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

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, JUNE 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


CLE at BAL 01:05 PM
BAL +108
O 9.0
+500 +500


WAS at PHI 01:05 PM
PHI -119
U 10.0
+500 +500


MIA at PIT 01:05 PM
MIA -116
U 8.0
+500 +500


HOU at TOR 01:07 PM
TOR -108
U 9.5
+500 +500


LAD at ATL 01:20 PM
ATL +113
U 8.5
+500 +500


MIN at KC 02:10 PM
KC -134
U 9.5
+500 +500


DET at CHW 02:10 PM
CHW -193
O 9.0
+500 +500


ARI at MIL 02:10 PM
ARI +226
O 8.0
+500 +500


CIN at STL 02:15 PM
STL -110
U 8.5
+500 +500


TB at TEX 02:35 PM
TB -120
U 8.0
+500 +500


OAK at COL 03:10 PM
COL -114
O 11.0
+500 +500


CHC at SF 04:05 PM
CHC -105
O 8.0
+500 +500


SEA at LAA 04:07 PM
LAA -153
O 9.0
+500 +500


NYM at SD 04:10 PM
NYM +145
U 7.5
+500 +500


BOS at NYY 07:08 PM
NYY -146
U 9.5
+500 +500




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DAILY PICKS RECORD:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/05/2021 14-14-0 50.00% +420 Detail
06/04/2021 17-13-0 56.67% +1630 Detail
06/03/2021 11-9-0 55.00% +805 Detail
06/02/2021 7-12-1 37.50% -2960 Detail
06/01/2021 11-19-0 36.67% -5395 Detail


Totals...............60-67-1.....47.24%....-55.00




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BEST BETS:


06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70




Totals:..................19 - 24 -1...............- 10.70

 

[CNOTES]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/06/2021 15-14-1 51.67% -325
06/05/2021 14-14-0 50.00% +420
06/04/2021 17-13-0 56.67% +1630
06/03/2021 11-9-0 55.00% +805
06/02/2021 7-12-1 37.50% -2960
06/01/2021 11-19-0 36.67% -5395


Totals.........75-81-2...48.07%....-58.25




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BEST BETS:


06/06/2021............4 - 6 - 0...............- 9.20
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70




Totals:..................23 - 30 -1...............- 19.90

 

[Udog]

Monday’s 6-pack
Major League leaders in strikeouts (by pitcher):
117— Shane Bieber, Clev
106— Tyler Glasnow, TB
104— Gerrit Cole, NYY/Max Scherzer Wsh
100— Zack Wheeler, Phil
96— Trevor Bauer, LA
93— Jacob deGrom, NYM/Kevin Gausman, SF

Quote of the Day
“Playing on a torn meniscus is not easy. All I can do is keep managing it. Do my best, get as much treatment as I can. Try to manage it to make sure it doesn’t swell up too much. Obviously, the pain is going to be there. That’s normal. But it’s all about managing it and doing whatever it takes to win. My goal is to win a championship and I’m going to put my body on the line to make sure that happens. I’m going to give everything I got.”
76ers’ star Joel Embiid

Monday’s quiz
Who led the NBA in scoring this season?

Sunday’s quiz
Mariano Rivera has the most saves in baseball history; Trevor Hoffman has the 2nd most.

Saturday’s quiz
Johnny Manziel played in 14 games, starting 8, for the Cleveland Browns.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend

13) Patrick Cantlay won the Memorial golf tournament in Ohio Sunday, winning in a playoff against Colin Morikawa. Cantlay banked a cool $1.7M for the win, but that wasn’t the biggest golf story this weekend.

Jon Rahm led this tournament by six strokes after the third round, but he tested positive for COVID twice and had to withdraw. Guy leads by six strokes after three rounds, he ain’t going to lose; testing positive cost him $1.7M, plus a few more weeks on the bench.

12) Orioles’ OF Cedric Mullins went 5-5 with two homers Saturday, becoming the third Oriole ever to do that- Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken Jr were the others. Thats Oriole royalty there.

Mullins is a vastly improved player this season, hitting .322 with a .923 OPS. Coming into this season, he was a career .225 hitter in 374 career AB’s.

11) Atlanta Falcons are going to trade 32-year old WR Julio Jones to Tennessee, getting draft picks in the 2nd/4th round in exchange.

New Falcons coach Arthur Smith had been an assistant coach in Tennessee the last 10 years, so its an interesting deal.

Arthur Smith trivia: His father is the founder/CEO of FedEx. He is really, really rich.

10) Milwaukee 2, Arizona 0— Diamondbacks have lost 17 straight road games.

9) Reds 8, Cardinals 7— Cincinnati led 7-0, blew the lead, then won when Jesse Winker hit his third homer of the game in the 9th inning. Reds swept this four-game series.

8) Rays 7, Rangers 1— Texas has lost 11 of its last 12 games.

7) Clippers 126, Mavericks 111 (LA wins series 4-3)
— First game in series where home side won
— Kawhi Leonard scored 28, had 10 boards, nine assists.
— Luka Doncic scored 46 in a losing cause.

6) Hawks 128, 76ers 124 (Atlanta leads 1-0)
— Joel Embiid scored 39 while playing with torn meniscus in his knee.
— Hawks were 20-47 on the arc, 24-39 inside the arc.
— Ben Simmons was 3-10 on the foul line; this will never not bother me, how a player of his skill can be so putrid on the foul line.

5) Andy Dalton is Chicago Bears’ new QB, until rookie Josh Fields is ready to go; Dalton has been in NFL for 10 years, has a 74-66-2 record, playing for 7 different offensive coordinators.

4) Former NBA great Gary Payton is going to be the basketball coach at Lincoln U, which is in Oakland and doesn’t yet have a basketball team. Their eventual goal is to be a Division I team; Payton has never coached, which is no big deal.

Must admit, I’ve never heard of Lincoln U, until now.

3) Phillies 12, Giants 6— Game was delayed in the 8th inning when the protective netting behind the plate on the first base side fell down. Took them a decent amount of time to get the netting back up. Naturally, they were booed by the fans when things were going slowly.

2) Orlando Magic fired coach Steve Clifford, who was 96-131 in three years there, making the playoffs the last two seasons, but not this one.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL- Mets, Mil or Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: Dodgers @ Padres
AL- Rays, White Sox, A’s. Wild Card: Astros @ Red Sox

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Monday, June 7

 

[Udog]

901CHICAGO CUBS -902 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 26-41 SU (-22.4 Units) vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.150 or better in the last 3 seasons.

903KANSAS CITY -904 LA ANGELS
LA ANGELS are 251-230 SU (-2 Units) in home games when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1996.

905MIAMI -906 BOSTON
MIAMI is 3-11 SU (-13.6 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.




MLB
Dunkel

Monday, June 7

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, June 7

NL games
Cubs (33-26) @ San Diego (36-25)
— Alzolay is 3-1, 2.38 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-3
— He gave up one run in five IP, in his one start vs San Diego.

— Cubs won 15 of their last 21 games.
— Chicago is 7-4 in last 11 road games.
— Under is 19-9 in their last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-59
— record in first 5 innings: 29-22-8

— Weathers is 2-2, 2.06 in 12 games (7 starts, 39.1 IP).
— Padres are 4-3 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He gave up 4 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Chicago.

— Padres lost six of their last eight games.
— San Diego won 12 of its last 14 home games.
— over 9-4 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-61
— record in first 5 innings: 23-29-9

AL games
Kansas City (29-28) @ Angels (27-32)
— Kowar is making his MLB debut.
— He is 5-0, 0.85 in six AAA starts (31.1 IP) this year.
— He pitched in college for the Florida Gators.

— Royals won 11 of their last 17 games.
— Royals are 5-9 in their last 14 road games.
— over 8-1-1 last ten games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-57
— record in first 5 innings: 24-25-8

— Bundy is 0-4, 9.70 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 3-7 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 1-8-1
— He is 1-2, 4.20 in seven starts vs Kansas City.

— Halos are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— Angels won five of their last seven home games.
— over 16-6 last 22 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-59
— record in first 5 innings: 24-30-6

Interleague games
Miami (25-33) @ Boston (36-23)
— Lopez is 1-0, 2.35 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Marlins lost eight of their last nine games.
— Miami is 6-15 in their last 21 road tilts.
— over 4-1 in their last five games
— scored run in first inning: 13-58
— record in first 5 innings: 20-26-12

— Pivetta is 1-1, 4.66 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 9-2 in his starts.
— over 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-2
— He is 2-4, 5.36 in 11 games (8 starts) vs Miami.

— Boston won its last four games.
— Red Sox are 6-2 in their last eight home games.
— under 6-2-2 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 19-59
— record in first 5 innings: 28-22-9




MLB

Monday, June 7

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Trend Report
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Miami @ Boston
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

Kansas City @ LA Angels
Kansas City
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Chi Cubs @ San Diego
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing San Diego
San Diego
San Diego is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Monday June 7
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at San Diego (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Padres are 7-0 SU since Aug 19, 2020 as a favorite when they lost the last two games their starter started.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at San Diego (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Cubs are 0-7 SU since May 26, 2017 in the first game of a series with no rest as a road dog after they had a comeback win last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at Boston (5:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 7-0 OU (4.00 ppg) since Aug 01, 2011 as a home favorite of at least -140 after a game as a road dog in which they had a comeback win.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Miami at Boston (5:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Marlins are 0-6 OU (3.10 ppg) since Aug 07, 2018 when Pablo Lopez starts as a dog of at least +130 when they lost as an away dog in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[CNOTES]

MONDAY, JUNE 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


MIA at BOS
MIA +133
U 9.5
+500 +500


KC at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -152
U 9.0
+500 +500


CHC at SD 10:10 PM
CHC +116
U 7.5
+500 +500




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DAILY PICKS RECORD:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/05/2021 14-14-0 50.00% +420 Detail
06/04/2021 17-13-0 56.67% +1630 Detail
06/03/2021 11-9-0 55.00% +805 Detail
06/02/2021 7-12-1 37.50% -2960 Detail
06/01/2021 11-19-0 36.67% -5395 Detail


Totals...............60-67-1.....47.24%....-55.00




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BEST BETS:


06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70




Totals:..................19 - 24 -1...............- 10.70

 

[CNOTES]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/07/2021 2-4-0 33.33% -11.00
06/05/2021 14-14-0 50.00% +4.20
06/04/2021 17-13-0 56.67%+16.30
06/03/2021 11-9-0 55.00% + 8.05
06/02/2021 7-12-1 37.50% -29 60
06/01/2021 11-19-0 36.67% -53 95


Totals..........62-71-1.....46.61%....-66.00




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BEST BETS:


06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0..............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70




Totals:..................19 - 28 -1...............- 32.20

 

[Udog]

Tuesday’s 6-pack
Major League leaders in strikeouts (by batters):
80— Javier Baez, Cubs
79— Joey Gallo, Tex
77— Matt Chapman, A’s
74— Eugenio Suarez Cin/Nate Lowe Tex
72— Brandon Lowe TB/Randy Arozarena TB
69—Niko Goodrum, Det

Quote of the Day
“You can shear a sheep many times, but only skin him once.”
Amarillo Slim

Tuesday’s quiz
When Kareen Abdul-Jabbar entered the NBA (as Lew Alcindor), what team did he play for?

Monday’s quiz
Steph Curry led the NBA in scoring this season, at 32.0 ppg.

Sunday’s quiz
Mariano Rivera has the most saves in baseball history; Trevor Hoffman has the 2nd most.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….

— There isn’t enough good news in the world, but in the past week, 8-year old TJ Olsen was the recipient of a heart transplant, and is said to be doing very well. Great news for that family.

TJ’s father posted a 12-second video on social media:
“Hi everybody. Thank you for thinking of me. Thank you for praying with me. We love you guys, bye.”

Obviously, for the kid to get a new heart, someone else had to pass away, and that is very sad. Does the family that donated the heart stay in contact with this kid’s family? They certainly have a great bond to build a new friendship around.

— With legalized gambling more prevalent these days, NBA and college hoop teams need to juice up their security around the court, to protect the players/refs.

In the Wizards-76ers series, some jackass ran on the floor and touched the backboard before he was tackled by security. What if he had been a gambler who was losing and went on tilt, and was ticked off at one of the players? Potentially horrific situation.

— Major league baseball teams with highest payrolls:
1) Dodgers $250,022,632
2) Bronx $202,186,977
3) NY Mets $196,470,288

— Major league teams with lowest payrolls:
30) Cleveland Indians $52,607,580
29) Pittsburgh Pirates $54,944,471
28) Baltimore Orioles $57,688,298

— So far this season, Colorado Rockies’ catchers are 8-86 (.093) on the road.

— Tampa Bay Rays have scored 122 runs from the 7th inning on, most in MLB so far.

— Alex Rodriguez thinks Alex Cora is the best manager in baseball:

“I think Alex Cora is the best manager in the game. He’s a world champion and he understands the game, 360. Obviously it’s paying dividends. I knew he would improve the team but I didn’t know it would be this paradigm shift…….”

This is Cora’s third year as a big league skipper, interrupted by last year’s suspension for his part in the Houston sign-stealing debacle- he was a coach there. Interesting opinion by ARod.

— Kansas City Royals brought up prospect Jackson Kowar to make his MLB debut Monday nite, but it didn’t go well; the Florida alum faced seven batters, got only two of them out, throwing 39 pitches and not finishing the first inning.

Big jump from AAA to the majors; his next start is in Oakland this weekend, so hopefully he won’t bounce back right away.

— Seattle Mariners brought their big prospect up to the majors last month, but Jarred Kelenic went 8-83 in 23 games, and now he is back in AAA, where the manager will have to be a master psychologist to give the kid his confidence back.

Kelenic had three hits in his second MLB game, but is 0 for his last 39.

— Over the last decade, the LA Angels haven’t drafted one pitcher who has thrown 100+ innings in a season for them; this is epic failure. They’ve got Trout, they had Pujols, still have Rendon, Ohtani and Walsh, but pitching is an important part of baseball.

— Cincinnati Reds are 9-6 in one-run games this year, which doesn’t sound like much, until you consider that from 2014-20, they were 138-224 (.381) in one-run games, so that a big improvement for them.

— Mikey Dixon is a 6-2 guard who will be playing his final season of college basketball this coming winter; the kid has gotten around.
2016-17— played in 31 games for Quinnipiac, shot 37% on the arc
2018-19— played in only 14 games for St John’s; big jump up from the NEC.
2019-20— played in 18 games for Grand Canyon, shooting 43% on the arc.
2020-21— played in 20 games for Grand Canyon, shooting only 27.5% on the arc.

2021-22— He’ll be playing at Idaho; everyone who played last year got another free year of eligibility, which he is taking advantage of.

Kid should write a book; not many people have gone to college in Connecticut, New York City, Arizona and Idaho.

— Alabama football coach Nick Saban will turn 70 this fall; he signed a contract extension this week thru 2028— does anyone think he’ll still be coaching when he is 77?

Contracts like this are meant to silence the whispers of rival recruiters, who might infer to their recruits that Saban is going to retire soon.

— Middle of the night the other night, I’m watching Hoosiers for the 100th time, so of course I got to thinking about various conversations I’ve had about this movie.

Buddy of mine and I have had a debate for years; who was the better coach, Norman Dale in Hoosiers (Gene Hackman) or Ken Reeves in The White Shadow (Ken Howard)?

To me, this is simple; Ken Reeves was the much better coach:
— In Norman Dale’s first game at Hickory High, he finished the game with four players on the court, and he had a healthy guy sitting on the bench.
— If Jimmy Chitwood hadn’t decided to play, Coach Dale would’ve been fired quickly , and it would’ve wound up being kind of a depressing movie.
— Even after Jimmy Chitwood started playing, Coach Dale always wanted to use him as a decoy to set up other players to score. Even his drunk assistant coach (Dennis Hopper) knew enough to draw up the picket fence play for Jimmy to score.

— Coach Reeves played in the NBA, which had to be a big advantage for a high school coach.
— Hoosiers trivia; the first choice to play Coach Dale was Jack Nicholson, then Robert Duvall.
— Maris Valainis, the actor who played Jimmy, was the only actor of the Hickory kids who didn’t play high school basketball; he later became a golf pro.

— Knicks’ coach Tom Thibodeau won NBA Coach of the Year, even though Suns’ coach Monty Williams got more first place votes.

— Thibodeau has a fascinating background; he worked as an assistant coach for Bill Mussselman and Jerry Tarkanian (when he coached the Spurs). Two very unique personalities.
— He spent four years as an assistant coach at Harvard, then jumped to Timberwolves when they were an expansion team- that had to be culture shock.
— He’s also worked for Doc Rivers, Jeff Van Gundy; this a guy who needs to write a book about his career. He must have a boatload of great stories to tell.

— Nets 125, Bucks 86 (Nets lead series 2-0)— Not a good advertisement for the league. There were only 16 free throws taken in the whole game. Hopefully the Bucks will play a little better when the series moves back to Milwaukee.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Tuesday, June 8

 

[Udog]

951LA DODGERS -952 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 10-19 SU (-13.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

953ATLANTA -954 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 10-1 SU (8.9 Units) in home games after having won 2 of their last 3 games over the last 2 seasons.

953ATLANTA -954 PHILADELPHIA
JOE GIRARDI is 10-1 SU (8.9 Units) in home games after having won 2 of their last 3 games (Coach of PHILADELPHIA)

955MILWAUKEE -956 CINCINNATI
MILWAUKEE is 31-21 SU (10.8 Units) vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season.

957COLORADO -958 MIAMI
COLORADO is 8-18 SU (-16.9 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

959CHICAGO CUBS -960 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 129-210 SU (-102 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more since 1996.

961SEATTLE -962 DETROIT
DETROIT is 14-33 SU (-20.6 Units) in home games vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better in the last 3 seasons.

963HOUSTON -964 BOSTON
BOSTON is 24-11 SU (13.9 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

965TORONTO -966 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 11-3 SU (10.9 Units) in home games vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

967NY YANKEES -968 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 6-24 SU (-22.6 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, June 8

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, June 8

NL games
Atlanta (27-29) @ Philadelphia (28-30)
— Smyly is 0-1, 7.47 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 2-7 in his starts.
— over 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He gave up 5 runs in six IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Philly.

— Braves won three of their last four games.
— Atlanta is 1-3 in its last four road games.
— over 3-1 in last four road games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-56
— record in first 5 innings: 29-20-7

— Nola is 1-1, 5.06 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He is 11-7, 3.27 in 22 starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won three of their last four games.
— Phillies are 17-11 at home, 11-19 on road.
— over 5-2 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-58
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-13

Dodgers (34-25) @ Pittsburgh (23-35)
— Buehler is 3-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-4
— He gave up a run in six IP, in his one start vs Pittsburgh.

— Dodgers are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— Dodgers are 1-3 in their last four road games.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-59
— record in first 5 innings: 30-21-8

— Brubaker is 2-5, 4.62 in his last seven starts.
— Pirates are 4-6 in his starts.
— under 7-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against LA.

— Pirates won three of their last four games.
— Pittsburgh won five of its last seven home games.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 16-58
— record in first 5 innings: 18-30-10

Colorado (24-36) @ Miami (25-34)
— Senzatela is 1-1, 3.52 in his last four starts
— Rockies are 3-8 in his starts.
— under 6-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-2
— He’s allowed 2 runs in 4 relief stints (9 IP) vs Miami.

— Colorado won five of its last seven games.
— Rockies are 20-14 at home, 4-22 on road.
— under 7-1 last eight road games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-60
— record in first 5 innings: 23-28-9

— Lopez is 1-0, 2.35 in his last four starts.
— Marlins are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-5
— He gave up 3 runs in 5.1 IP, in his one start vs Colorado.

— Marlins lost nine of their last ten games.
— Miami is 9-4 in their last 13 home tilts.
— under 5-1 in their last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 13-59
— record in first 5 innings: 20-27-12

Milwaukee (33-26) @ Cincinnati (28-29)
— Houser is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 5-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He is 0-3, 6.84 in 8 games (5 starts) vs Cincinnati.

— Brewers won 12 of their last 15 games.
— Milwaukee won its last five road games.
— under 14-7-1 last 22 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-59
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-13

— Gray is 1-2, 4.57 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He is 3-2, 2.70 in ten starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cincinnati is 6-1 in its last seven games.
— Reds are 2-7 in last nine home games.
— over 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-57
— record in first 5 innings: 22 -27-8

Cubs (33-27) @ San Diego (37-25)
— Davies is 0-1, 3.28 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 7-5 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 4-0, 3.31 in six starts vs San Diego.

— Cubs lost four of their last five games.
— Chicago is 7-5 in last 12 road games.
— Under is 19-10 in their last 29 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-60
— record in first 5 innings: 29-23-8

— Lamet is 0-0, 2.778 in five starts (13 IP).
— 72 pitches are most he’s thrown in a start.
— Padres are 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 1-1, 3.86 in three starts vs Chicago.

— Padres lost six of their last nine games.
— San Diego won 13 of its last 15 home games.
— over 10-4 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-62
— record in first 5 innings: 24-29-9

AL games
Houston (33-26) @ Boston (37-23)
— Valdez is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts (11 IP).
— Astros are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-1, 1.86 in 3 games (1 start) vs Boston.

— Astros won six of their last eight games.
— Astros are 5-8 in their last 13 road games.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 22-59
— record in first 5 innings: 33-18-8

— Perez is 4-0, 1.82 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 8-4, 2.46 in 13 starts vs Miami.

— Boston won its last five games.
— Red Sox are 7-2 in their last nine home games.
— under 7-2-2 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-60
— record in first 5 innings: 29-22-9

Seattle (30-31) @ Detroit (25-34)
— Gonzales is 1-2, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 1-2, 2.92 in four starts vs Detroit.

— Seattle lost four of its last six games.
— Seattle is 4-10 in its last 14 road games.
— under 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 28-27-6

— Boyd is 0-3, 8.27 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 4-7 in his starts.
— over 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6
— He is 1-1, 4.38 in 5 games (4 starts) vs Seattle.

— Detroit lost three of its last four games.
— Detroit is 2-6 in its last eight road games.
— under 9-2-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-59
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1 last 13 on road

Bronx (31-29) @ Minnesota (23-35)
— Montgomery is 2-0, 5.05 in his last seven starts.
— New York is 7-3 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-1
— He is 0-1, 6.55 in two starts vs Minnesota.

— New York lost 10 of its last 13 games.
— New York is 3-5 in its last eight road games.
— under 13-5 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-60
— record in first 5 innings: 25 -23-12

— Pineda is 2-2, 4.26 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 5-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in two starts vs New York.

— Twins lost four of their last six games.
— Minnesota is 5-3 in its last eight home games.
— over 27-10-1 last 38 games
— scores run in first inning: 19-59
— record in first 5 innings: 20-28-11

Toronto (30-27) @ White Sox (36-23)
— Ray is 0-1, 4.55 in five road starts.
— Toronto is 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Blue Jays are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Toronto won seven of its last nine road games.
— over 22-13 last 35 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-56
— record in first 5 innings: 24-24-8

— Rodon is 0-2, 3.80 in his last four starts
— Chicago is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He is 0-0, 2.70 in two starts vs Toronto.

— Chicago is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
— White Sox are 10-2 in last 12 home games.
— under 11-3 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-60
— record in first 5 innings: 34-13-13

Kansas City (29-29) @ Angels (28-32)
— Bubic is 1-0, 2.95 in four starts.
— Royals are 4-0 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.

— Royals won 11 of their last 18 games.
— Royals are 5-10 in their last 15 road games.
— over 9-1-1 last 11 games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-58
— record in first 5 innings: 24-26-8

— Heaney is 2-0, 3.00 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 9-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4
— He is 1-0, 1.93 in two starts vs Kansas City.

— Halos are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Angels won six of their last eight home games.
— over 17-6 last 23 home games
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
— record in first 5 innings: 25-30-6

Interleague games
Mets (29-23) @ Baltimore (21-38)
— Peterson is 0-1, 6.12 in his last six starts.
— Mets are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-2
— He threw 4 shutout innings in a relief stint vs Baltimore.

— Mets won eight of their last 11 games.
— Mets are 7-9 in their last 16 road games.
— Over 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 10-52
— record in first 5 innings: 26-20-6

— Zimmerman is 1-0, 2.61 in his last two starts.
— Baltimore is 2-7 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-3
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.

— Orioles won four of last five games, after an 0-14 skid.
— Baltimore is 11-18 on the road, 10-20 at home.
— over is 15-8 in their last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-59
— record in first 5 innings: 20-26-13

Washington (24-32) @ Tampa Bay (38-23)
— Lester is 0-0, 5.27 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 3-4 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He is 13-11, 4.47 in 30 starts vs Tampa Bay

— Washington lost nine of its last 13 games.
— Nationals are 11-17 on the road.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-56
— record in first 5 innings: 20-23-13

— Glasnow is 0-0, 3.25 in his last four starts.
— Tampa Bay is 8-4 in his starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— He is 1-0, 7.53 in 5 games (2 starts) vs Washington

— Tampa Bay won 19 of its last 24 games.
— Rays won 8 of last 9 home games.
— over is 15-7-1 in last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 24-21 -16

San Francisco (37-21) @ Texas (23-38)
— Wood is 0-3, 7.47 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 5-4 in his starts
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 2-0, 0.86 in three starts vs Texas.

— Giants won nine of their last 12 games.
— Giants are 10-1 in last 11 road games.
— Over is 11-7-1 in their last 19 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-59
— record in first 5 innings: 33-18-8

— Lyles is 0-1, 5.29 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 6-6 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8
— He is 4-5, 5.31 in 22 games (10 starts) vs San Francisco.

— Texas lost 15 of its last 19 games.
— Texas is 7-6 in its last 13 home games.
— under 7-2-2 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-62
— record in first 5 innings: 20-32-10

Cleveland (31-26) @ St Louis (31-29)
— Bieber is 2-0, 3.26 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 9-3 in his starts.
— under 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He gave up a run in six IP, in his one start vs St Louis.

— Cleveland is 8-6 in its last 14 games.
— Indians are 6-3 in last nine road games.
— over 14-8 last 22 games
— scores run in first inning: 18-57
— record in first 5 innings: 19-28-10

— Martinez gave up 10 runs in 0.2 IP in his last start.
— Cardinals are 4-6 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6
— He gave up 2 runs in six IP, in his one start vs Cleveland.

— Cardinals are 6-11 in their last 17 games.
— St Louis split its last dozen home games.
— seven of last ten games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 22-60
— record in first 5 innings: 26-23-11

Arizona (20-41) @ Oakland (35-26)
— Duplantier is 0-1, 9.35 in two starts (8.2 IP).
— Arizona is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.

— Arizona lost 19 of its last 21 games.
— Arizona lost its last 17 road games.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 11-61
— record in first 5 innings: 22-35-4

— Bassitt is 3-0, 3.31 in his last five starts.
— A’s are 9-1 in his last ten starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-4
— He is 1-0, 4.35 in two starts vs Arizona.

— A’s won four of their last five games.
— Oakland is 3-6 in its last nine home games.
— Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 24-24-13

 

[Udog]

MLB

Tuesday, June 8

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Trend Report
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NY Mets @ Baltimore
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets

Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta

LA Dodgers @ Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers

Houston @ Boston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston's last 11 games when playing Boston
Houston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Milwaukee @ Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Seattle @ Detroit
Seattle
Seattle is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Colorado @ Miami
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games at home
Miami is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Colorado

Washington @ Tampa Bay
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Washington
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home

San Francisco @ Texas
San Francisco
San Francisco is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
San Francisco is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

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

NY Yankees @ Minnesota
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home

Cleveland @ St. Louis
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 14 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 14 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games

Kansas City @ LA Angels
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
LA Angels
LA Angels is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
LA Angels is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

Arizona @ Oakland
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Arizona's last 10 games
Oakland
Oakland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games at home

Chi Cubs @ San Diego
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
San Diego is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs


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[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Tuesday June 8
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Arizona at Oakland (9:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Diamondbacks are 11-0 SU since Apr 05, 2019 in the first game of a series with rest after they allowed 6 or fewer hits last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Brewers are 0-9 SU since Aug 11, 2019 off a win as a favorite in which they scored 3 runs or less.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Braves are 0-11 OU (-3.14 ppg) since Sep 30, 2016 as a dog after they did not give up a walk last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cleveland at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. ET)

-- The Cardinals are 10-0 OU (4.35 ppg) since Jul 03, 2014 when Carlos Martinez starts as a dog after he had a WHIP of at least 2.00 in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[indiana]

U/Dog.......hope all is well buddy........BOL with your action tonight ..........indy

 

[CNOTES]

TUESDAY, JUNE 8
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


ATL at PHI 07:05 PM
ATL +141
U 9.0
+500 +500


LAD at PIT 07:05 PM
PIT +174
U 8.5
+500 +500


NYM at BAL 07:05 PM
NYM -112
U 9.5
+500 +500


WAS at TB 07:10 PM
TB -231
O 7.5
+500 +500


HOU at BOS 07:10 PM
HOU -115
O 10.0
+500 +500


SEA at DET 07:10 PM
SEA +115
O 8.5
+500 +500


MIL at CIN 07:10 PM
MIL +124
U 8.5
+500 +500


COL at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA -185
O 7.0
+500 +500


SF at TEX 08:05 PM
SF -137
U 8.0
+500 +500


NYY at MIN 08:10 PM
MIN -102
U 9.5
+500 +500


TOR at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW -140
U 8.5
+500 +500


CLE at STL 08:15 PM
CLE -160
O 7.0
+500 +500


KC at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -158
O 8.5
+500 +500


ARI at OAK 09:40 PM
ARI +200
O 8.5
+500 +500


CHC at SD 10:10 PM
CHC +165
U 8.5
+500 +500






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DAILY PICKS RECORD:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/07/2021 2-4-0 33.33% -11.00
06/05/2021 14-14-0 50.00% +4.20
06/04/2021 17-13-0 56.67%+16.30
06/03/2021 11-9-0 55.00% + 8.05
06/02/2021 7-12-1 37.50% -29 60
06/01/2021 11-19-0 36.67% -53 95


Totals..........62-71-1.....46.61%....-66.00




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BEST BETS:


06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0..............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70


Totals:..................19 - 28 -1...............- 32.20

 

[CNOTES]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/08/2021......17-13-0.........56.67%........+21.80
06/07/2021 ........2-4-0 .........33.33% ........-11.00
06/05/2021 .....14-14-0 ........50.00% .........+4.20
06/04/2021 .....17-13-0 ........56.67%........+16.30
06/03/2021....... 11-9-0 ........55.00% ........+ 8.05
06/02/2021 .......7-12-1 ........37.50% ........-29 60
06/01/2021 ......11-19-0 .......36.67% ........-53 95


Totals...............79-84-1.........48.46%.........-44.20




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BEST BETS:


06/08/2021............7 - 6 - 0...............+ 10.00
06/07/2021............0 - 4 - 0...............- 21.50
06/05/2021............8 - 5 - 0..............+ 23.00
06/04/2021............5 - 8 - 0...............- 15.40
06/02/2021............2 - 5 - 1...............- 14.60
06/01/2021............5 - 6 - 0................- 3.70


Totals:.................26 - 34 -1...............- 22.20

 

[Udog]

Wednesday’s 6-pack
Odds for the Palmetto golf tournament this week:
8-1— Dustin Johnson
9-1— Brooks Koepka
14-1— Tyrrell Hatton
16-1— Matthew Fitzpatrick
20-1— Sungjae Im
25-1— Tommy Fleetwood

Quote of the Day
“He has the best, quickest hands I’ve ever seen,. Whether you’re playing a stupid game in the pool with him or you’re playing slam ball. The guy’s hand-eye coordination is beyond elite. His hands are unbelievably underrated and allow him to be a solid defender without elite length. He has good length but not elite length without any ability to play above the rim……….they say the best baseball hitters like Ted Williams could see the seams of a baseball. I think he processes things that quickly but is able to play at his own speed.”
Nuggets’ GM Tim Connelly, talking about Nikola Jokic

Wednesday’s quiz
Besides coaching the Giants, which major college football team did Jim Fassel coach?

Tuesday’s quiz
When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar entered the NBA (as Lew Alcindor), he played for the Milwaukee Bucks; they won the NBA title in Kareem’s 2nd season, the Bucks’ third year in existence

Monday’s quiz
Steph Curry led the NBA in scoring this season, at 32.0 ppg.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..

13) Tuesday night in Pittsburgh, the Pirates big 3B prospect, Ke’Bryan Hayes, hit a home run in the first inning, off the Dodgers’ Walker Buehler, but there was one small problem.

Hayes never touched first base, so he doesn’t get credit for a home run, or even a hit. Pirates don’t score a run; it just gets recorded as a long out.

Watching the replay, it is unclear if the Pirates’ first base coach noticed the gaffe.

Pittsburgh lost 5-3. Oy.

12) Why I watch the whole NBA draft; the 41st pick of the 2014 draft was a kid from Europe named Nikola Jokic, definitely a project for the Denver coaches. He’s become a hell of a player, named MVP of the league Tuesday. Not bad for the 41st pick of the draft.

11) Jazz 112, Clippers 109:
— Clippers led by 13 at the half, were outscored 32-19 in third quarter.
— Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points for the Jazz.

10) My nominee for most underrated basketball player ever; Rick Barry. The guy was awesome, scoring 24.8 ppg in his career, but he bounced around a lot between the NBA/ABA, before bouncing around between teams was a popular thing to do.

He shot 89.7% for the foul line, shooting underhanded, something more guys should try.

In 1971-72, Barry AVERAGED 45.2 mpg for the ABA’s Nets, playing in 80 games, scoring 31.5 ppg. Lets see one of today stars do that.

9) Golden Knights 3, Avalanche 2 (OT)
— Vegas scores 0:50 into OT to take a 3-2 series lead.
— #38 for the Knights is Patrick Brown, who is probably the only active NHL player with a legit shot to own part of an NFL team someday. His maternal grandfather was Wellington Mara, who owned the New Jersey Giants- his son John (Patrick’s uncle) still owns half the team.
— Patrick Brown’s dad and paternal uncle also played in the NHL.

8) Blue Jays are now booked to play home games in Buffalo thru July 21st.

7) Was reading on the Interweb how lot of scouts/players think the talent gap between AAA and the major leagues is wider than ever, which helps explain how a prospect like Jarred Kelenic goes 8 for 83 and gets sent back down to the minors. Not having minor league games last year has put a damper on some of these prospects’ careers.

6) Hopefully someone has already told Kelenic this, but Mike Trout went 7 for 43 at the start of his career, and he’s doing OK now. Takes time for some guys.

5) Kris Bryant is having a terrific year for the Cubs, hitting .307 with a .959 OPS; he is listed on the All-Star ballot as a third baseman, but he hasn’t played there since April 20.

He’s played all three outfield positions, some first base; he is useful all over the field, which is why he is going to become a lot wealthier this winter. Question is, will it be the Cubs who pay him, or some other team?

4) NBA teams who lose Game 1 of a playoff series at home are 69-48-1 ATS in Game 2, in their last 118 chances.

3) Washington’s new QB is 37-year old Ryan Fitzpatrick, who will be playing for his 9th NFL team; his W-L record as an NFL starter is 59-86-1. Against the spread, he is 69-69-8 ATS.

2) Happy 70th birthday to Dave Parker, the best baseball player (other than Pete Rose) who isn’t in the Hall of Fame. The Cobra was awesome, hitting .290 for his career, with an OPS of .810- he hit 339 homers, stole 154 bases, won World Series rings in Pittsburgh, Oakland.

Hopefully someday he’ll get inducted into Cooperstown; he deserves it.

1) RIP to football coach Jim Fassel, who passed away this week at age 71. Fassel coached the Giants from 1997-2003, losing Super Bowl XXXV to the Ravens.

Coach Fassel’s son John is special teams’ coach for Dallas; in 2016, he was the Rams’ special teams coach, and became interim head coach when Jeff Fisher got fired.

During one late season game, the Rams ran this great trick play in the red zone, but it fooled the refs, who threw a flag that shouldn’t have been thrown. As the teams jogged off the field for halftime, Jim Fassel was running after the officials, yelling at them for their mistake.

Jim Fassel was a QB in college, and threw the last pass in WFL history in 1975. I am told he was a decent guy, soft spoken for a coach. RIP, sir.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, June 9