Cnotes 2021 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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Wednesday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in RBI:
46— Jose Abreu, CWS
45— Vladimir Guerrero Tor
44—Trey Mancini, Balt
43— Rafael Devers, Bos
41— Adolis Garcia, Tex
40— Shohei Ohtani, LAA

Quote of the Day
“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”
Confucius

Wednesday’s quiz
Which team holds the American League record for most consecutive wins?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the last 20 years, the ’06 Kansas City Royals have the longest losing streak, dropping 19 games in a row.

Monday’s quiz
Jeff Van Gundy was the Knicks’ coach, last time they played in the NBA Finals.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) If you live in the Embassy Gardens apartments in London, you have access to a swimming pool that is elevated 115 feet in the air. The 82-foot-long heated pool, which stretches across two flat roofs of the Embassy Gardens’ Legacy buildings, has a clear floor— there is no freakin’ way I could stay in there very long. Looks like it is going to crash to the street any second now.

The pool utilizes an eight-inch-thick acrylic frame with a nearly 12-inch-thick base that’s just shy of 10 feet deep and weighs a whopping 50 tons- it ain’t crashing to the street.

And it looks really cool. Would still make me queasy though.

12) Denver 147, Portland 140, 2OT:
— Denver’s Jokic scored 38 points, had 9 assists, 11 rebounds.
— Portland’s Lillard was 12-17 on arc, scored 55 points in an amazing losing effort.
— Rest of the Trailblazers were 9-31 on the arc.
— Portland’s Powell was +11 in 51:00; they were minus-18 in 7:00 he sat out.
— Its not who starts, its who finishes: Denver’s Morris didn’t start, but scored 28 points in 41:00.

11) Quote of the Day, part 2:
“They’re trying to play tough, push our guys around, talk shit, but we can do that too. We show them as soon as we came back here. We can push guys around too. ……..we can be physical, but we can win games as well. Now we’re coming to your home to win this game again. We’ll send you on vacation.”
Clint Capela, Atlanta Hawks, who lead the Knicks 3-1.

Memo to Clint Capela; don’t wake the sleeping bear. Series ain’t over. Its been five years since the Hawks won a playoff series.

The great football coach Paul Brown once said: “When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.” Sound advice.

10) Monday night in Arizona, not only did Jacob deGrom throw six shutout innings, he also knocked in a run with a single, after Arizona walked the batter ahead of him intentionally to load the bases.

Before that hit, deGrom was 8-18 batting this season; he played shortstop in college, the guy can hit. Sketchy strategy loading the bases to pitch to him.

9) Speaking of Mets-Diamondbacks series, Wednesday afternoon’s game isn’t on TV, it is on YouTube. Just put your phone/laptop on, and it is there for free.

8) Quote of the Day, part 3:
“It’s only cheating if you get caught.”
Bill Cowher, talking about the Patriots’ SpyGate debacle.

7) Padres’ SS Fernando Tatis left Tuesday’s game with an oblique issue; they say Tatis is day-to-day, but oblique injuries tend to linger.

6) Florida Gators football coach Dan Mullen has a new contract extension; he will now get paid an average of $7.6M per season through 2026.

In the SEC, only Alabama’s Nick Saban ($9.1M) and LSU’s Ed Orgeron ($8.7M) make more.

5) Phoenix 115, Lakers 85— Daytime talkshows will be buzzing after this beating; Lakers aren’t so good without Anthony Davis. Suns lead the series 3-2.

By the way, you can bet on almost anything; one prop bet was Lebron James’ total of points, rebounds and assists was 44.5 for this game.

James scored 24 points, had 5 rebounds, 7 assists— the under hit.

4) Baltimore 7, Minnesota 4:
— Orioles snap their 14-game losing streak.
— Orioles snap an 0-16 skid against Minnesota.

3) Colorado 3, Texas 2 (11):
— Winning run scored on a wild pitch.
— Texas has lost 13 consecutive road games.

2) Time flies; Roger Goodell has been the NFL commissioner for 15 years already. Guy banks about $40M a year, so he ain’t going anywhere anytime soon.

1) Went to a Wendy’s drive-thru the other day, for first time in 20 months or so; prices have gone way up, like 30% up. Burgers were still good, but fast food is supposed to be relatively cheap, and this wasn’t. It also wasn’t very fast.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, June 2

 

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951PHILADELPHIA -952 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 1-15 SU (-15.4 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

953SAN DIEGO -954 CHICAGO CUBS
SAN DIEGO is 31-45 SU (-27 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

955NY METS -956 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 4-12 SU (-9.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

957WASHINGTON -958 ATLANTA
WASHINGTON is 11-26 SU (-17.3 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.

959ST LOUIS -960 LA DODGERS
ST LOUIS are 5-13 SU (-14.1 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters draw 4 walks or more/game in the last 3 seasons.

961CHI WHITE SOX -962 CLEVELAND
CHI WHITE SOX is 24-16 SU (11.5 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.

963MINNESOTA -964 BALTIMORE
MINNESOTA is 12-34 SU (-27.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

965TAMPA BAY -966 NY YANKEES
TAMPA BAY is 15-1 SU (15.5 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

967BOSTON -968 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 19-13 SU (4.7 Units) in home games when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.

969OAKLAND -970 SEATTLE
SEATTLE is 9-0 SU (9 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 2

NL games
Philadelphia (26-29) @ Cincinnati (24-29)
— Howard is 0-1, 3.86 in two starts.
— Phillies are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.

— Phillies lost nine of their last 13 games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 11-19 on road.
— under 9-6 last 15 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-55
— record in first 5 innings: 19-24-12

— Gutierrez allowed one run in five IP (67 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Reds are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Phillies.

— Cincinnati is 7-12 in its last 19 games.
— Reds are 2-7 in last nine home games.
— Over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 12-53
— record in first 5 innings: 19-27-7

San Diego (34-22) @ Cubs (31-23)
— Lamet is 0-0, 1.00 in four opens (9 IP).
— he threw 64 pitches last start, his most this year.
— Padres are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in two starts vs Chicago.

— Padres lost their last three games.
— San Diego won eight of its last 13 road games.
— over 16-7-1 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-56
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-9

— Alzolay is 2-1, 2.55 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 4-2 in his last six starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against San Diego.

— Cubs won 13 of their last 16 games.
— Chicago is 12-3 in last 15 home games.
— Under is 16-7 in their last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-54
— record in first 5 innings: 27-19-8

Washington (22-29) @ Atlanta (25-27)
— Lester is 0-1, 8.10 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
— He is 7-3, 2.51 in 12 starts vs Atlanta.

— Washington lost six of its last eight games.
— Nationals are 9-14 on the road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 13-51
— record in first 5 innings: 19-21-11

— Smyly is 1-1, 5.71 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 2-6 in his starts.
— over 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 1-0, 1.80 in four games (3 starts) vs Washington.

— Braves lost three of their last four games.
— Atlanta is 5-2 in its last seven home games.
— over 6-3 in last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-52
— record in first 5 innings: 27-19-6

St Louis (31-24) @ Dodgers (32-23)
— Martinez is 3-0, 3.34 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He is 3-3, 3.09 in 11 games (7 starts) vs Los Angeles.

— Cardinals split their last 12 games.
— St Louis is 6-8 in its last 14 road games.
— four of last five games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 19-55
— record in first 5 innings: 26-19-10

— Buehler is 2-0, 2.45 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 6-4 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-4
— He is 1-0, 2.37 in three starts vs St Louis.

— Dodgers lost five of their last seven games.
— Dodgers lost four of their last five home games.
— over 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 12-55
— record in first 5 innings: 28-19-8

Mets (26-21) @ Arizona (20-36)
— Peterson is 0-1, 4.38 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 3-6 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 1.2 IP, in his one start vs Arizona.

— Mets won five of their last six games.
— Mets lost seven of their last 11 road games.
— Under 5-3-1 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 9-47
— record in first 5 innings: 23-18-6

— Bumgarner is 0-3, 10.29 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 4-7 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He is 6-0, 1.86 in nine starts vs New York.

— Arizona lost 14 of its last 16 games.
— Arizona lost 10 of its last 13 home games.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 9-56
— record in first 5 innings: 22-30-4

AL games
Minnesota (22-32) @ Baltimore (18-37)
— Dobnak allowed 6 runs in six IP (89 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Twins are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Minnesota won 16 of last 17 games vs Baltimore.
— Twins won eight of their last 12 games.
— Minnesota is 4-2 in its last six road games.
— over 24-8-1 last 33 games
— scores run in first inning: 18-54
— record in first 5 innings: 19-24-11

— Harvey is 0-5, 14.26 in his last five starts
— Baltimore is 4-7 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He is 1-1, 7.59 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— Orioles lost 14 of their last 15 games.
— Baltimore is 11-18 on the road, 7-19 at home.
— over is 13-6 in their last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-55
— record in first 5 innings: 18-25-12

Tampa Bay (35-21) @ Bronx (30-25)
— McClanahan is 2-0, 2.93 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-3
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.

— Tampa Bay won 16 of its last 19 games.
— Rays won nine of last ten road games.
— over is 13-5 in last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-56
— record in first 5 innings: 22-18-16

— Montgomery is 1-0, 4.60 in his last six starts.
— New York is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-1
— He is 2-3, 4.97 in nine starts vs Tampa Bay.

— New York lost six of its last eight games.
— New York is 7-4 in its last 11 home games.
— under 11-2 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-55
— record in first 5 innings: 22-21-12

White Sox (33-21) @ Cleveland (30-24)
— Lynn is 5-0, 1.91 in his last six starts
— Chicago is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 7-0-2
— He is 4-2, 1.95 in six starts vs Cleveland.

— Chicago is 6-3 in its last nine games.
— White Sox are 2-6 in last eight road games.
— under 14-7 last 21 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-55
— record in first 5 innings: 31-11-13

— Morgan allowed 6 runs in 2.2 IP (65 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Cleveland is 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Cleveland won seven of its last 11 games.
— Indians are 10-7 in their last 17 home games.
— over 12-7 last 19 games
— scores run in first inning: 17-54
— record in first 5 innings: 18-27-9

Boston (32-22) @ Houston (30-24)
— Pivetta is 4-0, 4.36 in his last six starts.
— Red Sox are 9-1 in his starts.
— over 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-2
— He gave up 5 runs in 6 IP< in his one start vs Houston.

— Boston is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
— Red Sox lost their last three road games.
— over 5-2 last seven road games
— scored run in first inning: 16-55
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-9

— Valdez allowed one run in four IP (72 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Astros are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He gave up 2 runs in 2.2 IP, in 2 relief stints vs Boston.

— Astros won their last three games.
— Astros won nine of their last 13 home games.
— over 20-7 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-54
— record in first 5 innings: 30-16-8

Oakland (32-25) @ Seattle (28-28)
— Manaea is 0-0, 2.55 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 8-3 in his starts.
— over 6-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-4
— He is 6-5, 3.84 in 12 starts vs Seattle.

— A’s lost three of their last four games.
— Oakland is 8-4 in its last 12 road games.
— Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-57
— record in first 5 innings: 21-23-13

— Flexen is 3-1, 1.63 in five home starts.
— Mariners are 7-2 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Seattle won seven of its last nine games.
— Seattle is 9-8 in its last 17 home games.
— under 12-4-1 last 17 home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 25-25-6

Interleague games
Miami (24-29) @ Toronto (28-25) (@ Buffalo)
— Lopez is 1-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Marlins are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 6-1-1 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.

— Marlins lost five of their last six games.
— Miami is 5-11 in their last 16 road tilts.
— under 18-6-2 in their last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-53
— record in first 5 innings: 18-25-10

— Manoah blanked NY for six IP in his first MLB start.
— Toronto is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— This is the Blue Jays’ first ’21 series in Buffalo.
— Toronto won five of its last seven games.
— Toronto lost last six “home” games in Dunedin.
— over 20-11 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-52
— record in first 5 innings: 23-21-8

Texas (22-34) @ Colorado (21-34)
— Lyles is 1-2, 3.91 in his last four starts
— Texas is 6-5 in his starts.
— over 6-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— He is 2-3, 5.48 in 12 games (6 starts) vs Colorado.

— Texas lost 10 of its last 13 games.
— Texas lost its last 13 road games.
— under 11-4 last 15 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-56
— record in first 5 innings: 17-29-10

— Senzatela is 0-2, 4.29 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 2-8 in his starts.
— under 5-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.

— Colorado lost five of its last seven games.
— Rockies are 17-12 at home, 4-22 on road.
— over 10-5-1 last 16 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-55
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-9

 

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MLB

Wednesday, June 2

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Cincinnati
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home
Cincinnati is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Chi White Sox @ Cleveland
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games at home

San Diego @ Chi Cubs
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
San Diego is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
Chi Cubs is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

NY Mets @ Arizona
NY Mets
NY Mets is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games

Minnesota @ Baltimore
Minnesota
Minnesota is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games at home
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 20-2 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Yankees's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 10 games at home

Miami @ Toronto
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Miami

Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Washington

Boston @ Houston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 9 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

Texas @ Colorado
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Texas
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

St. Louis @ LA Dodgers
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Oakland @ Seattle
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games on the road
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games


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[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 2

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


PHI at CIN 12:35 PM
PHI -107
U 8.5
+500 +500


CHW at CLE 01:10 PM
CHW -164
U 8.5
+500 +500


SD at CHC 02:20 PM
CHC +100
U 7.0
+500 +500


NYM at ARI 03:40 PM
ARI -108
U 8.5
+500 +500


MIN at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL +128
O 9.5
+500 +500


TB at NYY 07:05 PM
TB +116
U 8.5
+500 +500


MIA at TOR 07:07 PM
MIA +133
U 8.0
+500 +500


WAS at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -152
U 10.0
+500 +500


BOS at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -140
U 9.0
+500 +500


TEX at COL 08:40 PM
TEX +102
O 11.0
+500 +500


STL at LAD 09:10 PM
STL +208
U 8.0
+500 +500


OAK at SEA 10:10 PM
OAK -140
O 8.0
+500 +500


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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD




06/01/2021 10-18-0 35.71% -5670 Detail






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BEST BETS:




06/01/2021............5 - 6................+10.00

 

[CNOTES]

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/02/2021 7-12-1 37.50% -2960 Detail
06/01/2021 11-19-0 36.67% -5395 Detail


Totals:..............18-31-1.....35.73%....-83.55






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BEST BETS:


06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70


Totals:...................7 - 11 -1...............- 18.30

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the Memorial golf tournament:
9-1— Jon Rahm
14-1— Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy
16-1— Hovland, Morikawa, Spieth, Thomas
20-1— Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele
22-1— Hideki Matsuyama, Tony Finau
31-1— Shane Lowry

Quote of the Day
“He’s feeling really good on the mound right now. Pitchers go through stretches where everything lines up for them. All the pitches are working and are kind of at the top of his game. Right now, he’s featuring his best weapons of the season so far, and he’s been able to string it together.”
Rays’ manager Kevin Cash, on 41-year old pitcher Rich Hill

Thursday’s quiz
Who replaced John Wooden as UCLA’s basketball coach?

Wednesday’s quiz
Cleveland Indians won 22 games in a row in 2017, the American League record for most consecutive wins.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the last 20 years, the ’06 Kansas City Royals have the longest losing streak, dropping 19 games in a row.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) 10-12 years ago, I read a book about college football called Meat Market, written by Bruce Feldman. It was mostly all about the recruiting period from December to Signing Day a few weeks later, and it dealt with the Ole Miss football program, then coached by Ed Orgeron.

After reading that book 10-12 years ago, if you had told me that Orgeron would making $8M a year coaching LSU in 2021, I’d have laughed at you, laughed loudly. I came away with two main questions after reading the book:

— Why would this guy give any outsider access to his program?
— Why would anyone, anyone hire this guy to be a head coach????

12) But, 10-12 years later, Orgeron has won a national title at LSU and now makes $8M a year. Go figure. He is a GREAT recruiter, and the Brady/Burrow OC/QB combination hit the jackpot for him in 2019- they’re both in the NFL now.

This week, LSU fired its offensive line coach; this fall, they’ll have two new coordinators, a new passing game coordinator, and now a new OL coach, after last year’s 5-5 disappointment.

We will see if LSU’s success is sustainable; will they land Arch Manning, the prize recruit in Louisiana? I’ve heard the kid has some relatives who were good quarterbacks, but they all played at either Ole Miss or Tennessee.

11) Dodgers 14, Cardinals 3— St Louis starter Carlos Martinez faced 12 batters; 10 of them scored. This was the most runs the Dodgers scored in the first inning of any game since May 21, 1952, when they whacked the Reds 19-1, in front of 11,580 fans at Ebbets Field.

Some notes from that game:
— Brooklyn’s pitcher Chris Van Cuyk went 4-5 in the game.
— Gil Hodges, manager of the ’69 Mets, batted 7th for the Dodgers.
— Rube Walker was the Dodgers’ catcher, and the ’69 Mets’ pitching coach.
— Guy named Dick Williams subbed in for Duke Snider late in the game; he is better known as the manager who won two World Series for the A’s in the 70’s.

10) Speaking of Dick Williams, my Mt Rushmore of Oakland A’s managers:
— Dick Williams— Only 3 years, but 3 division titles, 2 World Series titles.
— Bob Melvin— The current skipper is totally underrated, a great manager.
— Tony LaRussa— Won three straight AL titles from 1988-90.
— Art Howe— The movie Moneyball did him a huge disservice; he was an excellent skipper.

9) My Mt Rushmore of Rams head coaches:
— Dick Vermeil— Won Super Bowl XXXIV, the greatest football game ever.
— Sean McVay— Four winning seasons, three playoff spots, hopefully lot more to come.
— John Robinson— Restored team from dumpster fire status in the 80’s, had misfortune of coaching at same time that the 49ers had their great teams.
— Chuck Knox— His Rams were perennial playoff teams in the 70’s.

8) Mike Krzyzewski is going to retire as Duke’s basketball coach after this coming season; he’s been Duke’s coach since 1980, has won five national titles at Duke. Assistant coach Jon Scheyer has been named the next coach— good luck there.

7) I won’t mention the guy’s name, because it is today’s trivia question on this site, but the poor bastard who replaced John Wooden at UCLA went 52-9 in two seasons, but it wasn’t close to being good enough— he left after two seasons, and started up a brand new program halfway across the country. Guy was a hell of a coach, though, but Wooden, just like Krzyzewski will be, was an impossible act to follow.

Some casino should run a prop bet: who replaces Jon Scheyer as Duke’s coach in 2024?

6) There will be scapegoats; Danny Ainge is out as the head of basketball operations with the Celtics- Brad Stevens replaces him. Stevens will help choose his successor as head coach.

Random fact: Celtics have won one NBA title since 1986.

5) Mavericks 105, Clippers 100:
— Road team has won all five series games.
— Luke Doncic had 42 points, 14 assists.
— Dallas was minus-10 in the 5:00 Doncic sat out.

4) Knicks, Wizards, Grizzlies all got eliminated Wednesday night.

3) Two baseball games went over the total in the first inning Wednesday; Cards-Dodgers, and Mets-Arizona.

2) Now there is a story that Colorado Rockies might be hesitant to deal free agent-t0 be Trevor Story, figuring they won’t get that much for him anyway, since the team will only have him for half a season or so.

Not sure the Rockies’ front office has any idea what they’re doing- they already fired the GM earlier this season. Bud Black is a very good manager, but players win games, managers put the players in position to win the games, but if the players aren’t good enough, forget about it.

Losing Story this winter without getting anything in return would be baseball malpractice.

1) How baseball has changed; Game 1 of the 1974 World Series, A’s @ Dodgers. A’s lead 2-1 in the 5th inning, but starter Ken Holtzman struggles, and the A’s replace him with Rollie Fingers, their closer. They put their closer in the game in the fifth inning!!!!

Fingers threw 4.1 innings, gave up one run, before Catfish Hunter got the last out in a 3-2 win. The freakin’ closer got 13 outs in one game, so when you hear people say how modern closers are the best ever, consider that one for a second. Rollie Fingers was bleeping awesome.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, June 3

 

[Udog]

901WASHINGTON -902 ATLANTA
WASHINGTON is 12-26 SU (-16.3 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.

903MIAMI -904 PITTSBURGH
MIAMI is 3-9 SU (-10.5 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

905ARIZONA -906 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 16-35 SU (-21.6 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

907CINCINNATI -908 ST LOUIS
CINCINNATI is 12-25 SU (-18.9 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

909CHICAGO CUBS -910 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-17 SU (19.1 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

911NY METS -912 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 17-39 SU (-22.6 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) in the last 3 seasons.

913TAMPA BAY -914 NY YANKEES
TAMPA BAY is 15-2 SU (14.5 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

915BOSTON -916 HOUSTON
BOSTON is 42-62 SU (-29 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

917DETROIT -918 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 9-1 SU (10.8 Units) in home games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

919MINNESOTA -920 KANSAS CITY
MINNESOTA is 4-22 SU (-21.9 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, June 3

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, June 3

NL games
Washington (23-29) @ Atlanta (25-28)
— Corbin is 1-1, 6.32 in his last three starts.
— Washington is 5-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He is 6-4, 2.45 in 14 games (12 starts) vs Atlanta.

— Washington lost six of its last nine games.
— Nationals are 10-14 on the road.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 13-52
— record in first 5 innings: 20-21-11

— Davidson allowed 3 runs in six IP (72 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Braves are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Braves lost four of their last five games.
— Atlanta is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
— over 6-4 in last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-53
— record in first 5 innings: 27-20-6

Miami (24-30) @ Pittsburgh (20-34)
— Poteet is 2-1, 2.95 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Marlins lost six of their last seven games.
— Miami is 5-12 in their last 17 road tilts.
— under 18-7-2 in their last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-54
— record in first 5 innings: 19-25-10

— TAnderson is 0-2, 10.20 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 5-5 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-2
— He is 1-3, 3.96 in five starts vs Miami.

— Pirates lost 23 of their last 31 games.
— Pittsburgh lost five of its last seven home games.
— under 8-3 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-54
— record in first 5 innings: 17-29-8

Arizona (20-37) @ Milwaukee (29-26)
— Duplantier allowed 4 runs in 4.2 IP (86 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Arizona is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Arizona lost 15 of its last 17 games.
— Arizona lost its last 13 road games.
— over 6-0 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 10-57
— record in first 5 innings: 22-31-4

— Houser is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 5-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He threw 1.1 scoreless IP in a relief stint vs Arizona

— Brewers won eight of their last 11 games.
— Milwaukee is 5-7 in its last 12 home games.
— over 4-2-1 last seven home games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-55
— record in first 5 innings: 22-20-13

Cincinnati (24-29) @ St Louis (31-25)
— Gutierrez allowed one run in five IP (67 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Reds are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Phillies.

— Cincinnati is 7-12 in its last 19 games.
— Reds are 5-3 in last eight road games.
— Over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 12-53
— record in first 5 innings: 19-27-7

— Wainwright is 3-1, 4.35 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-3
— He is 10-14, 5.35 in 30 starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cardinals are 6-7 in their last 13 games.
— St Louis is 6-2 in its last eight home games.
— five of last six games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 20-56
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-10

Cubs (32-23) @ San Francisco (34-21)
— Davies is 1-0, 1.65 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 8-3 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 1-2, 2.10 in six starts vs San Francisco.

— Cubs won 14 of their last 17 games.
— Chicago is 6-1 in last seven road games.
— Under is 17-7 in their last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-55
— record in first 5 innings: 28-19-8

— DeSclafani is 2-2, 5.64 in his last six starts.
— Giants are 7-4 in his starts
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-2
— He is 4-3, 3.91 in 12 starts vs Chicago.

— Giants won six of their last eight games.
— Giants are 15-8 at home.
— Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-55
— record in first 5 innings: 30-17-8

Mets (27-21) @ San Diego (34-23)
— Walker is 4-0, 1.54 in his last six starts.
— Mets are 8-1 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-1
— He is 3-1, 1.33 in five starts vs San Diego.

— Mets won six of their last seven games.
— Mets are 5-7 in their last 12 road games.
— Over 4-0 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-48
— record in first 5 innings: 24-18-6

— Darvish is 5-0, 2.36 in his last seven starts.
— Padres are 10-1 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-5
— He is 2-0, 3.24 in five starts vs New York.

— Padres lost their last four games.
— San Diego won its last 10 home games.
— over 7-2 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-57
— record in first 5 innings: 21-27-9

AL games
Tampa Bay (35-22) @ Bronx (31-25)
— Yarbrough is 2-3, 4.26 in 11 games (7 starts).
— They may use an opener.
— Rays are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
— He is 4-2, 2.54 in eight games (0 starts) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay won 16 of its last 20 games.
— Rays won nine of last 11 road games.
— over is 13-6 in last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-57
— record in first 5 innings: 22-19-16

— Cole is 4-1, 1.76 in his last seven starts.
— New York is 6-5 in his starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-3
— He is 1-4, 3.36 in nine starts vs Tampa Bay.

— New York lost six of its last nine games.
— New York is 8-4 in its last 12 home games.
— under 12-2 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-56
— record in first 5 innings: 23-21-12

Boston (32-23) @ Houston (31-24)
— Perez is 3-0, 2.65 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 7-4, 2.70 in 12 starts vs Houston.

— Boston lost its last three games.
— Red Sox are 2-5 in their last seven road games.
— under 3-1-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 26-21-9

— Odorizzi is 0-2, 6.75 in four starts (13.1 IP).
— Astros are 1-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 4-6, 4.70 in 18 starts vs Boston.

— Astros won their last four games.
— Astros won 10 of their last 14 home games.
— over 20-8 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-55
— record in first 5 innings: 31-16-8

Detroit (23-32) @ White Sox (33-22)
— Mize is 2-0, 1.74 in his last five starts.
— Detroit is 6-4 in his starts.
— under 9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— He is 0-1, 4.60 in three starts vs Chicago.

— Detroit won four of its last five games.
— Detroit is 6-4 in its last ten road games.
— under 6-1-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 10-55
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1-1 last nine on road

— Lynn is 5-0, 1.91 in his last six starts
— Chicago is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 7-0-2
— He is 3-3, 3.96 in six starts vs Detroit.

— Chicago is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— White Sox are 7-1 in last eight home games.
— under 8-2 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-56
— record in first 5 innings: 31-12-13

Minnesota (22-33) @ Kansas City (25-26)
— Happ is 1-1, 7.36 in his last three starts.
— Twins are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-0 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
— He is 6-3, 4.12 in ten starts vs Kansas City.

— Twins won eight of their last 13 games.
— Minnesota is 4-3 in its last seven road games.
— over 24-9-1 last 34 games
— scores run in first inning: 18-55
— record in first 5 innings: 19-25-11

— Bubic is 1-0, 1.59 in three starts.
— Royals are 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He 1-2, 5.52 in four games (3 starts) vs Minnesota.

— Royals won nine of their last 13 games.
— Royals are 6-1 in their last seven home games.
— over 5-0-1 last six games.
— scores run in first inning: 12-52
— record in first 5 innings: 20-24-8

Seattle (28-29) @ Angels (25-30)
— Sheffield is 3-3, 6.12 in his last six starts.
— Mariners are 5-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4
— He is 1-2, 6.59 in three starts against the Angels.

— Seattle won seven of its last ten games.
— Seattle is 2-8 in its last 10 road games.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 17-57
— record in first 5 innings: 25-26-6

— Canning is 3-1, 3.96 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 4-4 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 1-0, 1.47 in three starts vs Seattle.

— Halos won six of their last nine games.
— Angels won their last three home games.
— over 14-4 last 18 home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-55
— record in first 5 innings: 23-27-6

Interleague games
Texas (22-35) @ Colorado (22-34)
— Foltynewicz is 0-2, 4.08 in his last six starts
— Texas is 4-7 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-3
— He is 0-4, 4.39 in 9 games (7 starts) vs Colorado.

— Texas lost 11 of its last 14 games.
— Texas lost its last 14 road games.
— under 12-4 last 16 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-57
— record in first 5 innings: 17-30-10

— Gray is 0-3, 7.52 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He is 1-0, 4.86 in three starts vs Texas.

— Colorado won its last three games.
— Rockies are 8-2 in last ten home games.
— over 10-6-1 last 17 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-9

 

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MLB

Thursday, June 3

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Washington
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Washington

Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 21-2 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Yankees's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 11 games at home

Boston @ Houston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 10 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing at home against Boston

Texas @ Colorado
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing Texas

Miami @ Pittsburgh
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Miami

Arizona @ Milwaukee
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Detroit @ Chi White Sox
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Detroit

Minnesota @ Kansas City
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota's last 11 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Cincinnati @ St. Louis
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

Seattle @ LA Angels
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games

Chi Cubs @ San Francisco
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Chi Cubs is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

NY Mets @ San Diego
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Thursday June 3
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Houston (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 10-0 SU since Jun. 22, 2014 in the last game of a series as the underdog after they lost by one run last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Seattle at L.A. Angels (9:38 p.m. ET)

-- The Mariners are 0-19 SU since Jun. 13, 2019 as a road underdog of at least +140 when seeking same season revenge vs. their opponents starting pitcher.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Arizona at Milwaukee (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Diamondbacks are 0-9 OU (-2.72 ppg) since Sept. 3, 2020 on the road after they lost by one run last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Washington at Atlanta (12:20 p.m. ET)

-- The Nationals are 0-7 SU since Jun. 06, 2019 when Patrick Corbin starts as an underdog when they lost in his last start.

 

[Udog]

Friday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the college football national title:
5-2— Alabama
7-2— Clemson
5-1— Ohio State
6-1— Georgia
13-2— Oklahoma
20-1— Texas A&M

Quote of the Day
“They had to call it golf because all the other four-letter words were taken.“
Ray Floyd

Friday’s quiz
Who was the last coach of the Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens?

Thursday’s quiz
2004 was last time a Pac-12 team won the college football national title, when USC won; Pete Carroll was their coach that year.

Wednesday’s quiz
Cleveland Indians won 22 games in a row in 2017, the American League record for most consecutive wins.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..

13) So you want to be a big league ballplayer?

Travis Blankenhorn was a 3rd round pick of the Twins in the 2015 draft; he didn’t get to AA until 2019, but he made it to the majors last year, getting three at-bats for Minnesota. He can play all over the field, which makes him more marketable.

This season, he’s been a very busy guy:
— He went 2-11 for the Twins’ AAA team.
— He scored as a pinch-runner in his only appearance for the big league Twins.
— May 14, Dodgers picked him up on waivers.

— He went 0-3 for the Dodgers’ AAA team.
— May 24, Seattle picked him up on waivers from LA.
— He went 6-20 for the Mariners’ AAA team.
— June 1st, the Mets picked him up on waivers.
— He’s played in two games for the big league Mets.

Today is June 3rd; this guy has already played for five teams this season.

12) Mets, by the way, have used 45 players this year, the most of any team.

11) Rays 9, New York 2:
— Tampa Bay’s first complete game in five years, 731 games (Ryan Yarbrough)

Michael Kay is New York’s TV play-by-play; he was a whiny baby during this game, crying about the home plate umpire not giving New York any calls. Now he knows how everyone else feels when his team gets all the calls in key spots (Jeremy Giambi was safe at home in 2002!!!!)

10) Oh yeah, that reminds me of Moneyball; why wasn’t the manager (Art Howe) included in the A’s organizational meetings, but Ron Washington (the 3rd base coach) was? And when Howe left the A’s, why wasn’t Washington named manager, instead of Ken Macha?

Washington had to go to the Rangers to become a manager; Texas is one of the A’s rivals, and they let him go there instead of naming him their manager. You wonder how much license the movie makers took when they made Washington such a big part of the film.

9) Suns 113, Lakers 100— Phoenix was up 29 in the first half; not a good look for the Lakers to go out so meekly. An injured Anthony Davis played five uneventful minutes. Devin Booker scored 47 points for the Suns.

8) Nuggets 126, Trailblazers 115— Denver advances in six games; Nikola Jokic had his usual 36 points. Jamychal Green was +22 in 23:00 off the bench.

7) Rockies 11, Rangers 6:
— Texas has lost 15 in a row on the road.
— Colorado may be 4-22 on the road, but they’re 9-2 in last 11 home games.

6) Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 4— Arizona has lost 14 in a row on the road.

5) Pirates 5, Marlins 3— Jacob Stallings hit a bases-clearing double in the 8th inning to score the game-winning runs.

4) Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL changed their name to the Edmonton Elks; they can keep the EE logo on their helmets. Smooth transition; who knew it was so easy?

Someone should tell this to Daniel Snyder, who didn’t have the good sense to switch from Redskins to RedTails, which also would’ve been an easy transition to make.

3) Someone should also tell the Cleveland Indians, who will be rebranding soon, but they’re taking the long way to a new name- their initial list of potential new names consisted of 1,198 names. Lot of names.

My suggestion; Cleveland Spiders- the hats would be awesome and back in the 1890’s, there was a team called the Cleveland Spiders, so it kind of makes sense.

2) New Jersey Devils/Philadelphia 76ers are owned by the same organization, which strikes me as a little odd, seeing how the Devils/Philly Flyers are rivals.

1) There are only three major league baseball games this Monday, and one of those is a makeup game. Sounds like the 2021 schedule was made before they moved the amateur draft to the All-Star break- Monday is the day when the draft was usually held.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, June 4

 

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951WASHINGTON -952 PHILADELPHIA
WASHINGTON is 13-26 SU (-15.3 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.

953MIAMI -954 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 1-9 SU (-9.8 Units) vs. an NL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.20 or better in the current season.

955LA DODGERS -956 ATLANTA
LA DODGERS are 26-11 SU (13.9 Units) after 6 or more consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

957ARIZONA -958 MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE is 16-35 SU (-21.6 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

959CINCINNATI -960 ST LOUIS
CINCINNATI is 12-25 SU (-18.9 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

961CHICAGO CUBS -962 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-17 SU (19.1 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

963NY METS -964 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 23-12 SU (9.8 Units) in home games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

965BOSTON -966 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 54-30 SU (21 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.

967CLEVELAND -968 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 6-16 SU (-13.6 Units) in home games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

969HOUSTON -970 TORONTO
HOUSTON is 15-25 SU (-16.8 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, June 4

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, June 4

NL games
Miami (24-31) @ Pittsburgh (21-34)
— Poteet is 2-1, 2.95 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Marlins lost seven of their last eight games.
— Miami is 5-13 in their last 18 road tilts.
— under 18-8-2 in their last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-55
— record in first 5 innings: 19-25-11

— Keller is 1-3, 6.87 in his last four starts.
— Pirates are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 5-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He threw 1.2 scoreless IP in his one game vs Miami.

— Pirates lost 23 of their last 32 games.
— Pittsburgh lost five of its last eight home games.
— under 8-4 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-55
— record in first 5 innings: 17-29-9

Washington (23-30) @ Philadelphia (26-29)
— Scherzer is 2-2, 2.35 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 6-5 in his starts.
— under 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 10-9, 4.04 in 24 starts vs Atlanta.

— Washington lost seven of its last ten games.
— Nationals are 10-15 on the road.
— under 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-53
— record in first 5 innings: 20-21-12

— Wheeler is 2-0, 1.73 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 4-1 in his last five starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 6-11, 4.56 in 21 starts vs Washington.

— Phillies lost nine of their last 13 games.
— Phillies are 15-10 at home, 11-19 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-55
— record in first 5 innings: 19-24-12

Dodgers (33-23) @ Atlanta (25-28)
— Urias is 3-1, 4.01 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 8-3 in his starts.
— over 8-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3
— He threw four scoreless IP in two relief stints vs Atlanta.

— Dodgers lost five of their last eight games.
— Dodgers won four of their last five road games.
— over 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-56
— record in first 5 innings: 29-19-8

— Anderson is 2-1, 3.27 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Los Angeles.

— Braves lost four of their last six games.
— Atlanta is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
— under 3-1 in last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-54
— record in first 5 innings: 27-20-7

Arizona (20-38) @ Milwaukee (30-26)
— Peacock is 1-1, 3.24 in three starts.
— Arizona is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Arizona lost 16 of its last 18 games.
— Arizona lost its last 14 road games.
— over 7-0 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 10-58
— record in first 5 innings: 22-32-4

— Houser is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 5-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He threw 1.1 scoreless IP in a relief stint vs Arizona

— Brewers won nine of their last 12 games.
— Milwaukee is 6-7 in its last 13 home games.
— over 5-2-1 last eight home games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-56
— record in first 5 innings: 23-20-13

Cincinnati (25-29) @ St Louis (31-26)
— Castillo is 0-7, 9.00 in his last seven starts.
— Reds are 1-10 in his starts.
— over 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 7-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-1
— He is 4-6, 4.86 in 13 starts vs St Louis.

— Cincinnati is 8-12 in its last 20 games.
— Reds are 6-3 in last nine road games.
— Over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 13-54
— record in first 5 innings: 20-27-7

— Kim is 0-3, 7.07 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-2
— He is 3-0, 0.54 in three starts vs Cincinnati.

— Cardinals are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
— St Louis is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
— five of last seven games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 21-57
— record in first 5 innings: 26-21-10

Cubs (32-24) @ San Francisco (35-21)
— Arrieta is 2-2, 6.41 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 8-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He is 5-3, 3.20 in ten starts vs San Francisco.

— Cubs won 14 of their last 18 games.
— Chicago is 6-2 in last eight road games.
— Under is 17-8 in their last 25 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-56
— record in first 5 innings: 28-20-8

— Gausman is 6-0, 0.71 in his last eight starts.
— Giants are 8-3 in his starts
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 9-1-1
— He is 0-3, 12.00 in 4 games (3 starts) vs Chicago.

— Giants won seven of their last nine games.
— Giants are 16-8 at home.
— Over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-56
— record in first 5 innings: 31-17-8

Mets (27-22) @ San Diego (35-23)
— Former Padre Lucchesi is 1-3, 6.56 in 8 games (5 starts, 21.1 IP).
— Mets are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 2-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against his old team.

— Mets won six of their last eight games.
— Mets are 5-8 in their last 13 road games.
— Over 5-0 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-49
— record in first 5 innings: 24-19-6

— Snell is 0-2, 8.11 in his last five starts.
— Padres are 4-7 in his starts.
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-2
— He is 1-1, 2.08 in two starts vs New York.

— Padres lost four of their last five games.
— San Diego won its last 11 home games.
— over 8-2 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-58
— record in first 5 innings: 22-27-9

AL games
Boston (33-23) @ Bronx (31-26)
— Eovaldi is 2-0, 2.91 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 7-4 in his starts.
— under 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-2
— He is 1-2, 3.58 in 9 games (6 starts) vs New York.

— Boston lost three of its last four games.
— Red Sox are 3-5 in their last eight road games.
— under 4-1-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 17-57
— record in first 5 innings: 27-21-9

— bullpen game

— New York lost seven of its last ten games.
— New York is 8-5 in its last 13 home games.
— under 12-3 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-57
— record in first 5 innings: 23-22-12

Cleveland (30-24) @ Baltimore (19-37)
— Mejia is making his first MLB start.
— He’s thrown five scoreless IP in three relief stints.
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— Cleveland won seven of its last 11 games.
— Indians are 5-1 in their last six road games.
— over 12-7 last 19 games
— scores run in first inning: 17-54
— record in first 5 innings: 18-27-9

— Akin allowed one run in 4.2 IP, in his first ‘21 start.
— Baltimore is 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.

— Orioles lost 14 of their last 16 games.
— Baltimore is 11-18 on the road, 8-19 at home.
— over is 13-7 in their last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-56
— record in first 5 innings: 19-25-12

Houston (31-25) vs Toronto (29-25) (@ Buffalo)
— Greinke is 3-1, 2.79 in his last four starts.
— Astros are 9-3 in his starts.
— over 8-0 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2
— He is 4-4, 4.33 in 11 starts vs Toronto.

— Astros won four of their last five games.
— Astros lost 7 of their last 10 road games.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 21-56
— record in first 5 innings: 31-17-8

— Ryu is 4-0, 2.64 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 7-3 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Blue Jays won their first two home games in Buffalo.
— Toronto won six of its last eight games.
— over 21-11 last 32 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-53
— record in first 5 innings: 23-22-8

Tampa Bay (36-22) @ Texas (22-36)
— Fleming is 5-3, 2.98 in 9 games (4 starts).
— They may use an opener.
— Rays are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He gave up a run in five IP, in one start vs Texas.

— Tampa Bay won 17 of its last 21 games.
— Rays won 10 of last 12 road games.
— over is 14-6 in last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-58
— record in first 5 innings: 23-19-16

— Gibson is 0-0, 2.33 in his last four starts
— Texas is 6-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He is 5-5, 4.71 in 12 games (11 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

— Texas lost 12 of its last 15 games.
— Texas is 6-3 in its last nine home games.
— under 6-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 12-58
— record in first 5 innings: 17-31-10

Detroit (23-33) @ White Sox (34-22)
— Turnbull is 3-0, 1.67 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 4-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2
— He is 0-3, 7.63 in four starts vs Chicago.

— Detroit won four of its last six games.
— Detroit is 6-5 in its last 11 road games.
— under 7-1-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 10-56
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-1 last ten on road

— Keuchel is 3-0, 5.02 in his last five starts
— Chicago is 7-4 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-2
— He is 4-3, 4.10 in 9 games (8 starts) vs Detroit.

— Chicago is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— White Sox are 8-1 in last nine home games.
— under 9-2 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-57
— record in first 5 innings: 32-12-13

Minnesota (22-34) @ Kansas City (26-26)
— Shoemaker is 0-3, 5.24 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 3-7 in his starts.
— under 4-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He is 0-5, 10.92 in seven starts vs Kansas City.

— Twins lost their last three games.
— Minnesota split its last eight road games.
— over 25-9-1 last 35 games
— scores run in first inning: 19-56
— record in first 5 innings: 19-26-11

— Keller is 3-0, 3.62 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 7-4 in his starts.
— under 5-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He 2-2, 3.20 in seven starts vs Minnesota.

— Royals won 10 of their last 14 games.
— Royals are 7-1 in their last eight home games.
— over 6-0-1 last seven games.
— scores run in first inning: 13-53
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-8

Seattle (29-29) @ Angels (25-31)
— Kikuchi is 2-0, 2.13 in his last two starts.
— Mariners are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 1-3, 11.32 in five starts against the Angels.

— Seattle won eight of its last 11 games.
— Seattle is 3-8 in its last 11 road games.
— under 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 17-58
— record in first 5 innings: 26-26-6

— Ohtani is 1-1, 3.22 in seven starts.
— Angels are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He gave up 2 runs in six IP, in his one start vs Seattle.

— Halos won six of their last ten games.
— Angels won three of their last four home games.
— over 14-5 last 19 home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-56
— record in first 5 innings: 23-28-6

Interleague games
Oakland (33-25) @ Colorado (23-34)
— Montas is 0-3, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— A’s are 6-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He is 0-2, 4.82 in two starts vs Colorado.

— A’s lost three of their last five games.
— Oakland is 9-4 in its last 13 road games.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-58
— record in first 5 innings: 22-23-13

— Gray is 0-3, 7.52 in his last four starts.
— Rockies are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Colorado won its last four games.
— Rockies are 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— over 11-6-1 last 18 home games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-57
— record in first 5 innings: 22-26-9