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**Udog** · 04-10-2021, 09:01 AM

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**Udog** · 04-10-2021, 09:01 AM

Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Updated odds to win The Masters:
4-1— Jordan Spieth
6-1— Justin Rose, Justin Thomas
8-1— Will Zalatoris
12-1— Tony Finau, Brian Harman
16-1— Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Shauffele
18-1— Marc Leishman

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Armadillo:Saturday's Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..

13) Padres 3, Texas 0:
— Joe Musgrove threw a no-hitter for San Diego.
— Padres have played 8,206 games; this was their first no-hitter.
— San Diego has thrown 30 one-hitters, been no-hit 10 times themselves.
— Only Texas baserunner was a hit batsman.
— Musgrove grew up in San Diego, is a lifelong Padre fan.

12) Way back when, July 21, 1970; Padres were playing the Mets at home. San Diego’s 2nd year in the major leagues. Clay Kirby was throwing a no-hitter through 8 innings, but San Diego still trailed 1-0; they pinch-hit for Kirby in the bottom of the 8th (future Toronto manager Cito Gaston was the pinch-hitter).

The relief pitcher gave up two runs in the top of the 9th, Padres lost 3-0, but 51 years later, they finally get their first no-hitter.

11) Victor Caratini was San Diego’s catcher last night.

Last season, there were two no-hitters in the major leagues, Lucas Giolito for the White Sox, Alec Mills for the Cubs.

Catcher for Alec Mills’ no-hitter? Victor Caratini.

10) Seattle got four outs from newly acquired P James Paxton this season, before his arm blew out and now he needs Tommy John surgery and is out for the next year-plus.

9) 41-year old Rich Hill pitches for Tampa Bay: he’s had an interesting career:

2005-08— 18-17, 4.37 in 64 games (54 starts) for the Cubs.
2009— 3-3, 7.80 in 14 games (13 starts) for Baltimore
2010-12— allowed four runs in 31.2 total IP in relief, for Boston.
2013— allowed 30 runs in 38.2 IP in 63 relief stints for Cleveland.

2014— faced four batters for the Angels, didn’t get any of them out
2014— allowed one run in 5.1 IP in 14 relief stints for Bronx.
2015— 2-1, 1.55 in four starts for Boston
2016— 9-3, 2.25 in 14 starts for the A’s

2016-19— 30-16, 3.16 in 68 starts for the Dodgers
2020— 2-2, 3.03 in eight starts for Minnesota.
2021— Now he pitches for Tampa Bay. Quite a career.

8) Tejay Antone is a relief pitcher for the Reds; his father played football at Oklahoma, was on the Sooners’ 1975 national title team.

7) Cincinnati Bearcats fired basketball coach John Brannen Friday; this season a lot of players complained about the coach, some of them transferred and when you go 12-11 at a school that is used to winning, people aren’t very loyal.

Brannen went 32-21 in two years at Cincinnati, after going 81-51 in four years at Northern Kentucky.

I read a fairly long article about the situation, which didn’t name any specific complaints that the players had, other than Brannen had rules about what players could/couldn’t wear at team functions— stuff like that appears to have turned the players against him.

This season was probably lot harder on the players than we realize— they were basically alone all the time, even when they ate. Tensions ran high; apparently at Cincinnati, they boiled over.

6) Clippers’ defensive stalwart Patrick Beverley broke a bone in his left hand, had surgery on it, is out a minimum of 3-4 weeks.

5) Duncan Robinson is in his third year in the NBA, scoring 13.1 ppg for Miami; he’s scored 12.2 ppg in his pro career, is a career 42.5% shooter behind the arc. Not bad for a kid who played his freshman year of college at Division III Williams College.

He transferred from Williams to Michigan after one year; this almost never happens. D-3 basketball is good quality, but there is generally a huge gap in size/athletic ability between those levels. Kids in Division III are paying to go to college, plus they play ball.

Robinson actually scores more now than he did in college; he scored 9.3 ppg in three years at Michigan. Shooting is at a premium in the NBA, especially 6-7 guys who can shoot.

4) Hawks 120, Bulls 108:
— Chicago’s Zach LaVine scored 39 points in first half, but Chicago’s whole team was outscored 67-42 in the second half.
— Much-improved Atlanta has spurted since hiring Nate McMillan as its coach; they’re 28-25 and are the #5-seed in the East.

3) Dodgers 1, Nationals 0— Justin Turner’s 6th-inning homer was the only run, as LA won its home opener, and got its World Series rings, which are very large.

2) Angels 7, Toronto 1— Shohei Ohtani knocked in four runs for the 6-2 Angels.

1) A’s 6, Houston 2— Sean Manaea pitched six stellar innings, as Oakland got a much-needed win. Lowrie, Olson, Canha homered for the A’s.

**Udog** · 04-10-2021, 09:04 AM

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

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

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

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

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

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

**Udog** · 04-10-2021, 09:07 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

**Udog** · 04-10-2021, 09:10 AM

NBA

Saturday, April 10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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**Udog** · 04-10-2021, 09:55 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, April 10

**Udog** · 04-10-2021, 10:28 AM

**Udog** · 04-10-2021, 11:17 AM

Hoop Trends for Saturday April 10
Vince Akins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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