Cnotes 2021-2022 nhl trends, news, best bets and opinions thru the playoffs !

[Udog]

BOSTON is 14-4 Under (9.6 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 14-1 ATS (12.9 Units) in home games after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more in a loss to a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

EDMONTON is 18-5 ATS (12.5 Units) after a home game where both teams score 3 or more goals over the last 2 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, May 12

NHL

Thursday, May 12

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Trend Report
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Carolina @ Boston
Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Carolina's last 8 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Toronto @ Tampa Bay
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Toronto

Minnesota @ St. Louis
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
St. Louis is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Minnesota

Edmonton @ Los Angeles
Edmonton
Edmonton is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Edmonton's last 8 games on the road
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games


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Hurricanes are 9-2 in the past 11 games overall.
Hurricanes are 1-5 in the past six games as an underdog.
Hurricanes are 1-5 in the past six as a road underdog.
Hurricanes are 5-16 in the past 21 playoff games as a 'dog.
Bruins are 42-17 in the past 59 games as a favorite.
Bruins are 39-18 in the past 57 home games.
OVER is 7-0-1 in the past eight games for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 18-6-2 in the past 26 road games for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 4-0-2 in the past six as an underdog for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 4-0-1 in the past five Eastern QF games for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 5-0-1 in the past six games for the Bruins.
OVER is 4-0-1 in the past five Eastern QF games for the Bruins.
OVER is 3-0-2 in the past five playoff games as a fave for the Bruins.
Hurricanes are 3-11 in the past 14 trips to Boston.
Home team is 5-0 in the past five meetings.
OVER is 6-0-1 in the past seven meetings.
OVER is 3-0-1 in the past four in Boston.


Maple Leafs are 12-4 in the past 16 games on a day of rest.
Lightning are 6-2 in the past eight playoff games as a favorite.
Lightning are 5-12 in the past 17 vs. teams with a win pct. over .600.
OVER is 4-0 in the past four Eastern QF games for the Maple Leafs.
OVER is 21-4-2 in the past 27 road games for the Maple Leafs.
OVER is 9-1-1 in the past 11 as a road 'dog for the Maple Leafs.
OVER is 6-1-1 in the past eight as a 'dog for the Maple Leafs.
OVER is 17-5 in the past 22 games overall for the Lightning.
OVER is 7-1 in the past eight home games for the Lightning.
OVER is 7-1 in the past eight as a home fave for the Lightning.
OVER is 4-0 in the past four as a favorite for the Lightning.
OVER is 4-0 in the past four meetings.
OVER is 5-0 in the past five meetings in Tampa.


Wild are 21-8 in the past 29 games overall.
Wild are 5-2 in the past seven as an underdog.
Wild are 4-12 in the past 16 Western QF games.
Wild are 13-28 in the past 41 playoff games as a 'dog.
Blues are 15-5 in the past 20 games overall.
Blues are 7-3 in the past 10 home games.
Blues are 9-3 in the past 12 as a favorite.
Blues are 20-9 in the past 29 as a home favorite.
UNDER is 6-2 in the past eight as a 'dog for the Wild.
UNDER is 7-3 in the past 10 playoff games as a 'dog for the Wild.
OVER is 22-8-1 in the past 31 games overall for the Blues.
OVER is 6-2 in the past seven home games for the Blues.
OVER is 5-2 in the past seven Western QF games for the Blues.
Wild are 5-16 in the past 21 meetings with the Blues.
Wild are 1-8 in the past nine trips to St. Louis.
OVER is 7-2 in the past nine meetings.
OVER is 4-1 in the past five meetings in St. Louis.


Oilers are 15-6 in the past 21 games overall.
Oilers are 8-3 in the past 11 as a road favorite.
Oilers are 2-9 in the past 11 playoff games as a fave.
Kings are 8-3 in the past 11 games overall.
Kings are 4-1 in the past five home games.
Kings are 3-7 in the past 10 as an underdog.
Kings are 3-8 in the past 11 Western QF games.
UNDER is 6-2 in the past eight road games for the Oilers.
OVER is 18-6 in the past 24 as a favorite for the Oilers.
OVER is 5-2 in the past seven playoff games as a fave for the Oilers.
UNDER is 5-1-1 in the past seven home games for the Kings.
UNDER is 5-1 in the past six as a home 'dog for the Kings.
UNDER is 7-3-1 in the past 11 playoff games as a 'dog for the Kings.
Oilers are 5-16 in the past 21 trips to Los Angeles.
Road team is 7-3 in the past 10 meetings.
Favorite is 36-15 in the past 51 meetings.
OVER is 11-4-2 in the past 17 meetings in L.A.

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, MAY 12
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

CAR at BOS 07:00 PM
CAR +109
O 5.5
+500 +500

TOR at TB 07:30 PM
TB -135
O 6.5
+500 +500

MIN at STL 09:30 PM
STL -102
O 6.5
+500 +500

EDM at LA 10:00 PM
EDM -131
U 6.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY NHL PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

05/12/2022...............6-2-0..............75.00%.................+19.50
05/11/2022...............4-2-0..............66.67%....................+9.00
05/10/2022...............6-1-1..............81.25%..................+20.85
05/09/2022...............4-4-0..............50.00%.....................-1.95
05/08/2022...............4-4-0..............50.00%....................- 3.10
05/07/2022...............6-2-0...............75.00%.................+17.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+7.85
05/05/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+2.60
05/04/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+8.05
05/03/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+2.25
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%..................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%................+ 5.00

TOTALS..................54-30-1................64.28%............... +77.15


BEST BETS:

05/12/2022...............5-2-0...............71.42%...............+14.50
05/11/2022...............2-1-0...............66.66%................+ 4.50
05/10/2022...............5-0-0.............100.00%................+26.70
05/09/2022...............1-4-0...............20.00%................- 16.95
05/08/2022...............4-2-0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
05/07/2022...............5-1-0................83.33%...............+21.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%................+ 7.85
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................- 1.00
05/04/2022...............4-3-0................57.14%.................+2.55
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%...............+ 5.00

TOTALS..................39-23-0................62.90%...............+ 67.25


UPDATED ON 05/12/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack

— Heat 99, 76ers 90— Miami wins series, 4-2.
— Mavericks 113, Suns 86— Game 7 is Sunday.
— Raiders acquired QB Jarrett Stidham from New England, for 7th round pick
— Bryce Harper has a torn UCL in his elbow; can’t throw, but he can hit.
— Reds 4, Pirates 0— Cincinnati won five of seven after a 3-22 start.
— Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3, OT— Lightning force Game 7 Saturday in Toronto.

Fortune Cookie Wisdom of the Day
“Try to live one block at a time.”

Friday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won two NBA championship rings as a player for which team?

Thursday’s quiz
Dodgers played in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, before they moved to Los Angeles.

Wednesday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach.

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Friday’s Den: Thoughts on the NFC schedules

— Week 1 starts on a Thursday with Buffalo visiting the Super Bowl champion Rams; it ends on Monday, with Seattle visiting old friend Russell Wilson in Denver.

Matthew Stafford’s brother-in-law is an assistant coach with Buffalo.

— Six divisional games in Week 1, which seems like more than usual:
Saints-Falcons
Steelers-Bengals
Colts-Texans
Patriots-Dolphins
Raiders-Chargers
Packers-Vikings

— Thanksgiving games:
Buffalo @ Detroit, Giants @ Dallas, New England @ Minnesota.

Byes seem to be later than in previous seasons.

Here are some notes for each team’s schedule.

NFC teams:

Arizona
— Play only four games outdoors this season; 13 dome games.
— Cold weather game in Week 15, at Denver.
— Don’t leave home in Weeks 11-14; three home games and a bye
— Bye is in Week 13
— Three of their last four games are on road.

Atlanta
— Week 10 Thursday game vs Carolina is only night game for either team.
— Falcons-Panthers play in weeks 8-10.
— Weeks 2-3 they’ll be on west coast, visiting Rams/Seattle.
— Bye is in Week 14
— NFL isn’t expecting much from them; 16 games at 1:00 local time.

Carolina
— Week 1 vs Cleveland; which team will Baker Mayfield be on?
— Four of their first five games are at home.
— Bye is in Week 13.
— Week 10 Thursday game vs Carolina is only night game for either team.
— They’re on road three weeks in row (Weeks 3-5).

Chicago
— Have three night games in first seven weeks (Wks 2-6-7)
— Visit New Jersey twice (Week 4 vs Giants, Week 12 vs Jets)
— Bye is in Week 14
— Weeks 13-16, they’ve got three home games and a bye.
— Play four road games in domed stadiums.

Dallas
— Mike McCarthy visits his old team/Lambeau Field in Week 10
— Three of their last four games are on road.
— Dallas is at home three of first four games.
— They’re also at home in Weeks 12-14.
— Bye week is Week 9

Detroit
— 17 games scheduled at 1:00; not a lot of faith there.
— Thanksgiving game is against Buffalo.
— Bye week is Week 6, pretty early.
— Have cold weather games at Jets (Week 15), Packers (Week 18)
— Are at home Weeks 12-14.

Green Bay
— Play Giants in London in Week 5
— Don’t have bye the next week; they host Jets instead.
— After Jet game, they’re on road more three weeks in row.
— Have five primetime games, only five 1:00 games.
— Their bye week is Week 14.

Rams
— Open season against Buffalo at home on a Thursday.
— Have 10 games at SoFi; Charger game January 1 is an away game.
— Have only one 1;00 game, Week 11 in New Orleans.
— Bye week is Week 7, earlier than you’d expect.
— December 19 Monday night game in Green Bay is genius scheduling.

Minnesota
— Close with two cold weather games, at Green Bay, at Chicago.
— Play four of their first five games at home.
— Week 9 at Washington; Kirk Cousins against his old team.
— Bye week is Week 7.
— Week 5, they play Saints in England, then host Chicago in Week 6. In past, almost all the teams that played overseas had bye week the next week.

NJ Giants
— Open season at Tennessee; their next true road game is Week 7 at Jaguars.
— Week 5 they play Green Bay in London.
— All four games vs Washington/Philly are after December 1st.
— Both games vs Dallas are on national TV, as usual.
— Bye week is Week 9.

New Orleans
— Weeks 1-3, they play their three NFC South rivals.
— Week 4, they play the Vikings in London.
— Bye week isn’t Week 14.
— Week 8 they play Raiders, the team Dennis Allen used to coach.
— Have cold weather games in Cleveland (Week 16), Philly (Week 17)

Philadelphia
— They’re on road three weeks in row, Weeks 14-16
— Visit Indianapolis in Week 11, Nick Sirianni’s old stomping grounds.
— Play old friend Carson Wentz/Commanders in Week 3-10.
— Bye week is in Week 7.
— Have five road games in domed stadiums.

San Francisco
— Visit Rams October 30; their next true road game is December 15.
— Play the Cardinals in Mexico City November 21.
— Weeks 5-6, they visit Carolina/Atlanta, will probably stay east the whole time.
— Bye week is in Week 9.
— Play five primetime games, one vs each NFC West rival.

Seattle
— Visit old friend Russell Wilson in Denver in Week 1, on Monday night.
— Play four of their last five games at home.
— Play Buccaneers in Germany in Week 10.
— Their bye week is in Week 11.
— Travel 29,125 miles this season, most of any team.

Tampa Bay
— Open with dome games (Cowboys/Saints) in Weeks 1-2.
— Play at home in Weeks 3-5.
— Play five primetime games, three at home.
— Bye week is Week 11, after the game in Germany.
— November 27 in Cleveland could be a cold weather game.

Washington
— Both primetime games are on road, at Bears/Eagles.
— Three of their last four games are at home.
— Their bye week is in Week 14.
— Carson Wentz plays Eagles twice (weeks 3-10), visits Colts in Week 8.
— Play four road games in domed stadiums.

I’ll have thoughts on the AFC schedules tomorrow.

 

[Udog]

NY RANGERS are 15-3 ATS (11.7 Units) after 2 or more consecutive overs in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 12-1 Over (10.9 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more in the current season.

CALGARY is 6-20 ATS (-16 Units) when leading in a playoff series since 1996.




NHL
Dunkel

Friday, May 13

NHL

Friday, May 13

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NY Rangers @ Pittsburgh
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games

Florida @ Washington
Florida
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Florida is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 13 games when playing Florida

Calgary @ Dallas
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Calgary


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[Udog]

Rangers are 3-6 in the past nine games.
Rangers are 8-4 in the past 12 road games.
Rangers are 4-9 in the past 13 playoff games as a favorite.
Penguins are 5-2 in the past seven home games.
Penguins are 2-5 in the past seven as an underdog.
Penguins are 14-5 in the past 19 as a home 'dog.
Penguins are 3-6 in the past nine Eastern QF games.
OVER is 7-1 in the past eight games for the Rangers.
OVER is 7-1 in the past eight as a favorite for the Rangers.
OVER is 5-0 in the past five Eastern QF games for the Rangers.
OVER is 7-0-2 in the past nine playoff games for the Rangers.
OVER is 6-0 in the past six games for the Penguins.
OVER is 14-6-1 in the past 21 home games for the Penguins.
OVER is 11-4-3 in the past 18 Eastern QF Games for the Penguins.
Rangers are 1-7 in the past eight trips to Pittsburgh.
Favorite is 11-5 in the past 16 meetings.
Home team is 14-4 in the past 18 meetings.
OVER is 26-8-5 in the past 39 meetings.
OVER is 13-3-3 in the past 19 meetings in Pittsburgh.


Panthers are 41-15 in the past 56 games overall.
Panthers are 15-6 in the past 21 road games.
Panthers are 3-8 in the past 11 Eastern QF games.
Panthers are 2-6 in the past eight playoff games as a fave.
Capitals are 2-5 in the past seven games overall.
Capitals are 2-5 in the past seven playoff games as a 'dog.
Capitals are 3-7 in the past 10 Eastern QF games.
UNDER is 8-3-4 in the past 15 games for the Panthers.
UNDER is 4-2-1 in the past seven road games for the Panthers.
UNDER is 5-1 in the past six Eastern QF games for the Panthers.
UNDER is 5-1 in the past six playoff games as a fave for the Panthers.
UNDER is 5-2-1 in the past eight games for the Capitals.
OVER is 6-2-2 in the past 10 home games for the Capitals.
UNDER is 4-1-1 in the past six Eastern QF games for the Capitals.
Panthers are 8-20 in the past 28 trips to Washington.
Home team is 6-1 in the past seven meetings.
OVER is 9-2 in the past 11 meetings.
OVER is 5-0 in the past five meetings in D.C.


Flames are 35-16 in the past 51 games as a favorite.
Flames are 18-7 in the past 25 as a road favorite.
Flames are 5-2 in the past seven playoff games as a fave.
Flames are 6-14 in the past 20 Western QF games.
Stars are 5-2 in the past seven home games.
Stars are 3-7 in the past 10 as an underdog.
Stars are 3-7 in the past 10 playoff games as a 'dog.
Stars are 5-2 in the past seven Western QF games.
UNDER is 6-1 in the past seven games for the Flames.
UNDER is 6-1 in the past seven as a favorite for the Flames.
UNDER is 7-3-1 in the past 11 road games for the Flames.
UNDER is 5-1 in the past six playoff games as a fave for the Flames.
UNDER is 4-1 in the past five games for the Stars.
UNDER is 7-3 in the past 10 home games for the Stars.
UNDER is 5-1-1 in the past seven as an underdog.
Favorite is 8-3 in the past 11 meetings.
UNDER is 4-1-1 in the past six meetings.

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, MAY 13
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

NYR at PIT 07:00 PM
PIT -102
O 6.5
+500 +500

FLA at WAS 07:30 PM
WAS +151
O 6.5
+500 +500

CAL at DAL 09:30 PM
CAL -158
U 5.5
+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY NHL PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

05/13/2022...............2-4-0..............33.33%.................-13.50
05/12/2022...............6-2-0..............75.00%.................+19.50
05/11/2022...............4-2-0..............66.67%....................+9.00
05/10/2022...............6-1-1..............81.25%..................+20.85
05/09/2022...............4-4-0..............50.00%.....................-1.95
05/08/2022...............4-4-0..............50.00%....................- 3.10
05/07/2022...............6-2-0...............75.00%.................+17.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+7.85
05/05/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+2.60
05/04/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+8.05
05/03/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+2.25
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%..................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%................+ 5.00

TOTALS..................56-34-1................62.22%............... +63.65


BEST BETS:

05/13/2022...............2-3-0...............40.00%................- 8.40
05/12/2022...............5-2-0...............71.42%...............+14.50
05/11/2022...............2-1-0...............66.66%................+ 4.50
05/10/2022...............5-0-0.............100.00%................+26.70
05/09/2022...............1-4-0...............20.00%................- 16.95
05/08/2022...............4-2-0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
05/07/2022...............5-1-0................83.33%...............+21.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%................+ 7.85
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................- 1.00
05/04/2022...............4-3-0................57.14%.................+2.55
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%...............+ 5.00

TOTALS..................41-26-0................61.19%...............+58.85


UPDATED ON 05/13/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
— Tampa Bay 27, Michigan 20— USFL’s Bandits improve to 3-2.
— Golden State 110, Memphis 96— Warriors win series, 4-2.
— Boston 108, Milwaukee 95— Game 7 is Sunday.
— Phillies 12, Dodgers 10 (10)— Bryce Harper is 11-19 with four walks this week.
— Astros 6, Nationals 1— Houston has won 11 games in a row.
— Reds 8, Pirates 2— Cincinnati won six of its last eight games.

Quote of the Day
“That’s the plan is to have him (Harden) back. That’s been the plan since the trade. Obviously, we have to work with his representation and that’ll be between us to figure out how that works… He’s an incredibly talented player just like Joel [Embiid], just like Tobias [Harris], and I’m excited for Doc [Rivers] and his staff to have a whole offseason, work with the players, and come up with the best plan for the roster.”
76ers’ GM Daryl Morey

Saturday’s quiz
Pat Riley won four titles in nine years coaching the Lakers; who replaced Riley as the Lakers’ coach?

Friday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won two NBA championship rings as a player for the Knicks, in 1970, 1973.

Thursday’s quiz
Dodgers played in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, before they moved to Los Angeles.

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Saturday’s Den: Looking at AFC schedules…….

Baltimore
— Weeks 1-4, they play the four AFC East teams.
— Three primetime games, 14 games are at 1:00.
— Bye week is Week 10.
— Their three AFC North road games are in December/January.
— Ravens lost five games LY by 3 or less points; can they go from worst to first in AFC North?

Buffalo
— Open season with night games vs Rams/Tennessee.
— Five of their first seven games are against 2021 playoff teams.
— Bye week is Week 7, kind of early.
— Bills have three short-week road games.
— Four of their six AFC East games are in December/January.

Cincinnati
— AFC champs get five prime-time games this year, two on Monday nights.
— Four of their first six games are on the road.
— Bye is in Week 10.
— They have three 4:25 Sunday games, high-profile tilts vs Cowboys-Chiefs-Bucs.
— Over/under win total of 9.5 signals this franchise’s improvement with Burrow at QB.

Cleveland
— Most important thing: when will Deshaun Watson be eligible to play?
— Browns open at Carolina, a rumored destination for Baker Mayfield.
— Bye is in Week 9.
— Weeks 10-14, they’re on road four of five weeks.
— Week 13 they visit Houston, Watson’s old team.

Denver
— Week 1, Russell Wilson goes back to Seattle on a Monday night.
— Four of their first six games are in primetime.
— Bye week is Week 9.
— Their two games with Chiefs are in Weeks 14-17.
— Play Rams at SoFi Stadium on Christmas Day.

Houston
— Texans start season against Colts, end season against Colts.
— Only primetime game is Week 9 vs Philly, a Thursday night.
— Bye week is Week 6.
— Week 3 Jaguars visit Chicago, the team Lovie Smith led to a Super Bowl.
— Old friend Deshaun Watson visits with Cleveland in Week 13.

Indianapolis
— Old friend Carson Wentz visits Indianapolis in Week 8
— Four primetime games for Colts, three of them after Thanksgiving.
— Their bye week is Week 14.
— Potential cold weather game at the Giants in Week 17.
— Colts have lost six in row at Foxboro by average of 19 ppg; they visit Patriots in Week 9.

Jacksonville
— First game for new coach Pederson? Against his old QB, Carson Wentz, who is also on a new team (Washington).
— Three of their first four games are on the road.
— Pederson visits his old team, the Eagles, in Week 4.
— Jaguars’ bye week is Week 11.
— Only primetime game is Week 16 (December 22) at the Jets. Bundle up.

Kansas City
— Open in Week 1 at Arizona, site of this season’s Super Bowl.
— Play in primetime five times, including three of first five weeks.
— On road three weeks in row, Weeks 13-15.
— Bye week is Week 8.
— Have five road games in domed stadiums.

Las Vegas
— Week 15, coach McDaniels’ old team visits Las Vegas, the Patriots.
— Weeks 14-16, Raiders play all three games in primetime.
— Bye week is Week 6, very early.
— Week 8. Raiders visit New Orleans/former Raiders coach Dennis Allen.
— Christmas Eve night game in Pittsburgh could be frosty.

LA Chargers
— Open season with two big rivals (Raiders/Chiefs).
— Five primetime games; league has high expectation for the Bolts.
— Bye week is in Week 8.
— Week 17 “home” game is against their landlord, the Rams.
— Week 18 in Denver is likely to be a cold weather game.

Miami
— Dolphins are 3-point home favorite in Week 1 vs New England.
— Miami has December road games in Buffalo, Foxboro.
— Bye week is in Week 11.
— Dolphins will see former coach Flores; they host Steelers in Week 7.
— Miami visits coach McDaniel’s old team, the 49ers, in Week 13.

New England
— Open season with road games at Miami, Pittsburgh.
— Play four straight primetime games, Weeks 12-15 (three on road)
— Only one 4:25 game all season, Week 4 at Green Bay.
— Bye week is in Week 10.
— Two games vs Bills are in Weeks 13-18; January 8 in Buffalo should be fun.

Jets
— Jets lost last four home openers; they host Ravens in Week 1.
— Only primetime game is Week 16 (December 22) vs Jaguars.
— Their bye week is in Week 10.
— Jets play Patriots in Week 8, Bills in Week 9, then a bye and Patriots again.
— Week 13 at Minnesota is their only game in a dome this year.

Pittsburgh
— Open season with Bengals, Patriots, Browns; tough start.
— Bengals won last meeting with Steelers 41-10, then said Steelers “gave up”
— Bye week is Week 9; will rookie QB Pickett be starter by then?
— Two games with Ravens are in Weeks 14-17.
— Have five primetime games, three of them on road.

Tennessee
— Titans are -6.5 in Week 1 vs Giants, 2nd-biggest Week 1 favorite.
— Have four primetime games, three of them on road.
— Their bye week is in Week 6, an early one.
— Titans visit Philly in Week 13; they traded WR AJ Brown there last month.
— Two games with Colts are early, Weeks 4, 7

 

[Udog]

BOSTON is 17-2 ATS (14.8 Units) on Saturday games in the current season.

TAMPA BAY is 13-4 Over (8.6 Units) in road games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the current season.

LOS ANGELES are 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, May 14

NHL

Saturday, May 14

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Carolina
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Toronto
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay

Los Angeles @ Edmonton
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton
Edmonton is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Edmonton's last 21 games at home


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[Udog]

Bruins are 4-1 in the past seven Game 7 appearances.
Hurricanes are 5-0 in the past seven Game 7 appearances.
Bruins are 27-13 in the past 40 games overall.
Bruins are 0-4 in the past four road games.
Bruins are 0-5 in the past five playoff games as a 'dog.
Hurricanes are 9-3 in the past 12 games overall.
Hurricanes are 41-16 in the past 57 home games.
Hurricanes are 40-14 in the past 54 as a home fave.
Hurricanes are 27-9 in the past 36 playoff games as a fave.
OVER is 6-0-1 in the past seven for the Bruins.
OVER is 5-0 in the past five road games for the Bruins.
OVER is 5-0-1 in the past six Eastern QF games for the Bruins.
OVER is 12-3-1 in the past 16 games for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 4-0 in the past four home games for the Hurricanes.
OVER is 5-0 in the past five as a favorite for the Hurricanes.
Bruins are 17-8 in the past 25 meetings.
Bruins are 0-4 in the past four trips to Carolina.
OVER is 7-0-1 in the past eight meetings.
OVER is 4-1 in the past five meetings in Carolina.


Lightning are 2-6 in the past eight games as an underdog.
Lightning are 2-6 in the past eight as a road underdog.
Lightning are 0-4 in the past four following a victory.
Lightning are 10-3 in the past 13 as a playoff underdog.
Maple Leafs haven't won a playoff series since 2004.
Maple Leafs are 0-4 in the past four Game 7s.
Maple Leafs are 0-9 in past nine with a chance to eliminate an opponent.
OVER is 18-5 in the past 23 games overall for the Lightning.
OVER is 5-1 in the past six road games for the Lightning.
OVER is 9-4 in the past 13 games as a 'dog for the Lightning.
OVER is 43-16-7 in the past 66 games for the Maple Leafs.
Favorite is 5-2 in the past seven meetings.
Home team is 5-2 in the past seven meetings.
OVER is 5-0 in the past five meetings.


Kings are 8-3 in the past 11 games overall.
Kings are 3-8 in the past 11 games as an underdog.
Kings are 3-9 in the past 12 Western QF games.
Oilers are 16-6 in the past 22 games overall.
Oilers are 19-7 in the past 26 home games.
Oilers are 3-9 in the past 12 playoff games as a fave.
Oilers are 43-20 in the past 63 games as a favorite.
UNDER is 8-3-1 in the past 12 playoff games as a 'dog for the Kings.
OVER is 16-5 in the past 21 home games for the Oilers.
OVER is 18-7 in the past 25 as a favorite for the Oilers.
OVER is 15-3 in the past 18 as a home fave for the Oilers.
Kings are 4-10 in the past 14 trips to Edmonton.
Road team is 8-3 in the past 11 meetings.
OVER is 3-1-1 in the past five meetings in Edmonton.

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, MAY 14

BOS at CAR	04:30 PM	CAR -138 O 5.5	+500 +500
TB at TOR	07:00 PM	TOR -125 O 6.5	+500 +500
LA at EDM	10:00 PM	EDM -201 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY NHL PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

05/14/2022...............3-3-0..............50.00%.................- 2.25
05/13/2022...............2-4-0..............33.33%.................-13.50
05/12/2022...............6-2-0..............75.00%.................+19.50
05/11/2022...............4-2-0..............66.67%....................+9.00
05/10/2022...............6-1-1..............81.25%..................+20.85
05/09/2022...............4-4-0..............50.00%.....................-1.95
05/08/2022...............4-4-0..............50.00%....................- 3.10
05/07/2022...............6-2-0...............75.00%.................+17.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+7.85
05/05/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+2.60
05/04/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+8.05
05/03/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+2.25
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%..................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%................+ 5.00

TOTALS...............59-37-1.................61.45%............... +61.40


BEST BETS:

05/14/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%...............-1.50
05/13/2022...............2-3-0...............40.00%................- 8.40
05/12/2022...............5-2-0...............71.42%...............+14.50
05/11/2022...............2-1-0...............66.66%................+ 4.50
05/10/2022...............5-0-0.............100.00%................+26.70
05/09/2022...............1-4-0...............20.00%................- 16.95
05/08/2022...............4-2-0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
05/07/2022...............5-1-0................83.33%...............+21.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%................+ 7.85
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................- 1.00
05/04/2022...............4-3-0................57.14%.................+2.55
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%...............+ 5.00

TOTALS...............44-29-0................60.27%................+57.35


UPDATED ON 05/14/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in on-base %age (minimum 80 ABs):
.505— Taylor Ward, LAA
.439— Manny Machado, SD
.438— Mike Trout, LAA
.427— Eric Hosmer, SD
.426— Josh Bell, Wash
.414— Brandon Nimmo, NYM

Quote of the Day
“Obviously my name’s an attention-grabber and people like to do headlines with it, but I like to show people with my play that I can back it up. I have done that, I’m going to continue to do that as well, and give them a reason to remember my name.”
Oklahoma QB recruit General Booty, expected to be a backup this fall. That is his real name.

Sunday’s quiz
In 1967, the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams; the six new teams were all in the same division. Which one of those teams went 0-12 in the Stanley Cup finals the first three years?

Saturday’s quiz
Pat Riley won four titles in nine years coaching the Lakers; Mike Dunleavy replaced Riley as the Lakers’ coach.

Friday’s quiz
Phil Jackson won two NBA championship rings as a player for the Knicks, in 1970, 1973.


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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….

— NFL Week 1 pointspreads:

Buffalo @ Rams (-1)
San Francisco (-6) @ Chicago
New England @ Miami (-3)
New Orleans (-3) @ Atlanta

Baltimore (-4) @ NJ Jets
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati (-6)
Cleveland (-4.5) @ Carolina
Philadelphia (-3.5) @ Detroit

Indianapolis (-7.5) @ Houston
Jacksonville @ Washington (-4.5)
Kansas City (-3) @ Arizona
Green Bay (-1.5) @ Minnesota

LA Chargers (-4) @ Las Vegas
NJ Giants @ Tennessee (-6.5)
Tampa Bay (-2.5) @ Dallas
Denver (-3.5) @ Seattle

— Chicago Bears don’t have a road game in December; three home games and a bye.

— As if they don’t have enough problems, Houston Texans are only team that plays three games against teams that are coming off their bye week.

— Washington Commanders have an odd three-week stretch:
Week 13— @ Giants
Week 14— bye week
Week 15— vs Giants at home

Not often an NFL team plays consecutive games against the same team.

All 32 NFL teams play at least one game on a Thursday this season.

This coming season in college football:
— 66 teams have a new offensive coordinator
— 56 teams have a new defensive coordinator

Over half the I-A teams in the country have a new offensive coordinator.

— USC’s football team poached six transfers who play defense; Trojans allowed 31.8 ppg last season, which is why they changed coaches in the offseason, and why they added experienced players to try and fill some gaps.

— All told this weekend, there are seven Game 7’s in NBA/NHL playoffs.

— Toronto Maple Leafs are the first team in MLB/NBA/NHL history to lose a winner-take-all game in the opening round of the playoffs five years in a row.

In baseball………
— Phillies 8, Dodgers 3— Philly won first three games in this series, scoring 29 runs. Coming into the series, Phillies were 14-17, but they sure can score some runs.

Thursday/Friday, Phillies became the first team ever (home or visitor) to allow 7+ runs in back-to-back games at Dodger Stadium yet win both games.

— NL East standings:
Mets 23-12
Phillies 17-17
Braves 16-18
Marlins 15-18
Nationals 12-23

— Mets catcher James McCann has a wrist injury, is out for six weeks.

NL West standings:
Dodgers 20-11
Padres 21-13
Giants 20-13
Diamondbacks 18-16
Rockies 17-16

— Red Sox are 2-9 this season in games where game-winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Braves 6, Padres 5— San Diego scored four runs in top of 8th to take 5-2 lead, then Atlanta scored four runs in bottom of 8th to win the game.

— A’s 4, Angels 3— Luis Barrera of the A’s is the second player in MLB history whose first career HR was a walkoff HR with his team trailing by more than one run and down to its last out.

The other was Hank Severeid for the St. Louis Browns on April 17, 1915. 1915!!!!

Couple nights ago around 4am, I stumbled across an old movie I had never seen: The Gong Show Movie.

Back around 1980 or so, there was a daytime game show, The Gong Show; it was American Idol on quaaludes— five or six contestants would perform, but very few of them had actual talent.

There were three celebrity judges; if one of them hit the gong before your act was over, you had to leave. If you made it to the end, you would get scored by the judges and there was a winner for each show. Can’t remember what they got, but it wasn’t much.

The host was Chuck Barris, who created the Dating Game and put the Newlywed Game on ABC also; he was a TV genius, but he was a little…….quirky. As host of The Gong Show, he was in a world of his own, dancing during acts, misreading cue cards. It was bizarre at times.

They had this guy, The Unknown Comic, who would come on stage couple times a week and tell jokes; he always had a paper bag over his head. Occasionally his jokes would have to be bleeped out; they were off-color.

Another guy was Gene Gene the Dancing Machine; he would come on stage and just start dancing until they were to a commercial, for no apparent reason.

The Gong Show TV show was awesome, it was great fun. 20-year old me loved it. The movie didn’t have as many censors; it also wasn’t as funny, but I did laugh several times. It was like catching up with an old friend, a friend who often made you shake your head in disbelief.

 

[Udog]

NY RANGERS are 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive overs in the current season.

DALLAS are 49-29 Under (17.1 Units) at home when the total is 5.5 in the last 3 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, May 15

NHL

Sunday, May 15

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ NY Rangers
Pittsburgh

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers

NY Rangers

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
• The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

Dallas @ Calgary
Dallas

• Dallas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
• Dallas is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Calgary

Calgary

• Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games

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[Udog]

• Penguins are 2-7 in the past nine road games.
• Penguins are 3-9 in the past 12 games as a 'dog.
• Penguins are 1-5 in the past six playoff games as a 'dog.
• Rangers are 29-13 in the past 42 home games.
• Rangers are 38-14 in the past 52 as a favorite.
• Rangers are 22-9 in the past 31 as a home favorite.
• OVER is 7-0 in the past seven games for the Penguins.
• OVER is 5-0 in the past five as an underdog for the Pens.
• OVER is 4-1 in the past five road games for the Penguins.
• OVER is 6-0 in the past six games for the Rangers.
• OVER is 5-1 in the past six home games for the Rangers.
• OVER is 8-1-2 in the past 11 playoff games as fave for the Rangers.
• Favorite is 4-1 in the past five meetings.
• Home team is 4-1 in the past five meetings.
• OVER is 6-1 in the past seven meetings at MSG.

• Stars are 1-5 in the past six road games.
• Stars are 1-5 in the past six as a road 'dog.
• Stars are 6-3 in the past nine Western QF games.
• Flames are 33-15 in the past 48 as a favorite.
• Flames are 5-1 in the past six home games.
• Flames are 5-1 in the past six as a home fave.
• UNDER is 5-2-1 in the past eight as a 'dog for the Stars.
• UNDER is 6-2 in the past eight overall for the Flames.
• Favorite is 8-4 in the past 12 meetings.
• Stars are 8-4 in the past 12 trips to Calgary.

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, MAY 15

PIT at NYR	07:00 PM	NYR -120 O 6.0	+500 +500
DAL at CAL	09:30 PM	CAL -208 O 5.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

MAY NHL PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

05/15/2022...............3-0-1..............100.00%...............+15.00
05/14/2022...............3-3-0..............50.00%.................- 2.25
05/13/2022...............2-4-0..............33.33%.................-13.50
05/12/2022...............6-2-0..............75.00%.................+19.50
05/11/2022...............4-2-0..............66.67%....................+9.00
05/10/2022...............6-1-1..............81.25%..................+20.85
05/09/2022...............4-4-0..............50.00%.....................-1.95
05/08/2022...............4-4-0..............50.00%....................- 3.10
05/07/2022...............6-2-0...............75.00%.................+17.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+7.85
05/05/2022...............5-3-0...............62.50%...................+2.60
05/04/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+8.05
05/03/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%..................+2.25
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%..................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%................+ 5.00

TOTALS...............62-37-2.................62.62%............... +76.40


BEST BETS:

05/15/2022...............3-0-1..............100.00%..............+15.00
05/14/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%...............-1.50
05/13/2022...............2-3-0...............40.00%................- 8.40
05/12/2022...............5-2-0...............71.42%...............+14.50
05/11/2022...............2-1-0...............66.66%................+ 4.50
05/10/2022...............5-0-0.............100.00%................+26.70
05/09/2022...............1-4-0...............20.00%................- 16.95
05/08/2022...............4-2-0...............66.66%................+ 9.00
05/07/2022...............5-1-0................83.33%...............+21.60
05/06/2022...............5-3-0................62.50%................+ 7.85
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................- 1.00
05/04/2022...............4-3-0................57.14%.................+2.55
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............3-3-0................50.00%.................- 5.50
05/01/2022...............1-0-0.............. 100.00%...............+ 5.00

TOTALS...............47-29-1................61.84%................+72.35


UPDATED ON 05/15/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the PGA Championship this week:
12-1— Scheffler, Morikawa, Rahm
14-1— McIlroy, Thomas
16-1— Dustin Johnson, Cam Smith
18-1— Cantlay, Koepka
20-1— Hovland, Spieth
25-1— Xander Schauffele

Quote of the Day
“Despite speculation from media about my future this fall, I’m currently undecided. I may work for NBC, I may play football again, I may focus on business and philanthropy, I may train for the pickleball tour, senior golf tour, coach my kids or all of the above. I’ll let you know.”
Drew Brees

Monday’s quiz
Where did Drew Brees play his college football?

Sunday’s quiz
In 1967, the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams; the six new teams were all in the same division. St Louis Blues went 0-12 in the Stanley Cup finals the first three years those six new teams shared the same division.

Saturday’s quiz
Pat Riley won four titles in nine years coaching the Lakers; Mike Dunleavy replaced Riley as the Lakers’ coach.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday

13) Pirates 1, Reds 0— Pittsburgh won the game, but didn’t get a hit; they’re 6th team since 1901 to win despite not getting any hits- it last happened in 2008, when Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Angels held the Dodgers hitless, but lost anyway.

Cincinnati is 9-26; things aren’t going well for them.

Hunter Greene threw 118 pitches Sunday, the most by any pitcher in a game this season. Coming into Sunday, Greene was 0-5, 8.57 in his previous five starts. He doesn’t give up a hit in 7.1 IP here, and they still lose.

12) Saturday/Sunday, there were seven Game 7’s, between NHL/NBA playoffs; I’m a believer that the NHL playoffs are better than the NBA version. Basketball doesn’t need seven games for each series— too many games. By the 7th game, everyone knows everyone’s plays and the games are uglier than normal games.

Playoff hockey is tremendous, where a hot goalie can keep an underdog in the hunt, and one odd bounce of the puck can send the favorite home unhappy.

11) Calgary 3, Dallas 2 OT— Flames outshot Dallas 67-28, but Stars’ goalie Jake Oettinger was just awesome in goal, keeping his team afloat until Calgary finally scored 15:09 into overtime.

Flames will now play their arch-rival Edmonton in playoffs for first time since 1991; this also guarantees a Canadian franchise will be in the NHL’s Final Four. Last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was 1993, when Montreal won.

10) Rangers 4, Penguins 3 OT— New York rallies back from down three games to one, scoring at 4:46 of OT to advance to the next round of the playoffs.

For Pittsburgh, it is the fourth year in a row they lost in first round of playoffs. Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2016, 2017, the 4th and 5th times they’ve won the title.

9) In this round of the NBA playoffs, only five of 26 games were decided by less than seven points; the series were mostly close, but the games weren’t much fun to watch- the Memphis-Golden State series was mostly an exception.

Suns were down 57-27 at HALFTIME Sunday night; at home!!! How does that happen?

On to Week 5 of the USFL:
8) Tampa Bay 27, Michigan 20:
— Michigan outgained Bandits 407-273, but were minus-2 in turnovers.
— Michigan QB Patterson threw for 304 yards.
— Jeff Fisher’s Panthers start the season 1-4.

7) New Jersey 27, New Orleans 17:
— Generals averaged 6.1 yards/play, outgained New Orleans 401-270.
— Breakers completed only 15-36 passes, threw two picks.
— 4-1 New Jersey leads the North Division.

6) Birmingham 30, Philadelphia 17:
— Hometown Stallions are 5-0; they trailed in 2nd half of every game.
— Switch to QB Smith provided spark for Stallions; he threw for 203 yards.
— Birmingham ran 75 plays, Stars ran only 49.

5) Pittsburgh 21, Houston 20:
— Maulers threw a 9-yard TD pass as time expired for the game-winning TD.
— QB Vad Lee came off bench to throw for 170 yards, two TD’s.
— Both teams are now 1-4.

4) Not many people had heard of Vad Lee before Sunday; his given name is Lavaedeay Monlique “Vad” Lee. He started at Georgia Tech in 2013, but transferred to I-AA James Madison after that season and played there for two years. He played three games for Saskatchewan in the CFL in 2016, and then his career pretty much came to a halt. He played in the Spring League for couple of years, but now, at age 29, he is kind of in the limelight for the first time.

3) Drew Brees is apparently out at NBC after one season as a studio analyst; now he is making noise about playing again. I’m sure Roger Goodell is thrilled that a guy who has been doing TV ads for a gambling app is talking about playing ball again.

Chances are probably better that Brees winds up doing TV on FOX.

2) Dodgers 5, Phillies 4— Gavin Lux walked it off with a 2-run double in ninth inning as LA avoided a 4-game sweep by the Phillies, who gave torrid slugger Bryce Harper the day off.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Cardinals.
AL— New York, Twins, Astros. Wild Cards: Angels, Rays, Blue Jays

 

[Udog]

No games scheduled today....