TUESDAY, APRIL 2
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIT at NJ | 07:00 PM | NJ -157 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| FLA at MON | 07:00 PM | MON +203 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at BUF | 07:00 PM | BUF -131 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHI at NYI | 07:30 PM | NYI -249 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at NAS | 08:00 PM | NAS -105 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| OTT at MIN | 08:00 PM | OTT +124 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| ANA at CAL | 09:00 PM | CAL -224 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| VAN at VEG | 10:00 PM | VAN +120 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Indiana State 100, Utah 90- Utes shot 17-29 on the arc and still lost.
— Seton Hall 84, Georgia 67- Sycamores-Pirates play for NIT title Thursday.
— Eastern Washington basketball coach David Riley bolts to Washington State.
— Ex-Xavier/Louisville coach Chris Mack is the new coach at Charleston.
— Over is 12-2 in Alabama’s last 14 basketball games.
— Tropicana Hotel/Casino here in Las Vegas closed for good this week.
Quote of the Day
“Where were you when I played?”
90 year-old broadcaster Bob Uecker to the crowd in Milwaukee Tuesday, when they gave him a standing ovation before the game
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, which college team did Nate Oats coach?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Trout is 1-12 with three walks in his three career playoff games.
Monday’s quiz
Danny Hurley was the head coach at Rhode Island, before he went to UConn.
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I’m going to start posting daily baseball knowledge on the MLB page next Friday (April 12), but in the meantime, here are some trends to get you thru this week:
— Miami Marlins are 0-6; over is 5-1 in those games, their bullpen is 0-3. Marlins led two of the games 4-0/5-0 after the first inning.
— Cincinnati Reds are 3-2; all five games went over the total. Reds haven’t scored a run in the first inning yet.
— Detroit Tigers are 4-0; their bullpen got three of the four wins.
— New York Mets have been outscored 19-8 in their 0-4 start.
— Pittsburgh Pirates scored 39 runs in their 5-0 start, all road games.
— Bronx is off to a 5-1 start; their bullpen got four of the five wins.
— Famous birthdays for April 3rd:
Eric Braeden, 83
Gary Pettis, 66
Alec Baldwin, 66
Tim Conroy, 64
Eddie Murphy, 63
Pervis Ellison, 57
Rodney Hampton, 55
Jared Allen, 42
Kam Chancellor, 36
— Astros are off to a 1-6 start; game-winning run in four of the six losses came from the 7th inning on. Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Rockies are 1-5; they scored a total of seven runs in the five losses, nine runs in the one win.
Kris Bryant is off to an 0-16 start; the guy makes $28M a year, after playing in 122 out of a possible 324 games in 2022-23. Not good.
— Diamondbacks scored in the first inning in five of their six games.
— Cubs won their last three games, scoring 26 runs; their scored 3-2 runs in their two losses.
— Over is 4-0-1 in the Dodgers’ last five games.
— Giants lost their last three games; over is 6-0 in their games this season.
— Nationals lost three of their four games (over 4-0)
— Four of last five Seattle games stayed under the total.
— Word of the Day– Squander- waste an opportunity to succeed.
— Braves are 3-2; their starting pitchers are 1-0- four of their five games came down to their bullpen. Atlanta scored 30 runs in their three wins; 2-4 runs in their losses.
— Milwaukee Brewers are 4-0 (under 3-1).
— Philadelphia Phillies are 2-3; all five games went over the total. Phillies scored in the first inning in their last four games.
— San Diego Padres lost four of their last five games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.
— Los Angeles Angels won their last three games, after an 0-2 start.
— Boston Red Sox won their last three games, scoring 19 runs.
— Chicago White Sox lost four of first five games (under 3-1-1).
— Something I’ve never seen before; Tuesday night, A’s-Red Sox are tied 4-4 in bottom of 10th, A’s have a guy on 3rd, one out. They score, they win.
Boston walks JJ Bleday intentionally; A’s have guys on 1st and 3rd.
Boston brings in a 5th infielder, but doesn’t load the bases with another walk.
Next batter hits a ball right back to the pitcher but instead of getting an easy double play, he gets the runner trying to come home. The 5th infielder goes back to the outfield.
They strike out the next hitter, then win the game in the 11th inning. Had never seen a fifth OF used like that before.
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Indiana State 100, Utah 90- Utes shot 17-29 on the arc and still lost.
— Seton Hall 84, Georgia 67- Sycamores-Pirates play for NIT title Thursday.
— Eastern Washington basketball coach David Riley bolts to Washington State.
— Ex-Xavier/Louisville coach Chris Mack is the new coach at Charleston.
— Over is 12-2 in Alabama’s last 14 basketball games.
— Tropicana Hotel/Casino here in Las Vegas closed for good this week.
Quote of the Day
“Where were you when I played?”
90 year-old broadcaster Bob Uecker to the crowd in Milwaukee Tuesday, when they gave him a standing ovation before the game
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, which college team did Nate Oats coach?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Trout is 1-12 with three walks in his three career playoff games.
Monday’s quiz
Danny Hurley was the head coach at Rhode Island, before he went to UConn.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week baseball trends…….
I’m going to start posting daily baseball knowledge on the MLB page next Friday (April 12), but in the meantime, here are some trends to get you thru this week:
— Miami Marlins are 0-6; over is 5-1 in those games, their bullpen is 0-3. Marlins led two of the games 4-0/5-0 after the first inning.
— Cincinnati Reds are 3-2; all five games went over the total. Reds haven’t scored a run in the first inning yet.
— Detroit Tigers are 4-0; their bullpen got three of the four wins.
— New York Mets have been outscored 19-8 in their 0-4 start.
— Pittsburgh Pirates scored 39 runs in their 5-0 start, all road games.
— Bronx is off to a 5-1 start; their bullpen got four of the five wins.
— Famous birthdays for April 3rd:
Eric Braeden, 83
Gary Pettis, 66
Alec Baldwin, 66
Tim Conroy, 64
Eddie Murphy, 63
Pervis Ellison, 57
Rodney Hampton, 55
Jared Allen, 42
Kam Chancellor, 36
— Astros are off to a 1-6 start; game-winning run in four of the six losses came from the 7th inning on. Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Rockies are 1-5; they scored a total of seven runs in the five losses, nine runs in the one win.
Kris Bryant is off to an 0-16 start; the guy makes $28M a year, after playing in 122 out of a possible 324 games in 2022-23. Not good.
— Diamondbacks scored in the first inning in five of their six games.
— Cubs won their last three games, scoring 26 runs; their scored 3-2 runs in their two losses.
— Over is 4-0-1 in the Dodgers’ last five games.
— Giants lost their last three games; over is 6-0 in their games this season.
— Nationals lost three of their four games (over 4-0)
— Four of last five Seattle games stayed under the total.
— Word of the Day– Squander- waste an opportunity to succeed.
— Braves are 3-2; their starting pitchers are 1-0- four of their five games came down to their bullpen. Atlanta scored 30 runs in their three wins; 2-4 runs in their losses.
— Milwaukee Brewers are 4-0 (under 3-1).
— Philadelphia Phillies are 2-3; all five games went over the total. Phillies scored in the first inning in their last four games.
— San Diego Padres lost four of their last five games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.
— Los Angeles Angels won their last three games, after an 0-2 start.
— Boston Red Sox won their last three games, scoring 19 runs.
— Chicago White Sox lost four of first five games (under 3-1-1).
— Something I’ve never seen before; Tuesday night, A’s-Red Sox are tied 4-4 in bottom of 10th, A’s have a guy on 3rd, one out. They score, they win.
Boston walks JJ Bleday intentionally; A’s have guys on 1st and 3rd.
Boston brings in a 5th infielder, but doesn’t load the bases with another walk.
Next batter hits a ball right back to the pitcher but instead of getting an easy double play, he gets the runner trying to come home. The 5th infielder goes back to the outfield.
They strike out the next hitter, then win the game in the 11th inning. Had never seen a fifth OF used like that before.
NY RANGERS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games in the current season.
TAMPA BAY is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) after covering 8 or more of their last 10 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games off a close road loss by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games off a road win against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 32-38 ATS (-9.8 Units) after playing 2 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.
NHL
Dunkel
Wednesday, April 3
NHL
Wednesday, April 3
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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ NY Rangers
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Rangers's last 10 games
Tampa Bay @ Toronto
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Edmonton @ Dallas
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle @ Los Angeles
Seattle
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Vancouver @ Arizona
Vancouver
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vancouver's last 13 games
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
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TAMPA BAY is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) after covering 8 or more of their last 10 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games off a close road loss by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games off a road win against a division rival over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 32-38 ATS (-9.8 Units) after playing 2 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.
NHL
Dunkel
Wednesday, April 3
NHL
Wednesday, April 3
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Trend Report
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New Jersey @ NY Rangers
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Rangers's last 10 games
Tampa Bay @ Toronto
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Edmonton @ Dallas
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle @ Los Angeles
Seattle
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Vancouver @ Arizona
Vancouver
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vancouver's last 13 games
Arizona
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
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Armadillo Sports
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Six actors who were in Batman and Magnum PI
— Elisha Cook (1903-1995)- Ice Pick on Magnum PI
— Alan Hale (1921-1990)- skipper on Gilligan’s Island
— Howard Duff (1913-1990)- played Magnum’s grandfather.
— Cesar Romero (1907-1994)- was the Joker on Batman
— Barbara Rush (1927-2024)- passed away this past Sunday
— Jill St John- was Molly in two episodes of Batman
Quote of the Day
“For the first time in my life, I don’t know what’s next. I’m dying to get back in……I know this, there’s some good coaches out there. I’m a good coach. I belong doing it. I just don’t know for sure where that’s going to be right now. If the right head coach job comes along, I’d take it. If the right coordinator job comes, I’d take it.”
Former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; what team did he play for as a rookie?
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, Nate Oats coaching the Buffalo Bulls.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Trout was 1-12 with three walks in his three career playoff games.
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Diggs put up 100+ yard receiving games in five of his first six games last year, then averaged only 51.2 yards/game the rest of the season. Buffalo takes a $31M dead cap hit this year, while the Texans are positioning themselves to be favored in the AFC South this fall.
— People here in Las Vegas have been looking at NFL totals bets every day, but how can you do that before the draft in three weeks? Rosters can/will change a lot between now and then.
Teams like Vikings, Broncos don’t know who their QB will be this season; I’m told that QB is kind of an important position in football.
— Sun Coast hotel/casino here in Las Vegas has a 24-hour coffee shop, Du-Par’s, which has the best pancakes I’ve ever had, seriously, they’re excellent.
— Tigers-Mets got rained out the last two days in Queens, will try and play a doubleheader on Thursday, which means I’ll be waking up way earlier than I wanted to.
— In his last three games against New Orleans, Phoenix Suns’ star Devin Booker scored 52-52-58 points, making him only the second player ever to score 50+ points three games in a row against the same team.
Wilt Chamberlain is the other player, but he did it against nine different teams, not just one.
— Milwaukee Bucks were 30-13 when they fired coach Adrian Griffin earlier this season; they’re 15-15 since they hired Doc Rivers to replace him.
— Famous birthdays for April 4th:
Mike Epstein, 81
Craig T Nelson, 80
Christine Lahti, 74
Tommy Herr, 68
Jack Del Rio, 61
Scott Rolen, 49
Ben Gordon, 41
JP France, 29
— RIP to Joe Flaherty, the great comic actor who passed away at age 81; Flaherty was in Second City TV, where he played anchorman Floyd Robertson next to Eugene Levy’s Earl Camembert in the news skits on that excellent comedy show. RIP, sir.
RIP to Barbara Rush, who passed way at age 97; she is one of six actors to appear in both the TV series Batman and the original Magnum PI, where she played Magnum’s Aunt Phoebe. She played Nora Clavicle on Batman. RIP, ma’am.
— College basketball’s Final Four is this weekend; there are already 1,360 names in the college basketball transfer portal, because that is how the sport works now. With 362 Division I teams, that works out to an average of 3.76 players per team in the portal.
— Forgot to mention this earlier in the week, but lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings in his MLB debut Monday, not giving up any hits until the 6th inning. Imanaga didn’t get much hype when he signed; that was reserved for Yomamoto with the Dodgers, but so far, so good, although the wind was blowing in Monday and Imanaga is a fly ball pitcher.
— Dodgers 5, Giants 4- Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Dodgers.
— Back in 1948 a guy named Fred Gehrke got paid a dollar a helmet to paint the LA Rams logo on all the Rams’ helmets— they were the first team to have their logo on a helmet, and for that, he is the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as an innovator.
Fred Gehrke has a well-known great-grandson; Christian Yelich, outfielder for the Brewers.
— This week marks the 48th anniversary of a cruddy day in A’s history, when they traded Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman to the Orioles, as they slowly dismantled what had been a great team, winning the World Series three years in a row (1972-74). By 1977, they were truly terrible, as free agency had started in the major leagues and the A’s couldn’t match up $$$-wise.
Now this year, the A’s are 1-6, and have been shut out three times already. It would be nice if a really, really rich person bought the team and they actually tried to win again.
— For second day in a row, a team lost its DH during a game, but this time, it came back to bite them, in an embarrassing way.
Arizona trailed 6-5 at home in the 11th inning- they had runners on 1st/3rd with two outs, but Bronx walked their next batter intentionally, because Arizona’s DH Ketel Marte went in to play shortstop after they pinch-ran for Geraldo Perdomo, which left the Snakes without a hitter when Perdomo’s spot in the order came around in the 11th inning.
Pitcher Scott McGough took a called third strike to end the game. Managing in the DH era is supposed to be easier, but two teams losing their DH in the first week of the season, both in close games, seems like managerial malpractice.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Six actors who were in Batman and Magnum PI
— Elisha Cook (1903-1995)- Ice Pick on Magnum PI
— Alan Hale (1921-1990)- skipper on Gilligan’s Island
— Howard Duff (1913-1990)- played Magnum’s grandfather.
— Cesar Romero (1907-1994)- was the Joker on Batman
— Barbara Rush (1927-2024)- passed away this past Sunday
— Jill St John- was Molly in two episodes of Batman
Quote of the Day
“For the first time in my life, I don’t know what’s next. I’m dying to get back in……I know this, there’s some good coaches out there. I’m a good coach. I belong doing it. I just don’t know for sure where that’s going to be right now. If the right head coach job comes along, I’d take it. If the right coordinator job comes, I’d take it.”
Former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; what team did he play for as a rookie?
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, Nate Oats coaching the Buffalo Bulls.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Trout was 1-12 with three walks in his three career playoff games.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Big trade in the NFL Wednesday; Buffalo Bills traded star WR Stefon Diggs to Houston, for three draft picks: 2nd/6th round picks later this month, then a 5th round pick in 2025.Diggs put up 100+ yard receiving games in five of his first six games last year, then averaged only 51.2 yards/game the rest of the season. Buffalo takes a $31M dead cap hit this year, while the Texans are positioning themselves to be favored in the AFC South this fall.
— People here in Las Vegas have been looking at NFL totals bets every day, but how can you do that before the draft in three weeks? Rosters can/will change a lot between now and then.
Teams like Vikings, Broncos don’t know who their QB will be this season; I’m told that QB is kind of an important position in football.
— Sun Coast hotel/casino here in Las Vegas has a 24-hour coffee shop, Du-Par’s, which has the best pancakes I’ve ever had, seriously, they’re excellent.
— Tigers-Mets got rained out the last two days in Queens, will try and play a doubleheader on Thursday, which means I’ll be waking up way earlier than I wanted to.
— In his last three games against New Orleans, Phoenix Suns’ star Devin Booker scored 52-52-58 points, making him only the second player ever to score 50+ points three games in a row against the same team.
Wilt Chamberlain is the other player, but he did it against nine different teams, not just one.
— Milwaukee Bucks were 30-13 when they fired coach Adrian Griffin earlier this season; they’re 15-15 since they hired Doc Rivers to replace him.
— Famous birthdays for April 4th:
Mike Epstein, 81
Craig T Nelson, 80
Christine Lahti, 74
Tommy Herr, 68
Jack Del Rio, 61
Scott Rolen, 49
Ben Gordon, 41
JP France, 29
— RIP to Joe Flaherty, the great comic actor who passed away at age 81; Flaherty was in Second City TV, where he played anchorman Floyd Robertson next to Eugene Levy’s Earl Camembert in the news skits on that excellent comedy show. RIP, sir.
RIP to Barbara Rush, who passed way at age 97; she is one of six actors to appear in both the TV series Batman and the original Magnum PI, where she played Magnum’s Aunt Phoebe. She played Nora Clavicle on Batman. RIP, ma’am.
— College basketball’s Final Four is this weekend; there are already 1,360 names in the college basketball transfer portal, because that is how the sport works now. With 362 Division I teams, that works out to an average of 3.76 players per team in the portal.
— Forgot to mention this earlier in the week, but lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings in his MLB debut Monday, not giving up any hits until the 6th inning. Imanaga didn’t get much hype when he signed; that was reserved for Yomamoto with the Dodgers, but so far, so good, although the wind was blowing in Monday and Imanaga is a fly ball pitcher.
— Dodgers 5, Giants 4- Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Dodgers.
— Back in 1948 a guy named Fred Gehrke got paid a dollar a helmet to paint the LA Rams logo on all the Rams’ helmets— they were the first team to have their logo on a helmet, and for that, he is the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as an innovator.
Fred Gehrke has a well-known great-grandson; Christian Yelich, outfielder for the Brewers.
— This week marks the 48th anniversary of a cruddy day in A’s history, when they traded Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman to the Orioles, as they slowly dismantled what had been a great team, winning the World Series three years in a row (1972-74). By 1977, they were truly terrible, as free agency had started in the major leagues and the A’s couldn’t match up $$$-wise.
Now this year, the A’s are 1-6, and have been shut out three times already. It would be nice if a really, really rich person bought the team and they actually tried to win again.
— For second day in a row, a team lost its DH during a game, but this time, it came back to bite them, in an embarrassing way.
Arizona trailed 6-5 at home in the 11th inning- they had runners on 1st/3rd with two outs, but Bronx walked their next batter intentionally, because Arizona’s DH Ketel Marte went in to play shortstop after they pinch-ran for Geraldo Perdomo, which left the Snakes without a hitter when Perdomo’s spot in the order came around in the 11th inning.
Pitcher Scott McGough took a called third strike to end the game. Managing in the DH era is supposed to be easier, but two teams losing their DH in the first week of the season, both in close games, seems like managerial malpractice.
TAMPA BAY is 6-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) after covering 8 or more of their last 10 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 56-79 ATS (-30.9 Units) when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) when playing their 3rd road game in 4 days over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS are 9-5 ATS (3.5 Units) in home games revenging 2 straight losses vs opponent by 2 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in road games after playing a game where 3 or fewer total goals were scored over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in home games off a close home win by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 22-65 ATS (-49.5 Units) at home when the total is >=6 in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 56-79 ATS (-30.9 Units) when playing their 3rd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) when playing their 3rd road game in 4 days over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS are 9-5 ATS (3.5 Units) in home games revenging 2 straight losses vs opponent by 2 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in road games after playing a game where 3 or fewer total goals were scored over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in home games off a close home win by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 22-65 ATS (-49.5 Units) at home when the total is >=6 in the last 3 seasons.
NHL
Thursday, April 4
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Boston @ Carolina
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
NY Islanders @ Columbus
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
Columbus
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Tampa Bay @ Montreal
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games at home
Florida @ Ottawa
Florida
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Ottawa
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh @ Washington
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games at home
Washington is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Colorado @ Minnesota
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis @ Nashville
St. Louis
St. Louis is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing Nashville
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Nashville's last 10 games when playing St. Louis
Nashville is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Calgary @ Winnipeg
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Winnipeg is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary
Los Angeles @ San Jose
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
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Thursday, April 4
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Trend Report
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Boston @ Carolina
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
NY Islanders @ Columbus
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games
Columbus
Columbus is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Columbus is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Tampa Bay @ Montreal
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games at home
Florida @ Ottawa
Florida
Florida is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Ottawa
Florida is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Ottawa is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh @ Washington
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington's last 11 games at home
Washington is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Colorado @ Minnesota
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis @ Nashville
St. Louis
St. Louis is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing Nashville
Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Nashville's last 10 games when playing St. Louis
Nashville is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Calgary @ Winnipeg
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Winnipeg is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary
Los Angeles @ San Jose
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 8 games
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
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THURSDAY, APRIL 4
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIT at WAS | 07:00 PM | PIT -109 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at CAR | 07:00 PM | BOS +138 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| TB at MON | 07:00 PM | MON +130 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| NYI at CLB | 07:00 PM | NYI -185 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| FLA at OTT | 07:00 PM | FLA -153 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| COL at MIN | 08:00 PM | COL -164 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| STL at NAS | 08:00 PM | NAS -185 U 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| CAL at WIN | 08:00 PM | WIN -197 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| LA at SJ | 10:30 PM | SJ +251 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
Friday’s 6-pack:
Odds to win The Masters next week:
+440— Scottie Scheffler
+1400— Jon Rahm
+1500— Rory McIlroy
+1950— Xander Schauffele
+2100— Brooks Koepka
+2500— Wyndham Clark
Quote of the Day
“Focus on ‘get to’ instead of ‘have to’; each day, focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift, not an obligation.”
Jon Gordon
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, what well-known actress played James Caan’s wife?
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; as a rookie, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics.
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, Nate Oats coaching the Buffalo Bulls.
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Pirates ended game on a 9-0 run to win the NIT
Game was 39-39 at halftime.
Seton Hall was +7 in turnovers (15-8)
— Going to be a tough few days for the Sycamores; ISU coach Josh Schertz is expected to leave Terre Haute this weekend, to take the vacant coaching job at Saint Louis.
— Voters in Kansas City rejected extending a sales tax this week, that would’ve paid for major renovations at Arrowhead Stadium along with a new downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals. The sales tax is currently in place through 2031; Tuesday’s vote was asking the people of Jackson County to extend the tax through 2064.
Chiefs and Royals will now have to figure out what their next step is going to be; re-location is an option, especially for the Chiefs.
— Oakland A’s are going to play the 2025-27 seasons in Sacramento, before they move to a new stadium in Las Vegas in 2028. This is their last season in Oakland, where they started playing in 1968, after moving from, ironically, Kansas City.
— NBA’s Toronto Raptors have lost 15 games in a row, going 3-12 ATS in those games.
— Golden State Warriors are 26-12 ATS on the road, best road record in NBA this season.
— Detroit’s Malachi Flynn scored 50 points off the bench in Atlanta Wednesday, in the Pistons’ 121-113 loss to the Hawks. Flynn is just the third guy ever to score 50+ points coming off the bench, joining Nick Anderson (1993) and Jamal Crawford (2014).
Coming into the game, Flynn was averaging 5.2 points/game.
— Guy sat next to me in the sportsbook and lit up a cigarette, blowing smoke in my direction. I’d forgotten that you can smoke in casinos here; smoking indoors in public isn’t allowed in New York State.
— Famous birthdays for April 5th
Michael Moriarity, 83
Oliver Luck, 64
Dale Hatcher, 61
Tony Banks, 51
Dane Looker, 48
Marc Bulger, 47
Stephen Jackson, 46
— USC hired Eric Musselman as its new basketball coach; Musselman went 111-59 coaching at Arkansas the last five years. Before that, he was 110-34 in four years coaching Nevada. He has also been a head coach in the NBA, for Golden State/Sacramento.
— Purdue big man Zach Edey has taken 424 foul shots this year, the most in one season by a college player since Pete Maravich, way back in 1970.
— UConn’s trip to the Final Four Wednesday night was delayed eight hours due to mechanical issues with the airplane; they finally landed in Arizona at 3:12am local time.
— If you like the NBA, you should be here in Las Vegas July 12-22, when they have the NBA’s Summer League at UNLV. It is fun to watch, it isn’t real expensive, lot of famous people in the arenas, and it is air conditioned— it’ll be over 100 degrees outside.
— On Opening Day of baseball season, there were 166 players on the Injured List, 5.5 players per team.
— Miami Marlins’ pitching prospect Eury Perez is going to have Tommy John surgery, is out for the season.
— Odd Fact of the Day: New York Mets have won two World Series, in 1969/1986.
In 1969, last out of the World Series was made by Baltimore 2B Davey Johnson.
In 1986, the Mets were managed by former Baltimore 2B Davey Johnson.
Odds to win The Masters next week:
+440— Scottie Scheffler
+1400— Jon Rahm
+1500— Rory McIlroy
+1950— Xander Schauffele
+2100— Brooks Koepka
+2500— Wyndham Clark
Quote of the Day
“Focus on ‘get to’ instead of ‘have to’; each day, focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift, not an obligation.”
Jon Gordon
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, what well-known actress played James Caan’s wife?
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; as a rookie, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics.
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, Nate Oats coaching the Buffalo Bulls.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff, with the weekend here……..
— Seton Hall 79, Indiana State 77Pirates ended game on a 9-0 run to win the NIT
Game was 39-39 at halftime.
Seton Hall was +7 in turnovers (15-8)
— Going to be a tough few days for the Sycamores; ISU coach Josh Schertz is expected to leave Terre Haute this weekend, to take the vacant coaching job at Saint Louis.
— Voters in Kansas City rejected extending a sales tax this week, that would’ve paid for major renovations at Arrowhead Stadium along with a new downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals. The sales tax is currently in place through 2031; Tuesday’s vote was asking the people of Jackson County to extend the tax through 2064.
Chiefs and Royals will now have to figure out what their next step is going to be; re-location is an option, especially for the Chiefs.
— Oakland A’s are going to play the 2025-27 seasons in Sacramento, before they move to a new stadium in Las Vegas in 2028. This is their last season in Oakland, where they started playing in 1968, after moving from, ironically, Kansas City.
— NBA’s Toronto Raptors have lost 15 games in a row, going 3-12 ATS in those games.
— Golden State Warriors are 26-12 ATS on the road, best road record in NBA this season.
— Detroit’s Malachi Flynn scored 50 points off the bench in Atlanta Wednesday, in the Pistons’ 121-113 loss to the Hawks. Flynn is just the third guy ever to score 50+ points coming off the bench, joining Nick Anderson (1993) and Jamal Crawford (2014).
Coming into the game, Flynn was averaging 5.2 points/game.
— Guy sat next to me in the sportsbook and lit up a cigarette, blowing smoke in my direction. I’d forgotten that you can smoke in casinos here; smoking indoors in public isn’t allowed in New York State.
— Famous birthdays for April 5th
Michael Moriarity, 83
Oliver Luck, 64
Dale Hatcher, 61
Tony Banks, 51
Dane Looker, 48
Marc Bulger, 47
Stephen Jackson, 46
— USC hired Eric Musselman as its new basketball coach; Musselman went 111-59 coaching at Arkansas the last five years. Before that, he was 110-34 in four years coaching Nevada. He has also been a head coach in the NBA, for Golden State/Sacramento.
— Purdue big man Zach Edey has taken 424 foul shots this year, the most in one season by a college player since Pete Maravich, way back in 1970.
— UConn’s trip to the Final Four Wednesday night was delayed eight hours due to mechanical issues with the airplane; they finally landed in Arizona at 3:12am local time.
— If you like the NBA, you should be here in Las Vegas July 12-22, when they have the NBA’s Summer League at UNLV. It is fun to watch, it isn’t real expensive, lot of famous people in the arenas, and it is air conditioned— it’ll be over 100 degrees outside.
— On Opening Day of baseball season, there were 166 players on the Injured List, 5.5 players per team.
— Miami Marlins’ pitching prospect Eury Perez is going to have Tommy John surgery, is out for the season.
— Odd Fact of the Day: New York Mets have won two World Series, in 1969/1986.
In 1969, last out of the World Series was made by Baltimore 2B Davey Johnson.
In 1986, the Mets were managed by former Baltimore 2B Davey Johnson.
WASHINGTON is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) in road games after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games in the current season.
DETROIT is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in home games after failing to cover 4 of their last 5 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-25 ATS (-22.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) in road games after 3 straight games with 33 or more shots on goal in the current season.
SEATTLE is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive division games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS are 14-3 Over (10.7 Units) after covering 4 of their last 5 against the spread in the current season.
NHL
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Philadelphia @ Buffalo
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing Buffalo
Philadelphia is 19-6 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Buffalo's last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Washington @ Carolina
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Washington is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers @ Detroit
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Rangers's last 11 games
NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Colorado @ Edmonton
Colorado
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Edmonton
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Edmonton is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Seattle @ Anaheim
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games at home
Anaheim is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Vegas @ Arizona
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona
Arizona is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Vegas
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DETROIT is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in home games after failing to cover 4 of their last 5 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-25 ATS (-22.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) in road games after 3 straight games with 33 or more shots on goal in the current season.
SEATTLE is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games after 2 consecutive division games over the last 2 seasons.
VEGAS are 14-3 Over (10.7 Units) after covering 4 of their last 5 against the spread in the current season.
NHL
Friday, April 5
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Philadelphia @ Buffalo
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing Buffalo
Philadelphia is 19-6 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Buffalo's last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Washington @ Carolina
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Washington is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Carolina
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games at home
NY Rangers @ Detroit
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Rangers's last 11 games
NY Rangers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Colorado @ Edmonton
Colorado
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Edmonton
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Edmonton is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Seattle @ Anaheim
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 7 games at home
Anaheim is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Vegas @ Arizona
Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vegas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona
Arizona is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Vegas
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Saturday’s 6-pack:
Division leaders in the major leagues:
AL East— Bronx 6-2
AL Central— Tigers 6-1
AL West— Rangers 5-2
NL East— Braves 4-2
NL Central— Brewers 5-1
NL West— Dodgers 7-3
Quote of the Day
“They (the baseballs) were horrible. You can mark that down in all caps for me: horrible. That’s what happens when you don’t throw strikes, you get punished for it. So, I’d love to see those come out of the humidor tomorrow in a little better shape before they get rubbed up, but there’s nobody to blame but myself for not being able to adjust to some of the quality issues.”
Tampa Bay reliever Pete Fairbanks
Saturday’s quiz
In the baseball movie The Natural, what famous actor played the manager of the New York Knights?
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; as a rookie, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics.
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Lebron James’ son had a cardiac arrest at a July workout, then sat out four months; he averaged 4.8 ppg in 25 games for USC, starting six times (USC went 1-5 in those games).
Whats next?
USC coach Andy Enfield bolted to SMU; Eric Musselman, a former NBA head coach, is USC’s new head coach. Seems kind of doubtful that Bronny would transfer, if he stays in college.
If Bronny goes pro, he is likely to wind up wherever his dad is, and then they can play on the same team for a while, but Bronny isn’t an NBA player yet— he would likely wind up playing in the G-League for 2-3 years after he played some with his dad.
— It snowed a few times during the Oriole-Pirate game Friday; seems like every time it snowed, Pittsburgh was batting.
— Kid playing third base for the A’s Friday was dressed like he was playing for the Packers at Lambeau Field in January.
— Earlier this week, it snowed in upstate New York; Friday morning, there was an earthquake in New Jersey that measured 4.8 on the Richter scale. Good thing I’m out here in the desert, away from all the fun.
Oh yeah, there’s an eclipse coming Monday afternoon, too. Glad I won’t be flying home during that.
— Every night I’ve been in the sportsbook here, a young guy comes in, runs over and says hi to one of the ticket sellers, then starts yelling “Lets go Buffalo!!!” even though no teams from Buffalo are playing. Then he yells some stuff about Josh Allen, then roots for whatever teams he bet on. It has happened every night.
— They don’t have Apple TV in the sportsbook; couldn’t watch Mets-Reds or Astros-Rangers Friday night. MLB is so greedy that they forget to market their sport the right way.
— Famous birthdays for April 6th
Billy Dee Williams, 86
John Ratzenberger, 77
Bert Blyleven, 73
Marilu Henner, 72
Sterling Sharpe, 59
Bret Boone, 55
Paul Rudd, 55
Oliver Miller, 54
Tim Hasselbeck, 46
— Dodgers lost 9-7 to the Cubs Friday; LA is 7-3- they’ve scored a total of 23 runs in the three games they lost. Once their pitching gets healthier, they’ll be very hard to beat.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 2nd homer of the year; he is 12-42 (.286) so far this season.
— There was a kerfuffle involving the baseball Ohtani hit for his first Dodger home run; a fan got the ball, and then a Dodger employee bargained to get the ball back. The woman got a signed bat, two signed hats and an autographed baseball, I’m guessing around $400 worth of stuff, not a bad haul, but the woman complained, because she wanted to meet Ohtani.
I’m guessing when the Dodgers go back home, the meeting will be arranged, public relations being what they are.
— Dodgers have scored 5+ runs in their first ten games this year, which a graphic on TV said was their longest streak ever to start a season.
— Rockies 10, Rays 7
Colorado led 6-2 after eight innings.
Rays scored five runs in the top of the 9th
Ryan McMahon hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th.
— Mets 3, Reds 2
Edwin Diaz got his first save since September, 2022
Jeff McNeil was off to a 1-18 start before he homered in 7th inning.
— Brewers 6, Mariners 5
Seattle tied game with two runs in top of the 9th
Mariner reliever walked four guys in bottom of 9th, including a walk-off walk.
— Giants 3, Padres 2
Thairo Estrada had a walk-off double as Giants won their home opener.
Division leaders in the major leagues:
AL East— Bronx 6-2
AL Central— Tigers 6-1
AL West— Rangers 5-2
NL East— Braves 4-2
NL Central— Brewers 5-1
NL West— Dodgers 7-3
Quote of the Day
“They (the baseballs) were horrible. You can mark that down in all caps for me: horrible. That’s what happens when you don’t throw strikes, you get punished for it. So, I’d love to see those come out of the humidor tomorrow in a little better shape before they get rubbed up, but there’s nobody to blame but myself for not being able to adjust to some of the quality issues.”
Tampa Bay reliever Pete Fairbanks
Saturday’s quiz
In the baseball movie The Natural, what famous actor played the manager of the New York Knights?
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; as a rookie, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a Friday in the desert
— Bronny James put his name in the transfer portal, but might also declare for the NBA Draft. Interesting situation.Lebron James’ son had a cardiac arrest at a July workout, then sat out four months; he averaged 4.8 ppg in 25 games for USC, starting six times (USC went 1-5 in those games).
Whats next?
USC coach Andy Enfield bolted to SMU; Eric Musselman, a former NBA head coach, is USC’s new head coach. Seems kind of doubtful that Bronny would transfer, if he stays in college.
If Bronny goes pro, he is likely to wind up wherever his dad is, and then they can play on the same team for a while, but Bronny isn’t an NBA player yet— he would likely wind up playing in the G-League for 2-3 years after he played some with his dad.
— It snowed a few times during the Oriole-Pirate game Friday; seems like every time it snowed, Pittsburgh was batting.
— Kid playing third base for the A’s Friday was dressed like he was playing for the Packers at Lambeau Field in January.
— Earlier this week, it snowed in upstate New York; Friday morning, there was an earthquake in New Jersey that measured 4.8 on the Richter scale. Good thing I’m out here in the desert, away from all the fun.
Oh yeah, there’s an eclipse coming Monday afternoon, too. Glad I won’t be flying home during that.
— Every night I’ve been in the sportsbook here, a young guy comes in, runs over and says hi to one of the ticket sellers, then starts yelling “Lets go Buffalo!!!” even though no teams from Buffalo are playing. Then he yells some stuff about Josh Allen, then roots for whatever teams he bet on. It has happened every night.
— They don’t have Apple TV in the sportsbook; couldn’t watch Mets-Reds or Astros-Rangers Friday night. MLB is so greedy that they forget to market their sport the right way.
— Famous birthdays for April 6th
Billy Dee Williams, 86
John Ratzenberger, 77
Bert Blyleven, 73
Marilu Henner, 72
Sterling Sharpe, 59
Bret Boone, 55
Paul Rudd, 55
Oliver Miller, 54
Tim Hasselbeck, 46
— Dodgers lost 9-7 to the Cubs Friday; LA is 7-3- they’ve scored a total of 23 runs in the three games they lost. Once their pitching gets healthier, they’ll be very hard to beat.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 2nd homer of the year; he is 12-42 (.286) so far this season.
— There was a kerfuffle involving the baseball Ohtani hit for his first Dodger home run; a fan got the ball, and then a Dodger employee bargained to get the ball back. The woman got a signed bat, two signed hats and an autographed baseball, I’m guessing around $400 worth of stuff, not a bad haul, but the woman complained, because she wanted to meet Ohtani.
I’m guessing when the Dodgers go back home, the meeting will be arranged, public relations being what they are.
— Dodgers have scored 5+ runs in their first ten games this year, which a graphic on TV said was their longest streak ever to start a season.
— Rockies 10, Rays 7
Colorado led 6-2 after eight innings.
Rays scored five runs in the top of the 9th
Ryan McMahon hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th.
— Mets 3, Reds 2
Edwin Diaz got his first save since September, 2022
Jeff McNeil was off to a 1-18 start before he homered in 7th inning.
— Brewers 6, Mariners 5
Seattle tied game with two runs in top of the 9th
Mariner reliever walked four guys in bottom of 9th, including a walk-off walk.
— Giants 3, Padres 2
Thairo Estrada had a walk-off double as Giants won their home opener.
TAMPA BAY is 7-1 Over (5.9 Units) after 2 consecutive division games in the current season.
FLORIDA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after 3 consecutive division games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 16-58 ATS (-47.8 Units) vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after playing 2 straight games where 7 or more total goals were scored over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 13-4 ATS (8.6 Units) after allowing 2 goals or more in the third period last game in the current season.
NEW JERSEY is 9-2 Over (6.8 Units) in road games after a division game in the current season.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-26 ATS (-23.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) off a home loss by 2 goals or more in the current season.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in home games revenging a road loss versus opponent by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 19-6 ATS (12.4 Units) after playing 2 consecutive road games in the current season.
CALGARY is 26-30 ATS (-7 Units) in home games after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after 3 consecutive division games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 16-58 ATS (-47.8 Units) vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after playing 2 straight games where 7 or more total goals were scored over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 13-4 ATS (8.6 Units) after allowing 2 goals or more in the third period last game in the current season.
NEW JERSEY is 9-2 Over (6.8 Units) in road games after a division game in the current season.
PHILADELPHIA is 5-26 ATS (-23.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
MONTREAL is 8-2 ATS (5.8 Units) off a home loss by 2 goals or more in the current season.
NY ISLANDERS are 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in home games revenging a road loss versus opponent by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 19-6 ATS (12.4 Units) after playing 2 consecutive road games in the current season.
CALGARY is 26-30 ATS (-7 Units) in home games after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.
NHL
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Tampa Bay @ Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Florida @ Boston
Florida
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Florida is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas @ Chicago
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chicago's last 16 games when playing Dallas
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Winnipeg @ Minnesota
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games
St. Louis @ San Jose
St. Louis
St. Louis is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 10 games at home
San Jose is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Philadelphia @ Columbus
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Columbus
Columbus is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Columbus is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Toronto @ Montreal
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Montreal is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Toronto
New Jersey @ Ottawa
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
Ottawa
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Nashville @ NY Islanders
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Vancouver @ Los Angeles
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vancouver's last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton @ Calgary
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
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Saturday, April 6
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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Florida @ Boston
Florida
Florida is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Florida is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas @ Chicago
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chicago's last 16 games when playing Dallas
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Winnipeg @ Minnesota
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games
St. Louis @ San Jose
St. Louis
St. Louis is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 10 games at home
San Jose is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Philadelphia @ Columbus
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
Columbus
Columbus is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Columbus is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Toronto @ Montreal
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Montreal is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Toronto
New Jersey @ Ottawa
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games when playing Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
Ottawa
Ottawa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing New Jersey
Nashville @ NY Islanders
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Vancouver @ Los Angeles
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Vancouver's last 11 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton @ Calgary
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games at home
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SATURDAY, APRIL 6
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| TB at PIT | 01:00 PM | PIT +101 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| FLA at BOS | 03:30 PM | FLA -102 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| DAL at CHI | 03:30 PM | CHI +296 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| WIN at MIN | 04:00 PM | WIN -119 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| STL at SJ | 06:00 PM | SJ +198 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| TOR at MON | 07:00 PM | MON +175 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at CLB | 07:00 PM | PHI -163 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| NJ at OTT | 07:00 PM | OTT +114 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| NAS at NYI | 07:30 PM | NYI -101 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
| VAN at LA | 10:00 PM | LA -111 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| EDM at CAL | 10:00 PM | EDM -168 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
Armadillo Sports
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in batting average:
.459— Will Smith, Dodgers
.448— Spencer Steer, Reds
.429— Michael Taylor, Pirates
.417— Logan O’Hoppe, Angels
.415— Mookie Betts, Dodgers
.406— Ryan McMahon, Rockies
Quote of the Day
“Everyone is going through their own struggles. Be kind.”
Anonymous
Sunday’s quiz
Before this year’s Marlins, what was the last major league team to start a season 0-9?
Saturday’s quiz
In the baseball movie The Natural, Wilford Brimley played the manager of the New York Knights.
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
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— Purdue 63, NC State 50
Purdue never trailed, held NC State to 36.8% from the floor.
Purdue out-rebounded the Wolfpack, 41-28.
64 possessions; slow pace. Three Boilers played 38:00+.
— If I had a vote, I’d vote for Purdue coach Matt Painter as Coach of the Year in college basketball; his team lost in the first round as a #1-seed last year, only the second time that has ever happened, had to be a tough summer for him, but now they’re one win away from doing the same thing Virginia did, winning a national title the year after they got beat by a #16-seed.
— UConn 86, Alabama 72
Huskies outscored Alabama 42-32 in second half.
63-possession game, slowest-paced game Alabama played all season.
Last two years, UConn is 11-0 SU/ATS in NCAA Tourney games.
— Early line on Monday’s championship game:
UConn, -6.5 vs Purdue
— San Antonio 20, Memphis 19
Memphis led 16-0 after three quarters.
Brahmas scored two TD’s in the last 0:48 of game.
San Antonio QB Garbers threw for 287 yards, three TD’s.
— St Louis 27, Arlington 24
Battlehawks kicked a 22-yard FG at the gun for their first win.
St Louis led 14-11 at halftime.
Arlington was 6-11 on third down, St Louis 3-10.
— Famous birthdays for April 7th:
Janis Ian, 73
Tony Dorsett, 70
Jackie Chan, 70
Thurl Bailey, 63
Ronde/Tiki Barber, 49
Adrian Beltre, 45
Josh Hader, 30
— A’s 4, Detroit 0
Paul Blackburn is 2-0, 0.00 in 13 IP this season.
Rest of the A’s are 0-7, outscored 46-15.
— Dodgers 4, Cubs 1
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s last two starts:
10 IP, seven baserunners, no runs allowed, with 13 strikeouts.
— Cardinals 3, Marlins 1
Marlins are first MLB team since 2016 to start a season 0-9.
Steven Matz threw five shutout IP.
— Pirates 5, Orioles 4 (11)
Don’t look now, but Pittsburgh is off to a 7-2 start.
Joey Bart had a HR/double in his first two AB’s for the Pirates.
— Braves 9, Diamondbacks 8
Arizona led 6-0 after the top of the first.
Austin Riley had the game-winning single in the 8th inning,
— Rays 8, Rockies 6
Colorado led 6-1 after six innings.
Yandy Diaz had the game-winning single for Tampa Bay.
Sometimes here in Las Vegas, the unpleasant aspects of gambling pop up; while I was watching the Tampa Bay-Colorado game, there was a guy sitting in front of me who bet on the Rays, and for the 2:45 of this 3:03 game, he did nothing but bitch and moan about every aspect of his bet, which was Tampa Bay and over.
If you bet the over on f-bombs this guy used, it probably went over the total in the third inning; Colorado led this game 6-1 after six innings. Dressed like an undercover cop, with long hair, a ski cap and sunglasses, his response when the Rays rallied late to take the lead was “It’s about time” When the Rays won, he got to the cashier, got his money and quietly bolted.
— Baseball injuries:
Cleveland P Shane Bieber (elbow) is out for the year.
Atlanta P Spencer Strider (UCL) is going on the IL.
— One of the best parts of casinos here are the good conversations you have with total strangers; had a few this week with a guy who is an options trader, but also has done some acting work in movies. He showed me a picture Saturday of himself with the late James Caan in a movie they were both in— that had to be pretty cool.
— Was watching the A’s play Friday morning here; there were only two other people watching the game in the sportsbook, and one of those guys was on the phone with his brother somewhere in the eastern time zone. Apparently the brother is having some personal problems.
The guy was loud; he said, at least five times to his brother:”This is just between the two of us” forgetting that I was five feet behind him, and the people selling betting tickets 30 feet away could hear him, too.
The brothers are in business together; the eastern brother’s marriage is falling apart, and there are rumors his personal assistant could be a reason why. Hopefully everything will turn out OK, but I wouldn’t count on the Las Vegas brother to keep things quiet.
— Modern college basketball: 11 of the 20 players who started in the Final Four Saturday transferred to their current team.
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in batting average:
.459— Will Smith, Dodgers
.448— Spencer Steer, Reds
.429— Michael Taylor, Pirates
.417— Logan O’Hoppe, Angels
.415— Mookie Betts, Dodgers
.406— Ryan McMahon, Rockies
Quote of the Day
“Everyone is going through their own struggles. Be kind.”
Anonymous
Sunday’s quiz
Before this year’s Marlins, what was the last major league team to start a season 0-9?
Saturday’s quiz
In the baseball movie The Natural, Wilford Brimley played the manager of the New York Knights.
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..
— Purdue 63, NC State 50
Purdue never trailed, held NC State to 36.8% from the floor.
Purdue out-rebounded the Wolfpack, 41-28.
64 possessions; slow pace. Three Boilers played 38:00+.
— If I had a vote, I’d vote for Purdue coach Matt Painter as Coach of the Year in college basketball; his team lost in the first round as a #1-seed last year, only the second time that has ever happened, had to be a tough summer for him, but now they’re one win away from doing the same thing Virginia did, winning a national title the year after they got beat by a #16-seed.
— UConn 86, Alabama 72
Huskies outscored Alabama 42-32 in second half.
63-possession game, slowest-paced game Alabama played all season.
Last two years, UConn is 11-0 SU/ATS in NCAA Tourney games.
— Early line on Monday’s championship game:
UConn, -6.5 vs Purdue
— San Antonio 20, Memphis 19
Memphis led 16-0 after three quarters.
Brahmas scored two TD’s in the last 0:48 of game.
San Antonio QB Garbers threw for 287 yards, three TD’s.
— St Louis 27, Arlington 24
Battlehawks kicked a 22-yard FG at the gun for their first win.
St Louis led 14-11 at halftime.
Arlington was 6-11 on third down, St Louis 3-10.
— Famous birthdays for April 7th:
Janis Ian, 73
Tony Dorsett, 70
Jackie Chan, 70
Thurl Bailey, 63
Ronde/Tiki Barber, 49
Adrian Beltre, 45
Josh Hader, 30
— A’s 4, Detroit 0
Paul Blackburn is 2-0, 0.00 in 13 IP this season.
Rest of the A’s are 0-7, outscored 46-15.
— Dodgers 4, Cubs 1
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s last two starts:
10 IP, seven baserunners, no runs allowed, with 13 strikeouts.
— Cardinals 3, Marlins 1
Marlins are first MLB team since 2016 to start a season 0-9.
Steven Matz threw five shutout IP.
— Pirates 5, Orioles 4 (11)
Don’t look now, but Pittsburgh is off to a 7-2 start.
Joey Bart had a HR/double in his first two AB’s for the Pirates.
— Braves 9, Diamondbacks 8
Arizona led 6-0 after the top of the first.
Austin Riley had the game-winning single in the 8th inning,
— Rays 8, Rockies 6
Colorado led 6-1 after six innings.
Yandy Diaz had the game-winning single for Tampa Bay.
Sometimes here in Las Vegas, the unpleasant aspects of gambling pop up; while I was watching the Tampa Bay-Colorado game, there was a guy sitting in front of me who bet on the Rays, and for the 2:45 of this 3:03 game, he did nothing but bitch and moan about every aspect of his bet, which was Tampa Bay and over.
If you bet the over on f-bombs this guy used, it probably went over the total in the third inning; Colorado led this game 6-1 after six innings. Dressed like an undercover cop, with long hair, a ski cap and sunglasses, his response when the Rays rallied late to take the lead was “It’s about time” When the Rays won, he got to the cashier, got his money and quietly bolted.
— Baseball injuries:
Cleveland P Shane Bieber (elbow) is out for the year.
Atlanta P Spencer Strider (UCL) is going on the IL.
— One of the best parts of casinos here are the good conversations you have with total strangers; had a few this week with a guy who is an options trader, but also has done some acting work in movies. He showed me a picture Saturday of himself with the late James Caan in a movie they were both in— that had to be pretty cool.
— Was watching the A’s play Friday morning here; there were only two other people watching the game in the sportsbook, and one of those guys was on the phone with his brother somewhere in the eastern time zone. Apparently the brother is having some personal problems.
The guy was loud; he said, at least five times to his brother:”This is just between the two of us” forgetting that I was five feet behind him, and the people selling betting tickets 30 feet away could hear him, too.
The brothers are in business together; the eastern brother’s marriage is falling apart, and there are rumors his personal assistant could be a reason why. Hopefully everything will turn out OK, but I wouldn’t count on the Las Vegas brother to keep things quiet.
— Modern college basketball: 11 of the 20 players who started in the Final Four Saturday transferred to their current team.
DETROIT is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 9-2 Under (6.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents in the current season.
COLUMBUS are 12-2 Over (9.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent of 2 goals or more in the current season.
WASHINGTON is 21-40 ATS (-23 Units) in home games after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-35 ATS (-30.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 67-42 Over (20.8 Units) after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games in the current season.
ST LOUIS are 11-4 ATS (6.6 Units) in road games after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 358-288 Over (41.2 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 9-2 Under (6.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents in the current season.
COLUMBUS are 12-2 Over (9.8 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent of 2 goals or more in the current season.
WASHINGTON is 21-40 ATS (-23 Units) in home games after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.
SAN JOSE is 8-35 ATS (-30.5 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 67-42 Over (20.8 Units) after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in home games after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games in the current season.
ST LOUIS are 11-4 ATS (6.6 Units) in road games after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 358-288 Over (41.2 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games since 1996.
