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

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901CHICAGO CUBS -902 SAN DIEGO
CHICAGO CUBS are 26-37 SU (-23.9 Units) in road games vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

903ATLANTA -904 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 32-28 SU (1.2 Units) in home games as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.

905LA DODGERS -906 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 10-19 SU (-13.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

907MILWAUKEE -908 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.

909COLORADO -910 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.

911HOUSTON -912 BOSTON
BOSTON is 25-11 SU (14.9 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

913SEATTLE -914 DETROIT
DETROIT is 78-104 SU (-40.6 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the last 3 seasons.

915NY YANKEES -916 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.

917TORONTO -918 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 11-3 SU (10.6 Units) in home games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

919KANSAS CITY -920 LA ANGELS
LA ANGELS are 18-28 SU (-13 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 9

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 9

NL games
Atlanta (28-29) @ Philadelphia (28-31)
— Davidson is 1-0, 2.31 in two starts.
— Braves are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.

— Braves won four of their last five games.
— Atlanta is 2-3 in its last five road games.
— over 4-1 in last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-57
— record in first 5 innings: 30-20-7

— Eflin is 0-4, 5.96 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He is 6-3, 3.41 in 12 starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won three of their last five games.
— Phillies are 17-12 at home, 11-19 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-59
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-13

Dodgers (35-25) @ Pittsburgh (23-36)
— Gonsolin is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 6-4, 2.60 in 20 MLB games (14 starts).
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh.

— Dodgers are 4-5 in their last nine games.
— Dodgers are 2-3 in their last five road games.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-60
— record in first 5 innings: 31-21-8

— TAnderson is 0-2, 9.39 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-3
— He is 3-6, 4.69 in 14 starts vs LA.

— Pirates won three of their last five games.
— Pittsburgh won five of its last eight home games.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-59
— record in first 5 innings: 18-31-10

Colorado (24-37) @ Miami (26-34)
— Gomber is 2-1, 2.15 in his last five starts
— Rockies are 5-7 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— you’re reading ***************.com
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— He gave up 2 runs in an inning of relief vs Miami.

— Colorado won five of its last eight games.
— Rockies are 20-14 at home, 4-23 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine road games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-61
— record in first 5 innings: 23-29-9

— Miami hasn’t named a starter.

— Marlins lost nine of their last 11 games.
— Miami is 10-4 in their last 14 home tilts.
— under 5-2 in their last seven home games
— scored run in first inning: 13-60
— record in first 5 innings: 21-27-12

Milwaukee (34-26) @ Cincinnati (28-30)
— Anderson is 0-1, 5.12 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 6-3 in his starts.
— over 4-4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-1
— He is 4-2, 4.25 in eight starts vs Cincinnati.

— Brewers won 13 of their last 16 games.
— Milwaukee won its last six road games.
— under 15-7-1 last 23 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 15-60
— record in first 5 innings: 27-20-13

— Gutierrez is 1-1, 2.70 in two starts.
— Reds are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Cincinnati is 6-2 in its last eight games.
— Reds are 2-8 in last ten home games.
— over 6-4 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-58
— record in first 5 innings: 22-28-8

Cubs (34-27) @ San Diego (37-26)
— Arrieta is 1-3, 10.34 in his last four starts.
— Cubs are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 8-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— He is 2-2, 5.25 in seven starts vs San Diego.

— Cubs lost four of their last six games.
— Chicago is 8-5 in last 13 road games.
— Under is 20-10 in their last 30 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 30-23-8

— Darvish is 3-0, 2.96 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 11-1 in his starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-5
— He gave up 2 runs in 4.1 IP in his one start vs Chicago.

— Padres lost seven of their last ten games.
— San Diego won 13 of its last 16 home games.
— over 10-5 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-63
— record in first 5 innings: 24-30-9

AL games
Houston (34-26) @ Boston (37-24)
— Odorizzi is 0-3, 7.16 in five starts.
— Astros are 1-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3
— He is 4-7, 4.84 in 19 starts vs Boston.

— Astros won seven of their last nine games.
— Astros are 6-8 in their last 14 road games.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 23-60
— record in first 5 innings: 34-18-8

— Eovaldi is 3-0, 2.16 in his last three starts.
— Red Sox are 8-4 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-2
— He is 1-1, 3.19 in five starts vs Houston.

— Boston won five of its last six games.
— Red Sox are 7-3 in their last ten home games.
— under 8-2-2 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 20-61
— record in first 5 innings: 29-23-9

Seattle (30-32) @ Detroit (26-34)
— Flexen is 2-1, 8.55 in four road starts.
— Mariners are 7-3 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-10
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Seattle lost five of its last seven games.
— Seattle is 4-11 in its last 15 road games.
— under 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 28-28-6

— Mize is 2-1, 2.13 in his last six starts.
— Detroit is 6-5 in his starts.
— under 10-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-2
— He gave up a run in 7.2 IP, in his one start vs Seattle.

— Detroit lost three of its last five games.
— Detroit is 5-1 in its last six home games.
— under 10-2-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-60
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2 last 14 at home

Bronx (32-29) @ Minnesota (24-36)
— Cole is 2-2, 3.19 in his last five starts.
— New York is 2-4 in his last six starts.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-3
— He threw 7 one-hit innings in his one start vs Minnesota.

— New York lost 10 of its last 14 games.
— New York is 4-5 in its last nine road games.
— under 13-6 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-61
— record in first 5 innings: 25-23-13

— Dobnak is 0-2, 6.94 in two starts.
— Twins are 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 New York.

— Twins lost five of their last seven games.
— Minnesota is 5-4 in its last nine home games.
— over 28-10-1 last 39 games
— scores run in first inning: 20-60
— record in first 5 innings: 20-28-12

Toronto (30-28) @ White Sox (37-23)
— Manoah is 1-0, 3.86 in two starts.
— Toronto is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Blue Jays are 7-5 in their last 12 games.
— Toronto won seven of its last ten road games.
— over 22-14 last 36 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-57
— record in first 5 innings: 25-24-8

— Lynn is 6-0, 1.85 in his last seven starts
— Chicago is 7-3 in his starts.
— under 7-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-10
— record in first 5 innings: 8-0-2
— He is 1-3, 5.45 in 7 games (6 starts) vs Toronto.

— Chicago is 9-3 in its last 12 games.
— White Sox are 11-2 in last 13 home games.
— under 12-3 last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 34-14-13

Kansas City (29-30) @ Angels (28-32)
— Keller is 4-0, 3.62 in his last five starts.
— Royals are 8-4 in his starts.
— over 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2
— He is 2-2, 2.66 in 5 games (4 starts) against the Angels.

— Royals are 11-8 in their last 19 games.
— Royals are 5-11 in their last 16 road games.
— over 10-1-1 last 12 games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-59
— record in first 5 innings: 24-27-8

— Canning is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 4-5 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5
— He is 1-1, 1.50 in two starts vs Kansas City.

— Halos are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Angels are 7-2 in last nine home games.
— over 18-6 last 24 home games
— scored run in first inning: 18-61
— record in first 5 innings: 26-30-6

Interleague games
Mets (29-24) @ Baltimore (22-38)
— Walker is 3-1, 2.00 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 8-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-10
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-1
— He is 3-1, 2.68 in seven starts vs Baltimore.

— Mets won eight of their last 12 games.
— Mets are 7-10 in their last 17 road games.
— Over 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-53
— record in first 5 innings: 26-21-6

— Former Met Harvey is 0-5, 12.63 in his last five starts.
— Baltimore is 5-7 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— He gave up 7 runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start against the Mets.

— Orioles won five of last six games, after an 0-14 skid.
— Baltimore is 11-18 on the road, 11-20 at home.
— over is 16-8 in their last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-60
— record in first 5 innings: 21-26-13

Washington (24-33) @ Tampa Bay (39-23)
— Corbin is 1-2, 6.43 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay

— Washington lost 10 of its last 14 games.
— Nationals are 11-18 on the road.
— under 12-3 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-57
— record in first 5 innings: 20-24-13

— McClanahan is 2-1, 4.11 in seven starts.
— Tampa Bay is 5-2 in his starts.
— under 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington

— Tampa Bay won 20 of its last 25 games.
— Rays won 9 of last 10 home games.
— over is 15-8-1 in last 24 games.
— scored run in first inning: 18-62
— record in first 5 innings: 25-21 -16

San Francisco (38-22) @ Texas (23-39)
— bullpen game

— Giants won 10 of their last 13 games.
— Giants are 11-1 in last 12 road games.
— Over is 12-7-1 in their last 20 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
— record in first 5 innings: 33-18-9

— Gibson is 1-0, 1.48 in his last four starts.
— Texas is 7-4 in his starts.
— under 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— He is 0-1, 4.91 in two starts vs San Francisco.

— Texas lost 16 of its last 20 games.
— Texas split its last 14 home games.
— under 7-3-2 last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 14-62
— record in first 5 innings: 20-32-10

Cleveland (32-26) @ St Louis (31-30)
— Mejia threw five shutout innings in his first MLB start.
— Cleveland is 1-0 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 St Louis.

— Cleveland is 9-6 in its last 15 games.
— Indians are 7-3 in last ten road games.
— over 15-8 last 23 games
— scores run in first inning: 19-58
— record in first 5 innings: 20-28-10

— Wainwright is 1-1, 3.15 in his last three starts.
— Cardinals are 4-7 in his starts.
— under 7-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-3
— He is 1-0, 2.45 in 2 games (1 start) vs Cleveland.

— Cardinals are 6-12 in their last 18 games.
— St Louis is 6-7 in its last 13 home games.
— eight of last 11 games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 22-61
— record in first 5 innings: 26-24-11

Arizona (20-42) @ Oakland (36-26)
— Peacock is 1-2, 4.22 in his four starts.
— Arizona is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He got the only batter he faced out, in one relief stint vs Oakland.

— Arizona lost 20 of its last 22 games.
— Arizona lost its last 18 road games.
— over 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-62
— record in first 5 innings: 22-36-4

— Manaea is 1-0, 1.69 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 9-3 in his starts.
— over 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-4
— He is 1-1, 7.00 in two starts vs Arizona.

— A’s won five of their last six games.
— Oakland is 4-6 in its last ten home games.
— Under is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-62
— record in first 5 innings: 25-24-13

Wednesday’s umpires
Chi-SD- Under is 6-3-1 in Ortiz games.
Atl-Phil- Over is 4-2 in last six West games
LA-Pitt- Over is 3-2 in Beck games
Colo-Mia- Under is 7-5 in Hoberg games
Mil-Cin- Over is 6-3-1 in Drake games.

Hst-Bos- Under is 7-3 in last ten Hudson games
Sea-Det- Under is 5-2 in Libka games
NY-Minn- Under is 8-2 in Wolcott games
Tor-CWS- Under is 5-1 in last six Bacchus games
KC-LAA- Favorite won 9 of last 10 Hamari games

SF-Tex- Over is 6-1 in Liversparger games
Az-A’s- Under is 5-3 in Wolf games
NY-Balt- Underdog is 6-3 in last nine Porter games
Wsh-TB- Over is 4-1 in last five Wills games
Clev-StL- Home side won 7 of last 8 Carlson games

 

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MLB

Wednesday, June 9

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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ Texas
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

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

Chi Cubs @ San Diego
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Chi Cubs is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games
San Diego
San Diego is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games at home
San Diego is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing Chi Cubs

NY Mets @ Baltimore
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing NY Mets

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

LA Dodgers @ Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

Houston @ Boston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 12 games when playing Boston
Houston is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 12 games when playing Houston
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Milwaukee @ Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Seattle @ Detroit
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games at home
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle

Colorado @ Miami
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Colorado's last 19 games
Miami
Miami is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Colorado
Miami is 15-5 SU in its last 20 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 5 of Washington's last 6 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 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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

NY Yankees @ Minnesota
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

Cleveland @ St. Louis
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

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


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[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


SF at TEX 02:05 PM
SF -104
O 8.0
+500 +500


ARI at OAK 03:37 PM
OAK -219
U 8.5
+500 +500


CHC at SD 04:10 PM
CHC +191
U 8.0
+500 +500


ATL at PHI 07:05 PM
PHI -134
O 9.0
+500 +500


LAD at PIT 07:05 PM
PIT +147
U 9.0
+500 +500


NYM at BAL 07:05 PM
BAL +118
O 9.5
+500 +500


WAS at TB 07:10 PM
TB -158
U 7.5
+500 +500


HOU at BOS 07:10 PM
HOU +124
O 10.0
+500 +500


SEA at DET 07:10 PM
DET -129
O 9.0
+500 +500


MIL at CIN 07:10 PM
MIL +101
O 10.0
+500 +500


NYY at MIN 08:10 PM
NYY -175
U 8.5
+500 +500


TOR at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW -148
U 8.0
+500 +500


CLE at STL 08:15 PM
CLE +114
O 7.5
+500 +500


KC at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -145
O 9.0
+500 +500






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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]

Diamond Trends for Wednesday June 9
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Toronto at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The White Sox are 17-0 SU since Aug 30, 2020 as a favorite of at least -140 after their opponent scored first last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Francisco at Texas (2:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Rangers are 0-10 SU since May 11, 2021 past the first game of a series after they scored in at most two separate innings last game.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Chicago Cubs at San Diego (4:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Padres are 11-0 OU (3.45 ppg) since May 02, 2021 after they drew at least five walks last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Kansas City at L.A. Angels (9:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 11-0-2 OU (4.85 ppg) since Jun 27, 2019 when Griffin Canning starts after they lost in his last start.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[CNOTES]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/09/2021......13-13-2.........50.00%..........-3.70
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...............92-97-3.........48.67%.........-47.90




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BEST BETS:


06/09/2021............5 - 5 - 1................+ 0.20
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...............- 22.00

 

[Udog]

Thursday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in RBI:
48— Devers, Meadows, Guerrero
46— Abreu, Aguilar
45— Trey Mancini
44— Adolis Garcia, Grichuk, Ohtani
43— Yuli Gurriel
41— Olson, Crawford, Escobar

Quote of the Day
“The biggest concern is MLB manipulates the baseballs year in and year out depending on the free agency class. Oh, no, that’s a fact. Yes, guys have talked about it. It’s not a coincidence. It definitely is something that they did.”
Pete Alonso of the Mets

Thursday’s quiz
Before becoming the Wizards in 1997, what was Washington’s NBA team’s nickname?

Wednesday’s quiz
Besides coaching the Giants, Jim Fassel coached the Utah Utes in college

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

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

— I’m sitting here like a damn fool at 3:45am watching the replay of a 1985 Bears-Packers game from Lambeau Field. Tim Ryan is the play-by-play guy, I’m assuming Johnny Morris is the analyst- he did most of the Bears’ games back then.

’85 Bears might’ve had the greatest defense ever; they didn’t allow any points in their first two playoff games, then won the Super Bowl 46-10. Great team.

They played the Rams in the NFC title game that year; I had just turned 26, so supposedly I was an adult, but that day? Not so much.

Bears led 10-0 near the end of the first half, but Rams are driving; I was very excited about the Rams’ chances, this was their third straight year in the playoffs. Was a big fan of Dieter Brock, their QB, an import from the CFL.

I’m still a little superstitious about what clothes I wear when the Rams play, but back then, I took it to extremes; that year, it was a blue Rams polo shirt and white shorts. Every week.

My house has a big kitchen in the back; my dad and I are back there, and two of my college friends are there. Rams hand the ball to Eric Dickerson just before halftime, he runs the ball inside the 5-yard line, but for whatever reason, they call timeout and don’t score.

Not good.

I know I’m about to flip out, because the game was effectively over, so I just storm out the back door and go sit on the hood of my car for the entire halftime. As I’m leaving the house, I hear my dad yelling/laughing “Don’t be an idiot!!!”

It was January, it was Albany, and it was bleeping cold out. I’m sitting on the hood of my car in a golf shirt and shorts- no bueno, but it took me several minutes to realize how cold it was, that’s how mad I was. I’m waving at cars driving by; finally I go back inside and watch the inevitable loss. My friends got a good laugh out of it. I wasn’t laughing.

When I say it was cold out, I’m talking ten below zero cold. Not my finest moment.

In this Bears-Packers game, Forrest Gregg was Green Bay’s coach, Jim Zorn their QB- it was the first of only five starts for Zorn with the Packers.

Bob McElwee was the ref in this game; 14 years later, he was the ref in the Super Bowl when the Rams beat Tennessee, the greatest game ever played. No sitting on my car that night.

To further show my maturity level back then, when the Bears played New England in the Super Bowl two weeks later, I went to a house party with friends, but I refused to watch the game. Played ping pong the whole game; I like ping pong. Not sure I like it that much, but it was a fun night.

— 29-year old Patrick Wisdom is hitting .364 in his first 16 games for the Cubs this season, with eight home runs. He is smoking hot right now; with David Bote/Matt Duffy on the IL, will be interesting to see how much Wisdom has to hit to keep his starting job.

— NBA Summer League is going to be August 8-17 in Las Vegas; that’s a really fun event to watch, 5-6 games every day, in air conditioning with an excellent concession stand. If you’re a big NBA fan, this should be on your to-do list of things to see.

— Enough already with Aaron Rodgers; the constant drama around him is numbing.

a) If he gets traded, report it
b) If he reports to training camp, report it
c) If he retires, report it

Otherwise, STFU!!!!

— Astros 8, Red Sox 3— First time this year Boston starting pitchers allowed 5+ runs in consecutive games.

— A’s 4, Diamondbacks 0— Arizona has lost its last 19 road games.

— Mets 14, Orioles 1— Baltimore is 5-2 this month; they were 5-23 in May.

— Texas Rangers DFA’d DH Chris Davis, who was hitting .157 with two homers, while getting paid $16.75M this season.

— Indiana Pacers fired coach Nate Bjorkgren, who went 34-38 in his only season on the Pacers’ bench. Indiana had made the playoffs nine of the previous ten years.

— Back in the mid-80’s, some people ran a business near Harvard University where they delivered condoms to college students.

Their motto: “We come before you do.”

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, June 10

 

[Udog]

951LA DODGERS -952 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 10-20 SU (-14.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.

953MILWAUKEE -954 CINCINNATI
MILWAUKEE is 14-4 SU (9.6 Units) when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the current season.

955ATLANTA -956 PHILADELPHIA
ATLANTA is 24-13 SU (12.9 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seasons.

957SAN FRANCISCO -958 WASHINGTON
SAN FRANCISCO is 19-5 SU (16.9 Units) vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

959COLORADO -960 MIAMI
COLORADO is 8-19 SU (-18.2 Units) in road games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

961SEATTLE -962 DETROIT
DETROIT is 79-104 SU (-39 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the last 3 seasons.

963HOUSTON -964 BOSTON
BOSTON is 25-12 SU (13.4 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 12-3 SU (12.4 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 6-25 SU (-24.2 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game in the current season.

969KANSAS CITY -970 OAKLAND
OAKLAND is 9-0 SU (9 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, June 10

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, June 10

NL games
Atlanta (28-30) @ Philadelphia (29-31)
— Anderson is 0-2, 8.64 in his last two starts.
— Braves are 7-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-1
— He is 0-0, 4.41 in three starts vs Philly.

— Braves won four of their last six games
— Atlanta is 2-4 in its last six road games.
— over 4-2 in last six road games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-58
— record in first 5 innings: 30-20-8

— Wheeler is 2-1, 1.85 in his last six starts.
— Phillies are 6-6 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5-4
— He is 7-6, 3.63 in 18 starts vs Atlanta.

— Phillies won four of their last six games.
— Phillies are 18-12 at home, 11-19 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-60
— record in first 5 innings: 21-25-14

Dodgers (36-25) @ Pittsburgh (23-37)
— Urias is 5-1, 2.43 in six road starts.
— Dodgers are 9-3 in his starts.
— over 9-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3
— He 2-0, 1.38 in 4 games (1 start) vs Pittsburgh.

— Dodgers won four of their last six games.
— Dodgers split their last six road games.
— over 10-6 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-61
— record in first 5 innings: 32-21-8

— Keller is 1-1, 4.85 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 6-5
— allowed run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Dodgers.

— Pirates split their last six games.
— Pittsburgh is 5-4 in its last nine home games.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 17-60
— record in first 5 innings: 18-32-10

Milwaukee (34-27) @ Cincinnati (29-30)
— Peralta is 3-0, 1.13 in his last five starts.
— Milwaukee is 8-3 in his starts.
— over 5-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-3

— He is 2-1, 3.62 in 11 games (5 starts) vs Cincinnati.
— Brewers won 13 of their last 17 games.
— Milwaukee won six of its last seven road games.
— under 15-7-2 last 24 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 16-61
— record in first 5 innings: 27-21-13

— Castillo is 1-3, 5.57 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 2-10 in his starts.
— over 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 7-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-1
— He is 4-6, 3.86 in 12 starts vs Milwaukee.

— Cincinnati is 7-2 in its last nine games.
— Reds are 3-8 in last 11 home games.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-59
— record in first 5 innings: 23-28-8

San Francisco (38-23) @ Washington (25-33)
— DeSclafani is 2-0, 1.62 in his last three road starts.
— Giants are 8-4 in his starts.
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— He is 2-1, 2.55 in 8 games (5 starts) vs Washington

— Giants won 10 of their last 14 games.
— Giants are 11-2 in last 13 road games.
— Over is 12-8-1 in their last 21 road games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-61
— record in first 5 innings: 34-18-9

— Scherzer is 2-2, 2.45 in his last four starts.
— Nationals are 7-5 in his starts.
— under 9-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4-4
— He is 4-5, 3.86 in ten starts vs San Francisco

— Washington lost 10 of its last 15 games.
— Nationals lost their last four home games.
— under 12-4 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-58
— record in first 5 innings: 21-24-13

Colorado (25-37) @ Miami (26-35)
— Gonzalez is 1-2, 4.76 in his last three starts
— Rockies are 2-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.

— Colorado won six of its last nine games.
— Rockies are 20-14 at home, 5-23 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten road games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-62
— record in first 5 innings: 24-29-9

— Rogers is 3-1, 2.27 in his last six starts
— Rockies are 7-5 in his starts.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Marlins lost 10 of their last 12 games.
— Miami is 10-5 in their last 15 home tilts.
— under 6-2 in their last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 13-61
— record in first 5 innings: 21-28-12

AL games
Houston (35-26) @ Boston (37-25)
— Greinke is 4-1, 2.37 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 10-3 in his starts.
— over 9-0 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-2
— He is 2-5, 4.60 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Boston.

— Astros won eight of their last ten games.
— Astros are 7-8 in their last 15 road games.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 23-61
— record in first 5 innings: 35-18-8

— Rodriguez is 0-4, 7.92 in his last five starts.
— Red Sox are 6-5 in his starts.
— under 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6
— He is 1-3, 7.84 in five starts vs Houston.

— Boston won five of its last seven games.
— Red Sox are 7-4 in their last 11 home games.
— under 8-3-2 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-62
— record in first 5 innings: 29-24-9

Seattle (31-32) @ Detroit (26-35)
— Sheffield is 3-1, 5.14 in his last four starts.
— Mariners are 6-4 in his starts.
— under 6-3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4
— He hasn’t pitched against Detroit.

— Seattle lost five of its last eight games.
— Seattle is 5-11 in its last 16 road games.
— under 10-6 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-63
— record in first 5 innings: 28-29-6

— bullpen game

— Detroit lost four of its last six games.
— Detroit is 5-2 in its last seven home games.
— under 10-3-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-61
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-2 last 15 at home

Bronx (33-29) @ Minnesota (24-37)
— King is 0-2, 9.39 in two starts.
— New York is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.

— New York lost 10 of its last 15 games.
— New York split its last ten road games.
— under 13-7 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 15-62
— record in first 5 innings: 26-23-13

— Happ is 1-1, 7.78 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 4-6 in his starts.
— 0ver 7-0 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— He is 8-4, 3.96 in 18 starts vs New York.

— Twins lost six of their last eight games.
— Minnesota split its last ten home games.
— over 29-10-1 last 40 games
— scores run in first inning: 20-61
— record in first 5 innings: 20-29-12

Toronto (31-28) @ White Sox (37-24)
— Ryu is 3-0, 3.05 in his last four road starts.
— Toronto is 7-4 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.

— Blue Jays are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— Toronto is 8-3 in its last 11 road games.
— over 22-14-1 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-58
— record in first 5 innings: 25-25-8

— Keuchel is 3-0, 4.67 in his last six starts
— Chicago is 8-4 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 8-2-2
— He is 4-0, 4.78 in six starts vs Toronto.

— Chicago is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
— White Sox are 11-3 in last 14 home games.
— under 12-3-1 last 16 games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-62
— record in first 5 innings: 35-14-13

Kansas City (29-31) @ Oakland (37-26)
— Minor is 1-1, 4.50 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 6-6 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He is 2-5, 6.05 in 10 games (7 starts) vs Oakland.

— Royals are 11-9 in their last 20 games.
— Royals are 5-12 in their last 17 road games.
— over 10-2-1 last 13 games.
— scores run in first inning: 14-60
— record in first 5 innings: 24-28-8

— Montas is 1-3, 5.40 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 7-5 in his starts.
— over 7-5
— allowed run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2
— He is 2-0, 1.62 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Kansas City.

— A’s won six of their last seven games.
— Oakland is 5-6 in its last 11 home games.
— Under is 11-4 in their last 15 games.
— scored run in first inning: 17-63
— record in first 5 innings: 26-24-13

 

[Udog]

MLB

Thursday, June 10

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

LA Dodgers @ Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

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

Seattle @ Detroit
Seattle
Seattle is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Detroit
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

San Francisco @ Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco

Houston @ Boston
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Houston's last 13 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 13 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games at home

Colorado @ Miami
Colorado
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games on the road
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Miami is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Colorado

Toronto @ Chi White Sox
Toronto
Toronto is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games at home

NY Yankees @ Minnesota
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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


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[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, JUNE 10
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


LAD at PIT 12:35 PM
PIT +207
U 8.5
+500 +500


MIL at CIN 12:35 PM
CIN +103
O 8.0
+500 +500


ATL at PHI 01:05 PM
ATL +126
O 7.5
+500 +500


SEA at DET 01:10 PM
SEA +104
U 9.5
+500 +500


SF at WAS 07:05 PM
SF +163
O 7.5
+500 +500


HOU at BOS 07:10 PM
HOU +102
U 9.0
+500 +500


COL at MIA 07:10 PM
COL +182
O 7.5
+500 +500


NYY at MIN 08:10 PM
MIN +122
O 11.0
+500 +500


TOR at CHW 08:10 PM
TOR -109
U 9.0
+500 +500


KC at OAK 09:40 PM
KC +137
O 8.0
+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Diamond Trends for Thursday June 10
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 27-0 SU since Sep. 9, 2004 in the last game of a series as a favorite of more than -180 after they won by one run last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Milwaukee at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Reds are 0-10 SU since Aug. 12, 2018 as a home underdog after they came back to win the game prior.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Francisco at Washington (7:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Giants are 10-0 OU (4.45 ppg) since May 1, 2021 as an underodg after having more strikeouts than hits last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Houston at Boston (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 7-0 SU since Apr. 23, 2017 when Eduardo Rodriguez starts in the last game of a three-game series after losing the first two games.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[CNOTES]

DAILY PICKS RECORD:




DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD


06/10/2021.......6-12-0..........33.33%........-30.00
06/09/2021......13-13-2.........50.00%..........-3.70
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..............98-109-3.........47.34%.........-77.90


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BEST BETS:


06/10/2021............4 -10 - 0................-29.05
06/09/2021............5 - 5 - 1................+ 0.20
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:.................36- 49 -1...............- 51.05

 

[Udog]

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

— Started my college football research this week; last couple of football seasons have been weird for me, with the pandemic last year making it unusual for everyone, after my retina detached in October 2019, which screwed up the rest of that season for me.

I’ll be posting some notes on college football from now until Labor Day; we start today with some stuff from the SEC. I’m told they really like college football in the south.

— LSU went 5-5 LY, despite a +9 turnover ratio. They overhauled their coaching staff over the winter. Problem is, Joe Burrow lives in Cincinnati now. Ed Orgeron is a way better recruiter than he is a tactician; his new coordinators will need to be sharp guys.

— Kentucky had a +10 turnover ratio; they went 4-6 in the regular season, but somehow made it to a bowl game, where they beat NC State 23-21.

— Alabama also had a +10 turnover ratio; they won the national championship. Crimson Tide has only three starters back on offense this year.

Four new head coaches in the SEC this year:
Auburn, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

— Bad news for Ole Miss: they only have four starters back on defense.
— Good news for Ole Miss: their defense sucked LY; it’ll be better with new starters.

As the better college football magazines come out later this month, I’ll post better info, but we’re starting slow, which is fine, since we have a lot of time until the season starts.

One quick Pac-12 note; Stanford started last year 0-2, then won its last four games, by a total of 10 points:
— won 24-23 @ California
— won 31-26 @ Washington
— won 27-24 @ Oregon State
— won 48-47 @ UCLA, in OT

They lost their only home game LY, 35-32 to Colorado.

— Willie Adames was hitting .197 when Tampa Bay traded him to Milwaukee; in his first 18 games for the Brewers, he’s hitting .308, and has been an offensive spark.

— In 2015, Matt Harvey was 13-8, 2.71 in 29 starts for the Mets, when they lost the World Series to Kansas City. He was a big deal in New York City, the Dark Knight. Long time ago.

Since then, Harvey is 29-50 in the major leagues; his ERA the last three years: 7.09, 11.57, 7.41 In his last seven starts this year, he’s allowed 36 runs in 23.2 innings pitched. Why is he still in the major leagues?

— Minnesota 7, New York 5— Josh Donaldson tied it with a 9th inning homer, Hector Cruz walked it off two batters later with another one. Aroldis Chapman faced four hitters; they all scored.

— Arizona Diamondbacks fired their hitting coaches; you lose 19 road games in a row, and heads are going to roll. Doubtful that Arizona’s pitching is the hitting coaches’ fault, but you never know.

— ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian, on base running in the big leagues these days: “……..bad baserunning, the worst I can remember in the 41 years that I have covered the game.”

Kurkjian isn’t an overly critical guy; those words carry some weight.

Dusty Baker agrees: “Baserunning is terrible today. The two things we need the most work on is outfielders throwing and baserunning. Baserunning is just horrible.”

— White Sox 2B Nick Madrigal tore his right hamstring, could be out for the year.

— Bucks 86, Nets 83— NBA offices had to be relieved with this score; they need some series to be interesting, especially one with a New York City team in it. Nets still lead series 2-1.

— Jazz 117, Clippers 111– Donovan Mitchell has scored 82 points in first two games of this series, which Utah won despite PG Mike Conley being out with an injury.

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

 

[Udog]

MLB
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Friday, June 11

 

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901ST LOUIS -902 CHICAGO CUBS
ST LOUIS are 17-27 SU (-20.1 Units) in road games vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.

903SAN FRANCISCO -904 WASHINGTON
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-8 SU (16.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

905ATLANTA -906 MIAMI
MIAMI is 7-16 SU (-14.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

907SAN DIEGO -908 NY METS
SAN DIEGO is 32-46 SU (-27.9 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the last 3 seasons.

909COLORADO -910 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 1-16 SU (-16.4 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.

911PITTSBURGH -912 MILWAUKEE
PITTSBURGH is 5-13 SU (-10.2 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start in the current season.

913BALTIMORE -914 TAMPA BAY
TAMPA BAY is 28-11 SU (17.9 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

915CHI WHITE SOX -916 DETROIT
CHI WHITE SOX is 22-11 SU (14.6 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

917SEATTLE -918 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 104-78 SU (20.1 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the last 3 seasons.

919TORONTO -920 BOSTON
BOSTON is 25-13 SU (12.4 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

 

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Friday, June 11