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NBA

Tuesday, April 27

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Trend Report
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Oklahoma City @ Boston
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 13 games at home

Milwaukee @ Charlotte
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games at home

Portland @ Indiana
Portland
Portland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games

Brooklyn @ Toronto
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Brooklyn is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Minnesota @ Houston
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota

Dallas @ Golden State
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Golden State
Golden State
Golden State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 27

Oklahoma City @ Boston
Thunder (20-41)
— Thunder lost 14 in row, 17 of last 18 games.
— OKC is 3-5 ATS in their last eight road games.
— Under is 13-3 in their last 16 road games.

Celtics (32-29)
— Boston lost three of its last four games.
— Celtics are 5-3 ATS in their last eight home games.
— Under is 11-5 in their last 16 games

— Celtics won six of last seven series games.
— Thunder is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Boston.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Milwaukee @ Charlotte
Bucks (37-23)
— Milwaukee lost three of its last five games SU.
— Bucks are 5-2 ATS in last seven road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Under is 4-1 in Milwaukee’s last five road games.

Hornets (30-30)
— Charlotte lost six of its last nine games SU.
— Hornets are 3-0 ATS in their last three home games.
— Under is 19-6 in Charlotte’s last 25 games.

— Hornets are 2-0 vs Milwaukee this year, winning by 12-8 points.
— Bucks are 0-6 ATS in last six visits to Charlotte. /
— Over is 4-2 in last six series games.

Portland @ Indiana
Trailblazers (32-28)
— Portland lost last five games, three by 1 or 2 points.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 0-4 ATS in last four road games.
— Under is 9-4 in Portland’s last 13 games.

Pacers (29-31)
— Indiana won its last three games after a 1-4 skid.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 2-13 ATS in their last 15 home games.
— Over is 4-1 in Indiana’s last five home games.

— Portland won seven of last ten series games.
— Blazers are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Indiana.
— Under is 6-1 in last seven series games.

Brooklyn @ Toronto
Nets (41-20)
— Brooklyn won three of its last four games SU.
— Nets are 3-5 ATS in last eight road games.
— Under is 6-3 in last nine Brooklyn road games.

Raptors (26-35)
— Toronto won/covered five of its last six games.
— Raptors are 5-0 ATS in last five home games.
— Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

— Raptors won last six series games (5-1 ATS)
— Nets are 2-3 ATS in last five road series games.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

Minnesota @ Houston
Timberwolves (18-44)
— Minnesota won four of its last six games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 5-5-1 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games.

Rockets (15-46)
— Houston lost 36 of its last 40 games SU.
— Rockets are 6-6 ATS in last dozen games.
— Under is 3-1 in their last four games.

— Rockets won six of last seven series games.
— Minnesota is 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Houston.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

Dallas @ Golden State
Mavericks (33-27)
— Mavericks won three of their last four games.
— Mavericks are 6-4 ATS in last ten road games.
— Under is 10-5 in last 15 Dallas games.

Warriors (31-30)
— Golden State won seven of its last nine games SU.
— Warriors are 5-2 ATS in last seven home games.
— Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games.

— Dallas won five of last six series games.
— Mavericks are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Oakland/SF
— Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

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NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 27

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553PORTLAND -554 INDIANA
INDIANA is 1-13 ATS (-13.3 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

555MILWAUKEE -556 CHARLOTTE
MILWAUKEE is 29-11 ATS (16.9 Units) in road games as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points in the last 3 seasons.

555MILWAUKEE -556 CHARLOTTE
Mike Budenholzer is 29-11 ATS (16.9 Units) in road games as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points (Coach of MILWAUKEE)

557OKLAHOMA CITY -558 BOSTON
BOSTON is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) off a road loss by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

559BROOKLYN -560 TORONTO
TORONTO is 53-33 ATS (16.7 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

559BROOKLYN -560 TORONTO
Nick Nurse is 53-33 ATS (16.7 Units) versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game - 2nd half of the season (Coach of TORONTO)

561MINNESOTA -562 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 6-21 ATS (-17.1 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

563DALLAS -564 GOLDEN STATE
GOLDEN STATE is 19-36 ATS (-20.6 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots in the last 3 seasons.

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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Big X football title this fall:
4-5— Oklahoma
5-2— Iowa State
7-2— Texas
7-1— Oklahoma State
22-1— West Virginia
28-1— Kansas State, TCU
40-1— Baylor, Texas Tech
150-1— Kansas
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 572,201
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Aaron’s (Rodgers) our guy. He’s going to be our quarterback for the foreseeable future.”
Green Bay Packers GM Brian Gutekunst

Tuesday’s quiz
When Catfish Hunter threw a perfect game in a 4-0 win for the A’s in 1968, which future Hall of Famer knocked in three of Oakland’s four runs?

Monday’s quiz
Seven active NFL QB’s have thrown six TD passes in a game:
Brady, Fitzpatrick, Foles, Mahomes, Rodgers, Roethlisberger, Trubisky

Sunday’s quiz
Nick Foles is the only active NFL quarterback who has thrown 7 TD’s in a game.

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Tuesday’s quiz: Nobody asked me, but……..

13) Giants 12, Rockies 0— Rough day for the Colorado franchise; their GM jumped/got pushed, then they went out and trailed 9-0 in the 2nd inning in San Francisco.

Will the next GM decide whether or not to trade Trevor Story, or is the owner deciding that? Right now, the franchise appears to be a mess.

12) Texas Longhorns have already poached four basketball players from other schools:
— Creighton, Kentucky, Utah, Vanderbilt.

Or, as Jerry Tarkanian famously said, “I prefer transfers; their cars are already paid for”

Thats the new thing in college basketball; don’t recruit freshmen, steal other team’s players.

11) Sometimes great things happen by accident.

Week 8 of the 1984 NFL season, 49ers are in Houston to play the Oilers; coach Bill Walsh is bored the night before the game, is watching the local Houston news in his hotel room, when he sees the highlights of a small college football game played that day.

Thats where Walsh discovered Jerry Rice, watching the local news in his hotel room.

10) One of the best ongoing arguments is debating which quarterback was better than all the others, because everyone uses different criteria to decide.

I’ve had this debate with several different people; it is always fun.

9) Atlanta Braves won the last 60 times they’ve led after 8 innings, the longest active streak in the major leagues.

8) Back in 1985, Michael Jordan’s contract with Nike said that if Nike didn’t sell $4M in Air Jordans by Michael’s third year in the NBA, Nike could end the deal.

In the first month Air Jordans were on sale, in six test markets, Nike sold $29M worth of Air Jordans.

7) So far this young season, teams have stolen 28 bases against the Dodgers; no other team has given up more than 15 stolen bases.

6) This week in 1904, Jack Chesbro won his first game of the season; he went on to go 41-12 that year, starting 51 of the 55 games he appeared in. 41 wins is definitely a record that will never, ever be broken.

5) Bill Fralic was an offensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons in the 80’s; he was the second pick in the 1985 draft. As part of his contract, Fralic is still getting paid $150,000 a year, and will be for the rest of his life. Pretty good deal.

4) Ryan Griffin has been the Tampa Bay Bucs’ backup QB the last six years, winning a Super Bowl ring last year, making into Hard Knocks a few years ago. This fall, Griffin will be the first QB ever to be on the Buccaneers’ roster seven years in a row.

Here’s the thing; in these last six years, Griffin threw a total of four passes.

3) Happy birthday this week to a couple of legends; Al Pacino turned 81 years old, Carol Burnett turned 88.

2) Shohei Ohtani is hitting .300 in his first 80 at-bats this season; he is also 1-0, 3.29 in three starts pitching, making him a very unique two-way player.

Monday night in Arlington, Ohtani went 2-3, scored three runs, knocked in two, and pitched five innings as the Angels beat Texas 9-4. When Ohtani pitches and bats, the Angels can’t have a DH, so when Ohtani gave up four runs in the first inning, Joe Maddon had to be a little queasy.

But Ohtani blanked Texas out in innings 2-5; he is an interesting player.

1) NFL Network has run some half-hour shows this week, dealing with each year’s draft; I hadn’t seen all of them before, but they’re very well done and worth watching, a history of the league, lot of good nuggets, some of which will undoubtedly make it into this space.

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Hoop Trends for Monday April 26
Vince Akins

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

-- The Pistons are 11-0-2 on the ATS (8.31 ppg) facing an opponent that has a season-to-date average of at least 1.30 points per field goal attempt.

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

-- The Mavericks are 0-13 on the ATS (-11.65 ppg) off a home game in which they scored fewer than 10 fast break points.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Memphis at Denver (9:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Grizzlies are 12-0 OU (13.21 ppg) with no rest after they had at least 30% of their points from three-pointers last game.

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

-- The Raptors are 0-17-1 OU (-14.89 ppg) when OG Anunoby has made more three-pointers than two-pointers the game prior.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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NBA

Monday, April 26

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Trend Report
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San Antonio @ Washington
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Atlanta @ Detroit
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games

LA Lakers @ Orlando
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of LA Lakers's last 24 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 13 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando
Orlando is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Orlando is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Lakers

Oklahoma City @ Philadelphia
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Oklahoma City is 20-3 SU in its last 23 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games

Cleveland @ Toronto
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Cleveland

Phoenix @ New York
Phoenix
Phoenix is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against New York
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New York
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Chicago @ Miami
Chicago
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chicago
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

LA Clippers @ New Orleans
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
LA Clippers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers

Utah @ Minnesota
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Utah

Memphis @ Denver
Memphis
Memphis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
Denver is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

Dallas @ Sacramento
Dallas
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is 6-1-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Sacramento's last 11 games when playing at home against Dallas


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 26

Atlanta @ Detroit
Hawks (34-27)
— Hawks is 20-7 SU since they changed coaches.
— Hawks are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 games.
— Over is 6-2 in their last eight road games.

Pistons (18-43)
— Detroit lost 14 of its last 20 games
— Pistons are 14-10-1 ATS since the All-Star break.
— Over is 5-3 in Detroit’s last eight home games.

— Teams split last ten series games.
— Hawks covered three of last four visits to Detroit.
— Last four series games went over the total.

LA Lakers @ Orlando
Lakers (35-25)
— Lakers are 6-8 SU in their last 14 games.
— Lakers are 5-3 ATS in their last eight road games.
— Over is 7-4 in their 11 games overall.

Magic (18-42)
— Orlando lost 11 of its last 12 games.
— Magic is 1-6 ATS in last seven home games.
— Over is 10-3 in their last 13 games overall.
— Magic coach Clifford (COVID) may/may not coach today.

— Magic is 5-4 SU in last nine series games.
— Lakers are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Orlando.
— Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Oklahoma City @ Philadelphia
Thunder (20-40)
— Thunder lost 13 in row, 16 of last 17 games.
— OKC is 5-4 ATS in their last nine road games.
— Under is 12-3 in their last 15 road games.

76ers (39-21)
— 76ers lost their last four games SU.
— Sixers are 0-5-1 ATS in their last six games.
— Under is 15-6 in Philly’s last 21 games.

— 76ers won three of last four series games.
— Thunder is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Philly.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

San Antonio @ Washington
Spurs (30-29)
— San Antonio won four of its last five games.
— Spurs are 6-1 ATS in last seven road games.
— Under is 6-0 in Spurs’ last six games.

Wizards (27-33)
— Wizards won 8 in row, nine of last 11 games SU (9-2 ATS).
— Wizards are 3-4 ATS in last seven home games.
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games

— San Antonio won eight of last ten series games.
— Spurs are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Washington.
— Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Phoenix @ New York
Suns (42-18)
— Phoenix lost three of its last five games.
— Suns are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 11-4 in their last 15 games.

Knicks (34-27)
— New York won its last nine games, covered last 12.
— Knicks are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 home games.
— Over is 9-3 in New York’s last 12 games.

— Suns won/covered last four series games.
— Phoenix is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

Cleveland @ Toronto
Cavaliers (21-39)
— Cleveland lost seven of its last nine games SU.
— Cavaliers are 5-10 ATS in last 15 road games.
— Over is 8-4 in last 12 Cleveland games.

Raptors (25-35)
— Toronto won/covered four of its last four games.
— Raptors are 4-0 ATS in last four home games.
— Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.

— Raptors won seven of last nine series games.
— Cavaliers are 1-3 ATS in last four road series games.
— Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Chicago @ Miami
Bulls (25-35)
— Chicago lost seven of its last ten games SU.
— Bulls are 1-5 ATS in their last six road games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games.

Heat (32-29)
— Miami won/covered four of its last five games.
— Heat is 5-2 ATS in last seven home games.
— Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.

— Heat won six of last seven series games.
— Bulls covered their last four visits to Miami.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Utah @ Minnesota
Jazz (44-16)
— Utah won six of its last nine games.
— Jazz is 3-6 ATS in its last nine road games.
— Under is 5-1 in Utah’s last six games.

Timberwolves (17-44)
— Minnesota is 4-4 SU in its last eight games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 5-3 ATS in last eight home games.
— Over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.

— Minnesota won three of last five series games.
— Wolves upset Utah 101-96 in SLC Saturday night.
— Jazz covered four of last five visits to Minnesota.
— Under is 5-1 in last six series games

LA Clippers @ New Orleans
Clippers (43-19)
— Clippers won 17 of their last 20 games.
— Clippers are 1-3 ATS in last four road games.
— Five of last six Clipper games stayed under the total.

Pelicans (26-34)
— New Orleans lost five of its last six games.
— Pelicans are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games.
— Over is 9-5 in their last 14 games.

— Clippers won four of last five series games.
— LA is 1-4 in last five road series games
— Over is 5-1 in last six series games

Memphis @ Denver
Grizzlies (31-28)
— Memphis is 4-2 in its last six games SU.
— Grizzlies are 17-4 ATS in last 21 games overall.
— Over is 9-3 in last 12 Memphis games.

Nuggets (39-21)
— Denver won 13 of its last 16 games.
— Nuggets are 1-4 ATS in last five home games.
— Over is 4-1 in Denver’s last five home games.

— Nuggets won six of last seven series games.
— Memphis is 1-1-1 ATS in last three visits to Denver.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Dallas @ Sacramento
Mavericks (33-26)
— Mavericks won last three games, after a 1-4 skid.
— Mavericks are 6-3 ATS in last nine road games.
— Over is 4-2 in last six Dallas games.

Kings (24-36)
— Sacramento lost 11 of its last 13 games.
— Kings are 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven home games.
— Under is 6-4 in Sacramento’s last ten home games.

— Dallas won three of last four series games.
— Mavericks are 1-2-1 ATS in last four visits to Sacramento.
— Four of last six series games went over.

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NBA
Dunkel

Monday, April 26

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533SAN ANTONIO -534 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) versus up-tempo teams averaging 88 or more shots/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

535ATLANTA -536 DETROIT
ATLANTA is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

537OKLAHOMA CITY -538 PHILADELPHIA
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

539PHOENIX -540 NEW YORK
NEW YORK is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

541CLEVELAND -542 TORONTO
CLEVELAND is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in road games versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

543CHICAGO -544 MIAMI
CHICAGO is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the current season.

545UTAH -546 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 9-25 ATS (-18.5 Units) after a division game in the last 3 seasons.

549MEMPHIS -550 DENVER
MEMPHIS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) versus terrible defensive teams - allowing 110+ points/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

551DALLAS -552 SACRAMENTO
DALLAS are 61-41 ATS (15.9 Units) in road games in the last 3 seasons.

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Monday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in slugging %age (min 30 ABs):
.804— Mike Trout, LAA
.786— Ronald Acuna, Atl
.753— JD Martinez, Bos
.694— Nelson Cruz, Minn
.667— Jesse Winker, Cinn
.662— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 570,987
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Major League Baseball’s official statistician, neither a team nor an individual pitcher will be credited with a no-no in a scheduled seven-inning game of a doubleheader — unless that game goes to extras. If the contest extends to at least nine innings and that pitcher (or a team’s group of pitchers) has still not allowed a hit, then it goes down in the history books as a no-no.”
MLB.com‘s Matt Kelly

Monday’s quiz
How many active NFL QB’s have thrown six TD passes in a game?

Sunday’s quiz
Nick Foles is the only active NFL quarterback who has thrown 7 TD’s in a game.

Saturday’s quiz
In the history of major league baseball, Jesse Orosco has pitched in the most games, 1,252.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Hitting is more difficult now because batters seldom face the same pitcher three times in a game; after the 5th inning, they generally see a different pitcher in every at-bat.

In his Hall of Fame career, Mickey Mantle faced the same pitchers a lot more than guys do these days. Fewer teams, no interleague play, and starting pitchers lasted longer in games.

Mantle faced these four pitchers the most:
198 times— Billy Pierce
161— Early Wynn
138— Frank Lary
128— Camilo Pascual

By way of comparison, in his 10-year career, Manny Machado has faced these pitchers the most:
56— CC Sabathia
52— Chris Archer
48— Jake Odorizzi
41— David Price

See what I mean?

12) Arizona 5-7, Atlanta 0-0:
— Tough day for the Braves, who got one hit in 14 innings.
— Madison Bumgarner threw a 7-inning no-hitter; the only runner reached on an error.

Three no-hitters already this season; there were no walks in those no-hitters.

11) Padres 8, Dodgers 7 (11):
— LA led this game 7-1 after six innings; over the last 50 years, teams that led by 6+ runs from the 7th inning on are 11-13,547. Seriously, 11 wins, 13,547 losses.
— Max Muncy walked five times, first Dodger to do that since Greg Brock in 1983.

10) In his three starts since tossing a no-hitter, San Diego’s Joe Musgrove has pitched only 14 innings. Padres need more innings out of their starting pitchers.

9) There were 68 extra inning games last year, under the new extra-inning rule; 47 of the 68 games ended in the 10th inning, which is what MLB wants.

8) Fernando Tatis Jr hit five homers in his last three games; I was playing against him in our fantasy league, so that made me queasy, but the good guys won. Tatis is hitting .246 with 7 homers, but he was explosive this weekend, for sure.

Obscure trivia: Last major leaguer to hit 2+ homers in three consecutive games was Jeff DaVanon of the Angels, in 2003.

Weird thing is, he hit only 33 career homers in eight years.

7) Read something on the Interweb this weekend where David Wells said that throwing a no-hitter was a profitable thing, even after he retired.

Wells said that he banked $300,000 or so a year, doing appearances with Don Larsen and David Cone, other New York pitchers who threw no-hitters. That dried up after 15 years or so, but still a pretty good deal.

6) White Sox TV guys have been raving over hitting sensation Yermin Mercedes, who is batting .414 in 19 games this season, but they were stressing out Sunday over Mercedes’ tendency to slide head-first into first base, converged that he’s going to hurt one of his hands.

5) Tampa Bay TV guys were laughing on air about the unpredictability of how the Rays handle their pitchers.

Sunday, 21-year old sensation Luis Patino looked great in his MLB debut, but was removed after 42 pitches- looks like they’re going to let him go thru the lineup once, then take him out.

Then they put Josh Fleming in; he gets two turns thru the lineup, no matter how well he is doing. Tampa Bay wins a lot of games on a short budget and they do it in a unique way, but it is a little funny that their own TV guys can’t figure it out beforehand.

4) Penn State poached PG Jalen Pickett away from Siena; Pickett played 76 games in three years for Siena, which went 38-16 in MAAC games during that time, but there is a pretty big leap from the MAAC to the Big 14. We’ll see how this works out for him.

3) Sign of the times; You can buy a Dr Fauci action figure online, for $20.

2) Wizards 119, Cavaliers 110— Washington has won eight games in a row, is now the #10 seed in the Eastern Conference. They could be a tough out in the playoffs.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Card: Padres @ Giants
AL: Red Sox, Royals, A’s. Wild Card: White Sox @ Mariners

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Hoop Trends for Sunday April 25
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Phoenix at Brooklyn (3:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Suns are 11-0 ATS (10.91 ppg) after a game as a road favorite in which they scored at least 18 fast break points.

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

-- The Hornets are 0-10 ATS (-7.60 ppg) off a win as a favorite where they allowed at least 50 points in the paint.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Phoenix at Brooklyn (3:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Suns are 11-0 OU (16.68 ppg) off a game as a favorite where they scored 15+ points less than projected.

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

-- The Celtics are 0-10 OU (-15.35 ppg) after Marcus Smart had at least 5 turnovers last game.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[Udog]

NBA

Sunday, April 25

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Charlotte
Boston
Boston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Charlotte
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games

Phoenix @ Brooklyn
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Phoenix is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 8 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Memphis @ Portland
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 8 games on the road
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Portland
Portland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games at home

Cleveland @ Washington
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Cleveland is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Milwaukee @ Atlanta
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Atlanta is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

Indiana @ Orlando
Indiana
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Indiana is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games

Sacramento @ Golden State
Sacramento
Sacramento is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Golden State
Sacramento is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 25

Boston @ Charlotte
Celtics (32-28)
— Boston won seven of its last nine games.
— Celtics are 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Under is 11-4 in their last 15 games

Hornets (29-30)
— Charlotte lost six of its last eight games SU.
— Hornets are 2-3 ATS in their last five home games.
— Under is 19-5 in Charlotte’s last 24 games.

— Boston won/covered 8 of last 10 series games.
— Celtics are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Charlotte.
— Under is 3-1 in last four series games.

Phoenix @ Brooklyn
Suns (42-17)
— Phoenix won 34 of its last 45 games (5-7-1 ATS last 13).
— Suns are 3-6-1 ATS in their last ten road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.

Nets (40-20)
— Brooklyn split its last eight games SU.
— Nets are 4-7 ATS in last 11 home games.
— Under is 3-1 in last four Brooklyn games.

— Nets won eight of last 10 series games.
— Suns are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Brooklyn.
— Four of last six series games stayed under.

Memphis @ Portland
Grizzlies (30-28)
— Memphis is 4-5 in its last nine games SU.
— Grizzlies are 16-4 ATS in last 20 games overall.
— Over is 9-2 in last 11 Memphis games.

Trailblazers (32-27)
— Portland lost last four games, last three by 1-1-2 points.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 4-3 ATS in last seven home games.
— Under is 8-4 in Portland’s last 12 games.

— Memphis won 130-128 here Friday night.
— Teams split last ten series games.
— Grizzlies are 3-3 ATS in last six visits to Portland.
— Last three series games went over the total.

Cleveland @ Washington
Cavaliers (21-38)
— Cleveland lost six of its last eight games SU.
— Cavaliers are 5-9 ATS in last 14 road games.
— Over is 7-4 in last 11 Cleveland games.

Wizards (26-33)
— Wizards won 7 in row, eight of last 10 games SU (8-2 ATS).
— Wizards are 2-4 ATS in last six home games.
— Under is 6-0 in their last six home games

— Cleveland won five of last eight series games.
— Cavaliers are 3-2 ATS in last five visits here.
— Over is 4-2 in last six series games.

Milwaukee @ Atlanta
Bucks (37-22)
— Milwaukee won five of its last seven games SU.
— Bucks are 5-1 ATS in last six road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 15-8 in Milwaukee’s last 23 games.

Hawks (33-27)
— Hawks is 19-7 SU since they changed coaches.
— Hawks are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games.
— Over is 3-1 in their last four games.

— Milwaukee won six in row, 9 of last 10 series games.
— Bucks are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Atlanta.
— Three of last four series games stayed under.

Indiana @ Orlando
Pacers (28-31)
— Indiana won its last six games after a 1-4 skid.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games.
— Over is 5-2 in Indiana’s last seven road games.

Magic (18-41)
— Orlando lost 10 of its last 11 games.
— Magic is 1-5 ATS in last six home games.
— Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games overall.
— Magic coach Clifford (COVID) may/may not coach today.

— Indiana won last five series games.
— Pacers are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Orlando.
— Over is 6-1 in last seven series games.

Sacramento @ Golden State
Kings (24-35)
— Sacramento lost 10 of its last 12 games.
— Kings are 2-4 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 8-5 in Sacramento’s last 13 road games.

Warriors (30-30)
— Golden State won six of its last eight games SU.
— Warriors are 5-1 ATS in last six home games.
— Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games.

— Sacramento won four of last five series games.
— Kings are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Oakland/SF.
— Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.

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NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, April 25