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

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NBA

Saturday, April 24

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

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 10 games at home
Milwaukee is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Detroit @ Indiana
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Detroit is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Indiana is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Detroit

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

San Antonio @ New Orleans
San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games

LA Lakers @ Dallas
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games on the road
LA Lakers is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

Minnesota @ Utah
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
Utah is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Houston @ Denver
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Denver
Denver
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 24

Toronto @ New York
Raptors (25-34)
— Toronto won/covered its last four games.
— Raptors re 1-8 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 4-2 in their last six games.

Knicks (33-27)
— New York won its last eight games, covered last 11.
— Knicks are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 home games.
— Over is 8-3 in New York’s last 11 games.

— Toronto won nine of last ten series games.
— Raptors are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan.
— Under is 3-2 in last five series games.

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
76ers (39-20)
— 76ers lost their last three games, after a 7-2 run.
— Sixers are 4-2 ATS in their last six road games.
— Under is 14-6 in Philly’s last 20 games.

Bucks (36-22)
— Milwaukee is 4-5 in its last nine games SU.
— Bucks are 1-6 ATS in last seven home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 15-7 in Milwaukee’s last 22 games.

— 76ers lost 124-117 here on Thursday.
— Bucks won last four series games.
— 76ers are 1-5 ATS in last six visits to Wisconsin.
— Under is 3-1 in last four series games.

Detroit @ Indiana
Pistons (18-42)
— Detroit lost 13 of its last 19 games
— Pistons are 14-9-1 ATS since the All-Star break.
— Under is 8-5 in Detroit’s last 13 road games.

Pacers (27-31)
— Indiana lost four of its last six games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 1-13 ATS in their last 14 home games.
— Over is 6-3 in Indiana’s last nine games.

— Pacers won three of last four series games.
— Detroit is 2-2-1 ATS in last five visits to Indiana.
— Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.

Chicago @ Miami
Bulls (25-34)
— Chicago lost six of its last nine games SU.
— Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games.
— Over is 4-2 in their last six road games.

Heat (31-29)
— Miami won/covered three of its last four games.
— Heat is 4-7 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.

— Heat won nine of last ten series games.
— Bulls are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Miami.
— Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

San Antonio @ New Orleans
Spurs (29-29)
— San Antonio won three of its last four games.
— Spurs are 5-1 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 5-0 in Spurs’ last five games.

Pelicans (26-33)
— New Orleans lost four of its last five games.
— Pelicans are 2-4 ATS in their last six home games.
— Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games.

— San Antonio won five of last six series games.
— Spurs covered last four visits to Bourbon Street.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

LA Lakers @ Dallas
Lakers (35-24)
— Lakers are 6-7 SU in their last 13 games.
— Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 7-3 in their ten games overall.

Mavericks (32-26)
— Mavericks won last two games, after a 1-4 skid.
— Mavericks are 4-7 ATS in last 11 home games.
— Over is 4-1 in last five Dallas games.

— LA lost 115-110 here on Thursday.
— Lakers won eight of last ten series games.
— Lakers are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Dallas.
— Last three series games went over the total.

Minnesota @ Utah
Timberwolves (16-44)
— Minnesota is 3-4 SU in its last seven games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 4-6-1 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Jazz (44-15)
— Utah won six of its last eight games.
— Jazz is 0-3 ATS in its last three home games.
— Under is 4-1 in Utah’s last five games.

— Minnesota won three of last four series games.
— Wolves are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
— Under is 4-1 in last five series games.

Houston @ Denver
Rockets (15-45)
— Houston lost 35 of its last 39 games (10-29 ATS).
— Rockets are 2-4 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 3-0 in their last three games.

Nuggets (38-21)
— Denver won 12 of its last 15 games.
— Nuggets are 1-3 ATS in last four home games.
— Under is 4-2-1 in Denver’s last seven games.

— Nuggets won/covered last three series games.
— Rockets are 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Denver.
— Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.

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NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, April 24

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Hoop Trends for Saturday April 24
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at New York (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 15-0 ATS (14.77 ppg) after allowing at least 50 points in the paint last game.

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

-- The Pacers are 0-15 ATS (-5.90 ppg) at home after they has at least twice as many assists as turnovers last game.

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

-- The Jazz are 11-0 OU (14.23 ppg) when they are off two consecutive games in which they had at least six double figure scorers.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at New York (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Raptors are 0-10-1 OU (-15.50 ppg) as a dog off a win in which Pascal Siakam was their high scorer.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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Sunday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in on-base %age (minimum 30 AB’s):
.521— Mike Trout, LAA
.492— Brandon Nimmo, NYM
.482— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
.469— Bryce Harper, Phil
.465— Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.461— Ronald Acuna, Atl
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 570,987
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“We knew as a team, especially after the first week, we were way better than that. Big shoutout to the coaches and the manager to have no panicking, It would only take one game to get us going on. That’s what happened. Everybody started feeling better, everybody started to relax a little bit. The pitchers have been amazing. I think they’re a big reason why we started the winning streak. It’s a lot of fun. We’ll go day by day and see how long we can stretch this streak.”
A’s shortstop Elvis Andrus

Sunday’s quiz
Who is the only active NFL quarterback who has thrown 7 TD’s in a game?

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

Friday’s quiz
Mark Grace led the major leagues in hits from 1990-99.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) College football teams are having their spring practices now, which traditionally end with an intrasquad game- the question is this:

Will coaches be hesitant to name a starting QB for the fall, for fear that the guy who isn’t named the starter will transfer? Naming a starter on August 25 instead of April 25 makes it more likely that you’ll have both guys for this coming season.

12) Jacob deGrom has started four games this season; opponents swung at 225 of his pitches, whiffing on 100 of them. He’s given up 13 hits, 80 foul balls, had 32 outs on batted balls.

11) Astros 16, Angels 2— Houston starter Jake Odorizzi left this game after 5 pitches with an arm problem; they brought Kent Emanuel to make his major league debut. Little did they know that Emanuel would finish the game, giving up five hits, two runs, throwing 90 pitches.

28-year old rookies aren’t generally big prospects; he’s the first pitcher to throw 8.2+ innings in his MLB debut since Jesse Litsch in 2007.

10) As of 9pm Saturday, there were 184 major leaguers on the IL, 6.1 guys per team.

9) Mariners 8, Red Sox 2— Couple guys on Seattle hit balls 410-415 feet to centerfield, but that is the deepest part of Fenway Park- they got doubles instead.

Long time ago, some radio wise guys snuck into Fenway and and measured 287 feet from home plate to the left field foul pole on the Green Monster. Unusual ballpark.

8) Orel Hershiser was telling a story on TV last night about when the Dodgers started using videos to study trends of opponents, 30-35 years ago. Dodgers gave them $10,000 to put together a video room, with two 24-inch TV’s and two VCR’s.

Technology has come a very long way since then; everyone has I-Pads in the dugout now to study what just happened.

7) Dodgers 5, Padres 4:
— Season series is now 3-3 between these division rivals.
— 26th straight start that Blake Snell pitched less than six innings.
— Fernando Tatis Jr hit two homers, has four in his last two games. I’m playing against his team in fantasy this week- no bueno.

6) Phillies 7, Rockies 5— Good night to have Rhys Hoskins on your fantasy team; he hit a couple homers, knocked in five runs.

5) Cardinals 2, Reds 0— Cincinnati has lost six in a row since starting season 8-5.

4) Minnesota 101, Utah 96:
— In each of their last three games, Timberwolves allowed 40+ points in the first quarter.
— Jazz scored 40 points in first quarter, a combined 34 in 2nd/3rd quarters.

3) Only 34% of active NFL players last year were picked in rounds 1-3 of the draft; thats how important a team’s GM/scouts are. It is also a big part of why the NFL Draft is so interesting.

2) Cleveland Browns re-joined the NFL in 1999, after the original Browns bolted to Baltimore; this fall, Baker Mayfield will be the first Browns QB to start in Week 1, three years in a row.

1) I’ll finish today with a quick story; long time ago, maybe 1985-86, something like that, I was on the first down chain gang at a semi-pro football game at Bleecker Stadium in Albany— Metro Mallers were hosting a team from Massachusetts.

Some of the Mallers had played college football at UAlbany, where I had been the basketball manager; we go on the field for a measurement, one of the linebackers says to me, “What the hell are you doing here?” We just laughed.

Chains were on the visiting team’s sideline; they had the ball around midfield and it turns out I am standing next to the head coach, who is calling plays.

He has his play chart in his left hand, studying it carefully; he has an open can of Pabst Blue Ribbon in his right hand, taking a swig now and then. Welcome to semi-pro football!!

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517BOSTON -518 CHARLOTTE
BOSTON is 36-17 ATS (17.3 Units) after 2 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.

519PHOENIX -520 BROOKLYN
PHOENIX is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in road games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%) over the last 2 seasons.

521MEMPHIS -522 PORTLAND
MEMPHIS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) versus terrible defensive teams - allowing 110+ points/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

523CLEVELAND -524 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

525MILWAUKEE -526 ATLANTA
MILWAUKEE is 232-288 ATS (-84.8 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days since 1996.

527INDIANA -528 ORLANDO
ORLANDO is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

529SACRAMENTO -530 GOLDEN STATE
SACRAMENTO is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after a win by 6 points or less over the last 2 seasons.

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NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, April 25

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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NBA

Sunday, April 25

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Hoop Trends for Sunday April 25
Vince Akins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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

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

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

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

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

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

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

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

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

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

See what I mean?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Udog]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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NBA
Dunkel

Monday, April 26

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 26

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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NBA

Monday, April 26

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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