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[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Sunday May 9
Vince Akins

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

-- The Celtics are 12-0 ATS (10.92 ppg) at home with rest after they had 3 or fewer double digit scorers last game.

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

-- The Mavericks are 0-15 ATS (-12.17 ppg) coming off a home game in which they scored fewer than 10 fast break points.

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

-- The Celtics are 15-0-1 OU (14.62 ppg) off a road loss in a in which they had at least 30% of their points from threes.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: New York at L.A. Clippers (3:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 0-12 OU (-15.00 ppg) with rest coming off a loss in which they led by double digits.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[Udog]

Monday’s 6-pack
Leaders in OPS (on-base %age plus slugging %age):
1.021— Mike Trout, LAA
1.075— JD Martinez, Bos
1.047— Kris Bryant, Cubs
1.044— Jesse Winker, Cin
1.040— Ronald Acuna, Atl
1.033— Yordan Ventura, Hst

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 580,076
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“It’s tough to get over the line, especially if you haven’t done it in a while. It’s such a funny week, knowing my game was pretty good and then having my neck lock up on the range and sitting here Sunday night with the trophy. Just glad I got through it.’’
Rory McIlroy, who won his first PGA Tour event in 18 months this weekend

Monday’s quiz
Which NBA team has gone the longest since they last made the playoffs?

Sunday’s quiz
A’s moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968; before they played in Kansas City, they played in Philadelphia, moving to KC in 1955.

Saturday’s quiz
Russell Westbrook played his college basketball at UCLA.

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Monday’s Den: Thinking about no-hitters, and other stuff

There have been five no-hitters this season, which is a lot for May 10:

1) April 9: Joe Musgrove 3-0 @ Texas
— He threw 112 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 10.
— He got 15 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, he is 0-4, 5.63 in five starts.

2) April 14: Carlos Rodon 8-0 vs Cleveland
— He threw 114 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 7.
— He got 19 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, 3-0, 1.59 in three starts.

3) April 25: Madison Bumgarner 7-0 @ Atlanta
— This was a 7-inning game; he didn’t allow a hit, which makes it a “no-hitter”
— He threw 98 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 7.
— He got 10 whiffs on 53 swings
— Since then, he is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts.

To prove that I am fair-minded, I’m defending Bumgarner’s 7-inning no-hitter, even though his resurgence came 10 days after I cut him off my fantasy team. 🙁

4) May 5: John Means 6-0 @ Seattle.

— He threw 113 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 12.
— He got 26 whiffs on 64 swings
— This was his most recent start.
— This was also his first career complete game.

5) May 7: Wade Miley 3-0 @ Cleveland
— He threw 114 pitches, didn’t walk anyone, struck out 8.
— He got 9 whiffs on 49 swings
— This was his most recent start.

6) Four of the five no-hitters were thrown by lefties.

7) In two of the five no-hitters, Cleveland’s Zach Plesac was the losing pitcher.

Elsewhere, away from the no-hitter related world……..
8) Cincinnati Reds are 15-16, even though they’re 8-2 in games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on.

9) Arizona Diamondbacks just had an 0-6 road trip, where they went 7-62 with runners in scoring position. Hitting in the clutch is important in baseball.

10) Since the DH came into the American League in 1973, the record for most home runs hit by a pitcher is 24, held by Carlos Zambrano, who was 132-91 as a big league pitcher, mostly for the Cubs. He had a .238 career batting average.

11) White Sox have won their last ten games at division rival Kansas City; maybe they should put fountains behind the outfield fence in their home stadium, the way they have them in Kansas City.

12) Was watching an old highlight clip of Willie Mays on the Giants game Sunday, forgot that they had artificial turf at Candlestick Park in the early 70’s, probably because the 49ers also played there. Not sure why they needed AstroTurf in good weather, but they had it.

One year at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the infield was AstroTurf and the outfield was natural grass, which wasn’t that bad an idea, but it didn’t last long.

13) Umpire stats are returning to the baseball page this Wednesday; we note trends for each umpire when he is behind the plate, for all games except series openers, because we don’t know who the umpires are for each series until they play a game game.

[Udog]

517WASHINGTON -518 ATLANTA
WASHINGTON is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) after having won 3 of their last 4 games in the current season.

519INDIANA -520 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 33-52 ATS (-24.2 Units) when playing with double revenge - 2 straight losses vs. opponent in the last 3 seasons.

521NEW ORLEANS -522 MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

523MILWAUKEE -524 SAN ANTONIO
MILWAUKEE is 30-11 ATS (17.9 Units) in road games as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points in the last 3 seasons.

523MILWAUKEE -524 SAN ANTONIO
Mike Budenholzer is 30-11 ATS (17.9 Units) in road games as a road favorite of 6.5 to 12 points (Coach of MILWAUKEE)

525UTAH -526 GOLDEN STATE
GOLDEN STATE is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) in home games against Northwest division opponents in the current season.

527HOUSTON -528 PORTLAND
HOUSTON is 33-61 ATS (-34.1 Units) after allowing 115 points or more in the last 3 seasons.




NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 10

Indiana @ Cleveland
Pacers (31-36)
— Indiana lost five of its last seven games SU.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven road games.
— Over is 8-2 in Indiana’s last ten games.

Cavaliers (21-47)
— Cleveland lost its last ten games SU/ATS.
— Cavaliers are 0-6 ATS in last six home games.
— Over is 3-2 in last five Cleveland games.

— Indiana won four in row, 8 of last 9 series games.
— Pacers are 0-3-1 ATS in last four trips to Cleveland.
— Under is 4-2 in last six series games.

Washington @ Atlanta
Wizards (32-36)
— Wizards won 14 of last 19 games SU.
— In its last four games, Washington scored 138 ppg.
— Wizards won their last two games by total of 3 points, both in OT
— Washington covered four of last five tries as an underdog.
— Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games

Hawks (37-31)
— Hawks won/covered three of last four games.
— Hawks are 7-0 ATS in their last seven home games.
— Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

— Teams split last ten series games.
— Wizards are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Atlanta.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven series games.

New Orleans @ Memphis
Pelicans (31-37)
— New Orleans won five of its last seven games.
— Pelicans are 4-0-1 ATS in their last five road games.
— Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Grizzlies (34-33)
— Memphis lost six of its last nine games SU.
— Grizzlies are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
— Over is 9-3 in last 12 Memphis home games.

— New Orleans won/covered last five series games.
— Pelicans are 3-1 ATS in last four trips to Memphis.
— Three of last four series games went over.

Milwaukee @ San Antonio
Bucks (43-24)
— Milwaukee is 5-0 its last five games SU.
— Bucks are 5-2 ATS in last seven road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Under is 6-2 in Milwaukee’s last eight road games.

Spurs (32-35)
— San Antonio lost six of its last seven games.
— Spurs are 1-5 ATS in last six road games.
— Under is 3-1 in Spurs’ last four games.

— Home side won last six series games.
— Bucks are 2-2 ATS in last four trips to the Alamo.
— Last six series games went over the total.

Utah @ Golden State
Jazz (50-18)
— Utah won six of its last seven games SU.
— Jazz is 4-8 ATS in its last dozen road games.
— Over is 3-0 in Utah’s last three games.

Warriors (35-33)
— Golden State won four of its last five games SU.
— Warriors are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
— Under is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

— Utah won five of last six series games.
— Jazz is 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Oakland/SF.
— Last six series games went over the total..

Houston @ Portland
Rockets (16-52)
— Houston lost 42 of its last 47 games SU.
— Rockets are 5-2 ATS in last seven road games.
— Over is 7-1 in their last eight road games.

Trailblazers (39-29)
— Portland won seven of its last eight games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Blazers are 3-5 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 10-3 in Portland’s last 13 home games.

— Portland won four of last five series games.
— Rockets are 1-3 ATS in last four road series games.
— Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, May 10

[Udog]

NBA

Monday, May 10

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Indiana @ Cleveland
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 8 games
Indiana is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Indiana

New Orleans @ Memphis
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Memphis's last 8 games when playing at home against New Orleans
Memphis is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games at home

Milwaukee @ San Antonio
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

Utah @ Golden State
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing Golden State
Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Utah
Golden State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Houston @ Portland
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Portland
Portland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Monday May 10
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Washington at Atlanta (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Wizards are 12-0-1 ATS (7.85 ppg) as a dog off a game as a favorite.

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

-- The Rockets are 0-8 ATS (-10.06 ppg) after they had at least 5 turnovers less than their season-to-date average last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Milwaukee at San Antonio (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Spurs are 14-0-1 OU (12.77 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: New Orleans at Memphis (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pelicans are 0-9 OU (-10.89 ppg) as a dog off a road win in which they trailed by double digits.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

[Udog]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Thru Sunday’s games, most profitable baseball teams to bet on ($100/game):
+$784- Red Sox
+$724- Rangers
+$686- Mariners
Least profitable teams to bet on ($100/game):
-$1,142- Twins
-$808- Tigers
-$773- Rockies

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 581,756
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Everyone thinks I’m a hypochondriac. It makes me sick.”
Felix Unger

Tuesday’s quiz
Willie Mays had his 90th birthday last week; what number did he wear for the majority of his Hall of Fame career?

Monday’s quiz
Sacramento is NBA team that has gone longest since they last made playoffs, 14 years.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..

— I’m sitting here in the middle of the night, about to turn the TV off and listen to music while I put this together, and what do I find but a spring football league on FS1.

It is called the Spring League, and it has eight teams in it. I think they played in the Alamodome in San Antonio last year- this game was at Rice Stadium in Houston, which once hosted a Super Bowl (Dolphins over Vikings maybe???)

FS1 had their best college football announcers calling the game, so I watched for a while.

— Watched some of this last year; there are guys in it who have played in the NFL, including QB Ryan Mallett, who hasn’t played pro football since 2017. He started eight games for Texans/Ravens in 2014-15, then kind of went away. Now he is trying to make a comeback.

— There was a kicker from the CFL with a very long name who kicked four field goals, including a 59-yarder; hard to believe he won’t get an invite to an NFL camp. You make 59-yard field goals and it doesn’t matter if you’re in the California Penal League, the NFL will find you.

— Kevin Gilbride was coaching one of the teams; the guy will be 70 in August, he hasn’t been in the NFL since 2013, but he’s still out there coaching, trying to get guys to the next level.

— One of the teams is called the Jousters, which is a tremendous nickname. Good logo, too.

— So the Jousters give up a 65-yard TD pass, but the receiver has to be a show-off and drops the ball right at the goal line, it was really hard to tell if he had crossed the line or not, they review the play and say it was a touchdown.

This is a pet peeve of mine; you’re playing in front of no fans, except on TV, busting your butt to make it to an NFL camp- after you make a great play to score a touchdown, you do something STUPID to risk that touchdown not counting.

Coaches who lose get fired; teams that fumble on the 1-yard line lose.

Anyway, sounds like The Spring League will be on the next few weeks, which is good.

— I’ve never had coffee, ever; am I the only person who has never had it?

My parents drank it, but to me, coffee grounds looked like mud, and why would you drink something that came from mud?

I worked for the Division of Criminal Justice in Albany for 34 years; had a boss once who always and I mean always, had a coffee mug in his hand. It was like it was permanently attached to his hand. He was a good guy, let us be us, but damn he drank a lot of coffee.

— I’m a big believer that they should re-do how basketball assists are measured.

If a pass leads to a 3-point basket, it should be 1.5 assists, since 3 points is more than 2.

If a pass leads to free throws, it should be 0.5 assists for every foul shot made; those points count just as much as baskets made.

I used to keep track of assist opportunities, how many assists guys would have had if all the shots had been made— some guys create easier shots with their passes.

5) Warriors 119, Jazz 116— Here is Golden State’s record, based on Steph Curry’s scoring:
— 8-2 if he scores 40+
— 16-9 if he scores 35+. He had 36 in this game.
— 10-14 if he scores less than 30
— 5-8 if he scores less than 25.

4) Only once in their last 13 games has the Padres’ starting pitcher finished the 6th inning; their bullpen is going to be worn out by August, unless they trade for new guys.

3) In their last 19 games, Dodgers are 0-6 in games where the winning run scores from the 7th inning on- they’ve lost 15 of last 20 games overall.

2) Celtics’ star Jaylen Brown tore a ligament in his wrist, is out for the year.

1) Las Vegas Raiders’ backup QB Marcus Mariota is from Hawai’i; he went to St Louis HS, where his backup was Ka’ai Tom, who last night played leftfield and batted 3rd for the Pirates.

Pretty good high school team, with two major league athletes on it.

[Udog]

529MINNESOTA -530 DETROIT
DETROIT is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games off a home loss in the current season.

533MIAMI -534 BOSTON
MIAMI is 66-46 ATS (15.4 Units) versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.

535LA CLIPPERS -536 TORONTO
LA CLIPPERS are 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

537BROOKLYN -538 CHICAGO
BROOKLYN is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.

539DALLAS -540 MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

541PHILADELPHIA -542 INDIANA
PHILADELPHIA is 3-18 ATS (-16.8 Units) in road games off 2 or more consecutive home wins in the last 3 seasons.

543ORLANDO -544 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 65-48 ATS (12.2 Units) in home games in the last 3 seasons.

545PHOENIX -546 GOLDEN STATE
PHOENIX is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) after a division game in the current season.

547OKLAHOMA CITY -548 SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO is 48-28 ATS (17.2 Units) after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

549NEW YORK -550 LA LAKERS
NEW YORK is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) after 2+ road games in the current season.

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 11

[Udog]

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, May 11

Denver @ Charlotte
Nuggets (44-24)
— Denver won 18 of its last 24 games, but lost last two.
— Nuggets are 2-5 ATS in last seven road games.
— Under is 7-4 in Denver’s last 11 games.

Hornets (33-35)
— Charlotte lost five of its last eight games SU.
— Hornets are 2-4 ATS in their last six home games.
— Over is 3-1 in Charlotte’s last four home games.

— Denver won last four series games.
— Nuggets are 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Charlotte.
— series games.

Minnesota @ Detroit
Timberwolves (21-47)
— Minnesota lost three of its last four games (1-2-1 ATS).
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Wolves are 4-1-1 ATS in last six road games.
— Over is 3-1 in their last four games.

Pistons (20-49)
— Detroit lost nine of its last 11 games
— Pistons are 5-3 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 7-3 in Detroit’s last ten games.

— Minnesota won last two series games, after losing previous eight.
— Timberwolves are 1-4 ATS in last five visits to Detroit.
— Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Miami @ Boston
Heat (37-31)
— Miami won/covered nine of its last 12 games.
— Heat is 4-1 ATS in last five road games.
— Over is 9-0 in their last nine games.

Celtics (35-33)
— Boston lost three of its last four games.
— Celtics are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games.
— Over is 7-1 in their last eight games

— Miami won six of last nine series games.
— Heat covered three of last four visits to Boston.
— Over is 5-1 in last six series games.

LA Clippers @ Toronto
Clippers (45-23)
— Clippers lost four of their last six games.
— Clippers are 0-4 ATS in last four road games.
— Under is 10-1-1 in last dozen Clipper games.

Raptors (27-41)
— Toronto lost seven of its last nine games.
— Raptors are 5-2-1 ATS in last eight home games.
— Under is 5-1 in their last six home games.

— Clippers won last three series games.
— LA is 2-3 ATS in last five road series games.
— Under is 6-1 in last seven series games.

Philadelphia @ Indiana
76ers (47-21)
— 76ers won last eight games (6-2 ATS).
— Sixers are 6-4 ATS in their last ten road games.
— Over is 4-2 in Philly’s last six games.

Pacers (32-36)
— Indiana lost five of its last eight games SU.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Pacers are 3-6 ATS in their last nine home games.
— Over is 8-3 in Indiana’s last 11 games.

— Philly won five of last eight series games.
— 76ers are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Indiana.
— Last three series games went over.

Brooklyn @ Chicago
Nets (44-24)
— Brooklyn lost four of its last five games SU.
— Nets are 4-5 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 7-3 in last ten Brooklyn games.

Bulls (29-39)
— Chicago lost 11 of its last 18 games SU.
— Bulls are 3-2 ATS in their last five home games.
— Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.

— Brooklyn won eight of last ten series games.
— Nets are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Chicago.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Dallas @ Memphis
Mavericks (40-28)
— Mavericks won 10 of their last 12 games.
— Mavericks are 8-3 ATS in last 11 road games.
— Under is 3-2 in last five Dallas games.

Grizzlies (35-33)
— Memphis won three of its last four games SU.
— Grizzlies are 7-4 ATS in last 11 home games.
— Under is 3-0 in last three Memphis games.

— Dallas won five of last six series games.
— Mavericks are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Memphis.
— Over is 5-2 in last seven series games.

Orlando @ Milwaukee
Magic (21-47)
— Orlando lost its last three games.
— Magic is 2-4 ATS in last six road games.
— Over is 16-5 in their last 21 games overall.

Bucks (43-25)
— Milwaukee is 5-1 its last six games SU.
— Bucks are 4-2 ATS in last six home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 11-4 in Milwaukee’s last 15 home games.

— Bucks won last six series games (5-0-1 ATS).
— Magic is 2-2-1 ATS in last five visits to Milwaukee.
— Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Phoenix @ Golden State
Suns (48-20)
— Phoenix won six of its last eight games.
— Suns are 2-6 ATS in their last eight road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 18-5 in their last 23 games.

Warriors (36-33)
— Golden State won five of its last six games SU.
— Warriors are 8-3 ATS in last 11 home games.
— Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games.

— Phoenix won five of last seven series games.
— Suns are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to SF/Oakland.
— Last eight series games stayed under the total.

Oklahoma City @ Sacramento
Thunder (21-48)
— Thunder lost 24 of its last 26 games.
— OKC is 3-7 ATS in their last ten games.
— Under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 road games.

Kings (30-38)
— Sacramento is 8-4 in its last 12 games SU.
— Kings are 2-5-1 ATS in their last eight home games.
— Under is 5-0-1 in Sacramento’s last six games.

— Kings won six of last nine series games.
— Thunder is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Sacramento.
— Under is 5-1 in last six series games.

New York @ LA Lakers
Knicks (37-30)
— New York won 13 of its last 16 games.
— Knicks are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 road games.
— Over is 13-6 in New York’s last 19 games

Lakers (37-30)
— Lakers lost eight of their last 11 games.
— Lakers are 4-7 ATS in their last 11 home games.
— Under is 4-2-1 in their seven games.

— Teams split last six series games.
— Knicks are 3-2 ATS in last five road series games.
— Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.

[Udog]

NBA

Tuesday, May 11

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Denver @ Charlotte
Denver
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
Charlotte is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing Denver

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

Miami @ Boston
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games

LA Clippers @ Toronto
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Clippers's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games at home

Philadelphia @ Indiana
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 16 games on the road
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games at home
Indiana is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Dallas @ Memphis
Dallas
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Memphis's last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 7 games when playing Dallas

Brooklyn @ Chicago
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games

Orlando @ Milwaukee
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Orlando's last 10 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Orlando

Phoenix @ Golden State
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Golden State is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Oklahoma City @ Sacramento
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oklahoma City's last 11 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Oklahoma City's last 20 games on the road
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games

New York @ LA Lakers
New York
New York is 16-3 ATS in its last 19 games
New York is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 9 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 7 games when playing at home against New York


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Hoop Trends for Tuesday May 11
Vince Akins

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

-- The Bulls are 12-0 ATS (8.08 ppg) with less than two days rest after they had 5 or fewer offensive boards last game.

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

-- The Pacers are 0-14 ATS (-8.18 ppg) at home off a road game.

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

-- The Timberwolves are 11-0 OU (8.05 ppg) off a game as a favorite in which they had less than 15% of their points from free throws.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Brooklyn at Chicago (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Bulls are 0-11 OU (-22.50 ppg) at home off a win as a favorite in which Zach Lavine was their high scorer.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Stanley Cup:
+390— Colorado Avalanche
+435— Vegas Golden Knights
+675— Toronto Maple Leafs
+775— Tampa Bay Lightning
+880— Carolina Hurricanes
+1075— Boston Bruins
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 582,771
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
Ronald Reagan

Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Brett Favre play his rookie year in the NFL?

Tuesday’s quiz
Willie Mays had his 90th birthday last week; he wore #24 for the majority of his Hall of Fame career.

Monday’s quiz
Sacramento is NBA team that has gone longest since they last made playoffs, 14 years.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) News today signals that the A’s will start looking away from Oakland, to find a new ballpark to call home. Apparently playing at the Oakland Coliseum isn’t feasible in the long run, so now the big business of baseball kicks in— will the A’s leave Oakland for greener pa$ture$?

12) Baseball is going to expand to 32 teams pretty soon, but they’ve said the stadium situations for the A’s/Rays will be clarified, before the expansion cities are chosen.

Cities like Montreal, Nashville, Portland, Charlotte, San Jose and apparently Las Vegas are mentioned as new MLB locations. I can see the A’s moving to Portland or Las Vegas, the Rays moving north to Montreal, and Nashville getting an expansion team. Not sure if Charlotte is a viable alternative.

11) I’ve been an A’s fan since I was five years old, back in the mid-60’s; lot of history in that decrepit old Coliseum, both baseball/football. Will be a sad day if the A’s leave Oakland.

10) There would be one place the A’s could move that would be a vast improvement, and that is San Jose, an hour south of Oakland. Most everything would remain the same except for a new ballpark; lot of money in that area, but there is one small problem before that happens.

San Francisco Giants have been blocking the A’s from moving there for years; they have the territorial rights to San Jose, even though they have no intention of ever going there.

You can see the A’s ballpark in Oakland from the Giants’ ballpark across the bay, but they won’t let them move an hour away. Go figure.

9) As far as Las Vegas goes, I love it there, have been there 28 times since 2009— living in New York, that’s a lot of air mileage. But five years ago, Las Vegas had no major league sports teams; UNLV basketball was their #1 thing.

Now all of a sudden, three major league teams in five years? Town isn’t that big.

8) San Diego Padres’ SS Fernando Tatis tested positive for COVID, is on the IL.

7) Tim Tebow is going to sign on as a tight end with the Jaguars; his old college coach is the new coach in Jacksonville (Urban Meyer). Am guessing Tebow would also play special teams and be the #3 emergency QB. How much different is he than the Saints’ Taysom Hill?

6) Dodgers 6, Mariners 4— Gavin Lux hits a 3-run bomb in the 8th inning for LA.

5) Tigers 8, Royals 7— Kansas City lost its last nine games, gave up 26 runs in last three; they were down 7-0 in 8th inning of this game, tied it up, then lost it in the last inning.

4) Indians 3, Cubs 2— Terry Francona must’ve really wanted this game; he left Bieber in for 121 pitches, most in MLB this season. Indians won seven of their last eight games.

3) If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets-Cardinals-Giants Wild Card: SD is #1, Phil/Mil/LA tied for last spot
AL: Red Sox, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: New York @ Cleveland

2) Zion Williamson broke his finger when he was fouled last week, then I hear the Pelicans’ GM whining because Williamson got fouled and referees aren’t calling the games tight enough.

The NBA is soft now; watch some old games from the 80’s/90’s, there was actual competition, where hard fouls were often committed in the name of winning. Today a guy breaks his finger and his GM whines in the media. Get tougher, people.

1) NFL’s 2021 schedule comes out tonight; each team will play 17 games now, with all the NFC teams having an extra road game this season. Will be a lot to talk about tomorrow.

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551WASHINGTON -552 ATLANTA
WASHINGTON is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the current season.

553SAN ANTONIO -554 BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN is 51-33 ATS (14.7 Units) in non-conference games in the last 3 seasons.

555BOSTON -556 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 10-30 ATS (-23 Units) after 4 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 47% or higher in the last 3 seasons.

557PORTLAND -558 UTAH
UTAH is 16-4 ATS (11.6 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

559NEW ORLEANS -560 DALLAS
DALLAS are 274-222 ATS (29.8 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.

561HOUSTON -562 LA LAKERS
HOUSTON is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games vs. winning teams in the current season.

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NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 12