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

[Udog]

581MILWAUKEE -582 BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in home games versus explosive offensive teams - scoring 110+ points/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

583DENVER -584 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) off a win by 10 points or more over a division rival over the last 2 seasons.




NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, June 7

Milwaukee @ Brooklyn
Bucks
— Milwaukee won 7 of last 9 games SU overall.
— Bucks are 7-5-1 ATS in last 13 road games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Over is 7-5 in last dozen Milwaukee games.
— Bucks are 4-7-1 ATS in game following their last 12 losses.
— Milwaukee’s bench shot a combined 6-19 in 77:00 in Game 1.

Nets (lead series, 1-0)
— Harden is injured, won’t play in this game- he played 1:00 in Game 1.
— Brooklyn won/covered 10 of its last 11 games.
— Nets are 7-0 ATS in last seven home games.
— Over is 5-4 in last nine Brooklyn games.
— Nets were 15-40 on arc, 8-9 on foul line in Game 1.
— Blake Griffin scored 18 points, had 14 boards in Game 1.

— Milwaukee won six of last ten series games.
— Bucks covered three of last five visits to Brooklyn.
— Over is 6-5 in last 11 series games.

Denver @ Phoenix
Nuggets
— Nuggets won 4 of last 5 games, after losing Game 1 to Portland.
— Denver won 25 of its last 34 games SU.
— Nuggets are 4-2 ATS in last six road games.
— Jokic scored 34+ points in five of six games vs Portland.
— Denver scored 120+ points in all four wins vs Portland.
— Nuggets last played Thursday night.

Suns
— Phoenix won seven of its last nine games overall.
— Suns are 5-2 ATS in their last seven home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Phoenix held Lakers to 100 or fewer points in last series’ wins.
— Suns are in playoffs for first time in a decade.
— Phoenix last played Thursday night.

— Denver won 7 of last 8 series games, winning last two in OT.
— Nuggets are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Phoenix.
— Over is 5-1 in last six series games.




NBA

Monday, June 7
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Trend Report

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

Denver @ Phoenix
Denver
Denver is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 9 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 9 games when playing at home against Denver
Phoenix is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games at home


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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, June 7

[Udog]

MILWAUKEE (50 - 27) at BROOKLYN (53 - 25) - 6/7/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 17-26 ATS (-11.6 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 12-24 ATS (-14.4 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 235-284 ATS (-77.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 28-37 ATS (-12.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
BROOKLYN is 43-35 ATS (+4.5 Units) in all games this season.
BROOKLYN is 42-32 ATS (+6.8 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
BROOKLYN is 31-17 ATS (+12.3 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 230 this season.
BROOKLYN is 28-19 ATS (+7.1 Units) after scoring 115 points or more this season.
BROOKLYN is 39-29 ATS (+7.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
BROOKLYN is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
BROOKLYN is 38-25 ATS (+10.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
BROOKLYN is 58-41 ATS (+12.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 6-4 against the spread versus BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 6-4 straight up against BROOKLYN over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

DENVER (51 - 27) at PHOENIX (55 - 23) - 6/7/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 14-29 ATS (-17.9 Units) in road games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
PHOENIX is 46-30 ATS (+13.0 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 36-24 ATS (+9.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
PHOENIX is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in home games this season.
PHOENIX is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
PHOENIX is 26-14 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHOENIX is 40-29 ATS (+8.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
PHOENIX is 40-27 ATS (+10.3 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 6-5 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 9-2 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

[StarDust Bum]

MONDAY, JUNE 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIL at BK 07:30 PM
BK -1.5
O 234.5
+500 +500

DEN at PHO 10:00 PM
DEN +4.5
O 220.5
+500 +500

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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/06/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -.1.00
06/05/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -.0.50
06/04/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/03/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -.1.00
06/02/2021 4-4-0 50.00% -.2.00
06/01/2021 4-2-0 66.67% +.9.00


Totals.............13-13-0.......50.00%.....- 6.50


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BEST BETS:

06/06/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/05/2021...............1 - 1 - 0................- 0.50
06/04/2021...............0 - 2 - 0................-11.00
06/02/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/01/2021...............4 - 1 - 0...............+14.50

Totals:......................9 - 8 - 0................ + 1.00

[StarDust Bum]

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/07/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
06/06/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -.1.00
06/05/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -.0.50
06/04/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/03/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -.1.00
06/02/2021 4-4-0 50.00% -.2.00
06/01/2021 4-2-0 66.67% +.9.00


Totals.............15-15-0.......50.00%.....- 7.50


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BEST BETS:

06/07/2021...............2 - 2 - 0............... - 1.00
06/06/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/05/2021...............1 - 1 - 0................- 0.50
06/04/2021...............0 - 2 - 0................-11.00
06/02/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/01/2021...............4 - 1 - 0...............+14.50

Totals:.....................11 - 10- 0................ + 0.00

[Udog]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Major League leaders in strikeouts (by batters):
80— Javier Baez, Cubs
79— Joey Gallo, Tex
77— Matt Chapman, A’s
74— Eugenio Suarez Cin/Nate Lowe Tex
72— Brandon Lowe TB/Randy Arozarena TB
69—Niko Goodrum, Det

Quote of the Day
“You can shear a sheep many times, but only skin him once.”
Amarillo Slim

Tuesday’s quiz
When Kareen Abdul-Jabbar entered the NBA (as Lew Alcindor), what team did he play for?

Monday’s quiz
Steph Curry led the NBA in scoring this season, at 32.0 ppg.

Sunday’s quiz
Mariano Rivera has the most saves in baseball history; Trevor Hoffman has the 2nd most.

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

— There isn’t enough good news in the world, but in the past week, 8-year old TJ Olsen was the recipient of a heart transplant, and is said to be doing very well. Great news for that family.

TJ’s father posted a 12-second video on social media:
“Hi everybody. Thank you for thinking of me. Thank you for praying with me. We love you guys, bye.”

Obviously, for the kid to get a new heart, someone else had to pass away, and that is very sad. Does the family that donated the heart stay in contact with this kid’s family? They certainly have a great bond to build a new friendship around.

— With legalized gambling more prevalent these days, NBA and college hoop teams need to juice up their security around the court, to protect the players/refs.

In the Wizards-76ers series, some jackass ran on the floor and touched the backboard before he was tackled by security. What if he had been a gambler who was losing and went on tilt, and was ticked off at one of the players? Potentially horrific situation.

— Major league baseball teams with highest payrolls:
1) Dodgers $250,022,632
2) Bronx $202,186,977
3) NY Mets $196,470,288

— Major league teams with lowest payrolls:
30) Cleveland Indians $52,607,580
29) Pittsburgh Pirates $54,944,471
28) Baltimore Orioles $57,688,298

— So far this season, Colorado Rockies’ catchers are 8-86 (.093) on the road.

— Tampa Bay Rays have scored 122 runs from the 7th inning on, most in MLB so far.

— Alex Rodriguez thinks Alex Cora is the best manager in baseball:

“I think Alex Cora is the best manager in the game. He’s a world champion and he understands the game, 360. Obviously it’s paying dividends. I knew he would improve the team but I didn’t know it would be this paradigm shift…….”

This is Cora’s third year as a big league skipper, interrupted by last year’s suspension for his part in the Houston sign-stealing debacle- he was a coach there. Interesting opinion by ARod.

— Kansas City Royals brought up prospect Jackson Kowar to make his MLB debut Monday nite, but it didn’t go well; the Florida alum faced seven batters, got only two of them out, throwing 39 pitches and not finishing the first inning.

Big jump from AAA to the majors; his next start is in Oakland this weekend, so hopefully he won’t bounce back right away.

— Seattle Mariners brought their big prospect up to the majors last month, but Jarred Kelenic went 8-83 in 23 games, and now he is back in AAA, where the manager will have to be a master psychologist to give the kid his confidence back.

Kelenic had three hits in his second MLB game, but is 0 for his last 39.

— Over the last decade, the LA Angels haven’t drafted one pitcher who has thrown 100+ innings in a season for them; this is epic failure. They’ve got Trout, they had Pujols, still have Rendon, Ohtani and Walsh, but pitching is an important part of baseball.

— Cincinnati Reds are 9-6 in one-run games this year, which doesn’t sound like much, until you consider that from 2014-20, they were 138-224 (.381) in one-run games, so that a big improvement for them.

— Mikey Dixon is a 6-2 guard who will be playing his final season of college basketball this coming winter; the kid has gotten around.
2016-17— played in 31 games for Quinnipiac, shot 37% on the arc
2018-19— played in only 14 games for St John’s; big jump up from the NEC.
2019-20— played in 18 games for Grand Canyon, shooting 43% on the arc.
2020-21— played in 20 games for Grand Canyon, shooting only 27.5% on the arc.

2021-22— He’ll be playing at Idaho; everyone who played last year got another free year of eligibility, which he is taking advantage of.

Kid should write a book; not many people have gone to college in Connecticut, New York City, Arizona and Idaho.

— Alabama football coach Nick Saban will turn 70 this fall; he signed a contract extension this week thru 2028— does anyone think he’ll still be coaching when he is 77?

Contracts like this are meant to silence the whispers of rival recruiters, who might infer to their recruits that Saban is going to retire soon.

— Middle of the night the other night, I’m watching Hoosiers for the 100th time, so of course I got to thinking about various conversations I’ve had about this movie.

Buddy of mine and I have had a debate for years; who was the better coach, Norman Dale in Hoosiers (Gene Hackman) or Ken Reeves in The White Shadow (Ken Howard)?

To me, this is simple; Ken Reeves was the much better coach:
— In Norman Dale’s first game at Hickory High, he finished the game with four players on the court, and he had a healthy guy sitting on the bench.
— If Jimmy Chitwood hadn’t decided to play, Coach Dale would’ve been fired quickly , and it would’ve wound up being kind of a depressing movie.
— Even after Jimmy Chitwood started playing, Coach Dale always wanted to use him as a decoy to set up other players to score. Even his drunk assistant coach (Dennis Hopper) knew enough to draw up the picket fence play for Jimmy to score.

— Coach Reeves played in the NBA, which had to be a big advantage for a high school coach.
— Hoosiers trivia; the first choice to play Coach Dale was Jack Nicholson, then Robert Duvall.
— Maris Valainis, the actor who played Jimmy, was the only actor of the Hickory kids who didn’t play high school basketball; he later became a golf pro.

— Knicks’ coach Tom Thibodeau won NBA Coach of the Year, even though Suns’ coach Monty Williams got more first place votes.

— Thibodeau has a fascinating background; he worked as an assistant coach for Bill Mussselman and Jerry Tarkanian (when he coached the Spurs). Two very unique personalities.
— He spent four years as an assistant coach at Harvard, then jumped to Timberwolves when they were an expansion team- that had to be culture shock.
— He’s also worked for Doc Rivers, Jeff Van Gundy; this a guy who needs to write a book about his career. He must have a boatload of great stories to tell.

— Nets 125, Bucks 86 (Nets lead series 2-0)— Not a good advertisement for the league. There were only 16 free throws taken in the whole game. Hopefully the Bucks will play a little better when the series moves back to Milwaukee.

[Udog]

[Udog]

503LA CLIPPERS -504 UTAH
UTAH is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games after successfully covering the spread in 4 or more consecutive games in the current season.



NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 8






NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, June 8

Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Hawks (lead series 1-0)
— Hawks won 12 of last 14 games (10-4 ATS).
— Under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.
— Atlanta is in this round for first time in five years.
— Hawks is 3-6 ATS in last nine road games.
— In Game 1, Atlanta subs were +57, starters minus-37.
— Hawks were 20-47 on the arc, 24-39 inside arc.

76ers
— Embiid scored 39 points in 38:00 in Game 1
— 76ers won 14 of their last 18 games (11-7 ATS).
— Over is 7-1 in Philly’s last eight games.
— Simmons was 3-10 on foul line in Game 1.
— In Game 1, Philly subs were minus-67, starters +47.
— Philly is in this round for third time in four years; its been 20 years since they got beyond this round.

— 76ers won four of last seven series games.
— Hawks are 2-4 ATS in last six visits to Philly.
— Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

LA Clippers @ Utah
Clippers
— Clippers won Game 7 over Dallas on Sunday.
— Three Clippers played 42+ minutes Sunday.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Clippers are 5-2 ATS in last seven road games.
— Under is 13-5-1 in last 19 Clipper games.
— Clipper starters’ plus/minus in Dallas series:
Games 1-2: combined minus-134
Game 3: even
Game 4: +98
Game 5: +19
Game 6: +36
Game 7: +41

Jazz
— Jazz hasn’t played since Wednesday.
— Utah won 11 of its last 14 games SU.
— Jazz is 5-8 ATS in its last 13 home games.
— PG Conley had an injury at end of Memphis series (check status)
— Over is 9-3 in last 12 Utah games.
— Jazz haven’t gotten past this round of playoffs since 2007.

— Jazz won seven of last ten series games.
— Clippers are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Utah.
— Under is 4-1-1 in last six series games.




NBA

Tuesday, June 8
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Trend Report

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Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
Atlanta is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games

LA Clippers @ Utah
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games


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[Udog]

[Udog]

ATLANTA (46 - 32) at PHILADELPHIA (53 - 25) - 6/8/2021, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 29-44 ATS (-19.4 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 20-41 ATS (-25.1 Units) in road games in all playoff games since 1996.
ATLANTA is 9-24 ATS (-17.4 Units) in the second round of the playoffs since 1996.
ATLANTA is 22-36 ATS (-17.6 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 42-33 ATS (+5.7 Units) in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 35-25 ATS (+7.5 Units) as a favorite this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-15 ATS (+7.5 Units) in home games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) in a home game where the total is greater than or equal to 220 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 39-29 ATS (+7.1 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 34-18 ATS (+14.2 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 44-34 ATS (+6.6 Units) in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 38-27 ATS (+8.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-35 ATS (-15.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 7-4 against the spread versus PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 6-5 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

LA CLIPPERS (51 - 28) at UTAH (56 - 21) - 6/8/2021, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 45-32 ATS (+9.8 Units) in all games this season.
UTAH is 43-30 ATS (+10.0 Units) as a favorite this season.
UTAH is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in home games this season.
UTAH is 26-15 ATS (+9.5 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
UTAH is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
UTAH is 42-27 ATS (+12.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
UTAH is 38-28 ATS (+7.2 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 88-74 ATS (+6.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 23-14 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 6-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 6-3 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

[StarDust Bum]

TUESDAY, JUNE 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at PHI 07:30 PM
ATL +6.0
O 224.0
+500 +500

LAC at UTA 10:00 PM
UTA -3.0
U 220.5
+500 +500


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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/07/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
06/06/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -.1.00
06/05/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -.0.50
06/04/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -11.00
06/03/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -.1.00
06/02/2021 4-4-0 50.00% -.2.00
06/01/2021 4-2-0 66.67% +.9.00

Totals.............15-15-0.......50.00%.....- 7.50


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BEST BETS:


06/07/2021...............2 - 2 - 0............... - 1.00
06/06/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/05/2021...............1 - 1 - 0................- 0.50
06/04/2021...............0 - 2 - 0................-11.00
06/02/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/01/2021...............4 - 1 - 0...............+14.50

Totals:.....................11 - 10- 0................ + 0.00

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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

06/08/2021.......0-3-1......12.50%......-16.50
06/07/2021 ......2-2-0 .....50.00%....... -1.00
06/06/2021 ......2-2-0..... 50.00% ......-.1.00
06/05/2021 ......1-1-0..... 50.00%...... -.0.50
06/04/2021...... 0-2-0....... 0.00% .....-11.00
06/03/2021 ......2-2-0 ......50.00% .....-.1.00
06/02/2021...... 4-4-0 ......50.00% .....-.2.00
06/01/2021 ......4-2-0 ......66.67% ....+.9.00

Totals.............15-18-1.......45.00%.....- 24.00


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BEST BETS:

06/08/2021...............0 - 3 - 1...............-16.50
06/07/2021...............2 - 2 - 0............... - 1.00
06/06/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/05/2021...............1 - 1 - 0................- 0.50
06/04/2021...............0 - 2 - 0................-11.00
06/02/2021...............2 - 2 - 0................- 1.00
06/01/2021...............4 - 1 - 0...............+14.50

Totals:.....................11 - 13- 1.............. -16.50

[Udog]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds for the Palmetto golf tournament this week:
8-1— Dustin Johnson
9-1— Brooks Koepka
14-1— Tyrrell Hatton
16-1— Matthew Fitzpatrick
20-1— Sungjae Im
25-1— Tommy Fleetwood

Quote of the Day
“He has the best, quickest hands I’ve ever seen,. Whether you’re playing a stupid game in the pool with him or you’re playing slam ball. The guy’s hand-eye coordination is beyond elite. His hands are unbelievably underrated and allow him to be a solid defender without elite length. He has good length but not elite length without any ability to play above the rim……….they say the best baseball hitters like Ted Williams could see the seams of a baseball. I think he processes things that quickly but is able to play at his own speed.”
Nuggets’ GM Tim Connelly, talking about Nikola Jokic

Wednesday’s quiz
Besides coaching the Giants, which major college football team did Jim Fassel coach?

Tuesday’s quiz
When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar entered the NBA (as Lew Alcindor), he played for the Milwaukee Bucks; they won the NBA title in Kareem’s 2nd season, the Bucks’ third year in existence

Monday’s quiz
Steph Curry led the NBA in scoring this season, at 32.0 ppg.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, the Pirates big 3B prospect, Ke’Bryan Hayes, hit a home run in the first inning, off the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler, but there was one small problem.

Hayes never touched first base, so he doesn’t get credit for a home run, or even a hit. Pirates don’t score a run; it just gets recorded as a long out.

Watching the replay, it is unclear if the Pirates’ first base coach noticed the gaffe.

Pittsburgh lost 5-3. Oy.

12) Why I watch the whole NBA draft; the 41st pick of the 2014 draft was a kid from Europe named Nikola Jokic, definitely a project for the Denver coaches. He’s become a hell of a player, named MVP of the league Tuesday. Not bad for the 41st pick of the draft.

11) Jazz 112, Clippers 109:
— Clippers led by 13 at the half, were outscored 32-19 in third quarter.
— Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points for the Jazz.

10) My nominee for most underrated basketball player ever; Rick Barry. The guy was awesome, scoring 24.8 ppg in his career, but he bounced around a lot between the NBA/ABA, before bouncing around between teams was a popular thing to do.

He shot 89.7% for the foul line, shooting underhanded, something more guys should try.

In 1971-72, Barry AVERAGED 45.2 mpg for the ABA’s Nets, playing in 80 games, scoring 31.5 ppg. Lets see one of today stars do that.

9) Golden Knights 3, Avalanche 2 (OT)
— Vegas scores 0:50 into OT to take a 3-2 series lead.
— #38 for the Knights is Patrick Brown, who is probably the only active NHL player with a legit shot to own part of an NFL team someday. His maternal grandfather was Wellington Mara, who owned the New Jersey Giants- his son John (Patrick’s uncle) still owns half the team.
— Patrick Brown’s dad and paternal uncle also played in the NHL.

8) Blue Jays are now booked to play home games in Buffalo thru July 21st.

7) Was reading on the Interweb how lot of scouts/players think the talent gap between AAA and the major leagues is wider than ever, which helps explain how a prospect like Jarred Kelenic goes 8 for 83 and gets sent back down to the minors. Not having minor league games last year has put a damper on some of these prospects’ careers.

6) Hopefully someone has already told Kelenic this, but Mike Trout went 7 for 43 at the start of his career, and he’s doing OK now. Takes time for some guys.

5) Kris Bryant is having a terrific year for the Cubs, hitting .307 with a .959 OPS; he is listed on the All-Star ballot as a third baseman, but he hasn’t played there since April 20.

He’s played all three outfield positions, some first base; he is useful all over the field, which is why he is going to become a lot wealthier this winter. Question is, will it be the Cubs who pay him, or some other team?

4) NBA teams who lose Game 1 of a playoff series at home are 69-48-1 ATS in Game 2, in their last 118 chances.

3) Washington’s new QB is 37-year old Ryan Fitzpatrick, who will be playing for his 9th NFL team; his W-L record as an NFL starter is 59-86-1. Against the spread, he is 69-69-8 ATS.

2) Happy 70th birthday to Dave Parker, the best baseball player (other than Pete Rose) who isn’t in the Hall of Fame. The Cobra was awesome, hitting .290 for his career, with an OPS of .810- he hit 339 homers, stole 154 bases, won World Series rings in Pittsburgh, Oakland.

Hopefully someday he’ll get inducted into Cooperstown; he deserves it.

1) RIP to football coach Jim Fassel, who passed away this week at age 71. Fassel coached the Giants from 1997-2003, losing Super Bowl XXXV to the Ravens.

Coach Fassel’s son John is special teams’ coach for Dallas; in 2016, he was the Rams’ special teams coach, and became interim head coach when Jeff Fisher got fired.

During one late season game, the Rams ran this great trick play in the red zone, but it fooled the refs, who threw a flag that shouldn’t have been thrown. As the teams jogged off the field for halftime, Jim Fassel was running after the officials, yelling at them for their mistake.

Jim Fassel was a QB in college, and threw the last pass in WFL history in 1975. I am told he was a decent guy, soft spoken for a coach. RIP, sir.

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511DENVER -512 PHOENIX
PHOENIX is 14-2 ATS (11.8 Units) as a home favorite of 6 points or less in the current season.




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Denver @ Phoenix
Nuggets
— Nuggets won four of their last six games, after losing Game 1 to Portland.
— Denver won 25 of its last 35 games SU.
— Nuggets are 4-3 ATS in last seven road games.
— Over is 7-1 in their last eight games.
— Denver scored 120+ points in its playoff wins, 109 or fewer in losses.
— Nuggets were outscored 17-5 on foul line in Game 1.

Suns (lead series 1-0)
— Phoenix won eight of its last ten games overall.
— Suns are 6-2 ATS in their last eight home games.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— Phoenix allowed 105 or fewer points in their playoff wins.
— Suns are in playoffs for first time in a decade.
— Every Phoenix starter scored at least 14 points in Game 1.

— Denver won 7 of last 9 series games.
— Nuggets are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Phoenix.
— Over is 6-1 in last seven series games.




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Denver @ Phoenix
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Denver's last 8 games
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
Phoenix is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home


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