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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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.Leave a comment:
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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)Leave a comment:
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NBA
Friday, May 7
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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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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.Leave a comment:
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549BOSTON -550 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in home games after having lost 4 of their last 5 games over the last 2 seasons.
555MINNESOTA -556 MIAMI
MINNESOTA is 21-38 ATS (-20.8 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
557CLEVELAND -558 DALLAS
CLEVELAND is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.
559NEW YORK -560 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) in home games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.
561DENVER -562 UTAH
UTAH is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games off 2 or more consecutive home wins in the current season.
563SAN ANTONIO -564 SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO is 25-11 ATS (12.9 Units) at home when the line is +3 to -3 in the last 3 seasons.
565LA LAKERS -566 PORTLAND
LA LAKERS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in road games when playing 8 or more games in 14 days over the last 2 seasons.Leave a comment:
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Friday’s 6-pack
NBA rebounding leaders:
14.4— Clint Capela, Atl
13.4— Rudy Gobert, Utah
12.3— Jonas Valanciunas, Mem
11.9—Domantas Sabonis, Ind
11.5— Nikola Vucevic, Chi
11.3— Russell Westbrook, Wash
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 579,358
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
“I’m guessing you know the rules better. Now I know.”
Tony LaRussa, to a reporter in Chicago, talking about the new extra inning rules.
Friday’s quiz
Who 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.
Wednesday’s quiz
Actor Burgess Meredith played Mick, the boxing trainer in Rocky; he played The Penguin in the old Batman TV series.
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Friday’s Den: Trends for National League teams
Arizona:
— Arizona is 14-5 if they score 5+ runs, 1-11 if they don’t.
— Diamondbacks are 2-5 vs lefty starters, 13-11 vs righties.
— Arizona is 1-4 in one-run games.
Atlanta:
— Braves are 7-4 on road if they score 3+ runs.
— Over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.
— Under is 11-6 in their road games.
Chicago:
— Cubs won seven of their last nine home games.
— Cubs are 7-1 vs lefty starters, 8-15 vs righties.
— 7 of their last 8 games went over the total.
Cincinnati:
— Reds are 7-2 in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on.
— Over is 12-3-2 in their home games.
— Reds are 6-11 in day games, 8-4 in night games.
Colorado:
— Rockies won six of their last eight home games.
— Last five games at Coors Field went over the total.
— Over is 7-1 in Colorado’s last eight road games.
Los Angeles:
— Dodgers lost 13 of their last 17 games.
— LA is 4-11 on the road if they score fewer than six runs.
— Over is 11-2 in their last thirteen games.
Miami:
— Marlins are 2-7 in one-run games.
— Miami is 10-2 if they score 5+ runs, 4-14 if they don’t.
— Marlins won six of their last eight home games.
Milwaukee:
— Brewers lost their last five games.
— Milwaukee is 3-8 at home if they score less than six runs.
— Under is 11-5 in their road games.
New York:
— Mets are 11-2 if they score 4+ runs, 2-11 if they do not.
— Under is 8-1-1 in their home games.
— Mets are 5-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Philadelphia:
— Phillies are 13-6 at home, 4-9 on the road.
— Over is 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
— Phillies scored in first inning in 4 of their last 5 games.
Pittsburgh:
— Pirates scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of their 17 road games.
— Pirates are 4-1 in one-run games.
— Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine road games.
St Louis:
— Cardinals are 15-2 if they score 4+ runs, 3-12 if they don’t.
— Under is 7-2-1 in their last ten home games.
— Cardinals are 7-3 in series openers.
San Diego:
— Padres won five of their last seven games.
— Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
— San Diego is 7-3 in games where winning run scores from 7th inning on.
San Francisco:
— Giants lost five of their last seven road games.
— Giants are 10-1 at home if they score 3+ runs.
— San Francisco’s last five games went over the total.
Washington:
— Nationals scored 3 or fewer runs in 15 of their first 27 games.
— Washington is 3-6 in series openers.
— Under is 10-2 in their last dozen home games.Leave a comment:
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Hoop Trends for Thursday May 6
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Memphis at Detroit (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Grizzlies are 9-0 ATS (12.33 ppg) off a win in which they had three-plus players with 20+ points.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Atlanta at Indiana (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Pacers are 0-12 ATS (-7.83 ppg) at home as an underdog.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Oklahoma City at Golden State (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Warriors are 0-13 OU (-16.50 ppg) off a road game in which Stephen Curry made at least five three-pointers.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)Leave a comment:
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NBA
Thursday, May 6
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Chicago @ Charlotte
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Charlotte is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Brooklyn @ Dallas
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Dallas
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Washington @ Toronto
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Memphis @ Detroit
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Atlanta @ Indiana
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
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 10 of Oklahoma City's last 12 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 10 of Golden State's last 12 games when playing Oklahoma City
LA Lakers @ LA Clippers
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 14 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, May 6
Chicago @ Charlotte
Bulls (26-39)
— Chicago lost 11 of its last 15 games SU.
— Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games.
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Hornets (32-33)
— Charlotte lost three of its last five games SU.
— Hornets are 4-2 ATS in their last six home games.
— Under is 22-8 in Charlotte’s last 30 games.
— Chicago won this year’s meetings, by 13-17 points.
— Bulls are 1-4 ATS in last five visits to Charlotte.
— Under is 3-1 in last four series games.
Brooklyn @ Dallas
Nets (43-23)
— Brooklyn is 7-7 in its last 14 games SU.
— Nets are 3-4 ATS in last seven road games.
— Under is 6-2 in last eight Brooklyn games.
Mavericks (37-28)
— Mavericks won seven of their last nine games.
— Mavericks are 2-7 ATS in last nine home games.
— Over is 8-4 in last 12 Dallas games.
— Mavericks won three of last four series games.
— Nets are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Dallas.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.
Washington @ Toronto
Wizards (30-36)
— Wizards won 12 of last 17 games SU (14-3 ATS).
— Wizards are 9-1 ATS in last ten road games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games
Raptors (27-39)
— Toronto lost five of its last seven games.
— Raptors are 5-1 ATS in last six home games.
— Under is 4-0 in their last four home games.
— Toronto won last ten series games.
— Wizards are 3-1 ATS in last four road series games.
— Over is 7-1 in last eight series games.
Memphis @ Detroit
Grizzlies (33-32)
— Memphis lost four of its last six games SU.
— Grizzlies are 12-5 ATS in last 17 road games.
— Over is 9-3 in last 12 Memphis road games.
Pistons (19-47)
— Detroit lost seven of its last eight games
— Pistons are 5-3-1 ATS in last nine home games.
— Under is 5-2 in Detroit’s last seven games.
— Memphis won last three series games.
— Grizzlies covered 8 of last 10 series games.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.
Atlanta @ Indiana
Hawks (37-30)
— Hawks won/covered their last three games.
— Hawks are 0-4 ATS in their last four road games.
— Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.
Pacers (30-35)
— Indiana lost four of its last five games SU.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 2-15 ATS in their last 17 home games.
— Over is 6-2 in Indiana’s last eight games.
— Pacers won seven of last nine series games.
— Hawks are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Indiana.
— Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.
Oklahoma City @ Golden State
Thunder (21-45)
— Thunder lost 21 of its last 23 games- they lost last two, by 3-4 points.
— OKC is 3-1 ATS in their last four road games.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games.
Warriors (33-33)
— Golden State lost three of its last five games SU.
— Warriors are 5-3 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— OKC won four of last six series games.
— Thunder is 3-2 ATS in last five trips to the Bay Area.
— Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.
LA Clippers vs LA Lakers
Clippers (44-22)
— Clippers lost three of their last four games, after a 17-3 run.
— Clippers are 6-3 ATS in last games at Staples.
— Nine of last ten Clipper games stayed under the total.
Lakers (37-28)
— Lakers lost six of their last eight games.
— Lakers are 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games at Staples.
— Under is 4-1 in their five games at Staples.
— Clippers won four of last six series games.
— Underdogs covered 7 of last 8 series games.
— Under is 5-1 in last six series games.Leave a comment:
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533CHICAGO -534 CHARLOTTE
CHICAGO is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.
535BROOKLYN -536 DALLAS
BROOKLYN is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the current season.
537WASHINGTON -538 TORONTO
Nick Nurse is 57-35 ATS (18.5 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season (Coach of TORONTO)
537WASHINGTON -538 TORONTO
TORONTO is 57-35 ATS (18.5 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
539MEMPHIS -540 DETROIT
DETROIT is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.
541ATLANTA -542 INDIANA
INDIANA is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season in the current season.
543OKLAHOMA CITY -544 GOLDEN STATE
OKLAHOMA CITY is 29-47 ATS (-22.7 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
545LA LAKERS -546 LA CLIPPERS
LA CLIPPERS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.Leave a comment:
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Thursday’s 6-pack
NBA scoring leaders:
31.5— Curry, GState
30.9— Beal, Wash
29.0— Embiid, Phil
28.5— Doncic, Dal
28.5— Antetokounmpo, Milw
28.4— Lillard, Port
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 578,524
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
“Yeah, right now it doesn’t matter at all to be honest with you. I was just happy I made a good pitch, I was struggling with the curveball recently, so I was just happy I got it over and got a swing and miss on it, so that is all I was happy about. I was just trying to keep my cool with him on first base. I’m glad Sevy (catcher Pedro Severino) made up for it by getting him out at second.”
Orioles P John Means, who threw a no-hitter Wednesday
Thursday’s quiz
Who was the last Baltimore Orioles pitcher to throw a complete game no-hitter?
Wednesday’s quiz
Actor Burgess Meredith played Mick, the boxing trainer in Rocky; he played The Penguin in the old Batman TV series.
Tuesday’s quiz
In the great TV show The Odd Couple, Felix Unger was a photographer (portraits a specialty)
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
13) Orioles 6, Seattle 0:
— John Means threw MLB’s third no-hitter this season.
— Only baserunner reached on a wild pitch after a strikeout
— That is the only time in MLB history the only runner to reach in a no-hitter got on base via a wild pitch after a strikeout.
— Three no-hitters this year; there were no walks, but no perfect games.
— This was Baltimore’s first complete game no-hitter since 1969.
12) Indians 5, Royals 4:
— Cleveland is in a 3-way toe for first in AL Central
— Indians are 16-13, but they’re 8-17-4 in first 5-inning wagers; Terry Francona is a very good manager, plus they’ve played very well in late innings.
11) Early candidate for Bad Beat of the Year: Cavaliers (+12.5) lost 134-118 to Phoenix Tuesday, in overtime. Getting 12.5 points, they lost by freakin’ 16 in OT!!! No bueno.
10) Baseball’s new rules have created new situations, ones that the best managers aren’t used to. It turns out that Tony LaRussa didn’t know the new extra inning rules.
Wednesday afternoon, scoreless game in 10th inning in Cincinnati, LaRussa’s White Sox start the 10th inning with closer Liam Hendriks on second base— a pinch-hitter made the last four of the ninth inning for Chicago. Guy who makes the last out is the runner next inning.
Except for one scenario, if that runner would be the pitcher, then the manager can choose the guy bats before the pitcher to be the runner, but LaRussa didn’t know that. Now he does.
Hendriks, by the way, has batted three times in his 11-year career, going 0-2 with a walk— that walk happened six years ago.
9) This game was only fourth time in 18+ years that a game at Great American Ballpark was 0-0 after nine innings.
8) Phillies 5, Brewers 4:
— Game was 5-0 Phillies before they made an out.
— After it was 5-0, Freddy Peralta struck out the next six batters, and only allowed two more runners to reach base in four IP, but the damage had been done.
7) So far this season, Jose Altuve is batting .247; not good.
— He is 16-41 (.390) vs lefties.
— He is 3-36 (.083) vs righty pitchers.
6) Toronto Blue Jays will go back to playing home games in Buffalo June 1st; they’ve been playing home games in Dunedin, FL, at their spring training home. Hopefully before too much longer, they go back home to Toronto.
5) Cubs 6, Dodgers 5 (11)— Anthony Rizzo hit a walk-off single in a game he didn’t start; Cubs sweep LA, which has now lost 13 of its last 17 games.
4) Strange situation in the Mets-Cardinals game Wednesday; St Louis sent the interpreter to the mound so pitcher Kwang Hung Kim could confer with his infielders about who was covering which base. Problem is, that’s against the rules— interpreters can’t go on the field without a coach or manager.
Shortly after that, when pitching coach Mike Maddux tried to go to the mound to talk to Kim, there was a lengthy conference with the umpires, since no one seemed to know if the interpreter’s first visit counted as an official mound visit.
3) In his first 90 career at-bats against the Mets, St Louis SS Paul DeJong has 11 doubles, 10 homers and the incredibly high slugging percentage of .822.
2) Kyrie Irving got fined $35,000 by the NBA for repeatedly violating league rules regarding media access.
Really? This guy can just give away money like that?
Can someone please show him some Bill Belichick tapes, or let him watch Bull Durham, when Crash Davis lectures the rookie pitcher on how to use cliches in interviews. It is possible to talk without saying anything, politicians do it every day.
Just be boring, relentlessly boring, but don’t give your damn money away.
I know he is really, really rich (he makes $31M a year, has already banked around $157M in his career), but the money would be better served going to charity. Actually, I think fine money does go to charity, but it still makes no sense.
1) Tuesday night in Cincinnati, Dylan Cease threw six shutout innings for the White Sox, and also had three hits in Chicago’s 9-0 win.
He is the first AL starting pitcher to throw 6+ shutout innings, striking out at 10+ hitters and giving up fewer than three hits, while also getting three hits himself, since Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game for the A’s on May 8, 1968.
From the great researcher Christopher Kamka: Cease is the first White Sox pitcher with 3 hits through the 5th inning of a game since Don Larsen in 1961 at Washington.
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Hoop Trends for Wednesday May 5
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: New York at Denver (9:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Knicks are 13-0 ATS (11.12 ppg) after Julius Randle took more than 20 shots last game.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Sacramento at Indiana (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Pacers are 0-13 ATS (-7.54 ppg) at home coming off a road game.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Boston at Orlando (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Magic are 12-0 OU (15.33 ppg) off a win in which they scored at least 15 more points in the second half than the first half.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Sacramento at Indiana (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Kings are 0-11-1 OU (-7.17 ppg) off a road game in which Buddy Hield made at least five three pointers.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)Leave a comment:
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