517BOSTON -518 CHARLOTTE
BOSTON is 36-17 ATS (17.3 Units) after 2 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.
519PHOENIX -520 BROOKLYN
PHOENIX is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in road games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%) over the last 2 seasons.
521MEMPHIS -522 PORTLAND
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.
523CLEVELAND -524 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season in the current season.
525MILWAUKEE -526 ATLANTA
MILWAUKEE is 232-288 ATS (-84.8 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days since 1996.
527INDIANA -528 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
529SACRAMENTO -530 GOLDEN STATE
SACRAMENTO is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after a win by 6 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
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Sunday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in on-base %age (minimum 30 AB’s):
.521— Mike Trout, LAA
.492— Brandon Nimmo, NYM
.482— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
.469— Bryce Harper, Phil
.465— Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.461— Ronald Acuna, Atl
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
“We knew as a team, especially after the first week, we were way better than that. Big shoutout to the coaches and the manager to have no panicking, It would only take one game to get us going on. That’s what happened. Everybody started feeling better, everybody started to relax a little bit. The pitchers have been amazing. I think they’re a big reason why we started the winning streak. It’s a lot of fun. We’ll go day by day and see how long we can stretch this streak.”
A’s shortstop Elvis Andrus
Sunday’s quiz
Who 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.
Friday’s quiz
Mark Grace led the major leagues in hits from 1990-99.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
13) College football teams are having their spring practices now, which traditionally end with an intrasquad game- the question is this:
Will coaches be hesitant to name a starting QB for the fall, for fear that the guy who isn’t named the starter will transfer? Naming a starter on August 25 instead of April 25 makes it more likely that you’ll have both guys for this coming season.
12) Jacob deGrom has started four games this season; opponents swung at 225 of his pitches, whiffing on 100 of them. He’s given up 13 hits, 80 foul balls, had 32 outs on batted balls.
11) Astros 16, Angels 2— Houston starter Jake Odorizzi left this game after 5 pitches with an arm problem; they brought Kent Emanuel to make his major league debut. Little did they know that Emanuel would finish the game, giving up five hits, two runs, throwing 90 pitches.
28-year old rookies aren’t generally big prospects; he’s the first pitcher to throw 8.2+ innings in his MLB debut since Jesse Litsch in 2007.
10) As of 9pm Saturday, there were 184 major leaguers on the IL, 6.1 guys per team.
9) Mariners 8, Red Sox 2— Couple guys on Seattle hit balls 410-415 feet to centerfield, but that is the deepest part of Fenway Park- they got doubles instead.
Long time ago, some radio wise guys snuck into Fenway and and measured 287 feet from home plate to the left field foul pole on the Green Monster. Unusual ballpark.
8) Orel Hershiser was telling a story on TV last night about when the Dodgers started using videos to study trends of opponents, 30-35 years ago. Dodgers gave them $10,000 to put together a video room, with two 24-inch TV’s and two VCR’s.
Technology has come a very long way since then; everyone has I-Pads in the dugout now to study what just happened.
7) Dodgers 5, Padres 4:
— Season series is now 3-3 between these division rivals.
— 26th straight start that Blake Snell pitched less than six innings.
— Fernando Tatis Jr hit two homers, has four in his last two games. I’m playing against his team in fantasy this week- no bueno.
6) Phillies 7, Rockies 5— Good night to have Rhys Hoskins on your fantasy team; he hit a couple homers, knocked in five runs.
5) Cardinals 2, Reds 0— Cincinnati has lost six in a row since starting season 8-5.
4) Minnesota 101, Utah 96:
— In each of their last three games, Timberwolves allowed 40+ points in the first quarter.
— Jazz scored 40 points in first quarter, a combined 34 in 2nd/3rd quarters.
3) Only 34% of active NFL players last year were picked in rounds 1-3 of the draft; thats how important a team’s GM/scouts are. It is also a big part of why the NFL Draft is so interesting.
2) Cleveland Browns re-joined the NFL in 1999, after the original Browns bolted to Baltimore; this fall, Baker Mayfield will be the first Browns QB to start in Week 1, three years in a row.
1) I’ll finish today with a quick story; long time ago, maybe 1985-86, something like that, I was on the first down chain gang at a semi-pro football game at Bleecker Stadium in Albany— Metro Mallers were hosting a team from Massachusetts.
Some of the Mallers had played college football at UAlbany, where I had been the basketball manager; we go on the field for a measurement, one of the linebackers says to me, “What the hell are you doing here?” We just laughed.
Chains were on the visiting team’s sideline; they had the ball around midfield and it turns out I am standing next to the head coach, who is calling plays.
He has his play chart in his left hand, studying it carefully; he has an open can of Pabst Blue Ribbon in his right hand, taking a swig now and then. Welcome to semi-pro football!!Leave a comment:
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Hoop Trends for Saturday April 24
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at New York (1:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Knicks are 15-0 ATS (14.77 ppg) after allowing at least 50 points in the paint last game.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Detroit at Indiana (7:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Pacers are 0-15 ATS (-5.90 ppg) at home after they has at least twice as many assists as turnovers last game.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Minnesota at Utah (9:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Jazz are 11-0 OU (14.23 ppg) when they are off two consecutive games in which they had at least six double figure scorers.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at New York (1:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Raptors are 0-10-1 OU (-15.50 ppg) as a dog off a win in which Pascal Siakam was their high scorer.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)Leave a comment:
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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, April 24
Toronto @ New York
Raptors (25-34)
— Toronto won/covered its last four games.
— Raptors re 1-8 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 4-2 in their last six games.
Knicks (33-27)
— New York won its last eight games, covered last 11.
— Knicks are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 home games.
— Over is 8-3 in New York’s last 11 games.
— Toronto won nine of last ten series games.
— Raptors are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan.
— Under is 3-2 in last five series games.
Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
76ers (39-20)
— 76ers lost their last three games, after a 7-2 run.
— Sixers are 4-2 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 14-6 in Philly’s last 20 games.
Bucks (36-22)
— Milwaukee is 4-5 in its last nine games SU.
— Bucks are 1-6 ATS in last seven home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 15-7 in Milwaukee’s last 22 games.
— 76ers lost 124-117 here on Thursday.
— Bucks won last four series games.
— 76ers are 1-5 ATS in last six visits to Wisconsin.
— Under is 3-1 in last four series games.
Detroit @ Indiana
Pistons (18-42)
— Detroit lost 13 of its last 19 games
— Pistons are 14-9-1 ATS since the All-Star break.
— Under is 8-5 in Detroit’s last 13 road games.
Pacers (27-31)
— Indiana lost four of its last six games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 1-13 ATS in their last 14 home games.
— Over is 6-3 in Indiana’s last nine games.
— Pacers won three of last four series games.
— Detroit is 2-2-1 ATS in last five visits to Indiana.
— Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.
Chicago @ Miami
Bulls (25-34)
— Chicago lost six of its last nine games SU.
— Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games.
— Over is 4-2 in their last six road games.
Heat (31-29)
— Miami won/covered three of its last four games.
— Heat is 4-7 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.
— Heat won nine of last ten series games.
— Bulls are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Miami.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.
San Antonio @ New Orleans
Spurs (29-29)
— San Antonio won three of its last four games.
— Spurs are 5-1 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 5-0 in Spurs’ last five games.
Pelicans (26-33)
— New Orleans lost four of its last five games.
— Pelicans are 2-4 ATS in their last six home games.
— Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— San Antonio won five of last six series games.
— Spurs covered last four visits to Bourbon Street.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.
LA Lakers @ Dallas
Lakers (35-24)
— Lakers are 6-7 SU in their last 13 games.
— Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 7-3 in their ten games overall.
Mavericks (32-26)
— Mavericks won last two games, after a 1-4 skid.
— Mavericks are 4-7 ATS in last 11 home games.
— Over is 4-1 in last five Dallas games.
— LA lost 115-110 here on Thursday.
— Lakers won eight of last ten series games.
— Lakers are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Dallas.
— Last three series games went over the total.
Minnesota @ Utah
Timberwolves (16-44)
— Minnesota is 3-4 SU in its last seven games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 4-6-1 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.
Jazz (44-15)
— Utah won six of its last eight games.
— Jazz is 0-3 ATS in its last three home games.
— Under is 4-1 in Utah’s last five games.
— Minnesota won three of last four series games.
— Wolves are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.
Houston @ Denver
Rockets (15-45)
— Houston lost 35 of its last 39 games (10-29 ATS).
— Rockets are 2-4 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 3-0 in their last three games.
Nuggets (38-21)
— Denver won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Nuggets are 1-3 ATS in last four home games.
— Under is 4-2-1 in Denver’s last seven games.
— Nuggets won/covered last three series games.
— Rockets are 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Denver.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.Leave a comment:
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NBA
Saturday, April 24
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Trend Report
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Toronto @ New York
Toronto
Toronto is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing New York
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 10 games at home
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Detroit @ Indiana
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Detroit is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Indiana is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Detroit
Chicago @ Miami
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
San Antonio @ New Orleans
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
LA Lakers @ Dallas
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games on the road
LA Lakers is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Minnesota @ Utah
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Houston @ Denver
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Denver
Denver
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
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501TORONTO -502 NEW YORK
NEW YORK is 12-2 ATS (9.8 Units) in home games versus up-tempo teams averaging 88 or more shots/game in the current season.
503PHILADELPHIA -504 MILWAUKEE
PHILADELPHIA is 12-31 ATS (-22.1 Units) in road games after scoring 110 points or more 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
505DETROIT -506 INDIANA
INDIANA is 0-13 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.
509CHICAGO -510 MIAMI
CHICAGO is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the current season.
511LA LAKERS -512 DALLAS
DALLAS are 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games when playing 8 or more games in 14 days in the last 3 seasons.
513MINNESOTA -514 UTAH
UTAH is 12-4 ATS (7.6 Units) in home games versus explosive offensive teams - scoring 110+ points/game in the current season.
515HOUSTON -516 DENVER
HOUSTON is 36-52 ATS (-21.2 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.Leave a comment:
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Saturday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in batting average (minimum 30 AB’s):
.429— Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.408— Brandon Nimmo, NYM
.394— Ronald Acuna Jr, Atl
.393— Mike Trout, LAA
.382— Jesse Winker, Cin
.381— Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Tor
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
“I get frustrated. I feel like there are a lot of people in the draft [where] some guys get a pass and some guys don’t. Certainly people have taken shots at Justin.”
Ohio State coach Ryan Day, talking about Justin Fields’ draft status with the media
Saturday’s quiz
In the history of major league baseball, who has pitched in the most games?
Hint: He was a reliever; not in the Hall of Fame, no longer active
Friday’s quiz
Mark Grace led the major leagues in hits from 1990-99.
Thursday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they beat Cleveland.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….
— Got my first vaccine shot Friday morning. Allow me to preach for a few minutes:
Left my house at 9:15am; walked back in the house at 10:17am.
Drove to a ****, walked into the clearly marked area; military people were all over to guide me to the right place.
Gave the people my information, waited on line for a few minutes, got my shot, sat in a waiting area for 15 minutes and decompressed, then I went home.
Second shot is in three weeks; very simple process. Very well-organized site.
I encourage EVERYONE to get vaccinated, so our lives can get back to normal.
— One of the amusing things about being old(ER) is how young people sometimes talk to me.
I gave the guy my phone number to put in the computer; “Is that a landline or a cellphone?”
“Sir, do you have E. MAIL?” Like it is a foreign language or something.
Oy.
— Over the last four seasons, Jacob deGrom has 33 no-decisions in 80 starts; his ERA in those 33 no-decisions is 1.74, which is pretty remarkable.
— Los Angeles Dodger pinch hitters are 0-18 this season, with two walks.
— Dodgers’ SS Corey Seager is 11-20 against Colorado this season.
Corey Seager is 1-21 against San Diego this season.
— Dodgers have been favored to win their last 99 games, the longest-such streak in the last five years.
— Friday night. Tampa Bay P Tyler Glasnow became the first big league pitcher since 1902 (1902!!!) to give up 4+ runs in the first inning of a game, while also striking out four batters in that same inning.
— Thursday night, Seattle Mariners scored 7 runs on 3 hits; they’re the first team since 1994 to score 7+ runs on 3 or fewer hits.
— Houston Astros’ SS Carlos Correa is a free agent this winter; he’s already turned down a deal worth $125M over five years, figured he’ll make more than that in free agency.
Here’s the thing: Correa has played more than 110 games in a season ONCE in his career, and that was way back in 2016. One of the best abilities is availability; Correa has been productive in playoff games, but if you want to bank $30M a year, you need to be productive most every day.
— Kansas City Chiefs/Baltimore Ravens made a trade Friday:
Chiefs get:
— Pro Bowl tackle Orlando Brown
— A 2021 2nd-round pick (# 58)
— A 2022 6th-round pick.
Ravens get:
— KC’s 2021 1st-round pick (#31 overall),
— KC’s 3rd-round pick (#94)
— KC’s 4th-round pick (#136)
— A 2022 5th-round pick
— Memphis 130, Portland 128— These teams are playing each other three times in six days, which is very weird scheduling by the NBA.
— Random trivia: actor George Clooney is the nephew of the famous singer Rosemary Clooney; apparently, I’m the only person in America who didn’t know this.
— When I was a kid, people were always saying how you should aspire to be a doctor or a lawyer, jobs where you make a lot of money. Sound advice.
If I was advising a young person, I’d tell him to become a beer distributor; you still make a lot of money, and you ain’t ever going to run out of customers. Plus, it doesn’t require graduate school.
When I was a kid, two guys in my neighborhood drove Cadillacs:
— Mr Reilly, who owned two funeral homes
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Hoop Trends for Friday April 23
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: LA Clippers at Houston (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Clippers are 10-0 ATS (8.60 ppg) as a favorite with less than two days rest after a win in which they trailed by at least 15 points.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: LA Clippers at Houston (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Rockets are 0-18 ATS (-9.81 ppg) at home with less than two days rest coming off a 10+ point loss.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at Atlanta (7:40 p.m. ET)
-- The Hawks are 13-0 OU (17.96 ppg) after their opponent shot 50% or better from beyond the arc last game.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at Atlanta (7:40 p.m. ET)
-- The Heat are 0-11 OU (-21.45 ppg) on the road coming off a win.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)Leave a comment:
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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, April 23
Miami @ Atlanta
Heat (31-28)
— Miami won/covered its last three games.
— Heat is 4-6 ATS in last ten road games.
— Under is 11-3 in their last 14 road games.
Hawks (32-27)
— Hawks is 18-7 SU since they changed coaches.
— Hawks are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.
— Miami won five of last seven series games.
— Heat are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Atlanta.
— Under is 4-2 in last six series games.
Boston @ Brooklyn
Celtics (32-27)
— Boston won seven of its last eight games.
— Celtics are 6-0 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 10-4 in their last 14 games
Nets (39-20)
— Brooklyn is 3-4 SU its last seven games.
— Nets are 3-7 ATS in last ten home games.
— Over is 6-3 in last nine Brooklyn games.
— Nets won four of last five series games.
— Celtics are 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Brooklyn.
— Four of last six series games went over.
Cleveland @ Charlotte
Cavaliers (21-37)
— Cleveland lost five of its last seven games SU.
— Cavaliers are 5-8 ATS in last 13 road games.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten Cleveland games.
Hornets (28-30)
— Charlotte lost six of its last seven games SU.
— Hornets are 1-3 ATS in their last four home games.
— Under is 18-5 in Charlotte’s last 23 games.
— Cleveland won three of last four series games.
— Cavaliers are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Charlotte.
— Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.
LA Clippers @ Houston
Clippers (42-19)
— Clippers won 16 of their last 19 games.
— Clippers are 5-3 ATS in last eight road games.
— Four of last five Clipper games stayed under the total.
Rockets (15-44)
— Houston lost 34 of its last 38 games (9-29 ATS).
— Rockets are 2-7 ATS in last nine home games.
— Over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.
— Clippers won three of last four series games.
— LA covered three of last four visits to Houston.
— Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.
Washington @ Oklahoma City
Wizards (25-33)
— Wizards won seven of last nine games SU (7-2 ATS).
— Wizards are 5-1 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 12-4 in their last 16 games
Thunder (20-39)
— Thunder lost 12 in row, 15 of last 16 games.
— OKC is 1-8 ATS in their last nine home games.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Wizards won three of last four series games.
— Washington is 2-4 ATS in last six visits to OKC.
— Three of last four series games stayed under.
Denver @ Golden State
Nuggets (38-20)
— Denver won 12 of its last 14 games.
— Nuggets are 3-2 ATS in last five road games.
— Under is 8-1-1 in Denver’s last ten road games.
Warriors (29-30)
— Golden State won five of its last seven games SU.
— Warriors are 4-1 ATS in last five home games.
— Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Golden State won five of last seven series games.
— Nuggets are 0-4-1 ATS in last five trips to the Bay Area.
— Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.
Memphis @ Portland
Grizzlies (29-28)
— Memphis is 3-5 in its last eight games SU.
— Grizzlies are 15-4 ATS in last 19 games overall.
— Over is 8-2 in last ten Memphis games.
Trailblazers (32-26)
— Portland lost last three games, last two by one point each.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 4-2 ATS in last six home games.
— Under is 8-3 in Portland’s last 11 games.
— Home team won last nine series games.
— Grizzlies are 2-3 ATS in last five road series games.
— Over is 3-2 in last five series games.Leave a comment:
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NBA
Friday, April 23
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Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Atlanta is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Boston @ Brooklyn
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Brooklyn is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Cleveland @ Charlotte
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games
LA Clippers @ Houston
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing LA Clippers
Washington @ Oklahoma City
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games at home
Denver @ Golden State
Denver
Denver is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Denver is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Golden State
Golden State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing Denver
Memphis @ Portland
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games on the road
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 9 games at home
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567MIAMI -568 ATLANTA
MIAMI is 29-15 ATS (12.5 Units) in road games versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
571WASHINGTON -572 OKLAHOMA CITY
WASHINGTON 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.
573LA CLIPPERS -574 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 0-12 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games after 2 straight losses by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.
575MEMPHIS -576 PORTLAND
MEMPHIS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) versus terrible defensive teams - allowing 110+ points/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.
577DENVER -578 GOLDEN STATE
DENVER is 14-29 ATS (-17.9 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.Leave a comment:
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Friday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in run differential:
+37— Dodgers
+24— Milwaukee
+23— Boston
+17— Cincinnati
+14— White Sox
+10— Toronto, San Francisco
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 569,438
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
“Every GOAT I’ve trained is driven more by failure than success. They wouldn’t trade their failures for anything.”
Tom House
Friday’s quiz
Who led the major leagues in hits from 1990-99?
Hint: He isn’t a Hall of Famer.
Thursday’s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they beat Cleveland.
Wednesday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the first pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; Ryan Leaf was the #2 pick.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here…….
13) Cleveland pitcher Aaron Civale is on my fantasy baseball team; turned the Indians’ game on last night to watch him pitch against New York, thought he got squeezed by the home plate umpire in the first inning. Strike zone seemed to widen some when Cleveland batted.
I can be paranoid now and then, so checked at the boxscore to see who the home plate umpire was; as long as I didn’t see one name, it would be no big deal. But then I saw it……..
Sure enough, Will Bleepin’ Little was umpiring home plate; Cleveland wasn’t going to win.
12) Since the start of the 2015 season, Bronx Bombers are 12-1 when Little calls balls/strikes in their games; in the one loss, the last out was a fly ball to the fence that would’ve won the game.
Back in 2017, I was sitting at a bar having lunch, watching the A’s play in the Bronx; they lost 3-2, the only game A’s 2B Jed Lowrie has ever been thrown out of, that’s how bad Little was.
Sure enough, Indians lost 6-3 last night, though Civale did OK. Little shouldn’t be allowed to ump behind the plate when the Bronx Bombers are playing.
11) The new thing in baseball is having players who can play several positions; it helps if guys get hurt and makes teams more flexible, but I’m thinking it also hurts a team’s defense— if a guy is playing several positions, he has to practice lot of different throws, hard to excel at any one of the positions.
Watching lot of games every night, between the shifts putting fielders in unusual places, and guys playing several positions, think infield defense has suffered some so far this season.
10) St Louis Cardinals scored 44 runs in Jack Flaherty’s first four starts, winning all four.
Cardinals scored 7 runs in Carlos Martinez’s first four starts, losing all four.
9) Giants 3, Marlins 0— This is a genuinely weird stat; Giants’ backup C Curt Casali started this game, and for his 5th straight start, the Giants threw a shutout.
8) Arizona 14, Cincinnati 11 (10):
— Game was 2-1 Arizona after the 5th inning.
— David Peralta was 5-6 with seven RBI for Arizona.
— Cincinnati hit six home runs and still lost.
7) Padres 3, Dodgers 2— San Diego 2B Jake Cronenworth made two great defensive plays to help save this game, starting an 8th inning double play after fielding a vicious smash hit by Sheldon Neuse. He doesn’t field the ball, and the Dodgers tie the game, at least.
6) Blake Snell has started four games for San Diego, but pitched a total of only 15.1 innings; that isn’t enough, especially with Dinelson Lamet now out with another arm injury. In four starts, Snell hasn’t gotten an out after the 5th inning.
Aces on a pitching staff have to give the bullpens a breather, or else the bullpens will get worn out as the summer goes on.
5) College football teams will have to try 2-point conversions after TD’s in the second overtime period of games rather than the third, according to a change approved Thursday by the NCAA.
If the game is still tied after the second OT, then they’ll do 2-point conversion shootouts, kind of the way the NHL does their shootouts.
4) If the NBA regular season ended today, the Knicks would have home court edge in the first round of the playoffs— didn’t see that coming.
3) Baseball injuries:
— Cubs put OF Joc Pederson (wrist) on IL
— Padres put P Dinelson Lamet (arm) on IL
— Giants put SS Donovan Solano (calf) on IL
— Marlins put 3B Brian Anderson (oblique) on IL.
2) I’m not fond of mock drafts; there are too many of them. I’m interesting in what a guy like Mel Kiper or Daniel Jeremiah on NFL Network, but when the same person does four of them, then throws in a bunch of trades, they’re just making stuff up for clickbait.
It becomes a waste of time.
Plus I root for the Rams, who haven’t made a first round pick since 2016, so it doesn’t matter as much to me as it does to other fans.
1) NL East standings:
7-7: Mets
9-9: Phillies
8-10: Marlins, Braves
7-9: Nationals
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