551LA CLIPPERS -552 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 16-2 ATS (13.8 Units) as a home favorite of 6 points or less in the current season.
NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, June 22
LA Clippers @ Phoenix
Clippers
— Clippers have been playing every other day since June 2.
— Clippers won last two series, after falling behind 2-0 in both.
— Jackson/George shot 20-47 in Game 1; other three starters were 8-20.
— LA subs were a combined minus-35 in Game 1
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Clippers are 4-2-1 ATS in last seven road games.
Suns (lead series 1-0)
— Suns took only 9 FT’s in Game 1; Booker was 7-7
— Phoenix won 7 in row, 12 of last 14 games overall.
— Suns are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Phoenix was held to 102-95 points in its two playoff losses.
— Suns are in playoffs for first time in a decade.
— Phoenix subs were a combined +35 in Game 1.
— Chris Paul/Kawhi Leonard probably won’t play in this game.
— Clippers won five of last seven series games.
— LA is 3-4 ATS in last seven visits to Phoenix.
— Under is 4-3 in last seven series games.
NBA
Tuesday, June 22
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Trend Report
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LA Clippers @ Phoenix
LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 6 games
LA Clippers is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Six actors/actresses who appeared in both Batman and the original Magnum PI:
— Cesar Romero— the Joker in Batman
— Alan Hale— best known as the Skipper on Gilligan’s Island
— Jill St John— Played Molly in two episodes of Batman
— Elisha Cook— was Icepick in Magnum PI
— Barbara Rush— Played Magnum’s aunt who had Alzheimer’s.
— Howard Duff— Played Cabala in Batman
Quote of the Day
“I’ve got a Trig midterm tomorrow, and I’m being chased by Guido, the killer pimp!!!”
Miles, in Risky Business
Tuesday’s quiz
Who did the Chicago Bears beat when they won their only Super Bowl title?
Monday’s quiz
Fred Dalton Thompson played a District Attorney on Law & Order, and in real life, was a US Senator from Tennessee from 1994-2003.
Sunday’s quiz
Dodgers moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
Mets 4, Braves 2:
— Jacob deGrom allowed one hit in five innings, getting the win, but something is amiss with deGrom. He was lifted after throwing only 70 pitches, going thru the Braves’ order twice.
Here are deGrom’s last six starts:
May 25— 5 IP, 63 PT, gave up one run. Mets won 3-1.
May 31— 6 IP, 70 PT, gave up no runs. Mets won 6-2.
June 5— 7 IP, 85 PT, gave up no runs. Mets won 4-0.
June 11— 6 IP, 80 PT, gave up no runs. Mets won 3-2.
June 16— 3 IP, 37 PT, gave up no runs. Mets won 6-3
Last nite— 5 IP, 70 PT, gave up no runs. Mets won 4-2.
His numbers are tremendous, but they’re not extending him at all. His last four starts back in April, he threw 95-99-109-93 pitches.
Heading into Monday’s games, four of five NL Central teams were batting under .230. Only the Cincinnati Reds are batting over .230 as a team.
Indians 4, Cubs 0— Bottom 4th inning, Cubs have man on first, one out. Anthony Rizzo flies out to left, and the runner on first Javier Baez, forgets how many outs there and gets doubled off to end the inning. Cubs manager David Ross took Baez out of the game right there and then.
Cleveland P Aaron Civale had a 3-0 lead with two outs in 5th, when he called the trainer out and left the game— something wrong with his right hand. No bueno for Civale or those of us who have him in fantasy leagues— he’s a dependable guy.
Padres 6, Dodgers 2— This ended a 150-game streak of the Dodgers being favored in every game they had played since late 2019.
If the Washington NFL team wants a nickname, I have two suggestions:
a) Red Tails— This would come pretty close to the old name, and would honor a group of pilots from World War II. The team colors would all stay the same.
b) Sentinels— Nickname of the Washington team from the movie The Replacements, where Gene Hackman was coach, Keanu Reeves the QB.
Of the four teams left in the NBA playoffs, none of them has won an NBA title since Milwaukee won back in 1971, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 2nd year as a pro.
Got my first college football magazine of the summer; here are things I learned from reading it:
Over last five years, these teams have the worst record against the spread:
— Bowling Green 29.2% ATS
— Akron 30.2% ATS
— Texas-El Paso 31.4%
— Arizona 32.0%
— Tennessee 35.7%
These teams have the best record against the spread:
— LSU 38-20-1, 65.3% ATS
— Wyoming/Eastern Michigan, both at 64.8%
— Buffalo, 63.9%- their coach moved on to Kansas.
— Utah, 63.6%
Last year was first time the Big X didn’t have have any offensive skill players drafted in the first round by the NFL.
Since 1985, Arizona Wildcats have had one QB drafted, Nick Foles in 3rd round, 2012.
Last year was first time in 80 years Michigan State didn’t have any players drafted.
Bryan Harsin is the new coach at Auburn, moving in from Boise State, where he went 69-19; his defensive coordinator is Derek Mason, formerly head coach at Vanderbilt.
There are 41 bowl games on this year’s docket; 43 were schedule last year, only 25 were played.
College football “free agency” is now a thing; here are winners/losers for this year:
Winners— Oklahoma, Florida State, Miami
Losers— Nebraska, Tennessee, Virginia Tech
Here is how Nick Saban’s teams have done the year after winning a national title:
2004, LSU— 9-3, lost bowl game to Iowa
2010, Alabama— 10-3, beat Michigan State in bowl
2012, Alabama— 12-1, won national title
2013, Alabama— 11-2, lost bowl to Oklahoma
2016, Alabama— 14-1, lost national title game to Clemson
2018, Alabama— 14-1, lost national title game to Clemson
2021, Alabama— ??????
College football coaches on the hot seat:
— Jim Harbaugh, Michigan— He’s signed thru 2025.
— Clay Helton, USC— Finished in top 25 three of six years.
— Jeff Brohm, Purdue— 8-16 in his last 24 games.
— Dino Babers, Syracuse— 6-17 last two years, after a 10-win 2018.
— Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech— 19-18 last three years, not good enough.
Top 5 quarterback transfers:
— McKenzie Milton, UCF to Florida State
— Jack Coan, Wisconsin to Notre Dame
— Charlie Brewer, Baylor to Arizona
— Alan Bowman, Texas Tech to Michigan
— Tyler Shough, Oregon to Texas Tech
Motto for modern college QB’s: If I ain’t starting, then I’ll be departing.
They tweaked the college overtime rules; teams have to go for 2 points after TD’s starting in the 2nd overtime. If a game gets to three OT’s, they just run alternate 2-point plays until someone wins. Thats a factor if the spread is between 2-8 points.
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Monday’s 6-pack
Most games with 4+ RBI as a San Francisco Giant:
53— Barry Bonds
52— Willie McCovey
34— Willie Mays
32— Jeff Kent
25— Matt Williams
23— Orlando Cepeda
Quote of the Day
“It takes years to make an overnight success.”
Eddie Cantor
Monday’s quiz
Which actor played a District Attorney on Law & Order, and in real life, was a US Senator from Tennessee from 1994-2003?
(Hint: He also played the university president in Necessary Roughness)
Sunday’s quiz
Dodgers moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season.
Saturday’s quiz
Parts of the famous movie Animal House were filmed at the University of Oregon.
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Monday’s Den: Random stuff, and Mountain West football knowledge
Hawks 103, 76ers 96:
— Atlanta won despite Trae Young going 5-23 from the floor.
— Kevin Huerter (from suburban Albany) scored 27 points.
— Embiid scored 31 points, had 11 rebounds on a bum leg; he was a warrior in this series.
Suns 120, Clippers 114:
— Devin Booker scored 40 for Phoenix.
— Clippers are down 1-0 for third series in a row.
— Suns were +18 in the 14:00 Torrey Craig played.
— Clippers have played every other day since June 2nd.
Nationals 5, Mets 2:
— Kyle Schwarber homered three times, has 5 homers in last two games.
Brewers 7, Rockies 6:
— Colorado hit four homers in the 6th inning, erasing a 6-0 deficit, but those were the only runs they scored. Daniel Vogelbach knocked in the winning run in the 9th inning.
New York 2, A’s 1:
— Game ended with Sean Murphy grounding into a triple play on a 2-0 pitch, after the first two batters of the inning had walked.
Mariners 6, Rays 2 (10):
— Shed Long hit a walk-off grand slam in 10th inning.
— Rays lost their last six games.
— Tampa Bay is calling up its #1 prospect Wander Franco Tuesday.
Why do teams shift against everyone? Reds shifted against San Diego C Victor Caratini Sunday, like he was Reggie Jackson or Dave Winfield— the guy is batting .219.
Caratini sticks his bat out, hits a soft ground ball to shortstop, but problem is, the shortstop isn’t there, because the Reds shift against everyone. Caratini is hitting .219; the over-educated imbeciles who run some of these front offices justify their existence by shifting way too much.
Mountain West football knowledge:
Air Force
— Five new offensive linemen and a new QB; lot of questions on offense.
— Falcons have a new special teams coach; last guy was there 10 years.
— 3 starters back on offense, 1 on defense.
Boise State
— LY’s coach bolted to Auburn; the new coach was a defensive coordinator.
— Boise was 115th in country LY in rushing yardage; no bueno.
— 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Colorado State
— Rams played only four games LY; they want to run the ball more.
— State had five punts/kicks returned for TD’s last season; not good.
— 9 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Fresno State
— Bulldogs scored 30+ ppg, for third year in a row.
— Fresno gave up 212 rushing yards, 30 points/game LY.
— 9 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Hawai’i
— Coach Graham’s son is the QB this season.
— Their kicker was only 2-7 on FG’s of 40+ yards LY.
— 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
Nevada
— QB Strong threw 27 TD passes, only four INT’s last year.
— Wolf Pack brought in three D-I transfers for their secondary.
— 9 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
UNLV
— Rebels recruited well last two years, also brought in some transfers.
— 8 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
— When your season win total is 1.5 wins, expectations aren’t high.
New Mexico
— New QB Wilson started 25 games for Kentucky; he’s pretty good.
— Lobos couldn’t play at home LY, so getting back home should be fun.
— 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
San Diego State
— Aztecs threw only six TD passes LY, were 115th in passing yardage.
— 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
— San Diego State is temporarily playing home games 115 miles from campus.
San Jose State
— Spartans came out of nowhere to win league title LY, but lost their bowl game.
— San Jose’s QB Starkel will be protected by an OL with 91 returning starts.
— 8 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Utah State
— New coach Anderson’s Arkansas State team threw for 364.4 ypg LY.
— Aggies gave up 34+ points in five of six games LY.
— 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Wyoming
— Cowboys completed less than half their passes the last three years.
— Wyoming returns its top 10 tacklers from last season.
— 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/20/2021.......1-3-0....25.00%.....-11.50
06/19/2021.......2-0-0...100.00%...+10.00
06/18/2021.......0-4-0.....0.00%.....-22.00
06/17/2021.......1-1-0....50.00%.......-0.50
06/16/2021.......2-2-0....50.00%.......-1.00
06/15/2021.......2-0-0..100.00%.....+10.00
06/14/2021.......2-2-0...50.00%........-1.00
06/13/2021.......4-0-0..100.00%......+20.00
06/12/2021.......1-1-0....50.00%........-0.50
06/11/2021.......0-4-0......0.00%.......-22.00
06/10/2021.......3-1-0.....75.00%.......+9.50
06/09/2021.......2-0-0....100.00%.....+10.00
06/08/2021.......0-3-1......12.50%......-16.50
06/07/2021 ......2-2-0 .....50.00%....... -1.00
06/06/2021 ......2-2-0..... 50.00% ......-.1.00
06/05/2021 ......1-1-0..... 50.00%...... -.0.50
06/04/2021...... 0-2-0....... 0.00% .....-11.00
06/03/2021 ......2-2-0 ......50.00% .....-.1.00
06/02/2021...... 4-4-0 ......50.00% .....-.2.00
06/01/2021 ......4-2-0 ......66.67% ....+.9.00
Totals.............36-38-1.......50.00%.....- 00.00
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BEST BETS:
06/20/2021...............1.-.3.-.0.............-11.50
06/19/2021...............2 - 0 - 0.............+10.00
06/18/2021...............0 - 4 - 0.............- 22.00
06/17/2021...............1 - 1 - 0..............- 0.50
06/16/2021...............2 - 2 - 0...............-1.00
06/15/2021...............2 - 0 - 0.............+ 10.00
06/14/2021...............2 - 2 - 0..............- 1.00
06/13/2021...............4 - 0 - 0...........,+ 20.00
06/12//2021..............1 - 1 - 0..............- 0.50
06/11/2021...............0 - 4 - 0..............-22.00
06/10/2021...............3 - 1 - 0...............+9.50
06/09/2021...............2 - 0 - 0..............+10.00
06/08/2021...............0 - 3 - 1...............-16.50
06/07/2021...............2 - 2 - 0............... - 1.00
06/06/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/05/2021...............1 - 1 - 0................- 0.50
06/04/2021...............0 - 2 - 0................-11.00
06/02/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/01/2021...............4 - 1 - 0...............+14.50
Totals:.....................31 - 231 1..............-- 17.50Leave a comment:
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SUNDAY, JUNE 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
LAC at PHO 03:30 PM
LAC +4.0
U 220.0
+500 +500
ATL at PHI 08:00 PM
ATL +6.5
O 216.0
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533ATLANTA -534 PHILADELPHIA
ATLANTA is 14-35 ATS (-24.5 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.
535LA CLIPPERS -536 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 15-2 ATS (12.8 Units) as a home favorite of 6 points or less in the current season.
NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, June 20
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Hawks (series 3-3)
— Hawks won 14 of last 19 games (12-7 ATS).
— Under is 11-2-1 in their last 14 games.
— Atlanta’s series wins are by 3-3-4 points, losses by 16-16-5 points.
— Hawks are 4-2 ATS in road playoff games.
— In series so far, Atlanta subs are +41, starters minus-176.
— Hawks were 20-47 on the arc in Game 1, 48-250 in Games 2-6.
— Bogdanovic seems to be a key; he was only 3-11 in Game 6.
76ers
— 76ers are first team ever to blow leads of 18+ points in consecutive playoff games.
— Embiid scored 59 points in last two games, playing with torn meniscus.
— 76ers won 17 of their last 23 games (14-9 ATS).
— Under is 4-1 in last five Philly games.
— Simmons is 14-43 on foul line in this series; no bueno.
— Philly’s starters are +179 so far in this series.
— Maxey scored 16 in 29:00 off bench in Game 6.
— Philly is in this round for third time in four years; its been 20 years since they got beyond this round.
— 76ers are 7-5 SU in last 12 games vs Atlanta.
— Hawks are 2-4 ATS in last six visits to Philly.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.
LA Clippers @ Phoenix
Clippers (Game 1)
— Clippers have been playing every other day since June 2.
— Clippers won last two series, after falling behind 2-0 in both.
— Four starters played 36:00+ in Friday’s Game 6 win.
— LA outscored Utah 81-47 in 2nd half of Friday’s 131-119 win.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Clippers are 4-1-1 ATS in last six road games.
Suns
— Suns haven’t played in a week, but Chris Paul is out.
— Phoenix won 11 of its last 13 games overall.
— Suns are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Phoenix allowed 105 or fewer points in 7 of 8 playoff wins.
— Suns are in playoffs for first time in a decade.
— Phoenix scored 121.5 ppg in their sweep of Denver.
— Chris Paul/Kawhi Leonard won’t play in this game.
— Clippers won five of last six series games.
— LA is 3-3 ATS in last six visits to Phoenix.
— Under is 4-2 in last six series games.
NBA
Sunday, June 20
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Trend Report
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LA Clippers @ Phoenix
LA Clippers
No trends to report
Phoenix
No trends to report
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
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Sunday’s 6-pack
Best road records in MLB:
23-11— Boston
19-10— Oakland
24-15— Tampa Bay
22-16— San Francisco
19-14— Milwaukee
20-15— LA Dodgers
Quote of the Day
“There’s no such thing as a sure thing, that’s why they call it gambling.”
Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple
Sunday’s quiz
What year did the Dodgers move to Los Angeles?
Saturday’s quiz
Parts of the famous movie Animal House were filmed at the University of Oregon.
Friday’s quiz
Bob Melvin manages the Oakland A’s; he also managed Seattle and Arizona.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
13) Bucks 115, Nets 111 (OT)
— Milwaukee wins series in seven games.
— Last time a Game 7 went to OT? 2006, Dallas-San Antonio.
— Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points for the Bucks.
— Kevin Durant played all 53:00, scored 48 points.
12) Durant’s performance was totally amazing; the guy tore his Achilles June 10, 2019, yet he played 47:00/game in Games 5-7 here, and at a really high level. Achilles injuries are difficult to come back from.
11) Blue Jays 10, Orioles 7:
— Mountcastle hit three HR’s, Mullins hit two, but Baltimore still lost.
— Toronto scored six runs in the 9th for the comeback win.
— Orioles’ first six hits in this game were all home runs.
10) Dodgers 9, Arizona 3— How depressing must it be to be in the Arizona traveling party these days? They’ve lost 16 games in a row, 30 of last 32. Hard to believe any of the coaches will be back next year; those are lucrative jobs.
Just a bad year overall for Arizona; the GM’s wife has cancer, which is way worse, obviously, than the baseball stuff, but they could use something good to happen in the desert.
9) Walker Buehler had a no-hitter until the 8th inning of that game; there were lot of people wearing blue in Phoenix this weekend, rooting on the world champs.
8) Padres 7, Reds 5— Joey Votto/David Bell got tossed in the first inning for arguing balls and strikes. I mean, San Diego is throwing a bullpen game and you get tossed in the first inning?
7) Mets split a doubleheader in Washington; they host Atlanta for a twinbill on Monday, then host the Phillies for another one Friday. Three doubleheaders in seven days, with the health of star pitcher Jacob deGrom a big ???? Could be a long week in Flushing.
6) Mariners 6, Rays 5— Tampa Bay won Tyler Glasnow’s last start Monday, but they’re 0-5 since he went on the IL with a UCL problem. Without Glasnow to anchor their rotation, they have been stretching out the starters who usually only face the opposing lineup twice a game.
5) Statistical oddity; Milwaukee is 39-32, but they’ve given up four more runs than they’ve scored this season.
4) Tuesday there is a big meeting about expanding the college football playoff system from four teams to 12. Too much money to be made for it not to happen, but if it does happen, apparently it won’t be until 2023. It’ll be a big deal when it happens.
Imagine the politics inside that meeting? All those highly-paid administrators trying to get guarantees for their leagues. Lot of weasels in that room, for sure.
3) Los Angeles Lakers fired their trainer for second time in three years; before that, the previous trainer had been there for 30+ years. Maybe they should bring him back?
2) Cardinals-Braves are not only a day/night doubleheader today, but the night game is on ESPN; Sunday Night Baseball has a seven-inning game. No bueno.
Braves fly to New York after and play a twinbill against the Mets Monday; that should be fun.
1) A newspaper writer from Mississippi finished last in his fantasy football league last year; the penalty for finishing last is that you have to spend 24 consecutive hours in a Waffle House restaurant, with an hour taken off the sentence for every waffle you eat.
I love waffles, but Waffle House waffles are large, about the size of a plate. This guy winds up downing nine waffles, spending 15 hours inside the restaurant this week.
Some quick thoughts:
— This guy gave Waffle House so much free publicity, he should get free waffles for a year.
— Is it strange that they didn’t care that he sat there for 15 consecutive hours?
— I’m curious when the last time he ate was before going to Waffle House.
— You have to use maple syrup, right? Dry waffles might not go down well.
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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/19/2021.......2-0-0...100.00%...+10.00
06/18/2021.......0-4-0.....0.00%.....-22.00
06/17/2021.......1-1-0....50.00%.......-0.50
06/16/2021.......2-2-0....50.00%.......-1.00
06/15/2021.......2-0-0..100.00%.....+10.00
06/14/2021.......2-2-0...50.00%........-1.00
06/13/2021.......4-0-0..100.00%......+20.00
06/12/2021.......1-1-0....50.00%........-0.50
06/11/2021.......0-4-0......0.00%.......-22.00
06/10/2021.......3-1-0.....75.00%.......+9.50
06/09/2021.......2-0-0....100.00%.....+10.00
06/08/2021.......0-3-1......12.50%......-16.50
06/07/2021 ......2-2-0 .....50.00%....... -1.00
06/06/2021 ......2-2-0..... 50.00% ......-.1.00
06/05/2021 ......1-1-0..... 50.00%...... -.0.50
06/04/2021...... 0-2-0....... 0.00% .....-11.00
06/03/2021 ......2-2-0 ......50.00% .....-.1.00
06/02/2021...... 4-4-0 ......50.00% .....-.2.00
06/01/2021 ......4-2-0 ......66.67% ....+.9.00
Totals.............35-33-1.......51.47%.....- 11.50
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BEST BETS:
06/19/2021...............2 - 0 - 0.............+10.00
06/18/2021...............0 - 4 - 0.............- 22.00
06/17/2021...............1 - 1 - 0..............- 0.50
06/16/2021...............2 - 2 - 0...............-1.00
06/15/2021...............2 - 0 - 0.............+ 10.00
06/14/2021...............2 - 2 - 0..............- 1.00
06/13/2021...............4 - 0 - 0...........,+ 20.00
06/12//2021..............1 - 1 - 0..............- 0.50
06/11/2021...............0 - 4 - 0..............-22.00
06/10/2021...............3 - 1 - 0...............+9.50
06/09/2021...............2 - 0 - 0..............+10.00
06/08/2021...............0 - 3 - 1...............-16.50
06/07/2021...............2 - 2 - 0............... - 1.00
06/06/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/05/2021...............1 - 1 - 0................- 0.50
06/04/2021...............0 - 2 - 0................-11.00
06/02/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/01/2021...............4 - 1 - 0...............+14.50
Totals:.....................30 - 28- 1..............-- 6.00Leave a comment:
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SATURDAY, JUNE 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS
MIL at BK 08:30 PM
MIL +1.0
O 215.0
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