APRIL BEST BETS & OPINIONS
Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units
04/09/2022..............5-3-0...........62.50%..............+8.50
04/08/2022............6-12-0 ...........33.33%.............-36.00
04/07/2022..............6-6-0............50.00%...............-3.00
04/06/2022..............8-4-0............66.67%............+18.00
04/05/2022...........11-13-0............45.83%.............-16.50
04/03/2022............8-16-0 ............33.33%.............-48.00
04/02/2022..............3-3-0.............50.00%..............-1.50
04/01/2022............12-8-0 ............60.00%............+16.00
TOTALS.......... .....59-65-0 ............47.58%..............-62.50
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BEST BETS:
04/09/2022.............4-3-0..............57.14..............+ 3.50
04/07/2022.............4-5-0..............44.44%............- 7.50
04/07/2022.............5-5-0..............50.00%............- 2.50
04/06/2022.............6-2-0..............75.00%..........+19.00
04/05/2022.............6-5-0..............54.54%...........+ 2.50
04/03/2022.............4-9-0..............30.76%............-29.50
04/02/2022.............2-3-0..............40.00%.............- 6.50
04/01/2022.............6-5-0..............54.54%............+ 2.50
TOTALS................37-37-0..............50.00%...........- 18.50
UPDATED ON 04/09/2022
Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units
04/09/2022..............5-3-0...........62.50%..............+8.50
04/08/2022............6-12-0 ...........33.33%.............-36.00
04/07/2022..............6-6-0............50.00%...............-3.00
04/06/2022..............8-4-0............66.67%............+18.00
04/05/2022...........11-13-0............45.83%.............-16.50
04/03/2022............8-16-0 ............33.33%.............-48.00
04/02/2022..............3-3-0.............50.00%..............-1.50
04/01/2022............12-8-0 ............60.00%............+16.00
TOTALS.......... .....59-65-0 ............47.58%..............-62.50
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BEST BETS:
04/09/2022.............4-3-0..............57.14..............+ 3.50
04/07/2022.............4-5-0..............44.44%............- 7.50
04/07/2022.............5-5-0..............50.00%............- 2.50
04/06/2022.............6-2-0..............75.00%..........+19.00
04/05/2022.............6-5-0..............54.54%...........+ 2.50
04/03/2022.............4-9-0..............30.76%............-29.50
04/02/2022.............2-3-0..............40.00%.............- 6.50
04/01/2022.............6-5-0..............54.54%............+ 2.50
TOTALS................37-37-0..............50.00%...........- 18.50
UPDATED ON 04/09/2022
Armadillo Sports
Sunday’s 6-pack
NBA leaders in rebounding:
14.7— Rudy Gobert, Utah
13.8— Nikola Jokic, Den
12.1— Domantas Sabonis, Ind
11.8— Clint Capela, Atl
11.6— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mil/Joel Embiid, Phil
11.5— Jonas Valanciunas, NO
Quote of the Day
“It’s something that you dream about. Not everybody gets the chance to experience that. So I’m going to cherish every second of the thing because you’re never guaranteed for this to happen again.”
Braves manager Brian Snitker, on getting his World Series ring
Sunday’s quiz
Who was the only player in big leagues to play all 162 games last year?
Hint: He batted leadoff in every game, too.
Saturday’s quiz
Fernando Tatis Sr hit two grand slams in the same inning of a game at Dodger Stadium.
Friday’s quiz
Singer Gene Autry was the original owner of the Los Angeles Angels.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..
13) Baseball season has obviously started but the great majority of pitchers are still in spring training mode, as far as how many pitches they throw. There have been 35 games played so far; only three starting pitchers have thrown 90+ pitches.
Some teams haven’t used their relievers on consecutive days yet; the season is six months long, so they’re being careful and bringing their pitchers along at same pace they normally do, its just that spring training was shorter this year.
12) IF/utility guy Brad Miller is batting leadoff for Texas this week; this guy has had quite a journey the last few years:
2013-15— Seattle
2016-18— Tampa Bay
2018— Milwaukee
2019— Cleveland
2019— Philadelphia
2020— St Louis
2021— Philadelphia (again)
2022— Texas
Texas is his sixth team the last five years, not counting his two stints in Philly. Versatile players who get on base have value, so teams are willing to give Miller a shot.
11) Couple of NL Central pitchers really struggled in the first inning Saturday:
— Miles Mikolas needed 41 pitches to get thru his first inning, allowing only one run, but he was also out of the game in the 4th inning.
— Brandon Woodruff threw 40 pitches in his first inning, giving up three runs; he didn’t finish the 4th inning either.
Unusual for a pitcher to throw 40+ pitches in any inning, especially these days.
10) New York 4, Boston 2— Red Sox start the season going 2-22 with runners in scoring position.
9) Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0 (10)— Royals scored total of four runs in their first two games, but won both of them.
8) Miami 2, San Francisco 1— Carlos Rodon struck out 12 in his Giants’ debut, but didn’t get much run support. Marlins’ bullpen tossed four shutout innings.
7) White Sox P Lucas Giolito (abdomen) is expected to miss at least two starts.
6) Seattle 4, Minnesota 3— Adam Frazier, Todd France had clutch hits in ninth inning as the Mariners get another one-run win. Since beginning of last season, Seattle is 33-19 in games decided by one run.
5) Guy named Rob Walton is expected to bid $4B to buy the Denver Broncos; he is the heir to Walmart fortune, and his cousin is married to Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke. Pretty wealthy family. Rob Walton has a net worth of $70B, that’s billion, with a B.
4) NFL teams are worth an average of $3-4B each; you really believe that people rich enough to own a team like that are going to be told who to hire as their coach?
Totally unsurprising that when the Tennessee Titans wanted to hire Mike Mularkey as head coach, they first had to hold sham interviews with minority candidates, to satisfy the Rooney Rule, which says minority candidates must be interviewed.
But they were sloppy, holding the sham interviews after they told people who they were going to hire. Seriously? In this day and age? Don’t they watch Law and Order reruns? The truth most always finds its way out into the public eye.
3) Angels 2, Astros 0— Noah Syndergaard threw 5.1 scoreless innings in his Angel debut. Houston was held to two singles, after hitting eight home runs in their first two games.
2) This doesn’t sound possible, but on the Atlanta Braves’ World Series rings, there are a total 755 diamonds on each one. How long before one of them shows up on Pawn Stars?
1) 8-team USFL kicks off play next weekend; they’re not going to have first down chains, they have a system like tennis uses, which measures whether a team made a first down or not. The footballs will have a chip in them, and it is a virtual replay system, which should be interesting to track.
Sunday’s 6-pack
NBA leaders in rebounding:
14.7— Rudy Gobert, Utah
13.8— Nikola Jokic, Den
12.1— Domantas Sabonis, Ind
11.8— Clint Capela, Atl
11.6— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mil/Joel Embiid, Phil
11.5— Jonas Valanciunas, NO
Quote of the Day
“It’s something that you dream about. Not everybody gets the chance to experience that. So I’m going to cherish every second of the thing because you’re never guaranteed for this to happen again.”
Braves manager Brian Snitker, on getting his World Series ring
Sunday’s quiz
Who was the only player in big leagues to play all 162 games last year?
Hint: He batted leadoff in every game, too.
Saturday’s quiz
Fernando Tatis Sr hit two grand slams in the same inning of a game at Dodger Stadium.
Friday’s quiz
Singer Gene Autry was the original owner of the Los Angeles Angels.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..
13) Baseball season has obviously started but the great majority of pitchers are still in spring training mode, as far as how many pitches they throw. There have been 35 games played so far; only three starting pitchers have thrown 90+ pitches.
Some teams haven’t used their relievers on consecutive days yet; the season is six months long, so they’re being careful and bringing their pitchers along at same pace they normally do, its just that spring training was shorter this year.
12) IF/utility guy Brad Miller is batting leadoff for Texas this week; this guy has had quite a journey the last few years:
2013-15— Seattle
2016-18— Tampa Bay
2018— Milwaukee
2019— Cleveland
2019— Philadelphia
2020— St Louis
2021— Philadelphia (again)
2022— Texas
Texas is his sixth team the last five years, not counting his two stints in Philly. Versatile players who get on base have value, so teams are willing to give Miller a shot.
11) Couple of NL Central pitchers really struggled in the first inning Saturday:
— Miles Mikolas needed 41 pitches to get thru his first inning, allowing only one run, but he was also out of the game in the 4th inning.
— Brandon Woodruff threw 40 pitches in his first inning, giving up three runs; he didn’t finish the 4th inning either.
Unusual for a pitcher to throw 40+ pitches in any inning, especially these days.
10) New York 4, Boston 2— Red Sox start the season going 2-22 with runners in scoring position.
9) Kansas City 1, Cleveland 0 (10)— Royals scored total of four runs in their first two games, but won both of them.
8) Miami 2, San Francisco 1— Carlos Rodon struck out 12 in his Giants’ debut, but didn’t get much run support. Marlins’ bullpen tossed four shutout innings.
7) White Sox P Lucas Giolito (abdomen) is expected to miss at least two starts.
6) Seattle 4, Minnesota 3— Adam Frazier, Todd France had clutch hits in ninth inning as the Mariners get another one-run win. Since beginning of last season, Seattle is 33-19 in games decided by one run.
5) Guy named Rob Walton is expected to bid $4B to buy the Denver Broncos; he is the heir to Walmart fortune, and his cousin is married to Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke. Pretty wealthy family. Rob Walton has a net worth of $70B, that’s billion, with a B.
4) NFL teams are worth an average of $3-4B each; you really believe that people rich enough to own a team like that are going to be told who to hire as their coach?
Totally unsurprising that when the Tennessee Titans wanted to hire Mike Mularkey as head coach, they first had to hold sham interviews with minority candidates, to satisfy the Rooney Rule, which says minority candidates must be interviewed.
But they were sloppy, holding the sham interviews after they told people who they were going to hire. Seriously? In this day and age? Don’t they watch Law and Order reruns? The truth most always finds its way out into the public eye.
3) Angels 2, Astros 0— Noah Syndergaard threw 5.1 scoreless innings in his Angel debut. Houston was held to two singles, after hitting eight home runs in their first two games.
2) This doesn’t sound possible, but on the Atlanta Braves’ World Series rings, there are a total 755 diamonds on each one. How long before one of them shows up on Pawn Stars?
1) 8-team USFL kicks off play next weekend; they’re not going to have first down chains, they have a system like tennis uses, which measures whether a team made a first down or not. The footballs will have a chip in them, and it is a virtual replay system, which should be interesting to track.
NBA
Sunday, April 10
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Trend Report
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Washington @ Charlotte
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Charlotte is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
Indiana @ Brooklyn
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Milwaukee @ Cleveland
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Atlanta @ Houston
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Toronto @ New York
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 7 games at home
Miami @ Orlando
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando
Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games
Detroit @ Philadelphia
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Boston @ Memphis
Boston
Boston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Memphis
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chicago @ Minnesota
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
San Antonio @ Dallas
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Golden State @ New Orleans
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing at home against Golden State
LA Lakers @ Denver
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 13 games when playing Denver
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver's last 13 games when playing LA Lakers
Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Sacramento @ Phoenix
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games
Utah @ Portland
Utah
Utah is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Utah
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Sunday, April 10
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Trend Report
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Washington @ Charlotte
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Charlotte is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
Indiana @ Brooklyn
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Milwaukee @ Cleveland
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Atlanta @ Houston
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Toronto @ New York
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 7 games at home
Miami @ Orlando
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Orlando
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Orlando
Orlando is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando's last 6 games
Detroit @ Philadelphia
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
Boston @ Memphis
Boston
Boston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Memphis
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chicago @ Minnesota
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
San Antonio @ Dallas
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Golden State @ New Orleans
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing at home against Golden State
LA Lakers @ Denver
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 13 games when playing Denver
Denver
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver's last 13 games when playing LA Lakers
Oklahoma City @ LA Clippers
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Clippers's last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Sacramento @ Phoenix
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games
Utah @ Portland
Utah
Utah is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Portland
Utah is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Portland
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Utah
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INDIANA is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in road games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.
MILWAUKEE is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) when playing with double revenge - 2 straight losses vs. opponent in the current season.
WASHINGTON is 2-14 ATS (-13.4 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of >=46% in the current season.
HOUSTON is 9-28 ATS (-21.8 Units) in home games after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS are 14-1 ATS (12.9 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent in the current season.
NEW YORK is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in road games after a win by 6 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games in the second half of the season in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots - 2nd half of the season in the current season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 14-3 ATS (10.7 Units) in road games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.
PORTLAND is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) off a road blowout loss of 20 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots in the current season.
PHOENIX is 59-35 Over (20.5 Units) after allowing 105 points or less in the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent in the current season.
LA LAKERS are 44-27 Under (14.3 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) when playing with double revenge - 2 straight losses vs. opponent in the current season.
WASHINGTON is 2-14 ATS (-13.4 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of >=46% in the current season.
HOUSTON is 9-28 ATS (-21.8 Units) in home games after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.
MEMPHIS are 14-1 ATS (12.9 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent in the current season.
NEW YORK is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in road games after a win by 6 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games in the second half of the season in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in home games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots - 2nd half of the season in the current season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 14-3 ATS (10.7 Units) in road games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.
PORTLAND is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) off a road blowout loss of 20 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots in the current season.
PHOENIX is 59-35 Over (20.5 Units) after allowing 105 points or less in the last 3 seasons.
GOLDEN STATE is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent in the current season.
LA LAKERS are 44-27 Under (14.3 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the last 3 seasons.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
WAS at CHA 03:30 PM
CHA -13.0
O 233.0
+500 +500
IND at BK 03:30 PM
IND +16.5
O 243.5
+500 +500
ATL at HOU 03:30 PM
HOU +12.5
O 239.5
+500 +500
MIL at CLE 03:30 PM
MIL +7.5
U 226.0
+500 +500
MIA at ORL 07:00 PM
ORL +10.0
U 218.5
+500 +500
BOS at MEM 07:00 PM
BOS -5.0
U 225.0
+500 +500
DET at PHI 07:00 PM
DET +12.5
O 228.0
+500 +500
TOR at NY 07:00 PM
TOR -5.0
U 217.5
+500 +500
CHI at MIN 08:30 PM
CHI +6.5
O 229.5
+500 +500
OKC at LAC 09:30 PM
OKC +12.0
O 217.5
+500 +500
UTA at POR 09:30 PM
POR +17.0
U 221.5
+500 +500
SA at DAL 09:30 PM
SA +9.5
U 223.5
+500 +500
LAL at DEN 09:30 PM
DEN -10.0
U 228.5
+500 +500
SAC at PHO 09:30 PM
SAC +14.5
O 231.0
+500 +500
GS at NO 09:30 PM
GS -5.0
O 221.0
+500 +500
Game Time(ET) Pick Units
WAS at CHA 03:30 PM
CHA -13.0
O 233.0
+500 +500
IND at BK 03:30 PM
IND +16.5
O 243.5
+500 +500
ATL at HOU 03:30 PM
HOU +12.5
O 239.5
+500 +500
MIL at CLE 03:30 PM
MIL +7.5
U 226.0
+500 +500
MIA at ORL 07:00 PM
ORL +10.0
U 218.5
+500 +500
BOS at MEM 07:00 PM
BOS -5.0
U 225.0
+500 +500
DET at PHI 07:00 PM
DET +12.5
O 228.0
+500 +500
TOR at NY 07:00 PM
TOR -5.0
U 217.5
+500 +500
CHI at MIN 08:30 PM
CHI +6.5
O 229.5
+500 +500
OKC at LAC 09:30 PM
OKC +12.0
O 217.5
+500 +500
UTA at POR 09:30 PM
POR +17.0
U 221.5
+500 +500
SA at DAL 09:30 PM
SA +9.5
U 223.5
+500 +500
LAL at DEN 09:30 PM
DEN -10.0
U 228.5
+500 +500
SAC at PHO 09:30 PM
SAC +14.5
O 231.0
+500 +500
GS at NO 09:30 PM
GS -5.0
O 221.0
+500 +500
APRIL BEST BETS & OPINIONS
Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units
04/10/2022..........15-15-0............50.00%..............-7.50
04/09/2022..............5-3-0...........62.50%..............+8.50
04/08/2022............6-12-0 ...........33.33%.............-36.00
04/07/2022..............6-6-0............50.00%...............-3.00
04/06/2022..............8-4-0............66.67%............+18.00
04/05/2022...........11-13-0............45.83%.............-16.50
04/03/2022............8-16-0 ............33.33%.............-48.00
04/02/2022..............3-3-0.............50.00%..............-1.50
04/01/2022............12-8-0 ............60.00%............+16.00
TOTALS.......... .....74-80-0 ............48.05%..............-70.00
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BEST BETS:
04/10/2022.............9-9-0..............50.00%...........- 4.50
04/09/2022.............4-3-0..............57.14..............+ 3.50
04/07/2022.............4-5-0..............44.44%............- 7.50
04/07/2022.............5-5-0..............50.00%............- 2.50
04/06/2022.............6-2-0..............75.00%..........+19.00
04/05/2022.............6-5-0..............54.54%...........+ 2.50
04/03/2022.............4-9-0..............30.76%............-29.50
04/02/2022.............2-3-0..............40.00%.............- 6.50
04/01/2022.............6-5-0..............54.54%............+ 2.50
TOTALS................46-46-0..............50.00%...........- 23.00
UPDATED ON 04/10/2022
Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units
04/10/2022..........15-15-0............50.00%..............-7.50
04/09/2022..............5-3-0...........62.50%..............+8.50
04/08/2022............6-12-0 ...........33.33%.............-36.00
04/07/2022..............6-6-0............50.00%...............-3.00
04/06/2022..............8-4-0............66.67%............+18.00
04/05/2022...........11-13-0............45.83%.............-16.50
04/03/2022............8-16-0 ............33.33%.............-48.00
04/02/2022..............3-3-0.............50.00%..............-1.50
04/01/2022............12-8-0 ............60.00%............+16.00
TOTALS.......... .....74-80-0 ............48.05%..............-70.00
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BEST BETS:
04/10/2022.............9-9-0..............50.00%...........- 4.50
04/09/2022.............4-3-0..............57.14..............+ 3.50
04/07/2022.............4-5-0..............44.44%............- 7.50
04/07/2022.............5-5-0..............50.00%............- 2.50
04/06/2022.............6-2-0..............75.00%..........+19.00
04/05/2022.............6-5-0..............54.54%...........+ 2.50
04/03/2022.............4-9-0..............30.76%............-29.50
04/02/2022.............2-3-0..............40.00%.............- 6.50
04/01/2022.............6-5-0..............54.54%............+ 2.50
TOTALS................46-46-0..............50.00%...........- 23.00
UPDATED ON 04/10/2022
Armadillo Sports
Monday’s 6-pack
Leaders in on-base %age through only four days (minimum 10 AB’s):
1.857— Steven Kwan, Clev
1.788— Nolan Arenado, StL
1.576— Matt Olson, Atl
1.538— Jurickson Profar, SD
1.469— Mark Canha, NYM
1.455— Andrew Vaughn, CWS
Quote of the Day
“I love the man. He gave me a chance. This was the only team that called me in the offseason and gave me a chance. I have nothing bad to say about him. All praise goes to him. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have a chance to play basketball.”
Lakers G Malik Monk, talking about coach Frank Vogel
Monday’s quiz
The NHL expanded from six teams to 12 in 1967; which of the new six teams was the first one to win the Stanley Cup?
Sunday’s quiz
Whit Merrifield was the only player in big leagues to play all 162 games last year; he batted leadoff in every game, too.
Saturday’s quiz
Fernando Tatis Sr hit two grand slams in the same inning of a game at Dodger Stadium.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….
13) Four days into the season, Tampa Bay Rays are the only unbeaten team in baseball.
12) There have been 14 games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on; the home team is 10-4 in those games.
11) Guardians 17, Royals 3— Cleveland scored once in their first two games; they scored 10 runs in the first two innings of this game. Rookie OF Steven Kwan was 5-5 in this game, is 8-10 so far this season.
10) Rangers 12, Blue Jays 6— Texas is paying Seager/Semien $57M a year to play SS/2B, but they need pitching (everyone does). Rangers lost two of three in Toronto, despite scoring 23 runs in the three games.
As for Toronto, their starting pitchers lasted a total of 8.2 IP in three games. Not ideal.
9) Brewers 5, Cubs 4— Nic Lentz umpired the plate in this game; he didn’t call many strikes on close pitches. Freddy Peralta threw 88 pitches, lasted four innings. Marcus Stroman threw 79 pitches in five innings. No one pays to watch the umpire squeeze pitchers.
8) Only three starting pitchers threw 80+ pitches Sunday; only one of them finished the fifth inning. So far this season, only three pitchers have thrown 90+ pitches.
7) Scottie Scheffler won The Masters, which I mention only because he went to high school in Dallas at Highland Park HS, which is also where Dodgers P Clayton Kershaw, Rams QB Matthew Stafford went to school. Have I mentioned lately that Stafford won a Super Bowl with the Rams couple months ago? OK, I probably have.
6) NBA public relations people had to be queasy Sunday night; Memphis Grizzlies are on national TV, their star player Ja Morant is sitting out, dressed in street clothes on the bench, wearing a St Louis Cardinals BASEBALL cap. No bueno.
Memphis is only four hours from St Louis; their AAA team is in Memphis, but still. Second half, Morant’s Cardinal cap was turned backwards; the TNT cameras gave more close-ups when he was on camera, so you couldn’t see the hat that much.
When one of the best young players in the game is sitting there promoting a competing business, someone from the commissioner’s office had to be hitting the phones, and quickly.
5) Watching TV very late at night Saturday, Big 14 Network and ACC Network are showing spring football games (Purdue/Boston College). Interesting stuff; college football is out of the public eye until the magazines come out in July, but coaches/players are doing the work now.
4) Purdue won nine games last year, most it has won since 2003. Hard to tell a lot from spring games; it is like Pro Bowl rules, no real tackling, can’t hit the QB’s, but the tone from the guys on TV was positive, like this is a program on the rise. Purdue opens on a Thursday night with Penn State; we’ll find out a lot more then.
3) The TV analyst was a Purdue alum; he said something I didn’t realize, or maybe I did realize but had forgotten. He said the most important wins of his career were when they beat Indiana, not the bowl games or beating the better teams like Michigan/Ohio State. Rivalry games really mean the most to guys that played the game.
2) ESPN has a mock draft every other day or so; the draft isn’t for 17 more days. Going to be a lot of guessing on TV between now and then; I’m a Rams fan, so the first round doesn’t mean too much to me. Rams haven’t had a first round pick since 2016; their next one is 2024, but it’ll be interesting to follow and study, but when it happens, not people guessing about it.
1) Watching Winning Time on HBO, the story about the Magic Johnson-era Lakers, it appears that Nike’s Phil Knight offered Magic Johnson stock options in Nike, when Johnson was a rookie and Nike was basically a start-up company.
If the information on the show is accurate, Johnson signed with Converse and turned down Nike; those stock options he would’ve been given turned out to be worth $5.2B, that’s billion, with a B.
Whoops.
Monday’s 6-pack
Leaders in on-base %age through only four days (minimum 10 AB’s):
1.857— Steven Kwan, Clev
1.788— Nolan Arenado, StL
1.576— Matt Olson, Atl
1.538— Jurickson Profar, SD
1.469— Mark Canha, NYM
1.455— Andrew Vaughn, CWS
Quote of the Day
“I love the man. He gave me a chance. This was the only team that called me in the offseason and gave me a chance. I have nothing bad to say about him. All praise goes to him. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have a chance to play basketball.”
Lakers G Malik Monk, talking about coach Frank Vogel
Monday’s quiz
The NHL expanded from six teams to 12 in 1967; which of the new six teams was the first one to win the Stanley Cup?
Sunday’s quiz
Whit Merrifield was the only player in big leagues to play all 162 games last year; he batted leadoff in every game, too.
Saturday’s quiz
Fernando Tatis Sr hit two grand slams in the same inning of a game at Dodger Stadium.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….
13) Four days into the season, Tampa Bay Rays are the only unbeaten team in baseball.
12) There have been 14 games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on; the home team is 10-4 in those games.
11) Guardians 17, Royals 3— Cleveland scored once in their first two games; they scored 10 runs in the first two innings of this game. Rookie OF Steven Kwan was 5-5 in this game, is 8-10 so far this season.
10) Rangers 12, Blue Jays 6— Texas is paying Seager/Semien $57M a year to play SS/2B, but they need pitching (everyone does). Rangers lost two of three in Toronto, despite scoring 23 runs in the three games.
As for Toronto, their starting pitchers lasted a total of 8.2 IP in three games. Not ideal.
9) Brewers 5, Cubs 4— Nic Lentz umpired the plate in this game; he didn’t call many strikes on close pitches. Freddy Peralta threw 88 pitches, lasted four innings. Marcus Stroman threw 79 pitches in five innings. No one pays to watch the umpire squeeze pitchers.
8) Only three starting pitchers threw 80+ pitches Sunday; only one of them finished the fifth inning. So far this season, only three pitchers have thrown 90+ pitches.
7) Scottie Scheffler won The Masters, which I mention only because he went to high school in Dallas at Highland Park HS, which is also where Dodgers P Clayton Kershaw, Rams QB Matthew Stafford went to school. Have I mentioned lately that Stafford won a Super Bowl with the Rams couple months ago? OK, I probably have.
6) NBA public relations people had to be queasy Sunday night; Memphis Grizzlies are on national TV, their star player Ja Morant is sitting out, dressed in street clothes on the bench, wearing a St Louis Cardinals BASEBALL cap. No bueno.
Memphis is only four hours from St Louis; their AAA team is in Memphis, but still. Second half, Morant’s Cardinal cap was turned backwards; the TNT cameras gave more close-ups when he was on camera, so you couldn’t see the hat that much.
When one of the best young players in the game is sitting there promoting a competing business, someone from the commissioner’s office had to be hitting the phones, and quickly.
5) Watching TV very late at night Saturday, Big 14 Network and ACC Network are showing spring football games (Purdue/Boston College). Interesting stuff; college football is out of the public eye until the magazines come out in July, but coaches/players are doing the work now.
4) Purdue won nine games last year, most it has won since 2003. Hard to tell a lot from spring games; it is like Pro Bowl rules, no real tackling, can’t hit the QB’s, but the tone from the guys on TV was positive, like this is a program on the rise. Purdue opens on a Thursday night with Penn State; we’ll find out a lot more then.
3) The TV analyst was a Purdue alum; he said something I didn’t realize, or maybe I did realize but had forgotten. He said the most important wins of his career were when they beat Indiana, not the bowl games or beating the better teams like Michigan/Ohio State. Rivalry games really mean the most to guys that played the game.
2) ESPN has a mock draft every other day or so; the draft isn’t for 17 more days. Going to be a lot of guessing on TV between now and then; I’m a Rams fan, so the first round doesn’t mean too much to me. Rams haven’t had a first round pick since 2016; their next one is 2024, but it’ll be interesting to follow and study, but when it happens, not people guessing about it.
1) Watching Winning Time on HBO, the story about the Magic Johnson-era Lakers, it appears that Nike’s Phil Knight offered Magic Johnson stock options in Nike, when Johnson was a rookie and Nike was basically a start-up company.
If the information on the show is accurate, Johnson signed with Converse and turned down Nike; those stock options he would’ve been given turned out to be worth $5.2B, that’s billion, with a B.
Whoops.
Armadillo Sports
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the USFL championship; season starts Saturday
+450— Michigan Panthers (Jeff Fisher)
+450— Tampa Bay Bandits (Todd Haley)
+450— New Orleans Breakers (Larry Fedora)
+550— Philadelphia Stars (Bart Andrus)
+550— Pittsburgh Maulers (Kirby Wilson)
+700— Birmingham Stallions (Skip Holtz)
+700— Houston Gamblers (Kevin Sumlin)
+900— New Jersey Generals (Mike Riley)
Quote of the Day
“Emotions got the best of me. I said it. And do I mean it? No. It’s a frustrating night for me. Obviously I made a few mistakes in the field. But these fans just want to win. You heard it, when we came back. They’re great. I’m sorry to them. I don’t mean that.”
Phillies 3B Alec Bohm, who took grief from the home fans after making two errors Monday
Tuesday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach; what team did he begin his NBA coaching career with as an assistant, before he went to Chicago?
Monday’s quiz
The NHL expanded from six teams to 12 in 1967; Philadelphia Flyers were first of those new teams to win the Stanley Cup- they won the Cup in 1974.
Sunday’s quiz
Whit Merrifield was the only player in big leagues to play all 162 games last year; he batted leadoff in every game, too.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) NBA play-in stuff starts tonight; here is how it works:
— #10 Charlotte @ #9 Atlanta; #10 San Antonio @ #9 New Orleans— Loser is done for the season, winner plays loser of the #7-8 game.
— #8 Cleveland @ #7 Brooklyn; #8 Clippers @ #7 Minnesota— Winner of these games are in the playoffs; losers plays the winner of the #9-10 game.
12) Lakers won the NBA title two years ago, with Frank Vogel as coach; they fired him Monday, and didn’t handle it well, letting word leak out during their last game Sunday night.
Vogel went 145-107 in three years with LA; he deserved better than being ambushed at his press conference after Sunday’s game, especially after the Lakers won that (meaningless) game in OT.
11) By the way, Lakers’ rookie Austin Reaves had a triple double in that game, becoming the first undrafted rookie ever to have a triple-double, while scoring 30+ points.
10) SMU G Kendrick Davis, AAC Player of the Year, entered the transfer portal; he scored 19.4 ppg this season, shooting 37.2% on the arc. He is a graduate transfer who right now is listed as the best player in the portal.
9) Does the transfer portal allow some high school recruits to slip thru the cracks? Teams are spending more and more energy poaching players from other college teams, so they’re spending less time on recruiting high school kids.
8) Random golf note: Since 2015, Rory McIlroy is +35 in the first round of major tournaments, then 68-under the rest of those tournaments.
7) Barry Bonds retired after the 2007 season; since then, the Giants have started a different guy in left field in their season opener every year since then. 14 different guys.
6) Cal Ripken’s record for consecutive games played will never, ever be broken; right now, the active player who has played the most consecutive games is Whit Merrifield (472) with Marcus Semien next at 166. Ripken played in 2,632 consecutive games.
5) There is a baseball pitching stat called (WHIP); it measures how many runners a pitcher puts on base. WHIP is walks + hits divided by innings pitched, but shouldn’t hit batters count too? How can you accurately measure baserunners allowed if you ignore hit batters?
4) Phillies 5, Mets 4:
— Mets led this game 4-0 in 8th inning.
— Didi Gregorius had game-winning double for the Phillies.
— Mets’ P Walker left after two innings (shoulder)
3) Nationals 11, Braves 2:
— Maikel Franco was 4-5, with five RBI.
— Atlanta has sold out four of its five games this season.
2) Guardians 10, Royals 7:
— Cleveland rookie OF Kwan is 9-13 with three walks to start his big league career.
— Game was 4-4 after six innings, but the Royals’ bullpen imploded.
1) Forbes Magazine lists the Denver Broncos as the 10th-most valuable franchise in the NFL; lot of people think that when the Broncos are sold, it’ll be for more than the $4B Walmart heir Rob Walton bid for the team. Walton’s cousin is married to Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke, who owns the NBA/NHL teams in Denver.
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the USFL championship; season starts Saturday
+450— Michigan Panthers (Jeff Fisher)
+450— Tampa Bay Bandits (Todd Haley)
+450— New Orleans Breakers (Larry Fedora)
+550— Philadelphia Stars (Bart Andrus)
+550— Pittsburgh Maulers (Kirby Wilson)
+700— Birmingham Stallions (Skip Holtz)
+700— Houston Gamblers (Kevin Sumlin)
+900— New Jersey Generals (Mike Riley)
Quote of the Day
“Emotions got the best of me. I said it. And do I mean it? No. It’s a frustrating night for me. Obviously I made a few mistakes in the field. But these fans just want to win. You heard it, when we came back. They’re great. I’m sorry to them. I don’t mean that.”
Phillies 3B Alec Bohm, who took grief from the home fans after making two errors Monday
Tuesday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach; what team did he begin his NBA coaching career with as an assistant, before he went to Chicago?
Monday’s quiz
The NHL expanded from six teams to 12 in 1967; Philadelphia Flyers were first of those new teams to win the Stanley Cup- they won the Cup in 1974.
Sunday’s quiz
Whit Merrifield was the only player in big leagues to play all 162 games last year; he batted leadoff in every game, too.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) NBA play-in stuff starts tonight; here is how it works:
— #10 Charlotte @ #9 Atlanta; #10 San Antonio @ #9 New Orleans— Loser is done for the season, winner plays loser of the #7-8 game.
— #8 Cleveland @ #7 Brooklyn; #8 Clippers @ #7 Minnesota— Winner of these games are in the playoffs; losers plays the winner of the #9-10 game.
12) Lakers won the NBA title two years ago, with Frank Vogel as coach; they fired him Monday, and didn’t handle it well, letting word leak out during their last game Sunday night.
Vogel went 145-107 in three years with LA; he deserved better than being ambushed at his press conference after Sunday’s game, especially after the Lakers won that (meaningless) game in OT.
11) By the way, Lakers’ rookie Austin Reaves had a triple double in that game, becoming the first undrafted rookie ever to have a triple-double, while scoring 30+ points.
10) SMU G Kendrick Davis, AAC Player of the Year, entered the transfer portal; he scored 19.4 ppg this season, shooting 37.2% on the arc. He is a graduate transfer who right now is listed as the best player in the portal.
9) Does the transfer portal allow some high school recruits to slip thru the cracks? Teams are spending more and more energy poaching players from other college teams, so they’re spending less time on recruiting high school kids.
8) Random golf note: Since 2015, Rory McIlroy is +35 in the first round of major tournaments, then 68-under the rest of those tournaments.
7) Barry Bonds retired after the 2007 season; since then, the Giants have started a different guy in left field in their season opener every year since then. 14 different guys.
6) Cal Ripken’s record for consecutive games played will never, ever be broken; right now, the active player who has played the most consecutive games is Whit Merrifield (472) with Marcus Semien next at 166. Ripken played in 2,632 consecutive games.
5) There is a baseball pitching stat called (WHIP); it measures how many runners a pitcher puts on base. WHIP is walks + hits divided by innings pitched, but shouldn’t hit batters count too? How can you accurately measure baserunners allowed if you ignore hit batters?
4) Phillies 5, Mets 4:
— Mets led this game 4-0 in 8th inning.
— Didi Gregorius had game-winning double for the Phillies.
— Mets’ P Walker left after two innings (shoulder)
3) Nationals 11, Braves 2:
— Maikel Franco was 4-5, with five RBI.
— Atlanta has sold out four of its five games this season.
2) Guardians 10, Royals 7:
— Cleveland rookie OF Kwan is 9-13 with three walks to start his big league career.
— Game was 4-4 after six innings, but the Royals’ bullpen imploded.
1) Forbes Magazine lists the Denver Broncos as the 10th-most valuable franchise in the NFL; lot of people think that when the Broncos are sold, it’ll be for more than the $4B Walmart heir Rob Walton bid for the team. Walton’s cousin is married to Rams’ owner Stan Kroenke, who owns the NBA/NHL teams in Denver.
CLEVELAND is 28-12 Under (14.8 Units) in road games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in home games when the total >=230 in the current season.
NBA
Dunkel
Tuesday, April 12
NBA
Tuesday, April 12
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Trend Report
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Cleveland @ Brooklyn
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cleveland's last 19 games on the road
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
LA Clippers @ Minnesota
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Clippers's last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
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The Nets are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games.
The Cavs' are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last six Nets' games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last seven Cavs' games.
The Nets are 4-1 SU in their last five matchups against Cleveland.
The Cavaliers are 4-3 ATS in their last seven matchups against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last seven matchups between Brooklyn and Cleveland.
The Clippers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games.
The Wolves are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games.
The Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in five straight Wolves' games.
The Clippers are 4-1 ATS in their last five matchups against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six matchups between the Clippers and Wolves.
MINNESOTA is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in home games when the total >=230 in the current season.
NBA
Dunkel
Tuesday, April 12
NBA
Tuesday, April 12
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Trend Report
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Cleveland @ Brooklyn
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cleveland's last 19 games on the road
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
LA Clippers @ Minnesota
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Clippers's last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
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The Nets are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games.
The Cavs' are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last six Nets' games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last seven Cavs' games.
The Nets are 4-1 SU in their last five matchups against Cleveland.
The Cavaliers are 4-3 ATS in their last seven matchups against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last seven matchups between Brooklyn and Cleveland.
The Clippers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games.
The Wolves are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games.
The Clippers are 5-0 SU in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in five straight Wolves' games.
The Clippers are 4-1 ATS in their last five matchups against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six matchups between the Clippers and Wolves.
NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS
Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
TOTALS.....................0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
BEST BETS:
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
TOTALS.....................0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
UPDATED ON 04/12/2022
Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
TOTALS.....................0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
BEST BETS:
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
TOTALS.....................0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
UPDATED ON 04/12/2022
Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in batting average:
.700— Ian Happ, Cubs
.667— Steven Kwan, Clev
.615— Ji-Man Choi, TB
.550— Wander Franco, TB
.500— Owen Miller, Clev
.474— Matt Olson, Atl
Quote of the Day
“When one door closes, another door opens, but we so often look so long and so regretfully at the closed door, that we do not see the ones that open for us.”
Alexander Graham Bell
Wednesday’s quiz
In the great poker movie Rounders, what famous actor played Russian mobster Teddy KGB?
Tuesday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach; he began his NBA coaching career as an assistant for three years, for Kevin Loughery and the New Jersey Nets.
Monday’s quiz
The NHL expanded from six teams to 12 in 1967; Philadelphia Flyers were first of those new teams to win the Stanley Cup- they won the Cup in 1974.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
13) Guardians 10, Reds 5— Cleveland lost its first two games, scoring one run; since then, they’ve won three in a row, scoring 17-10-10 runs. This game was 4-4 in the 9th; Guardians scored six times in the last inning. Jose Ramirez homered/tripled, knocked in six runs.
12) Guardians’ rookie OF Stephen Kwan has reached base 18 times in his first five games; he’s seen 115 pitches, hasn’t swung/missed yet. Kwan is 10-15 with seven walks, making him this year’s phenom, much like Chicago’s Yermin Mercedes was last year.
11) Astros 2, Diamondbacks 1:
— Michael Brantley’s 9th-inning single was a game-winner.
— Houston won four of its first five games.
10) White Sox 3, Mariners 2:
— Chicago improves to 3-1, despite going 0-6 with runners in scoring position.
— White Sox put P Lucas Giolito, OF AJ Pollock on the IL.
9) Another day with no pitcher throwing 90 pitches; going take a few weeks for pitchers to get into regular season form. Nine hurlers did throw 80+ pitches.
8) Brooklyn 115, Cleveland 108:
— Irving scored 34 points, shooting 12-15 from floor.
— Nets play Boston in next round.
— Cavaliers were minus-9 in 8:00 LeVert sat out.
7) Minnesota 109, LA Clippers 104:
— Wolves outscored LA 31-20 in fourth quarter.
— Minnesota survived shaky 23-37 shooting on foul line.
— Edwards scored 30, Russell 29 for Minnesota- they play Memphis in next round.
6) Alabama poached an offensive tackle from SEC doormat Vanderbilt this week; awesome. Transfer portal is changing college sports; the rich get richer.
5) Speaking of which, in the college basketball portal:
— LSU’s Eric Gaines bolts to UAB of Conference USA
— Northern Iowa’s Noah Carter bolts to Missouri of the SEC.
4) Saint Peter’s hired Jersey City native/Wagner coach Bashir Mason as its new basketball coach; Mason was 165-130 at Wagner, winning three regular season titles, making it to the NIT three times. He has some rebuilding to do with the Peacocks; three of their best guys are in the transfer portal.
3) RIP Gilbert Gottfried; the quirky comedian passed away this week at age 67, after a long illness. He wasn’t politically correct, he was just funny, in an odd way.
They posted a scene of him on the great game show Hollywood Squares; the game came down to who won the last square, which was Gottfried’s, but contestants kept being wrong on agreeing or disagreeing with his answers— it took nine questions for someone to win the square. Its is a 5:00 clip that was all over Twitter on Tuesday- very funny.
2) Whole I’m talking about game shows, daytime TV needs more game shows, less contrived talk shows, where people just yell at each other in scripted arguments. Useless palaver; game shows were live TV and they were more fun.
Hollywood Squares, $10,000 Pyramid, Password, Concentration should all join Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune on daytime TV. ESPN should start televising poker tournaments again, too.
1) Found out this week that there is a station that shows M*A*S*H re-runs every weeknight, but sadly, DirecTV doesn’t have that channel. I have a station that shows Perry Mason re-runs from 1965 in the middle of the night, but no M*A*S*H, one of the greatest comedies of all time. Disappointing
Wednesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in batting average:
.700— Ian Happ, Cubs
.667— Steven Kwan, Clev
.615— Ji-Man Choi, TB
.550— Wander Franco, TB
.500— Owen Miller, Clev
.474— Matt Olson, Atl
Quote of the Day
“When one door closes, another door opens, but we so often look so long and so regretfully at the closed door, that we do not see the ones that open for us.”
Alexander Graham Bell
Wednesday’s quiz
In the great poker movie Rounders, what famous actor played Russian mobster Teddy KGB?
Tuesday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach; he began his NBA coaching career as an assistant for three years, for Kevin Loughery and the New Jersey Nets.
Monday’s quiz
The NHL expanded from six teams to 12 in 1967; Philadelphia Flyers were first of those new teams to win the Stanley Cup- they won the Cup in 1974.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
13) Guardians 10, Reds 5— Cleveland lost its first two games, scoring one run; since then, they’ve won three in a row, scoring 17-10-10 runs. This game was 4-4 in the 9th; Guardians scored six times in the last inning. Jose Ramirez homered/tripled, knocked in six runs.
12) Guardians’ rookie OF Stephen Kwan has reached base 18 times in his first five games; he’s seen 115 pitches, hasn’t swung/missed yet. Kwan is 10-15 with seven walks, making him this year’s phenom, much like Chicago’s Yermin Mercedes was last year.
11) Astros 2, Diamondbacks 1:
— Michael Brantley’s 9th-inning single was a game-winner.
— Houston won four of its first five games.
10) White Sox 3, Mariners 2:
— Chicago improves to 3-1, despite going 0-6 with runners in scoring position.
— White Sox put P Lucas Giolito, OF AJ Pollock on the IL.
9) Another day with no pitcher throwing 90 pitches; going take a few weeks for pitchers to get into regular season form. Nine hurlers did throw 80+ pitches.
8) Brooklyn 115, Cleveland 108:
— Irving scored 34 points, shooting 12-15 from floor.
— Nets play Boston in next round.
— Cavaliers were minus-9 in 8:00 LeVert sat out.
7) Minnesota 109, LA Clippers 104:
— Wolves outscored LA 31-20 in fourth quarter.
— Minnesota survived shaky 23-37 shooting on foul line.
— Edwards scored 30, Russell 29 for Minnesota- they play Memphis in next round.
6) Alabama poached an offensive tackle from SEC doormat Vanderbilt this week; awesome. Transfer portal is changing college sports; the rich get richer.
5) Speaking of which, in the college basketball portal:
— LSU’s Eric Gaines bolts to UAB of Conference USA
— Northern Iowa’s Noah Carter bolts to Missouri of the SEC.
4) Saint Peter’s hired Jersey City native/Wagner coach Bashir Mason as its new basketball coach; Mason was 165-130 at Wagner, winning three regular season titles, making it to the NIT three times. He has some rebuilding to do with the Peacocks; three of their best guys are in the transfer portal.
3) RIP Gilbert Gottfried; the quirky comedian passed away this week at age 67, after a long illness. He wasn’t politically correct, he was just funny, in an odd way.
They posted a scene of him on the great game show Hollywood Squares; the game came down to who won the last square, which was Gottfried’s, but contestants kept being wrong on agreeing or disagreeing with his answers— it took nine questions for someone to win the square. Its is a 5:00 clip that was all over Twitter on Tuesday- very funny.
2) Whole I’m talking about game shows, daytime TV needs more game shows, less contrived talk shows, where people just yell at each other in scripted arguments. Useless palaver; game shows were live TV and they were more fun.
Hollywood Squares, $10,000 Pyramid, Password, Concentration should all join Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune on daytime TV. ESPN should start televising poker tournaments again, too.
1) Found out this week that there is a station that shows M*A*S*H re-runs every weeknight, but sadly, DirecTV doesn’t have that channel. I have a station that shows Perry Mason re-runs from 1965 in the middle of the night, but no M*A*S*H, one of the greatest comedies of all time. Disappointing
CHARLOTTE is 27-13 Under (12.7 Units) after having won 3 of their last 4 games in the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 94-52 Over (36.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
NBA
Dunkel
Wednesday, April 13
NBA
Wednesday, April 13
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Trend Report
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Charlotte @ Atlanta
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Charlotte
San Antonio @ New Orleans
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
San Antonio is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
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The Hawks are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games.
The Hornets are 6-3 ATS in their last nine games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Hawks' games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six Hornets' games.
The Hornets are 4-3 ATS in their last seven matchups against Atlanta.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven matchups between Charlotte and Atlanta.
The Spurs are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games.
The Pelicans are 5-3 ATS in their last eight games.
The total has gone UNDER in eight of the last 12 Spurs' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last nine Pelicans' games.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last eight matchups between the Pelicans and Spurs.
SAN ANTONIO is 94-52 Over (36.8 Units) in road games after a loss by 10 points or more since 1996.
NBA
Dunkel
Wednesday, April 13
NBA
Wednesday, April 13
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Trend Report
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Charlotte @ Atlanta
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Charlotte
San Antonio @ New Orleans
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
San Antonio is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing at home against San Antonio
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The Hawks are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games.
The Hornets are 6-3 ATS in their last nine games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Hawks' games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six Hornets' games.
The Hornets are 4-3 ATS in their last seven matchups against Atlanta.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven matchups between Charlotte and Atlanta.
The Spurs are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games.
The Pelicans are 5-3 ATS in their last eight games.
The total has gone UNDER in eight of the last 12 Spurs' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last nine Pelicans' games.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last eight matchups between the Pelicans and Spurs.
NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS
Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
TOTALS.....................1-7-0...............0.12%...............-33.50
BEST BETS:
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
TOTALS.....................1-7-0...............0.12%...............-33.50
UPDATED ON 04/13/2022
Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
TOTALS.....................1-7-0...............0.12%...............-33.50
BEST BETS:
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00
TOTALS.....................1-7-0...............0.12%...............-33.50
UPDATED ON 04/13/2022
Armadillo Sports
Thursday’s 6-pack
XFL begins play next year; here are the head coaches:
— Reggie Barlow
— Anthony Becht
— Terrell Buckley
— Jim Haslett
— Wade Phillips
— Bob Stoops
— Hines Ward
— Rod Woodson
Quote of the Day
“I feel disrespected. A hundred percent. Because I was told one thing, and they completely did another. That’s what I’m in the middle of right now. … I’m just looking for stabilization right now.”
Baker Mayfield
Thursday’s quiz
In the 2014 movie The Gambler, Mark Wahlberg plays a college professor with a serious gambling problem. What well-known actor plays one of the three mobsters he owes a ton of money to?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the great poker movie Rounders, John Malkovich played Russian mobster Teddy KGB.
Tuesday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach; he began his NBA coaching career as an assistant for three years, for Kevin Loughery and the New Jersey Nets.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
13) Dodgers 7, Twins 0:
— Kershaw threw 7 perfect IP, striking out 13, but was pulled after 80 pitches.
— Gary Sanchez had Minnesota’s only hit, in 8th inning.
— Dodgers will be glad to get home; it was 38 degrees for this game.
12) Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts is the only manager ever to pull a starting pitcher who threw seven perfect innings. He has done it TWICE now; Wednesday in Minnesota and with Rich Hill six years ago.
11) Toronto 6, New York 4:
— Guerrero was 4-4, hit three home runs.
— Gerrit Cole’s first two starts: 6 runs in 9.2 IP, two no-decisions.
10) Guardians 7, Reds 3:
— Cleveland won its last four games, scoring 44 runs.
— Last four games, Jose Ramirez is 10-17, with 23 total bases,
9) Mets 9, Phillies 6:
— Pete Alonso went 3-5, with two doubles, a homer, 5 RBI
— Two bullpens combined to give up 11 runs in 9.2 IP.
8) Diamondbacks 3, Astros 2 (10):
— Arizona is batting .130 as a team, scoring 13 runs in six games. Somehow, they’ve won two games (2-4).
— Teams combined to go 2-22 with runners in scoring position.
7) A’s 4, Rays 2:
— I complained (and still complain) about the A’s tanking this season, but they’re 3-3 on this road trip, showing a lot of spunk against two good teams.
— Murphy’s 3-run homer was the big hit in this game.
6) Hawks 132, Hornets 103:
— Atlanta shot 50% (16-32) on the arc; they scored 72 points in 2nd half.
— Atlanta plays Cleveland for the last playoff spot in the East.
5) Pelicans 113, Spurs 103:
— New Orleans shot 59% inside the arc.
— Pelicans play the Clippers for the last playoff slot in the West.
4) Las Vegas Raiders signed QB Derek Carr to a 3-year contract extension worth $121.5M; Carr has a 57-71 W-L record in eight years with the Raiders, 18-16 the last two years. Las Vegas hired Josh McDaniels as its new head coach; can he help Carr become a championship QB?
3) One of the TV analysts for USFL games this spring is former Cowboys’ coach Jason Garrett; will be interesting to hear what he has to say, especially where the quarterbacks are concerned.
2) North Carolina basketball star Armando Bacot is coming back to Chapel Hill for his senior year, with UNC losing only one player from this year’s national runner-ups (Manek), Tar Heels are a top 5 team nationally next fall if everyone else stays on the squad.
1) Baseball is going to look a whole lot different next year, when shifts are banned; Having two infielders on each side of second base, having all four infielders on the infield dirt, going to be a lot more spray hitters getting hits next season, and that is a good thing.
Thursday’s 6-pack
XFL begins play next year; here are the head coaches:
— Reggie Barlow
— Anthony Becht
— Terrell Buckley
— Jim Haslett
— Wade Phillips
— Bob Stoops
— Hines Ward
— Rod Woodson
Quote of the Day
“I feel disrespected. A hundred percent. Because I was told one thing, and they completely did another. That’s what I’m in the middle of right now. … I’m just looking for stabilization right now.”
Baker Mayfield
Thursday’s quiz
In the 2014 movie The Gambler, Mark Wahlberg plays a college professor with a serious gambling problem. What well-known actor plays one of the three mobsters he owes a ton of money to?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the great poker movie Rounders, John Malkovich played Russian mobster Teddy KGB.
Tuesday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach; he began his NBA coaching career as an assistant for three years, for Kevin Loughery and the New Jersey Nets.
**********************************
Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
13) Dodgers 7, Twins 0:
— Kershaw threw 7 perfect IP, striking out 13, but was pulled after 80 pitches.
— Gary Sanchez had Minnesota’s only hit, in 8th inning.
— Dodgers will be glad to get home; it was 38 degrees for this game.
12) Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts is the only manager ever to pull a starting pitcher who threw seven perfect innings. He has done it TWICE now; Wednesday in Minnesota and with Rich Hill six years ago.
11) Toronto 6, New York 4:
— Guerrero was 4-4, hit three home runs.
— Gerrit Cole’s first two starts: 6 runs in 9.2 IP, two no-decisions.
10) Guardians 7, Reds 3:
— Cleveland won its last four games, scoring 44 runs.
— Last four games, Jose Ramirez is 10-17, with 23 total bases,
9) Mets 9, Phillies 6:
— Pete Alonso went 3-5, with two doubles, a homer, 5 RBI
— Two bullpens combined to give up 11 runs in 9.2 IP.
8) Diamondbacks 3, Astros 2 (10):
— Arizona is batting .130 as a team, scoring 13 runs in six games. Somehow, they’ve won two games (2-4).
— Teams combined to go 2-22 with runners in scoring position.
7) A’s 4, Rays 2:
— I complained (and still complain) about the A’s tanking this season, but they’re 3-3 on this road trip, showing a lot of spunk against two good teams.
— Murphy’s 3-run homer was the big hit in this game.
6) Hawks 132, Hornets 103:
— Atlanta shot 50% (16-32) on the arc; they scored 72 points in 2nd half.
— Atlanta plays Cleveland for the last playoff spot in the East.
5) Pelicans 113, Spurs 103:
— New Orleans shot 59% inside the arc.
— Pelicans play the Clippers for the last playoff slot in the West.
4) Las Vegas Raiders signed QB Derek Carr to a 3-year contract extension worth $121.5M; Carr has a 57-71 W-L record in eight years with the Raiders, 18-16 the last two years. Las Vegas hired Josh McDaniels as its new head coach; can he help Carr become a championship QB?
3) One of the TV analysts for USFL games this spring is former Cowboys’ coach Jason Garrett; will be interesting to hear what he has to say, especially where the quarterbacks are concerned.
2) North Carolina basketball star Armando Bacot is coming back to Chapel Hill for his senior year, with UNC losing only one player from this year’s national runner-ups (Manek), Tar Heels are a top 5 team nationally next fall if everyone else stays on the squad.
1) Baseball is going to look a whole lot different next year, when shifts are banned; Having two infielders on each side of second base, having all four infielders on the infield dirt, going to be a lot more spray hitters getting hits next season, and that is a good thing.
