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

[Udog]

521LA LAKERS -522 BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) against Pacific division opponents in the current season.

523SACRAMENTO -524 UTAH
UTAH is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

525PHILADELPHIA -526 OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) after allowing 105 points or more 5 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

527WASHINGTON -528 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after a division game in the current season.

529HOUSTON -530 GOLDEN STATE
HOUSTON is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) when playing against a marginal losing team (Win Pct. 40% to 49%) in the current season.

531DETROIT -532 PORTLAND
DETROIT is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

[Udog]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 10

Toronto @ Cleveland
Raptors (20-32)
— Toronto lost 17 of its last 21 games.
— Raptors are 0-7 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 13-6 in their last 19 road games.

Cavaliers (19-32)
— Cleveland won its last two games, after an 0-5 skid.
— Cavaliers are 5-9 ATS in their last 14 home games.
— Last three Cleveland games went over the total.

— Toronto won six of last eight series games.
— Raptors are 1-5 ATS in last six visits to Cleveland.
— Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.

LA Lakers @ Brooklyn
Lakers (32-20)
— Lakers are 4-7 SU in their last 11 games.
— Lakers are 6-10 ATS in their last 16 road games.
— Under is 9-3 in their 12 games overall.

Nets (36-16)
— Brooklyn won 20 of their last 24 games
— Nets are 2-6 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 7-3 in last ten Brooklyn games.

— Nets won four of last five series games.
— Lakers are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Brooklyn.
— Five of last six series games stayed under.

Philadelphia @ Oklahoma City
76ers (35-17)
— 76ers won seven of their last 11 games.
— Sixers are 7-4 ATS in their last 11 road games.
— Philly is 2-7 ATS if it played the night before.
— Under is 10-3 in Philly’s last 13 games.

Thunder (20-32)
— Thunder are 1-8 SU in their last nine games.
— OKC is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 home games.
— Over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

— Thunder won eight of last ten series games.
— 76ers are 1-4 ATS in last five visits to Oklahoma.
— Four of last six series games went over.

Sacramento @ Utah
Kings (22-30)
— Sacramento lost its last five games.
— Kings are 6-9 ATS in their last 15 road games.
— Under is 6-3 in Sacramento’s last nine road games.

Jazz (39-13)
— Utah won 10 of its last 12 games.
— Jazz is 10-6 ATS in its last 16 home games.
— Under is 5-2 in Utah’s last seven games.

— Jazz won eight of last ten series games.
— Kings are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Three of last four series games stayed under.

Houston @ Golden State
Rockets (14-38)
— Houston lost 28 of its last 31 games (7-24 ATS).
— Rockets are 4-11 ATS in last 15 road games.
— Houston is 6-3 ATS if it played the night before.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.

Warriors (24-28)
— Golden State lost eight of its last ten games SU.
— Warriors are 6-3 ATS in last nine home games.
— Under is 3-1 in their last four games.

— Warriors won four of last six series games.
— Rockets are 3-2 ATS in last five trips to the Bay Area.
— Over is 5-3-1 in last nine series games.

Washington @ Phoenix
Wizards (19-32)
— Wizards split their last eight games SU, covered last three games.
— Wizards are 8-5 ATS in last 13 road games.
— Washington is 7-4 ATS if it played the day before.
— Under is 7-2 in their last nine games

Suns (36-15)
— Phoenix won 28 of its last 35 games (23-12 ATS).
— Suns are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 5-1 in their last six games.

— Washington won eight of last ten series games.
— Wizards are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Phoenix.
— Over is 7-1 in last eight series games.

Detroit @ Portland
Pistons (16-36)
— Detroit lost seven of its last 11 games
— Pistons are 10-6 ATS since the All-Star break.
— Over is 5-2 in Detroit’s last seven games.

Trailblazers (30-21)
— Portland lost three of its last four games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 1-3 ATS in last four home games.
— Under is 4-0 in Portland’s last four home games.

— Trailblazers won four of last five series games.
— Detroit is 3-1-1 ATS in last five visits to Portland.
— Four of last six series games stayed under.

[Udog]

NBA

Saturday, April 10

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Cleveland
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Toronto

LA Lakers @ Brooklyn
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Lakers's last 14 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Brooklyn's last 14 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

Sacramento @ Utah
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 9 games on the road
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Sacramento

Philadelphia @ Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games when playing Philadelphia
Oklahoma City is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Houston @ Golden State
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games on the road
Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Golden State
Golden State
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 10 games when playing at home against Houston

Detroit @ Portland
Detroit
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing on the road against Portland
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games at home
Portland is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Detroit

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


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, April 10

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Saturday April 10
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Sacramento at Utah (9:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Jazz are 16-0 ATS (11.84 ppg) at home after Rudy Gobert had a double double last game.

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

-- The Pistons are 0-13-2 ATS (-11.47 ppg) as a dog with less than two days rest coming off a 10+ point win.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Washington at Phoenix (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Wizards are 13-0 OU (18.96 ppg) on the road coming off a road win in which Bradley Beal was not their high scorer.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Philadelphia at Oklahoma City (9:10 p.m. ET)

-- The 76ers are 0-10 OU (-12.96 ppg) after Tobias Harris was their high scorer last game.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[Udog]

Sunday’s 6-pack
Updated odds to win The Masters:
Even— Hideki Matsuyama
9-2— Xander Shauffele
10-1— Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose, Marc Leishman
17-1— Jordan Spieth
25-1— Corey Conners
80-1— Brian Harman

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 556,529
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Golf is harder than baseball. In golf, you have to play your foul balls.”
Anonymous

Sunday’s quiz
What team did Alex Rodriguez begin his major league career with?

Saturday’s quiz
Joe Musgrove is a life-long Padres’ fan who wears #44 to honor former San Diego pitcher Jake Peavy.

Friday’s quiz
NBA’s Rockets were an expansion team in 1967; they played their first four seasons in San Diego, before moving to Houston.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) This is very random, because it is 2:50am and my mind is wandering, but think back to a Giants-Eagles game in 1978, November 19 to be exact.

Giants were 5-6, Eagles 6-5, both teams fighting to become playoff contenders. Giants led 14-0 early, 17-6 after three quarters- they led 17-13 and were killing the clock when QB Joe Pisarcik tried to handoff to a running back, but the exchange was fumbled, the Eagles ran the fumble in for the game-winning TD that propelled them to their first playoff game in 18 years.

This game was unusually relevant for many reasons:

— Teams didn’t take a knee back then; this game started teams taking a knee.
— This was the first of four straight playoff years for the Eagles; they won the NFC in 1980.
— Eagles’ DB who scored the winning TD? Herman Edwards.
— Guy who coached the Giants that day? John McVay, Sean McVay’s grandfather.

— John McVay was fired after that season, replaced by Ray Perkins. Perkins coached the Giants for four years, then replaced Bear Bryant as the coach at Alabama.
— Eagles’ coach that day was Dick Vermeil, who had gone 9-19 his first two years in Philly; this game was the turning point for his program.
— Vermeil left the Eagles after the ’82 season, went on TV for 14 years, then returned to the NFL with the Rams in 1997— he won the Super Bowl there, in his third season as head coach.

You just wonder how many careers would’ve been different had that fumble never happened.

Major league leaders after nine days:
12) batting average:
.556— Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.471— Ryan Zimmerman, Wsh
.462— Ketel Marte, Ariz
.458— Nelson Crux, Minn

11) runs scored:
11— Jose Altuve, Hst
10— Mark Canha, A’s
9— Castellanos, Moustakas, Senzel, all on the Reds
8— Mike Trout LAA, Garrett Hampson Colo, Adam Eaton CWS

10) RBI’s::
14— Tyler Naquin Cin/Nate Lowe Tex
12— JD Martinez Bos
11— Kyle Tucker Hst, Jonathan India Cin

9) Mike Trout has been on base 22 of 39 times this season; he’s already walked 10 times.

8) Tampa Bay 4, New York 0— Why does Aaron Hicks bat third? He isn’t a good hitter.

— he’s a career .234 hitter, .331 OB%. For his CAREER
— he’s hitting .147 this year.
— He’s hit more than 15 homers once in his career.
— You put this guy between Judge and Stanton in the lineup? Why?

7) Arizona 8, Cincinnati 3— Reds are fun to watch; they have some guys who can hit, not sure how good their infield defense is. Suarez should be playing third. They have lot of outfielders; not sure what happens when Akiyama comes off the IL.

6) Manager AJ Hinch got suspended for a year because of the Astros’ cheating thing, then he went to Detroit— the Astros didn’t hire him back after his suspension.

Alex Cora got suspended for a year for the same thing, but the Red Sox brought him back as manager after the suspension was up. Whats the difference?

5) Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore are teaming up to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA; Mr Lore used to be the CEO of Walmart eCommerce.

4) Candidate for Bad Beat of the Week: If you had A-Rod’s Timberwolves (+8.5) Friday night, you went to bed a bit queasy- they lost 145-136, in overtime to the Celtics in Boston.

3) Colorado Rockies’ OF Raimel Tapia walked Saturday, his first walk in his last 131 at-bats, which may explain why he got dropped from leadoff to the 6-spot in the order Saturday.

Tapia is hitting .258 this year, with a .281 on-base %age. That ain’t good enough to bat leadoff.

2) Marlins 3, Mets 0— Jacob deGrom has allowed one run in 14 IP this season, striking out 21 guys, but he doesn’t have a win, because the Mets usually don’t hit when he pitches. Guy is the best pitcher in baseball, with a 2.75 ERA, 1.05 WHIP in 184 career starts, but his record is only 70-51.

1) Happy 85th birthday to the great football coach John Madden, who became way more famous later on, as a TV analyst/pitch man. Had the pleasure of meeting coach Madden in St Louis in 1995, after a Rams’ game; good guy, very big guy, pretty much like he seems on TV.

[Udog]

537MILWAUKEE -538 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in home games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

541TORONTO -542 NEW YORK
NEW YORK is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in home games versus up-tempo teams averaging 88 or more shots/game in the current season.

543CHICAGO -544 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 4-18 ATS (-15.8 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots over the last 2 seasons.

545SAN ANTONIO -546 DALLAS
DALLAS are 274-220 ATS (32 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.

547INDIANA -548 MEMPHIS
INDIANA is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) versus horrible foul drawing teams - attempting <=21 free throws/game in the current season.

549MIAMI -550 PORTLAND
MIAMI is 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) in road games versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

551DETROIT -552 LA CLIPPERS
DETROIT is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) vs. excellent 3 point shooting teams - making >=39% of their attempts over the last 2 seasons.

[Udog]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 11

Atlanta @ Charlotte
Hawks (28-25)
— Hawks is 14-5 SU since they changed coaches.
— Hawks are 6-5-1 ATS in their last dozen road games.
— Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Hornets (27-24)
— Charlotte won seven of its last ten games SU.
— Hornets covered eight of their last ten games.
— Under is 12-4 in Charlotte’s last 16 games.

— Hornets won seven of last ten series games.
— Atlanta is 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Charlotte.
— Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Boston @ Denver
Celtics (27-26)
— Boston won four of its last five games.
— Celtics are 3-0 ATS in their last three road games.
— Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Nuggets (34-18)
— Denver won its last eight games (6-2 ATS)
— Nuggets are 4-3 ATS in last seven home games.
— Over is 7-3 in Denver’s last ten home games.

— Teams split last ten series games.
— Celtics are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Denver.
— Last four series games stayed under the total.

New Orleans @ Cleveland
Pelicans (23-29)
— New Orleans lost four of its last six games.
— Pelicans are 6-4 ATS in their last ten road games.
— Over is 4-2 in their last six games.

Cavaliers (19-33)
— Cleveland lost six of its last eight games.
— Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in their last five home games.
— Last four Cleveland games went over the total.

— New Orleans won last five series games (4-1 ATS)
— Pelicans 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Cleveland.
— Over is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Milwaukee @ Orlando
Bucks (32-20)
— Milwaukee is 3-6 SU in its last nine games.
— Bucks are 3-10 ATS in last 13 road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 11-5 in Milwaukee’s last 16 games.

Magic (17-35)
— Orlando lost 17 of its last 21 games.
— Magic is 7-2 ATS in last nine games overall.
— Over is 6-3 in their last nine home games.

— Bucks won nine of last ten series games (7-2-1 ATS)
— Milwaukee covered its last five visits to Orlando.
— Six of last nine series games stayed under.

Toronto @ New York
Raptors (21-32)
— Toronto won three of its last five games.
— Raptors are 1-7 ATS in their last eight road games.
— Over is 14-6 in their last 20 road games.

Knicks (26-27)
— New York lost five of their last seven games.
— Knicks are 7-3 ATS in their last ten home games.
— Under is 9-4 in New York’s last 13 games.

— Toronto won last nine series games (7-2 ATS)
— Raptors are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan.
— Over is 5-3 in last eight series games.

San Antonio @ Dallas
Spurs (24-26)
— San Antonio lost five in row, 10 of its last 12 games.
— Spurs are 5-1 ATS in last six road games.
— Over is 9-4 in Spurs’ last thirteen games.

Mavericks (29-22)
— Mavericks won six of their last seven games.
— Mavericks are 7-2 ATS in last nine home games.
— Under is 18-5 in last 23 Dallas games.

— Mavericks won five of last six series games.
— Spurs are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Dallas.
— Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Indiana @ Memphis
Pacers (24-27)
— Indiana won three of its last four games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 4-3 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 6-3 in Indiana’s last nine road games.

Grizzlies (26-24)
— Memphis won four of its last five games SU.
— Grizzlies are 10-2 ATS in last 12 games overall.
— Over is 3-0 in last three Memphis games.

— Indiana won six of last seven series games.
— Pacers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Memphis.
— Over is 7-1 in last eight series games.

Chicago @ Minnesota
Bulls (22-29)
— Chicago lost eight of its last 12 games SU.
— Bulls are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games.
— Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Timberwolves (13-40)
— Minnesota lost nine of its last 12 games.
— Wolves allowed 141-145 points in last two games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 3-1 ATS in their last four home games.
— Over is 3-1 in their last four games.

— Timberwolves won seven of last ten series games.
— Bulls are 0-5 ATS in last five visits to Minnesota.
— Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Detroit @ LA Clippers
Pistons (16-37)
— Detroit lost eight of its last 12 games
— Pistons are 10-7 ATS since the All-Star break.
— Over is 5-3 in Detroit’s last eight games.

Clippers (36-18)
— Clippers won 10 of their last 12 games.
— Clippers are 13-4 ATS in last 17 games at Staples.
— Four of Clippers’ last six games stayed under the total.

— Clippers won/covered three of last four series games.
— Detroit is 2-4 ATS in last six series games played here.
— Four of last five series games stayed under.

Miami @ Portland
Heat (27-25)
— Miami won five of its last six games (4-2 ATS).
— Heat is 7-3 ATS in last ten road games.
— Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.

Trailblazers (31-21)
— Portland won six of its last nine games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 2-3 ATS in last five home games.
— Under is 5-0 in Portland’s last five home games.

— Trailblazers won seven of last ten series games.
— Heat covered once in their last five visits to Portland.
— Over is 5-1 in last six series games.

[Udog]

NBA

Sunday, April 11

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

Boston @ Denver
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Denver
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Denver is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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

Milwaukee @ Orlando
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
Orlando is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games

Toronto @ New York
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home

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

Indiana @ Memphis
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games when playing Memphis
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
Memphis is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 8 games when playing Indiana

Chicago @ Minnesota
Chicago
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

Detroit @ LA Clippers
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games at home
LA Clippers is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home

Miami @ Portland
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Portland
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Miami


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, April 11

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Sunday April 11
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at New York (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 12-0 ATS (16.71 ppg) after allowing 50-plus points in the paint last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Timberwolves are 0-10-1 ATS (-8.86 ppg) after Karl Anthony Towns had at least 5 turnovers last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Antonio at Dallas (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Spurs are 11-0-1 OU (8.38 ppg) as a dog with less than two days rest after they had fewer than 10 turnovers last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at New York (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Raptors are 0-16 OU (-15.62 ppg) after OG Anunoby made more three pointers than two pointers last game.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[Udog]

Monday’s 6-pack
Teams that have scored the most runs:
66— Cincinnati
58— Boston
57— Dodgers
56— Houston
55— Minnesota
51— White Sox
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 556,529
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“I’d keep playing. I don’t think the heavy stuff’s going to come down for quite a while.”
Carl Spackler, Caddyshack

Monday’s quiz
When Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, what famous athlete was his team’s center?
Hint: He isn’t a football player now

Sunday’s quiz
Alex Rodriguez began his major league career with the Seattle Mariners.

Saturday’s quiz
Joe Musgrove is a life-long Padres’ fan who wears #44 to honor former San Diego pitcher Jake Peavy.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) Phillies 7, Braves 6— Brutal non-reversal by the replay guys in New York City, as Phillies scored winning run in top of the 9th. Replays clearly showed Alec Bohm never touched the plate when he slid, but after a review, the safe call wasn’t overturned. Not good.

They need to announce, before the game, who the replay umpires are in NYC, make them more accountable. Only time I’ve heard it spoken during a game was Gary Cohen did it on a Mets’ game once.

12) Red Sox 14, Orioles 9:
— JD Martinez hit three homers, Rafael Devers hit two; Boston has won six in a row, after the Orioles swept them in Fenway to start the season.

11) Royals 4, White Sox 3 (10):
— Loss snaps Chicago’s 17-game win streak against lefty starting pitchers, one short of the record.
— Carlos Santana tied the game with a 9th-inning homer.

10) Arizona 7, Cincinnati 0:
— Luke Weaver had a no-hitter thru six innings.
— Eduardo Escobar has homered in four straight games.

9) In the major leagues, the home team controls whether a game starts or not; once the game starts, then the umpires run things.

Mets decided that it was OK to start their game Sunday, but it started pouring a few minutes later and the umpires stopped the game, which was later postponed, after only nine pitches.

Marcus Stroman is the Mets’ 2nd-best pitcher; he threw nine pitches, and now won’t pitch again until this weekend in Denver. This isn’t a good way to run a major league franchise.

For what it is worth, the game will be picked up from the spot where it stopped.

8) Seattle 8, Minnesota 6:
— Twins led 6-0 after five innings; Twins starter Matt Shoemaker got tossed in the 6th inning, for arguing balls/strikes while a batter who had homered off him circled the bases.
— Kyle Seager hit a 3-run homer in the ninth inning for the dramatic comeback win.

7) Baseball injuries:
— Dodgers put OF Cody Bellinger (calf) on IL
— Detroit put 1B Miguel Cabrera (biceps) on IL
— Angels lost OF Dexter Fowler (torn ACL) for the year.

6) White Sox DH Yermin Mercedes has 29 big league at-bats, but his batting gloves are already headed to the Hall of Fame. Mercedes had hits in his first eight AB’s this season, which is why his batting gloves will be in Cooperstown soon.

5) It is surprising how few major league catchers there are who can hit.

4) A’s/Astros had Sunday scheduled off; vert strange not to watch the A’s on a Sunday.

3) Hofstra named former NBA guard/Hofstra alum Speedy Claxton its new basketball coach; he’s been an assistant at Hofstra since 2013. Claxton played in the NBA for nine years.

2) Portland big guy Enes Kanter had 24 points, 30 rebounds in the Blazers’ 118-103 win over Detroit Saturday night. Portland was +19 in the 37:00 he played, -4 in the 11:00 he sat out.

1) Random but fairly amazing fact:
— Since 1969, Pittsburgh Steelers have had three head coaches. Three.
— Since 2004, Cleveland Browns have had eleven head coaches.

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553LA LAKERS -554 NEW YORK
NEW YORK is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

555SAN ANTONIO -556 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in home games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

557BROOKLYN -558 MINNESOTA
BROOKLYN is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

559PHILADELPHIA -560 DALLAS
DALLAS are 98-75 ATS (15.5 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game in the last 3 seasons.

561WASHINGTON -562 UTAH
UTAH is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

563CHICAGO -564 MEMPHIS
CHICAGO is 17-5 ATS (11.5 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game in the current season.

565SACRAMENTO -566 NEW ORLEANS
NEW ORLEANS are 178-132 ATS (32.8 Units) in home games revenging a same season loss vs opponent since 1996.

569HOUSTON -570 PHOENIX
HOUSTON is 17-40 ATS (-27 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

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NBA
Dunkel

Monday, April 12

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 12

LA Lakers @ New York
Lakers (33-20)
— Lakers are 5-7 SU in their last 12 games.
— Lakers are 7-10 ATS in their last 17 road games.
— Under is 9-4 in their 13 games overall.

Knicks (27-27)
— New York won last two games, by 4-6 points.
— Knicks are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games.
— New York is 5-4 ATS if it played night before.
— Under is 10-4 in New York’s last 14 games.

— Teams split last eight series games.
— Lakers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan.
— Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Philadelphia @ Dallas
76ers (36-17)
— 76ers won eight of their last 12 games.
— Sixers are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 road games.
— Under is 11-3 in Philly’s last 14 games.

Mavericks (29-23)
— Mavericks won six of their last eight games.
— Mavericks are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
— Dallas is 4-6 ATS in its last ten home games.
— Under is 18-6 in last 24 Dallas games.

— Mavericks won three of last four series games.
— 76ers are 1-4 ATS in last five visits to Dallas.
— Four of last six series games stayed under.

San Antonio @ Orlando
Spurs (25-26)
— San Antonio lost 10 of its last 13 games.
— Spurs are 6-1 ATS in last seven road games.
— Spurs are 4-5 ATS if they played night before.
— Over is 10-4 in Spurs’ last thirteen games.

Magic (17-36)
— Orlando lost 18 of its last 22 games.
— Magic is 7-3 ATS in last ten games overall.
— Orlando is 6-3 ATS if it played the night before.
— Over is 6-4 in their last ten home games.

— San Antonio won four of last six series games.
— Spurs are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Orlando.
— Four of last five series games went over the total.

Brooklyn @ Minnesota
Nets (36-17)
— Brooklyn won 20 of their last 25 games
— Nets are 1-4 ATS in last five road games.
— Under is 7-4 in last 11 Brooklyn games.

Timberwolves (14-40)
— Minnesota lost nine of its last 13 games.
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— Wolves are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games.
— Minnesota is 5-6-1 ATS if it played the night before.
— Over is 4-1 in their last five games.

— Wolves won five of last six series games.
— Nets are 0-5 ATS in last five visits to Minnesota.
— Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Chicago @ Memphis
Bulls (22-30)
— Chicago lost nine of its last 13 games SU.
— Bulls are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 road games.
— Over is 3-0 in their last three games.

Grizzlies (26-25)
— Memphis won four of its last six games SU.
— Grizzlies are 10-3 ATS in last 13 games overall.
— Over is 4-0 in last four Memphis games.

— Chicago won last six series games.
— Bulls are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Memphis.
— Under is 2-0-1 in last three series games.

Sacramento @ New Orleans
Kings (22-31)
— Sacramento lost its last six games.
— Kings are 6-10 ATS in their last 16 road games.
— Under is 6-4 in Sacramento’s last ten road games.

Pelicans (24-29)
— New Orleans split its last dozen games.
— Pelicans are 5-3 ATS in their last eight home games.
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— Sacramento won three of last four series games.
— Kings are 1-2 ATS in last three visits to New Orleans.
— Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Washington @ Utah
Wizards (19-33)
— Wizards lost five of last seven games SU (3-1 ATS last four).
— Wizards are 8-6 ATS in last 14 road games.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games

Jazz (40-13)
— Utah won 11 of its last 13 games.
— Jazz is 11-6 ATS in its last 17 home games.
— Under is 5-3 in Utah’s last eight games.

— Jazz won nine of last ten series games.
— Wizards are 1-3-1 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Last four series games went over the total.

Denver @ Golden State
Nuggets (34-19)
— Denver won eight of its last nine games (6-3 ATS)
— Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 6-1 in Denver’s last seven road games.

Warriors (25-28)
— Golden State lost eight of its last 11 games SU.
— Warriors are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
— Under is 3-2 in their last five games.

— Teams split last ten series games.
— Nuggets are 1-3-1 ATS in last five trips to the Bay Area.
— Under is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Houston @ Phoenix
Rockets (14-39)
— Houston lost 29 of its last 32 games (7-25 ATS).
— Rockets are 4-12 ATS in last 16 road games.
— Under is 5-3 in their last eight road games.

Suns (37-15)
— Phoenix won 29 of its last 36 games (24-12 ATS).
— Suns are 6-1 ATS in their last seven home games.
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— Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.

— Suns won last three series games.
— Houston is 1-2 ATS in last three visits to Phoenix.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.