Cnotes 2020-2021 nba trends, news, best bets and opinions thru the playoffs !

[StarDust Bum]

THURSDAY, MARCH 25
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

WAS at NY 07:30 PM
WAS +3.0............102 - 106......LOSER
O 224.5................LOSER

POR at MIA 07:30 PM
MIA -1.5............125 - 122..........LOSER
U 217.5

LAC at SA 08:30 PM
LAC -6.5..............98 - 85......WINNER
O 223.5..................LOSER

PHI at LAL 10:00 PM
PHI -6.0............109 - 101....WINNER
U 215.5

GS at SAC 10:00 PM
SAC -2.5...........114 141..........WINNER
U 226.5.....................LOSER



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/25/2021..........3 - 5.....37.50.........-12.50
03/24/2021..........9-7-0....56.25%.....+.6.50
03/23/2021..........3-9-0....25.00%......-34.50
03/22/2021..........7-4-0....63.63%......+13.00
03/21/2021........11-4-0....73.33.........+ 33.00
03/20/2021.........3-4-0.....42.85..........-7.00
03/19/2021.........7-7-0.....50.00%.......-3.50
03/18/2021.........4-7-0.....36.36%.......-18.50
03/17/2021.........6-11-0....35.29%......-30.50
03/16/2021..........7-2-0.....77.77%.......+24.00
03/15/2021..........4-5-0.....44.44%.......- 7.50
03/14/2021..........6-6-0.....50.00%.......- 3.00
03/13/2021..........4-6-0.....40.00%.......-13.00
03/12/2021..........3-8-0.....27.27%.......-29.00
03/11/2021 ........10-5-0.....66.66%......+22.50
03/10/2021.......... 3-1-0 ......75.00%....... +950
03/04/2021 ..........9-7-2...... 55.56% .......+650
03/03/2021 ..........12-8-0 .....60.00%.... +1600
03/02/2021............ 4-7-1 .......37.50%..... -1850

TOTALS............115 -113 -4.....50.437%......- 46.50

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Feb. Best Bets Totals:..........144 Wins..........141 Loses.......50.52%........-57.50

Jan. Best Bets Totals:............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

Dec. Best Bet Totals:.............4..Wins.......... 6,Loses.........40%.............- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

Friday’s 6-pack
Top NHL teams at going over the total:
— Philadelphia Flyers 22-9 over
— Winnipeg Jets 17-13
— Minnesota Wild 16-13
— Phoenix Coyotes 18-14
— St Louis Blues 17-14
— Las Vegas Golden Knights 16-13
— Washington Capitals 16-13

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 545,357
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”
Bill Gates

Friday’s quiz
Which major league manager has been in his current job the longest?

Thursday’s quiz
Jimmy Chitwood was the big star for Hickory High in Hoosiers; he wore number 15.

Wednesday’s quiz
Joe Girardi has managed the Marlins, Bronx and Philadelphia.

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

13) We know that spring training stats don’t mean anything, but when you’re 1-33 this spring at the plate, when do you get upset/concerned, even if you’re a 10-year major league veteran?

St Louis IF Matt Carpenter is struggling mightily in exhibition games; the season starts in less than a week. Are the Cardinals worried? Should they be? Should he be?

Watched the Cardinals’ game Wednesday; Carpenter had a fly ball caught at the fence in CF, so he might not be far off. If he goes 2-4 on Opening Day, all will be forgotten.

12) Bad news for the White Sox; LF Eloy Jimenez tore a pectoral muscle Wednesday, when he tried to reach over the fence to rob an opponent of a home run. He is expected to be out for 5-6 months, meaning he will miss just about all of this season.

11) 68-year old Lon Kruger retired from coaching, ending a really good 44-year career; his son Kevin just became head coach at UNLV— there are rumblings that Lon Kruger is moving back to his old Las Vegas home— he coached the Rebels as recently as 2011, still has a house there.

Kruger is one of only three coaches to lead five schools to the NCAA Tournament; he also coached the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA for a while.

10) Apparently Washington owner Dan Snyder is going to spend $840M to buy out the other owners in the Washington NFL team. What a character this guy must be.

At some point, someone has to write a book/make a movie about Snyder and how he runs his team; he’s had some interesting head coaches- Mike Shanahan, Steve Spurrier, Joe Gibbs, Marty Schottenheimer, Ron Rivera. You’d think they’d win more.

Snyder bought the team in 1999; since then, Washington is 2-4 in playoff games.

9) Back when I was a kid, in the mid-70’s before ESPN, before the Interweb, before lot of stuff, we had this channel on our cable system, channel 3 on the box. It was tremendous.

All it was was this: a light blue background with messages typed on it.

On weekdays, it was a stock market ticker, but at 7pm, that shut down and it became a sports ticker, with scores updated as they happened. On NFL Sundays, they’d post scores as they happened, as in:

TD LAR
Ferragamo 23 TD pass to Waddy
LAR 24-17, 10:43 left in 3rd

The amount of time I spent with that channel on was probably excessive, but after the 4:00 NFL TV game ended, with no Sunday night games back then, the quickest way you’d find out the other late scores was to have channel 3 on. We always had channel 3 on.

8) When MTV started in 1981, channel 3 used MTV as its background music, back when Rosie O’Donnell was actually funny. So you got entertained while you followed the day’s action.

Of course, it wasn’t always good news; New Year’s Eve 1974, I went bowling with friends, came home, put channel 3 on and found out that my hero, Catfish Hunter, had left the A’s as a free agent to sign for more money with another team. 15-year old me wasn’t happy.

No bueno.

7) NIT games Thursday:
— Mississippi State 68, Richmond 67— Bulldogs hit a 3-pointer with 0:01.3 left.
— Colorado State 65, NC State 61— Teams combined to make 8-45 on arc. Yikes.
— Memphis 59, Boise State 56— Tigers won 12 of their last 15 games.
— Louisiana Tech 72, Western Kentucky 65— Tech made 11-19 on arc, WKU 9-30.

6) This has to be a strange year for baseball front offices; not only are they playing a 162-game season, after last year’s shortened 60-game season, but the minor leagues are re-booting, after not doing anything last year. Thats over 100 teams, spread out all over the country. Lot of work to do getting everything re-organized.

5) They were talking on TV about sending players to the minor leagues and do players get upset when they sent down?

Can’t be as bad as when NFL players get cut; in the NFL, you’re cutting the guy loose, out on the street, where he has to find a new job. In baseball, they’re getting sent to the minors, but they could be back to the major leagues very quickly- they’re not losing their job, just getting sent down to the next level.

4) Joe Flacco signed on to be the Philadelphia Eagles’ backup QB this season.

3) As I type this, Charlotte Hornets are #4 seed in Eastern Conference, even though they’ve given up more points than they scored this season. If the playoffs started right now, Hornets would host a first round playoff series.

Last time a team scored fewer points than they gave up, and still hosted a first round playoff series that year was 2008, when Cleveland did it.

2) As of 2pm Thursday there were 840 kids in the college basketball transfer portal; there are 357 Division I basketball teams, so you do the math. Lot of players jumping ship.

1) Congrats to the great sportscaster Dick Stockton, who retired this week after a 55-year broadcasting career. 55 years!!!

He was doing Red Sox games on channel 38 in Boston when I was in high school, back in 1975. He called the game well, but it was never about him. Enjoy your retirement!!!

[StarDust Bum]

511BROOKLYN -512 DETROIT
BROOKLYN is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

513BOSTON -514 MILWAUKEE
BOSTON is 14-3 ATS (10.7 Units) in road games versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 6+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

515PHOENIX -516 TORONTO
PHOENIX is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game in the current season.

519HOUSTON -520 MINNESOTA
HOUSTON is 24-49 ATS (-29.9 Units) after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.

521PORTLAND -522 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

523MIAMI -524 CHARLOTTE
MIAMI is 23-9 ATS (13.1 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

525INDIANA -526 DALLAS
INDIANA is 10-23 ATS (-15.3 Units) after scoring 105 points or more 5 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

527MEMPHIS -528 UTAH
UTAH is 12-0 ATS (12 Units) after 3 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

529ATLANTA -530 GOLDEN STATE
ATLANTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

531CLEVELAND -532 LA LAKERS
LA LAKERS are 24-49 ATS (-29.9 Units) in non-conference games in the last 3 seasons.


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, March 26

Brooklyn @ Detroit
Nets (30-15)
— Irving isn’t on this road trip.
— Brooklyn won 16 of their last 19 games (14-5 ATS).
— Nets are 9-2 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Over is 8-4 in last 12 Brooklyn road games.

Pistons (12-31)
— Detroit lost 12 of its last 16 games
— Pistons are 8-4 ATS in last 12 games overall.
— Under is 13-6 in Detroit’s last 19 games.

— Brooklyn won five of last seven series games.
— Nets are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Detroit.
— Three of last four series games went over.

Phoenix @ Toronto
Suns (29-14)
— Phoenix won 21 of its last 27 games (20-7 ATS).
— Suns are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games.
— Under is 4-2 in their last six games.

Raptors (18-26)
— Toronto lost 11 of its last 13 games.
— Raptors are 6-3 ATS in their last nine home games.
— Nine of last 12 Toronto games went over the total.

— Toronto won six of last seven series games.
— Suns covered three of last four road series games.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

Boston @ Milwaukee
Celtics (21-23)
— Boston is 2-6 SU since the All-Star break.
— Celtics are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 road games.
— Over is 4-0 in their last four road games.

Bucks (29-14)
— Milwaukee won 13 of its last 14 games
— Bucks are 6-4 ATS in last ten home games.
— Over is 7-2 in Milwaukee’s last nine home games

— Bucks won seven of last nine series games.
— Celtics lost 121-119 here Wednesday.
— Celtics are 3-3 ATS in last six visits to Milwaukee.
— Last four series games went over the total.

Miami @ Charlotte
Heat (22-23)
— Miami lost last five games, after an 11-1 run.
— Heat is 5-2 ATS in last seven road games.
— Under is 6-0 in their last six road games.

Hornets (22-21)
— Rookie guard LaMelo Ball (wrist) is out.
— Charlotte won six of its last nine games SU.
— Hornets are 6-2 ATS in their last eight home games.
— Under is 4-0 in Charlotte’s last four games.

— Teams split last eight series games.
— Miami covered three of last four visits here.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Portland @ Orlando
Trailblazers (26-18)
— Portland won nine of its last 13 games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 2-4 ATS in last six road games.
— Over is 9-5 in Portland’s last 14 road games.

Magic (15-29)
— Orlando lost 19 of its last 25 games.
— Magic is 7-3-1 ATS in last 11 home games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

— Portland won last eight series games.
— Trailblazers covered their last four trips to Orlando.
— Over is 4-1 in last five series games.

Houston @ Minnesota
Rockets (12-31)
— Houston lost 21 of its last 22 games (3-19 ATS).
— Rockets are 2-7 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five games.

Timberwolves (10-34)
— Minnesota is 3-5 SU since All-Star break.
— Wolves are 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall.
— Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games.

— Houston won last five series games (4-1 ATS)
— Rockets are 3-3 ATS in last six visits to Minnesota.
— Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Denver @ New Orleans
Nuggets (26-18)
— Denver is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games overall.
— Nuggets are 6-3 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 4-1 in Denver’s last five road games.

Pelicans (19-24)
— New Orleans won four of its last six games.
— Pelicans are 3-0 ATS in their last three home games.
— Over is 23-7-2 in their last 32 games.

— Pelicans won four of last five series games.
— Nuggets covered once in last five visits to Bourbon Street.
— Five of last six series games stayed under.

Indiana @ Dallas
Pacers (20-23)
— Indiana won three of its last four games.
— Pacers are 3-7 ATS in their last ten road games.
— Over is 12-3-1 in Indiana’s last 16 games.

Mavericks (23-19)
— Mavericks won 14 of their last 19 games.
— Mavericks are 5-1 ATS in last six home games.
— Under is 10-4 in last 14 Dallas games.

— Mavericks won six of last eight series games.
— Pacers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Dallas.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Memphis @ Utah
Grizzlies (21-20)
— Memphis won four of its last five games.
— Grizzlies are 9-3 ATS in last 12 games overall.
— Under is 13-4 in their last 17 games.

Jazz (32-11)
— Utah won its last three games overall.
— Jazz is 14-1-1 ATS in its last 16 home games.
— Under is 4-1 in Utah’s last five games.

— Jazz won/covered last three series games.
— Grizzlies are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

Atlanta @ Golden State
Hawks (22-22)
— Hawks are 8-2 SU since they fired their coach (6-3-1 ATS).
— Hawks are 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 road games.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Warriors (22-23)
— Golden State lost eight of its last 11 games.
— Warriors are 4-2 ATS in last six home games.
— Under is 4-1-1 in their last six games overall.

— Warriors won nine of last ten series games.
— Hawks are 3-2 ATS in last five trips to the Bay Area.
— Four of last five series games stayed under the total.

Cleveland @ LA Lakers
Cavaliers (17-27)
— Cleveland won three of its last five games.
— Cavaliers are 3-12 ATS in their last 15 road games.
— Five of last six Cleveland games went over the total.

Lakers (28-17)
— Lebron James (ankle), Anthony Davis are out.
— Lakers lost their last four games.
— Lakers are 6-9 ATS in their last 15 home games.
— Under is 8-3 in their 11 home games.

— Lakers won four of last five series games.
— Cleveland is 2-3 ATS in last five series games played here.
— Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.


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NBA

Friday, March 26

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Trend Report
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Brooklyn @ Detroit
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games
Brooklyn is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home

Phoenix @ Toronto
Phoenix
Phoenix is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Phoenix is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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

Miami @ Charlotte
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Charlotte
Charlotte is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games

Portland @ Orlando
Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games at home

Denver @ New Orleans
Denver
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
New Orleans is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing Denver

Houston @ Minnesota
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Minnesota's last 14 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games

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

Memphis @ Utah
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Utah
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 15-1-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home

Atlanta @ Golden State
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Atlanta is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Golden State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Atlanta

Cleveland @ LA Lakers
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cleveland's last 14 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Lakers's last 14 games when playing Cleveland


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NBA
Dunkel

Friday, March 26







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[StarDust Bum]

FRIDAY, MARCH 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BK at DET 07:00 PM
DET +5.5
O 219.5

PHO at TOR 07:30 PM
TOR +3.5
O 224.0

BOS at MIL 07:30 PM
MIL -6.0
O 235.0

MIA at CHA 08:00 PM
CHA -1.0
O 214.0

POR at ORL 08:00 PM
POR -9.0
O 216.5

HOU at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN -4.5
U 229.5

DEN at NO 08:00 PM
NO +2.5
O 231.5

IND at DAL 08:30 PM
DAL -1.0
O 226.0

MEM at UTA 09:00 PM
UTA -9.5
U 228.5

ATL at GS 10:00 PM
ATL -7.5
U 219.0

CLE at LAL 10:30 PM
LAL -3.5
O 208.0



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/25/2021..........3 - 5.....37.50.........-12.50
03/24/2021..........9-7-0....56.25%.....+.6.50
03/23/2021..........3-9-0....25.00%......-34.50
03/22/2021..........7-4-0....63.63%......+13.00
03/21/2021........11-4-0....73.33.........+ 33.00
03/20/2021.........3-4-0.....42.85..........-7.00
03/19/2021.........7-7-0.....50.00%.......-3.50
03/18/2021.........4-7-0.....36.36%.......-18.50
03/17/2021.........6-11-0....35.29%......-30.50
03/16/2021..........7-2-0.....77.77%.......+24.00
03/15/2021..........4-5-0.....44.44%.......- 7.50
03/14/2021..........6-6-0.....50.00%.......- 3.00
03/13/2021..........4-6-0.....40.00%.......-13.00
03/12/2021..........3-8-0.....27.27%.......-29.00
03/11/2021 ........10-5-0.....66.66%......+22.50
03/10/2021.......... 3-1-0 ......75.00%....... +950
03/04/2021 ..........9-7-2...... 55.56% .......+650
03/03/2021 ..........12-8-0 .....60.00%.... +1600
03/02/2021............ 4-7-1 .......37.50%..... -1850

TOTALS............115 -113 -4.....50.437%......- 46.50

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Feb. Best Bets Totals:..........144 Wins..........141 Loses.......50.52%........-57.50

Jan. Best Bets Totals:............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

Dec. Best Bet Totals:.............4..Wins.......... 6,Loses.........40%.............- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

FRIDAY, MARCH 26
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

BK at DET 07:00 PM
DET +5.5.........113 - 111
O 219.5..................WINNER

PHO at TOR 07:30 PM
TOR +3.5............104 - 100....LOSER
O 224.0.................LOSER

BOS at MIL 07:30 PM
MIL -6.0............122 - 114......LOSER
O 235.0

MIA at CHA 08:00 PM
CHA -1.0..........105 - 110
O 214.0................WINNER

POR at ORL 08:00 PM
POR -9.0............112 - 105.........LOSER
O 216.5.............WINNER

HOU at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN -4.5...........101 - 107......WINNER
U 229.5

DEN at NO 08:00 PM
NO +2.5..........113 - 108......LOSER
O 231.5..................LOSER

IND at DAL 08:30 PM
DAL -1.0.............109 - 94
O 226.0..........................LOSER

MEM at UTA 09:00 PM
UTA -9.5 114 - 117
U 228.5.............LOSER

ATL at GS 10:00 PM
ATL -7.5............124 - 108...WINNER
U 219.0

CLE at LAL 10:30 PM
LAL -3.5............86 - 100....WINNER
O 208.0................LOSER



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/26/2021..........6 - 9.....40.00%......-14.50
03/25/2021..........3 - 5.....37.50.........-12.50
03/24/2021..........9-7-0....56.25%.....+.6.50
03/23/2021..........3-9-0....25.00%......-34.50
03/22/2021..........7-4-0....63.63%......+13.00
03/21/2021........11-4-0....73.33.........+ 33.00
03/20/2021.........3-4-0.....42.85..........-7.00
03/19/2021.........7-7-0.....50.00%.......-3.50
03/18/2021.........4-7-0.....36.36%.......-18.50
03/17/2021.........6-11-0....35.29%......-30.50
03/16/2021..........7-2-0.....77.77%.......+24.00
03/15/2021..........4-5-0.....44.44%.......- 7.50
03/14/2021..........6-6-0.....50.00%.......- 3.00
03/13/2021..........4-6-0.....40.00%.......-13.00
03/12/2021..........3-8-0.....27.27%.......-29.00
03/11/2021 ........10-5-0.....66.66%......+22.50
03/10/2021.......... 3-1-0 ......75.00%....... +950
03/04/2021 ..........9-7-2...... 55.56% .......+650
03/03/2021 ..........12-8-0 .....60.00%.... +1600
03/02/2021............ 4-7-1 .......37.50%..... -1850

TOTALS............121 -122 -4.....49.79%......- 61.00

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Feb. Best Bets Totals:..........144 Wins..........141 Loses.......50.52%........-57.50

Jan. Best Bets Totals:............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

Dec. Best Bet Totals:.............4..Wins.......... 6,Loses.........40%.............- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

Saturday’s 6-pack
Active leaders in career home runs:
662— Albert Pujols
487— Miguel Cabrera
424— Edwin Encarnación
417— Nelson Cruz
352— Ryan Braun
334— Robinson Cano

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 545,357
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“You never get over it, but you get to where it doesn’t bother you so much.”
Jeffrey Eugenides

Saturday’s quiz
Where did James Harden play his college basketball?

Friday’s quiz
Oakland manager Bob Melvin has been in his current job the longest; this is his 11th season with the A’s.

Thursday’s quiz
Jimmy Chitwood was the big star for Hickory High in Hoosiers; he wore number 15.

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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..

13) You know your life is good when someone offers you $120 million for six years, and you turn them down. Thats what Astros’ SS Carlos Correa did this week. No thanks to $120M.

Correa is represented by the William Morris Agency; they must be pretty sure Correa will get more than $20M a year down the road, or maybe they wanted opt-outs in the middle, or who knows? Correa will make $11,700,000 this year, is a free agent next winter.

12) As recently as 2010, starting pitchers in the major leagues threw 100+ pitches in 50% of their games, so half the time the starter threw 100+ pitches.

Last year? Starters threw 100+ pitches 10% of the time, as analytics people hammer home the idea that facing hitters a third time in a game is a bad thing.

11) An “immaculate inning” is when a pitcher strikes out the side on nine pitches; doesn’t happen much. 94 major league pitchers have done it.

Nolan Ryan is the only pitcher ever to throw an immaculate inning in both leagues.

10) Pitchers Max Fried (Braves), Jack Flaherty (Cardinals) and Lucas Giolito (White Sox) all went to the same high school, Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles. They were all on the baseball team at the same time; they all have the same agent and they’ll all start on Opening Day this season.

Apparently it cost $42,000 a year to go Harvard-Westlake; 42 grand a year for freakin’ high school. Yikes.

9) Heard this stat again on TV the other night, it is staggering; Minnesota Twins have lost their last 18 playoff games. They’ve had good teams; losing 18 playoff games in a row is staggering.

8) NBA is going to have a play-in tournament in mid-May, just before their playoffs start:
— #7 and #8-seeds will play one game, winner gets #7-seed in playoffs.
— #9 and #10-seeds will play one game, loser gets eliminated.
— Winner of the second game plays the loser of the first game, winner gets the #8-seed.

7) There were 40 players traded at the NBA trading deadline Wednesday, the most of any deadline in the last 30 years.

6) Saw this note several times Wednesday and thought it was a joke; about the 4th time I saw it posted, I realized it was true- over the next seven NBA drafts, Oklahoma City Thunder has 34 draft choices, 17 in the first round, 17 in the second.

NBA rosters are only 15 players; what are they going to do with all that draft capital? They could field two teams. Will be interesting to see what they do from here on in.

5) Seattle Seahawks have only 3 picks in this year’s draft; Philadelphia has 11.

4) Miami Dolphins were busy Friday, they traded the #3 pick in this draft to the 49ers for the #12 pick and other stuff, then traded the #12 pick and other stuff to the Eagles for the #6 pick.

Miami has five picks in the first three rounds of next month’s draft; the main question though, isn’t draft picks, it is whether Tua Tagovailoa is good enough to be their franchise quarterback.

3) AL East rivals New York-Boston will play six series this season, five of them weekend series. Of the five Sunday games, four of them are on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball.

Not much original thinking there. How about promoting some other teams, or showing more west coast teams. Show the Angels/Padres more, or Houston- they have good players. People would like to see Trout, Tatis or Altuve more.

2) College basketball stuff:
Shaka Smart bolts Texas for Marquette. Smart was 109-86 at Texas, 51-56 in regular season conference games, 0-3 in NCAA Tournament games.

His Longhorns won the Big X tournament this year, but the first round loss to Abilene Christian ended the season on a dark note. Since making the Final Four at VCU in 2014, Smart is 2-7 in NCAA Tournament games. Right or wrong, that is what people remember.

Is Marquette a better job than Texas? Texas hasn’t made the Sweet 16 since 2008, Marquette made it in three of last four years under Buzz Williams (2011-13) but that was a while ago. Hiring Steve Wojciechowski was a blunder; Smart is an upgrade over him.

Big X is a tough league; been ranked 1st or 2nd the last eight seasons. Big East has usually been 3rd during that time. We’ll see how things turn out, but Smart’s seat was getting hot in Austin, and now he gets a fresh start at Marquette.

1) Random movie/TV trivia: Actress Mariska Hargitay, the star of Law and Order SVU, is the daughter of the famous actress Jayne Mansfield. Didn’t know that.

[StarDust Bum]

533DETROIT -534 WASHINGTON
DETROIT is 151-192 ATS (-60.2 Units) vs. poor rebounding teams - outrebounded by opponents by 3+ per game since 1996.

535HOUSTON -536 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

537NEW YORK -538 MILWAUKEE
NEW YORK is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) revenging a road blowout loss vs opponent of 20 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

539CHICAGO -540 SAN ANTONIO
CHICAGO is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game in the current season.

543BOSTON -544 OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY is 93-73 ATS (12.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

545MEMPHIS -546 UTAH
UTAH is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots in the current season.

547CLEVELAND -548 SACRAMENTO
CLEVELAND is 25-43 ATS (-22.3 Units) in non-conference games in the last 3 seasons.


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, March 27

Detroit @ Washington
Pistons (12-32)
— Detroit lost 13 of its last 17 games
— Pistons are 9-4 ATS in last 13 games overall.
— Under is 13-7 in Detroit’s last 20 games.

Wizards (15-28)
— Wizards lost nine of last 11 games (4-7 ATS)
— Washington is 6-4 ATS in its last ten road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 3-1 in their last four home games

— Wizards won four of last six series games.
— Detroit is 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Washington.
— Under is 5-3 in last eight series games.

New York @ Milwaukee
Knicks (23-22)
— New York won three of its last four games.
— Knicks are 7-3 ATS in their last ten road games.
— Under is 4-1 in New York’s last five games.

Bucks (29-15)
— Milwaukee won 13 of its last 15 games
— Bucks are 6-5 ATS in last 11 home games.
— Over is 8-2 in Milwaukee’s last ten home games.

— Bucks won eight of last ten series games.
— Knicks are 0-4-1 ATS in last five visits to Milwaukee.
— Last three series games went over the total.

Houston @ Minnesota
Rockets (12-32)
— Houston lost 22 of its last 23 games (3-20 ATS).
— Rockets are 2-8 ATS in last ten road games.
— Under is 5-1 in their last six games.

Timberwolves (11-34)
— Minnesota is 4-5 SU since All-Star break.
— Wolves are 2-4 ATS in their last six games overall.
— Over is 9-5 in their last 14 games.

— Rockets lost 107-101 here last night.
— Houston won five of last six series games (4-2 ATS)
— Rockets are 3-4 ATS in last seven visits to Minnesota.
— Over is 6-5 in last 11 series games.

Chicago @ San Antonio
Bulls (19-24)
— Chicago lost four of its last five games SU.
— Bulls are 6-1 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Spurs (22-20)
— San Antonio lost its last four games.
— Spurs are 4-6 ATS in last ten home games.
— Under is 7-4 in Spurs’ last 11 games.

— Spurs won five of last seven series games.
— Bulls are 2-2 ATS in last four trips to the Alamo.
— Under is 5-4-1 in last ten series games.

Dallas @ New Orleans
Mavericks (23-20)
— Mavericks split their last eight games.
— Mavericks are 5-4 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 11-4 in last 15 Dallas games.

Pelicans (19-25)
— New Orleans won four of its last seven games.
— Pelicans are 3-1 ATS in their last four home games.
— Over is 23-8-2 in their last 33 games.

— Dallas won last five series games.
— Mavericks are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to New Orleans.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Boston @ Oklahoma City
Celtics (22-23)
— Boston is 3-6 SU since the All-Star break.
— Celtics are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games.
— Over is 5-0 in their last five road games.

Thunder (19-24)
— Thunder are 4-4 SU since the All-Star break.
— OKC is 4-5 ATS in their last nine home games.
— Over is 6-0 in their last six home games.

— Boston won five of last six series games.
— Celtics are 3-1-1 ATS in last five visits to Oklahoma.
— Under is 4-2 in last six series games.

Memphis @ Utah
Grizzlies (21-21)
— Memphis won four of its last six games.
— Grizzlies are 10-3 ATS in last 13 games overall.
— Under is 13-6 in their last 19 games.

Jazz (33-11)
— Utah won its last four games overall.
— Jazz is 14-2-1 ATS in its last 17 home games.
— Under is 4-2 in Utah’s last six games.

— Utah beat Memphis 117-114 here last night.
— Jazz won last four series games (3-1 ATS).
— Grizzlies are 4-2 ATS in last six visits to Utah.
— Over is 6-5 in last 11 series games.

Philadelphia @ LA Clippers
76ers (32-13)
— 76ers won 15 of their last 18 games.
— Sixers are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 6-1 in Philly’s last seven road games.

Clippers (30-16)
— Clippers won five of their last six games.
— Clippers are 7-2 ATS in last nine home games.
— Under is 4-2 in their last six games.

— Philly won five of last six series games.
— 76ers are 4-1 ATS in last five series games played here.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Cleveland @ Sacramento
Cavaliers (17-28)
— Cleveland is 3-6 SU since the All-Star break.
— Cavaliers are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 road games.
— Five of last seven Cleveland games went over the total.

Kings (20-25)
— Sacramento is 6-3 SU since the All-Star break.
— Kings are 3-7 ATS in their last ten home games.
— Under is 6-3 in Sacramento’s last nine games.

— Kings won last four series games.
— Cavaliers are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Sacramento.
— Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.


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NBA

Saturday, March 27

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Trend Report
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Detroit @ Washington
Detroit
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit

New York @ Milwaukee
New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home

Houston @ Minnesota
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Minnesota's last 15 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Houston

Chicago @ San Antonio
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games
Chicago is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Antonio
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

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

Dallas @ New Orleans
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 18 of New Orleans's last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing at home against Dallas

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

Philadelphia @ LA Clippers
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Cleveland @ Sacramento
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Sacramento is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland


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NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, March 27






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[StarDust Bum]

SATURDAY, MARCH 27
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DET at WAS 08:00 PM
DET +3.5
O 224.0

HOU at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN -4.5
U 229.0

NY at MIL 08:00 PM
NY +9.0
O 222.5

CHI at SA 08:30 PM
SA -2.0
U 219.0

BOS at OKC 09:00 PM
BOS -7.5
O 218.0

MEM at UTA 09:00 PM
UTA -9.5
U 227.5

DAL at NO 09:00 PM
DAL -1.0
O 228.5

PHI at LAC 10:00 PM
LAC -4.5
O 220.5

CLE at SAC 10:00 PM
SAC -8.0
O 222.5

[StarDust Bum]

SATURDAY, MARCH 27
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DET at WAS 08:00 PM
DET +3.5.............92 - 106
O 224.0..............LOSER

HOU at MIN 08:00 PM
MIN -4.5...........129 -107....LOSER
U 229.0

NY at MIL 08:00 PM
NY +9.0.........102 - 96.....WINNER
O 222.5...................LOSER

CHI at SA 08:30 PM
SA -2.0.........104 - 120
U 219.0................LOSER

BOS at OKC 09:00 PM
BOS -7.5..........111 - 94....WINNER
O 218.0...................LOSER

MEM at UTA 09:00 PM
UTA -9.5..........110 - 126....WINNER
U 227.5....................LOSER

DAL at NO 09:00 PM
DAL -1.0..........103 - 112
O 228.5..............LOSER

PHI at LAC 10:00 PM
LAC -4.5.......112 - 122..........LOSER
O 220.5.....................WINNER

CLE at SAC 10:00 PM
SAC -8.0...........98 - 100.....LOSER
O 222.5.........................LOSER




NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/27/2021..........4 - 10...28.57%......-35.00
03/26/2021..........6 - 9.....40.00%......-14.50
03/25/2021..........3 - 5.....37.50.........-12.50
03/24/2021..........9-7-0....56.25%.....+.6.50
03/23/2021..........3-9-0....25.00%......-34.50
03/22/2021..........7-4-0....63.63%......+13.00
03/21/2021........11-4-0....73.33.........+ 33.00
03/20/2021.........3-4-0.....42.85..........-7.00
03/19/2021.........7-7-0.....50.00%.......-3.50
03/18/2021.........4-7-0.....36.36%.......-18.50
03/17/2021.........6-11-0....35.29%......-30.50
03/16/2021..........7-2-0.....77.77%.......+24.00
03/15/2021..........4-5-0.....44.44%.......- 7.50
03/14/2021..........6-6-0.....50.00%.......- 3.00
03/13/2021..........4-6-0.....40.00%.......-13.00
03/12/2021..........3-8-0.....27.27%.......-29.00
03/11/2021 ........10-5-0.....66.66%......+22.50
03/10/2021.......... 3-1-0 ......75.00%....... +950
03/04/2021 ..........9-7-2...... 55.56% .......+650
03/03/2021 ..........12-8-0 .....60.00%.... +1600
03/02/2021............ 4-7-1 .......37.50%..... -1850

TOTALS............125 -132 -4.....48.63%......- 96.00

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Feb. Best Bets Totals:..........144 Wins..........141 Loses.......50.52%........-57.50

Jan. Best Bets Totals:............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

Dec. Best Bet Totals:.............4..Wins.......... 6,Loses.........40%.............- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

Sunday’s 6-pack
Active leaders in career strikeouts:
3,013— Justin Verlander
2,784— Max Scherzer
2,689— Zack Greinke
2,526— Clayton Kershaw
2,524— Felix Hernandez
2,397— Jon Lester

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 548,130
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“We really haven’t made a big deal about the 12th seed in the tournament. We were thrilled to be here. But we had a mission. I don’t want to throw too much at them. They’ll see it. And it’s cool. But we just gotta really keep our feet on the ground, stay humble and stay hungry, keep grinding away.”
Oregon State coach Wayne Tinkle

Sunday’s quiz
Which major league team has gone the longest since last time they made the playoffs?

Saturday’s quiz
James Harden played his college basketball at Arizona State.

Friday’s quiz
Oakland manager Bob Melvin has been in his current job the longest; this is his 11th season with the A’s.

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Sunday’s Den: Trends for National League teams

Arizona
— Last made playoffs in 2017.
— Finished over .500 three of last four years.
— 5-11 vs lefty starting pitchers LY.
— 9-21 on the road LY.

Atlanta
— Made playoffs the last three years.
— 19-11 at home LY.
— 8-4 vs lefty starting pitchers LY.
— 11-9 vs AL teams, 24-16 vs NL teams.

Chicago
— Made playoffs four of last five years.
— 19-14 at home, 15-12 on road LY
— 7-4 vs lefty starters, 12-8 vs AL Central teams.
— Joe Maddon made playoffs four of five years with the Cubs; why did they dump him?

Cincinnati
— Braves shut them out 1-0/5-0 in two playoff games LY.
— Reds’ previous playoff appearance was in 2013.
— Reds are moving Eugenio Suarez to SS this year.
— Losing P’s Bauer, Iglesias will be hard to overcome.

Colorado
— Went combined 97-125 the last two years.
— Finished over .500 twice in last ten years.
— Were only 12-18 at Coors Field last year.
— 16-24 vs right-handed starting pitchers.

Los Angeles
— won World Series LY for first time since 1988.
— Last losing season? They were 80-82 in 2010.
— Made playoffs the last eight years.
— were 7-5 in one-run games, 36-12 in the others.

Miami
— made playoffs LY for first time since 2003.
— went 31-29, despite giving up 41 more runs than they scored.
— 24-17 vs righty starters, 7-12 vs southpaws.
— Before LY, their last winning season was in 2009.

Milwaukee
— made playoffs the last three years.
— went 29-31, despite going 11-5 in one-run games.
— 11-7 vs lefty starters, 18-24 vs righties.
— 10-10 vs AL Central, 19-21 vs NL Central rivals.

NY Mets
— Finished over .500 in 3 of last 12 seasons.
— Last made playoffs in 2016.
— Were 6-11 in one-run games LY.
— Have new owner with lot of $$$; will they re-sign Lindor?

Philadelphia
— Had great run from 2007-11, making playoffs every year.
— Haven’t made playoffs since 2011.
— 21-19 vs NL East, 7-13 vs AL East LY.
— 13-9 vs lefty starters, 15-23 vs right starters.

Pittsburgh
— Last made playoffs in 2015.
— 6-22 on road, 2-10 vs lefty starters LY.
— 16-24 vs NL Central, only 3-17 vs AL Central LY.
— were over .500 four times in 9 years under Clint Hurdle.

St Louis
— made playoffs 11 of last 17 years.
— 22-18 vs NL Central, 8-10 vs AL Central.
— 26-21 vs righty starters, 4-7 vs southpaws.
— Acquiring 3B Arenado is big upgrade to defense.

San Diego
— made playoffs LY for first time since 2006.
— 27-13 vs righty starters, 10-10 vs lefties LY.
— won all four of their extra inning games.
— 24-16 vs NL West, 13-7 vs AL West.

San Francisco
— finished under .500 the last four years.
— 19-14 at home, 10-17 on road LY.
— won three World Series from 2010-14.
— 18-22 vs NL West, 11-9 vs AL West LY.

Washington
— made playoffs 5 of last 9 years
— despite that, have had 7 managers the last 16 years
— were over .500 eight of last nine years, won 2019 WS.
— 11-7 vs lefty starters, 15-27 vs lefty starters.

[StarDust Bum]

551PHOENIX -552 CHARLOTTE
PHOENIX is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) when playing their 4th road game in 7 days over the last 2 seasons.

553PORTLAND -554 TORONTO
PORTLAND is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games versus explosive offensive teams - scoring 110+ points/game in the current season.

555ATLANTA -556 DENVER
ATLANTA is 12-30 ATS (-21 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

557ORLANDO -558 LA LAKERS
Steve Clifford is 24-9 ATS (14.1 Units) in road games after a combined score of 215 points or more 2 straight games (Coach of ORLANDO)

557ORLANDO -558 LA LAKERS
ORLANDO is 24-9 ATS (14.1 Units) in road games after a combined score of 215 points or more 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.



NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, March 28

Phoenix @ Charlotte
Suns (30-14)
— Phoenix won 22 of its last 28 games (21-7 ATS).
— Suns are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 road games.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Hornets (23-21)
— Charlotte won seven of its last ten games SU.
— Hornets are 7-2 ATS in their last nine home games.
— Under is 4-1 in Charlotte’s last five games.

— Hornets won six of last eight series games.
— Suns are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Charlotte.
— Over is 8-2 in last ten series games.

Portland @ Toronto
Trailblazers (27-18)
— Portland won 10 of its last 14 games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 3-4 ATS in last seven road games.
— Over is 10-5 in Portland’s last 15 road games.

Raptors (18-27)
— Toronto lost 12 of its last 14 games.
— Raptors are 6-4 ATS in their last ten home games.
— Nine of last 13 Toronto games went over the total.

— Raptors won seven of last ten series games.
— Portland is 3-2 ATS in last five road series games.
— Four of last six series games went over.

Atlanta @ Denver
Hawks (23-22)
— Hawks are 9-2 SU since they fired their coach (7-3-1 ATS).
— Hawks are 4-7-1 ATS in their last 12 road games.
— Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Nuggets (27-18)
— Denver is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games overall.
— Nuggets are 2-5 ATS in last seven home games.
— Under is 3-1 in Denver’s last four road games.

— Atlanta won three of last four series games.
— Hawks are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Denver.
— Four of last five series games went over.

Orlando @ LA Lakers
Magic (15-30)
— Orlando lost 20 of its last 26 games.
— Magic is 5-11 ATS in last 16 road games.
— Under is 7-1 in their last eight road games.

Lakers (29-17)
— Lebron James (ankle), Anthony Davis are out.
— Lakers lost four of their last five games.
— Lakers are 7-9 ATS in their last 16 home games.
— Under is 9-3 in their 12 home games.

— Orlando is 6-4 in last ten series games.
— Magic is 3-2 ATS in last five series games played here.
— Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.




NBA

Sunday, March 28

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Trend Report
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Phoenix @ Charlotte
Phoenix
Phoenix is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Phoenix is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Portland @ Toronto
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Portland is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Portland
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland

Atlanta @ Denver
Atlanta
Atlanta is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Denver
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Denver is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games

Orlando @ LA Lakers
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Orlando's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 6 games on the road
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games at home


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NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, March 28

[StarDust Bum]

SUNDAY, MARCH 28
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHO at CHA 01:00 PM
PHO -6.5
U 220.5

POR at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR +1.5
O 231.0

ATL at DEN 09:00 PM
DEN -4.5
U 222.0

ORL at LAL 10:00 PM
ORL +6.5
O 208.5

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Sunday March 28
Vince Akins

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

-- The Trail Blazers are 8-0 ATS (8.00 ppg) after they had at least 5 turnovers more than their season-to-date average last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at Denver (9:10 p.m. ET)

--The Nuggets are 0-14 ATS (-10.25 ppg) at home comingoff a win after a game with 8+ lead changes.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Portland at Toronto (7:10 p.m. ET)

--The Raptors are 9-0 OU (7.22 ppg) as a dog off a loss as a dog in which Fred VanVleet was not their high scorer.

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

--The Nuggets are 0-10 OU (-15.60 ppg) as a home favorite after a win in which they trailed by double digits.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[StarDust Bum]

SUNDAY, MARCH 28
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

PHO at CHA 01:00 PM
PHO -6.5...........101 - 97......LOSER
U 220.5................WINNER

POR at TOR 07:00 PM
TOR +1.5..........122 - 117....LOSER
O 231.0..................WINNER

ATL at DEN 09:00 PM
DEN -4.5..........102 - 126.........WINNER
U 222.0..................LOSER

ORL at LAL 10:00 PM
ORL +6.5.........93 - 96....WINNER
O 208.5..........................LOSER



NBA DAILY RECORD BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

03/28/2021..........4 - 4....50.00%......- 2.00
03/27/2021..........4 - 10...28.57%......-35.00
03/26/2021..........6 - 9.....40.00%......-14.50
03/25/2021..........3 - 5.....37.50.........-12.50
03/24/2021..........9-7-0....56.25%.....+.6.50
03/23/2021..........3-9-0....25.00%......-34.50
03/22/2021..........7-4-0....63.63%......+13.00
03/21/2021........11-4-0....73.33.........+ 33.00
03/20/2021.........3-4-0.....42.85..........-7.00
03/19/2021.........7-7-0.....50.00%.......-3.50
03/18/2021.........4-7-0.....36.36%.......-18.50
03/17/2021.........6-11-0....35.29%......-30.50
03/16/2021..........7-2-0.....77.77%.......+24.00
03/15/2021..........4-5-0.....44.44%.......- 7.50
03/14/2021..........6-6-0.....50.00%.......- 3.00
03/13/2021..........4-6-0.....40.00%.......-13.00
03/12/2021..........3-8-0.....27.27%.......-29.00
03/11/2021 ........10-5-0.....66.66%......+22.50
03/10/2021.......... 3-1-0 ......75.00%....... +950
03/04/2021 ..........9-7-2...... 55.56% .......+650
03/03/2021 ..........12-8-0 .....60.00%.... +1600
03/02/2021............ 4-7-1 .......37.50%..... -1850

TOTALS............129 -136 -4.....48.67%......- 98.00

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Feb. Best Bets Totals:..........144 Wins..........141 Loses.......50.52%........-57.50

Jan. Best Bets Totals:............64 Wins..........65 Loses.........49.61%........- 41.00

Dec. Best Bet Totals:.............4..Wins.......... 6,Loses.........40%.............- 13.00

[StarDust Bum]

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Active career leaders in OPS:
.9996— Mike Trout
.937— Joey Votto
.931— Miguel Cabrera
.924— Albert Pujols
.914— Paul Goldschmidt
.905— Giancarlo Stanton

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 548,130
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.


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Armadillo: Monday's Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) This is the state of college basketball these days:

In February, North Carolina needed couple of games to update their resume; they added mid-week non-conference home games with Northeastern, Marquette, Won one, lost one. Didn’t seem like a big deal at the time.

When Carolina beat Northeastern 82-62 February 17, Huskies’ sophomore PG Tyson Walker scored 27 points, and showed up on the radar of the big $$$ schools who like to poach players from low and mid-major schools. Happens all the time now.

Makes college basketball a lot more like baseball, but I’m an Oakland A’s fan, and it drives me batty when players bolt for greener pa$ture$. Loyalty is in scarce supply these days.

Walker averaged 18.8 ppg and 4.8 assists/game as a sophomore at Northeastern, was named the CAA’s Defensive Player of the Year; he committed to Michigan State this weekend.

Not sure what Northeastern is going to do for a point guard next year, none of the national media seemed too interested in that.

12) UCLA 88, Alabama 78 OT:
— Crimson Tide went 11-25 on foul line, in an overtime loss.
— UCLA scored 23 points in the 5:00 overtime.
— This is Mick Cronin’s 12th NCAA tourney, his first regional final.

11) Baylor 62, Villanova 51:
— Villanova led 30-23 at halftime.
— Baylor was +10 in turnover margin (16-6)
— Teams combined to make 6-36 on the arc.

10) Arkansas 72, Oral Roberts 70:
— ORU led 46-34 with 15:24 left in the game.
— Eric Musselman is 5-3 in NCAA tourney games; his team trailed by 10+ points in all five of the wins.
— Oral Roberts were almost first-ever #15-seed to make a regional final.

9) Gonzaga 83, Creighton 65:
— Gonzaga is 29-0, has one win by fewer than 10 points.
— Zags took 33 shots inside arc, made 25 of them (75.8%)
— Gonzaga had 23 assists on 32 made field goals.

8) Oregon State 65, Loyola Chi 58:
— Beavers are 2nd-ever #12-seed (Missouri ’02) to make a regional final.
— OSU held Ramblers to 33.3% from the floor.
— On February 20, Oregon State was 11-11; they’ve gone 9-1 since then.

7) Michigan 76, Florida State 58:
— Surprisingly easy win for the Wolverines.
— FSU shot only 40%, looked lost on offense.
— Michigan scored 81.3 ppg in first three tourney wins.

6) USC 82, Oregon 68:
— Trojans made 10-17 shots on arc, scored 1.22 ppp.
— In two games vs Oregon this year, Trojans led by 19-21 at the half.
— Pac-12 is 12-2 in NCAA Tournament, including this game.

5) Houston 62, Syracuse 46:
— Cougars won their last ten games.
— Syracuse shot 28% from floor, 5-23 on arc.
— Average total in the four Saturday games: 126.5.

4) Memphis 77, Mississippi State 64:
— Tigers win the NIT; in their last two games, they made 24-49 3-pointers.
— This game was 33-33 at halftime.
— Memphis didn’t play any seniors; they should be good next year.

3) If Houston beats Oregon State tonight, they’ll have made the Final Four by winning four games in their region, against the #15-10-11-12 seeds. That doesn’t happen often.

2) Indiana Hoosiers hired alum Mike Woodson as their basketball coach; Woodson coached the Atlanta Hawks for six years, the Knicks for three more; he scored 14 ppg in his 11-year NBA career. His last head coaching gig was 2014; he’s been an assistant coach since.

Utah poached coach Craig Smith from in-state rival Utah State to be its next head man. Few days ago, Smith told his Utah State players not to have any concerns about him leaving- he was staying right where he was, sure as sure could be.

Money does strange things to people.

1) I like the idea they enacted this year; the 2nd weekend of the tournament being Saturday-Tuesday instead of Thursday-Sunday. Not sure what next year’s schedule will be like, maybe no one does; when you change the schedule once every 35 years, people get used to the way it was.