Friday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders, runs scored:
116— Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
111— Bo Bichette, Tor
108— Freddie Freeman, Atl
105— Jose Altuve Hst/Marcus Semien Tor
100— Mitch Haniger, Sea
98— Juan Soto, Wash
Quote of the Day
“Coach Franklin talked to us yesterday, addressed the topic (of USC). I don’t think that it’s anything that we need to worry about. It’s something that is kind of out of our hands. We’re just gonna focus on Auburn and then go from there. We’re really excited about what we’ve got on table this week, so we’re not gonna let outside sources change our thought process.”
Penn State QB Sean Clifford
Friday’s quiz
Rams have played in four Super Bowls; Kurt Warner started two of them. Who started the other two?
Thursday’s quiz
Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; Stan Humphries was their QB that day.
Wednesday’s quiz
Ken Anderson holds the Cincinnati Bengals’ career record for passing yards.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here…….
13) I’ve been hoping this would happen; Thursday, NFL Films/HBO announced that Hard Knocks will have a regular season set of shows, centered on the Indianapolis Colts, starting in November. This will be 1,000 times better than the training camp version, providing HBO gets good access behind closed doors. Looking forward to it.
12) Washington 30, Giants 29:
— Hopkins kicked a 43-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Hopkins missed a 48-yard FG on previous play, but Giants were offsides.
— Heinicke threw for 336 yards in only his second regular season start.
— McLaurin caught 11 passes for 107 yards.
— Giants scored 6 of last 7 times they had ball, but 5 of 6 scores were FG’s.
— Jones threw for 249 yards, ran for 95 more, didn’t turn ball over.
— Giants averaged 5.8 yards/rush; Jones is more of a threat with his feet than his arm.
— Giants are 0-2 for the fifth year in a row.
11) Active major leaguers who’ve played most games without ever playing in playoffs:
— Kyle Seager, Seattle
— Jean Segura, Philly
— JT Realmuto, Philly
10) Phillies 17, Cubs 8:
— Chicago led this game 7-0 in 4th inning.
— Phillies went 10-22 with runner in scoring position.
9) Whoever finishes second in NL West will be in the one-game Wild Card thing, even though that team will finish miles ahead of their Wild Card opponent. Right now, the Dodgers are 17 games ahead of St Louis; that would be the Wild Card matchup, if it happened today.
8) In 21 of the Seattle Mariners’ last 37 games, the winning run scored in the last three innings; they’ve played a ton of close games this season.
7) Louisiana 49, Ohio U 14:
— Game was only 28-14 after third quarter.
— Total yardage; Louisiana won, 562-250
— Montrell Johnson ran for 84 yards and four TD’s.
6) Kris Bryant plays all three OF positions, he plays 3B, he’s even played some first base, but I’m wondering if he would hit better if he just played one position. His versatility will get him a huge contract this winter, but not sure it helps him be his most productive self.
5) Pittsburgh Pirates have a bad record, but they’ve been spunky of late; Pirates are 4-0-1 in their last five home series.
4) Las Vegas Raiders’ backup QB Marcus Mariota got hurt running the ball Monday night, is out for a few weeks. Nathan Peterman steps in to back up Derek Carr.
3) Buffalo Sabres/Toronto Maple Leafs are going to play an outdoor hockey game in Hamilton, Ontario this winter; the outdoor games have proven to be very popular.
2) Former Steelers’ QB Devlin Hodges was in Rams’ training camp this summer; this week he signed a 3-year deal with Ottawa in the CFL.
1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: St Louis @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Boston @ Torontov
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SEPTEMBER WNBA Best Bet Record:
Date w-l-t % units record
09/16/2021........2-0-0.........100.00%........+10.00
09/15/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%..........-0.50
09/14/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/13/2021........0-2-0............0.00% ..........-11.00
09/12/2021........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5-3-0...........62.50%.........+ 8.50
Totals:............26-24-0...........52.00%.........- 2.50
BEST BETS:
09/16/2021........2-0-0.........100.00%........+10.00
09/15/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%..........-0.50
09/14/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%..........-0.50
09/13/2021..........0-2-0............0.00%..........-11.00
09/12/2021........2-3-0...........40.00%...........-6.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%.........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5 - 3 - 0........62.50%........+ 8.50
Totals:............25-24-0...........51.02%........, - 7.00Leave a comment:
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
LA at ATL 07:00 PM
LA -2.0
U 148.5
+500 +500Leave a comment:
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WNBA
Thursday, September 16
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Trend Report
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Los Angeles @ Atlanta
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games at home
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Thursday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in rushing yardage:
127— Joe Mixon, Cincy
108— David Montgomery, Chi
104— Elijah Mitchell, SF
101— Melvin Gordon, Den
100— Damien Harris, NE
98— Christian McCaffrey, Car
Quote of the Day
“The only thing an old man can tell a young man is that it goes fast, real fast, and if you’re not careful it is too late. Of course, the young man will never understand this truth.”
Norm MacDonald
Thursday’s quiz
Chargers have played in one Super Bowl; who was their QB that day?
Wednesday’s quiz
Ken Anderson holds the Cincinnati Bengals’ career record for passing yards.
Tuesday’s quiz
Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders have won three Super Bowls; John Madden won the first one. Tom Flores won the other two.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
13) Red Sox 9, Mariners 4 (10)— Last two days, Boston outscored Seattle 12-3 in last two innings, pulling out a pair of wins that pushed the Mariners four games out of playoff chase.
12) Atlanta Braves have played in 11 games this season that were tied after eight innings; they lost 10 of them, but somehow are still in first place in NL East.
11) Cubs aren’t going anywhere this year; it’ll be interesting to see the team they put on the field next year. On July 18, they acquired 1B Frank Schwindel on waivers from the A’s; the guy has hit .361 in 39 games for Chicago, with a 1.075 OPS. He’s been awesome.
10) Cardinals 11, Mets 4— St Louis scored 25 runs in their 3-game sweep of the Mets; they’ve won five in row overall, are now in the 2nd Wild Card slot, but by a narrow margin.
9) Pirates 5, Reds 4— Cincinnati has lost four in row, 12 of last 16 games, as the playoffs begin to slip away. They’re 11-16 since the last time LF Jesse Winker played.
8) Marlins 8, Nationals 6— Jesus Sanchez homered twice, including a 2-run blast during a 4-run ninth inning. Marlins are two games ahead of Washington in the race to avoid the cellar in the NL East.
7) New England hasn’t been 0-2 since 2001; Packers haven’t been 0-2 since 2006, Dallas hasn’t been 0-2 since 2010.
6) Last six times Denver Broncos won their season opener, they also won in Week 2.
5) Cowboys’ DE DeMarcus Lawrence broke his foot, is out 6-8 weeks; he is Dallas’ best defensive player.
4) Mike Trout haas’t played since May 17; he has an injured calf. Imagine the fantasy teams that have gone down the drain this year because he hasn’t played?
3) In 1980 the Oakland A’s had three different starting pitchers throw 14-inning complete games, because their bullpen sucked and their manager (Billy Martin) didn’t give a rat’s ass about the future of the franchise. He just wanted to get re-hired by the Bronx Bombers.
I was 20 that summer; 41 years later, the A’s bullpen is just as bad, and it has cost them dearly over the last month (10-18 in last 28 games) as playoff contention slips away. They play the Astros, Mariners mostly the rest of the way; they’ll have to score lot of runs to win more than they lose.
PS From 1982 on, those starting pitchers that were overused in 1980 all had medical issues and the A’s felt into the trash can, thanks to a manager who put himself ahead of the team in 1980. After a 68-94 season in 1982, Martin jumped back to the Bronx. Good riddance.
2) When college coaches recruit these days, you think they propose ways players can make $$$ off the new NIL rules? Would seem stupid if they didn’t; the QB at Alabama had an $800,000 deal before he threw a pass. Basketball especially, with smaller rosters; lot of money to be made.
1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: St Louis @ Los Angeles
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SEPTEMBER WNBA Best Bet Record:
Date w-l-t % units record
09/15/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%..........-0.50
09/14/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/13/2021........0-2-0............0.00% ..........-11.00
09/12/2021........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5-3-0...........62.50%.........+ 8.50
Totals:............24-24-0...........50.00%.........- 12.50
BEST BETS:
09/15/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%..........-0.50
09/14/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%..........-0.50
09/13/2021..........0-2-0............0.00%..........-11.00
09/12/2021........2-3-0...........40.00%...........-6.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%.........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5 - 3 - 0........62.50%........+ 8.50
Totals:............23-24-0...........48.93%........, - 17.00Leave a comment:
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
NY at CONN 07:00 PM
CONN -12.5
U 147.5
+500 +500Leave a comment:
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Wednesday, September 15
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Trend Report
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New York @ Connecticut
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing on the road against Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games on the road
Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in receiving yardage:
197— Tyreek Hill, KC
189— Deebo Samuel, SF
139— Amari Cooper, Dal
132— Brandin Cooks, Hst
121— Antonio Brown, TB
113— Sterling Shepherd, NYG
Quote of the Day
“Sometimes the things that can’t be counted, count the most.”
Buzz Williams
Wednesday’s quiz
Which QB holds the Cincinnati Bengals’ career record for passing yards?
Hint: He started in a Super Bowl
Tuesday’s quiz
Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders have won three Super Bowls; John Madden won the first one. Tom Flores won the other two.
Monday’s quiz
Mike Ditka, Lovie Smith are head coaches who led the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
13) There were nine outright wins by underdogs in Week 1 of the NFL, the most in any Week 1 since 1983.
12) NFL home favorites went 2-6 ATS in non-divisional games.
11) Before Monday night, Baltimore Ravens had won 98 games in a row when they led by 14+ points; last time they had lost was in 2004 against the Bengals, when they lost 27-26 after leading 23-3.
10) Five assistant coaches for the New Orleans Saints tested positive for COVID; their team now has stricter protocols this week, lot like last year’s.
9) USC’s last three football coaches were all fired during a season; does that make it harder for them to hire a top-flight candidate? If your expectations dwarf the reality of their situation, is it that great a job?
Alabama/Clemson are dominating the sport right now, but schools like USC, Texas have the delusional idea that they should be dominating the sport. Only so much room at the top.
8) Umpire Junior Valentine was working first base Monday night in New York, when an errant throw drilled him in the side of the face, pretty close to his right eye. He’s a tough guy; he worked the plate Tuesday night, with a very large bruise on his face.
7) Was listening to the Minnesota Twins’ TV broadcast Tuesday; Justin Morneau was talking about, while he was in Class A ball, the Twins had a rule that every player who gets two strikes on them had to choke up for the rest of the at-bat. He kept doing it most of his career.
Once a batter gets two strikes on him this year, his batting average is .166.
6) Twins weren’t too happy with the umpires in their extra-inning loss in New York Monday afternoon; they must’ve been thrilled when those four umps boarded the team flight back to Minnesota. Same crew is working the Twins-Indians series this week.
5) San Diego Padres were 68-58 when they fired pitching coach Larry Rothschild; they’re 6-12 since they fired him. Not good.
4) Jake Woodford pitched for the Cardinals Tuesday night, against the Mets. One of the Mets’ best hitters is Pete Alonso; Woodford and Alonso were high school teammates in Tampa.
3) Atlanta (76-67) is the only NL East team over .500; Phillies are 72-72.
2) RIP to the great comedian Norm MacDonald, who passed away from cancer at age 61. There isn’t enough laughter in our world today; he was a funny guy.
1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: St Louis @ Los Angeles
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SEPTEMBER WNBA Best Bet Record:
Date w-l-t % units record
SEPTEMBER WNBA Best Bet Record:
Date w-l-t % units record
09/14/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/13/2021........0-2-0............0.00% ..........-11.00
09/12/2021........3-3-0...........50.00%...........-1.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5-3-0...........62.50%.........+ 8.50
Totals:............23-23-0...........50.00%.........- 12.00
BEST BETS:
09/14/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%..........-0.50
09/13/2021..........0-2-0............0.00%..........-11.00
09/12/2021........2-3-0...........40.00%...........-6.50
09/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%............-1.00
09/10/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%.........-11.50
09/09/2021........0-2-0...........00.00%.........,-11.00
09/08/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%..........+9.50
09/07/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/06/2021........1-1-0...........50.00%...........-0.50
09/05/2021........3-1-0...........75.00%.........+ 9.50
09/04/2021........1-3-0...........25.00%..........-11.50
09/02/2021........5 - 3 - 0........62.50%........+ 8.50
Totals:............22-23-0...........48.88%........, - 16.50
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
IND at ATL 07:00 PM
ATL -2.5
U 153.0
+500 +500Leave a comment:
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Tuesday, September 14
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Trend Report
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Indiana @ Atlanta
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
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