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**Udog** · 04-26-2021, 08:09 AM

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**Udog** · 04-26-2021, 08:09 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-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.

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Armadillo: 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** · 04-26-2021, 08:12 AM

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.

**Udog** · 04-26-2021, 08:16 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, April 26

**Udog** · 04-26-2021, 08:18 AM

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.
— You’re reading ***************.com
— 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.

**Udog** · 04-26-2021, 08:21 AM

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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**Udog** · 04-26-2021, 10:08 AM

**Udog** · 04-26-2021, 01:27 PM

Hoop Trends for Monday April 26
Vince Akins

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

-- The Pistons are 11-0-2 on the ATS (8.31 ppg) facing an opponent that has a season-to-date average of at least 1.30 points per field goal attempt.

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

-- The Mavericks are 0-13 on the ATS (-11.65 ppg) off a home game in which they scored fewer than 10 fast break points.

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

-- The Grizzlies are 12-0 OU (13.21 ppg) with no rest after they had at least 30% of their points from three-pointers last game.

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

-- The Raptors are 0-17-1 OU (-14.89 ppg) when OG Anunoby has made more three-pointers than two-pointers the game prior.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

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