’s not good enough.

6) Washington’s Kyle Finnegan threw the 102nd immaculate inning in MLB history this week; he struck out three Braves on nine pitches in 6th inning of the Nationals’ 5-3 loss to Atlanta.

5) Random trivia: From 1959-62, there were two baseball All-Star Games per year. The second game was used to raise funds for things like the players’ pension fund.

4) Some significant names went on the IL Friday:
— Cobs OF Ian Happ (ribs)
— Reds 1B Joey Votto (thumb)
— Tigers C Wilson Ramos (back)
— Blue Jays IF Joe Panik (calf)
— Twins OF Byron Buxton (hip)
— Red Sox IF Keke Hernandez (hamstring)
— Giants OF Alex Dickerson (shoulder)

3) Buffalo Bulls of the MAC hired Maurice Linguist as their new football coach, replacing Lance Leipold, who moved on to be the new coach at Kansas.

Linguist had been an assistant coach at Michigan, on the defensive side of the ball.

2) Interesting situation in Anaheim this week, with Angels DFA’ing Albert Pujols, who obviously doesn’t want to retire. Angels don’t want to play him anymore; they want to play Jared Walsh at 1B, Shohei Ohtani at DH. The question becomes; is there a team that wants Pujols?

If the National League had the DH, this might be simpler; Pujols has 667 homers; would a year or two as a DH get him to 700?

1) Early candidate for Bad Beat of the Year: Cavaliers (+12.5) lost by 16 to the Suns the other night, but the loss was in overtime. You’re +12.5 and the game goes to OT, you figure you’re a winner, but not this time. Gambling is hard.

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567WASHINGTON -568 INDIANA
INDIANA is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in home games after a combined score of 235 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

569DETROIT -570 PHILADELPHIA
DETROIT is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game in the current season.

573BROOKLYN -574 DENVER
BROOKLYN is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the current season.

575OKLAHOMA CITY -576 GOLDEN STATE
OKLAHOMA CITY is 26-7 ATS (18.3 Units) in road games after playing a road game over the last 2 seasons.

577SAN ANTONIO -578 PORTLAND
SAN ANTONIO is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.

579HOUSTON -580 UTAH
UTAH is 15-3 ATS (11.7 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

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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.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— 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.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— 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.

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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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NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, May 8

[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)

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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]

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.

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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).
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— 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.
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— 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.

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Trend Report
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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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Sunday, May 9