Cnotes 2023 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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FRIDAY, MAY 5​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MIA at CHC	02:20 PM	MIA +145 O 9.0	+500 +500
TOR at PIT	06:35 PM	PIT +127 U 9.0	+500 +500
NYY at TB	06:40 PM	TB -171 U 8.5	+500 +500
CHW at CIN	06:40 PM	CIN -106 U 8.5	+500 +500
BOS at PHI	07:05 PM	PHI -149 U 8.0	+500 +500
MIN at CLE	07:10 PM	MIN -116 O 8.5	+500 +500
COL at NYM	07:10 PM	COL +215 O 8.5	+500 +500
BAL at ATL	07:20 PM	ATL -200 U 8.5	+500 +500
OAK at KC	08:10 PM	KC -152 O 10.0	+500 +500
DET at STL	08:15 PM	DET +194 O 8.0	+500 +500
TEX at LAA	09:38 PM	TEX +123 U 9.0	+500 +500
WAS at ARI	09:40 PM	ARI -177 U 9.0	+500 +500
LAD at SD	09:40 PM	SD +101 U 7.5	+500 +500
HOU at SEA	10:10 PM	SEA -131 U 7.0	+500 +500
MIL at SF	10:15 PM	MIL -115 U 8.0	+500 +500

 

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Pending Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Status	Pick
May 5, 2023	NBA	Denver Phoenix	- -	10:00 PM	PHO -4.0

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
May 4, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	100 127	GS -6.5	Win
May 3, 2023	NHL	New Jersey Carolina	1 5	CAR -115	Win
May 2, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	117 112	GS -4.5	Loss
May 1, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Houston	3 7	Over 8.5	Win

 

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Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
05/05/2023	10-18-2	35.71%	-5180	Detail
05/04/2023	11-9-0	55.00%	+1010	Detail
05/03/2023	5-1-0	83.33%	+1830	Detail
05/02/2023	11-15-0	42.31%	-3465	Detail
05/01/2023	8-4-0	66.67%	+1975	Detail

 

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MAY'S MLB BEST BETS !

05/05/2023...............................3 - 11.............................21.42%......................................- 43.80
05/04/2023...............................5 - 4...............................53.53%............ .........................+ 9.40
05/03/2023...............................5 - 1...............................83.33%............ .........................+ 18.30
05/02/2023...............................6 - 9...............................40.00%............ ........................- 24.30
05/01/2023...............................5 - 2...............................71.42%............ .......................+ 15.70

TOTALS....................................24 -27.............................47.05%............. ........................- 24.70

 

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Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
May 5, 2023	NBA	Denver Phoenix	114 121	PHO -4.0	Win
May 4, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	100 127	GS -6.5	Win
May 3, 2023	NHL	New Jersey Carolina	1 5	CAR -115	Win
May 2, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	117 112	GS -4.5	Loss
May 1, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Houston	3 7	Over 8.5	Win

 

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Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack
Over/under win totals for Big 14 football this fall:
10.5— Michigan, Ohio State
9.5— Penn State
9— Wisconsin
7.5— Iowa
7— Maryland
6.5— Illinois, Minnesota

Quote of the Day
“I didn’t want to look up and watch him be a superstar somewhere else. If he’s gonna be a superstar, he’s gonna be a superstar for the Colts.”
Colts GM Chris Ballard, on why he drafted QB Anthony Richardson

Saturday’s quiz
Who was head coach of the Warriors before Steve Kerr?

Friday’s quiz
Steve Kerr has won nine NBA championship rings, as a player and a coach. He won three rings playing with the Bulls, two with San Antonio and has won four as coach of the Warriors.

Thursday’s quiz
Max Scherzer has been in the major leagues for 16 years; he broke into the major leagues with Arizona, in 2008.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday…….

— 20 years ago, a guy named Dave Matranga made it to the major leagues with the Astros; he went 1-5 before getting sent back down to the minors, with the only hit a home run off Joaquín Benoit of the Rangers, a home run that tied the game.

Two years later, Matranga got back to the major leagues, playing in one game for the Angels before he got send down again.

That was it for Matranga, six major league at-bats in seven games. He played college ball at Pepperdine, but he must’ve gotten a good education, because he has a way better job these days.

These days, Dave Matranga is Aaron Judge’s agent; agents generally make 3% of their client’s salary. Aaron Judge makes $40M a year, and 3% of that is $1.2M a year. $1.2M a year ain’t bad for a guy who was in the big leagues for a week.

— This popped into my head the other night during the Angels’ game on TV; they were trying to figure out which major leaguer had gone to high school closest to Anaheim Stadium— it turns out that Matranga is the only major leaguer who went to Orange High School, which is less than three miles from Anaheim Stadium, closer than anyone else.

— A’s 12, Royals 8— It took them 33 games, but Oakland finally got a win from a starting pitcher; Kyle Muller went 5.1 innings for the win. Kansas City is 2-15 at home. Not good.

— Padres 5, Dodgers 2— Fernando Tatis hit two home runs off of Clayton Kershaw, only the 9th time Kershaw has allowed two homers to the same guy in a game, but the second time Tatis has done it.

San Diego is 18-15 now, 7-3 in their last ten games. Padres are only a game behind the Dodgers in the NL West. Los Angeles is only 7-8 on the road.

— Angels 5, Rangers 4 (10)— Texas led 4-0 in 8th inning, Angels tied the game with three runs in the ninth, then won it on a wild pitch in the 10th inning. Bad loss for the Rangers.

Angels have won five in a row, eight of last ten games; they’re tied for first place with Texas.

— Mets 1, Colorado 0— Kodai Senga tossed six shutout innings, but the $375M Mets have scored total of only two runs in their last three games.

— Tampa Bay 5, New York 4— Rays are 27-6, 18-2 at home; they lead the Orioles by 4.5 games in the AL East- they lead injury-plagued New York by 10 games.

— Celtics 114, 76ers 102
Boston was 16-45 on the arc, 22-41 inside arc.
Jayson Tatum scored 27 points.
Celtics lead series, 2-1.

— Suns 121, Nuggets 114
Home side has won all three games in this series.
Suns outscored Denver 38-21 in second quarter.
Booker scored 47 points, Durant 39; the other three Suns’ starters, 13.

— 6-1 guard Max Abmas played in 112 games the last four years for Oral Roberts, which went 84-42 those four years- they surprisingly made the Sweet 16 two years ago.

Abmas scored 20.8 ppg in his Oral Roberts career, but this week, instead of bolting to the NBA Draft or the G-League or to play in Europe, Abmas bolted to play for the Texas Longhorns. Interesting decision.

— Michigan State QB Payton Thorne also bolted, to Auburn. He started for the Spartans the last two years, throwing for 6,494 yards and 49 touchdowns.

— Indianapolis Colts released backup QB Nick Foles, leaving them with three QB’s on their roster; rookie Anthony Richardson, plus journeymen Gardner Minshew, Sam Ehlinger.

Foles was Super Bowl MVP five years ago with the Eagles, but since then, the 34-year old QB has played for the Eagles, Jaguars, Bears, Colts, starting 19 games in those five seasons.

— When Colorado Rockies swept Milwaukee earlier this week, it was their first series sweep in their last 37 series, dating back to last June.

— The 17th Annual Dick Vitale gala raised a record $11.1M Friday night to help fund the fight against pediatric cancer. Coach Vitale, who is 82 now but has more energy than a lot of people half his age, has raised roughly $55M with these annual galas to fight cancer.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, May 6

 

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ST LOUIS are 367-374 SU (-44.4 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

MIAMI is 18-28 SU (-12.8 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 36-50 SU (-19 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 10-1 Under (8.9 Units) as an underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 20-7 Over (12.3 Units) in road games in May games in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 15-4 Over (10.6 Units) in road games in May games over the last 2 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 34-50 SU (-22.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) over the last 2 seaso...

KANSAS CITY is 79-105 SU (-36.5 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 24-15 SU (7.5 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 79-47 SU (27.3 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game over the last 2 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 21-10 SU (10 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 70-51 SU (13.9 Units) when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 54-76 SU (-29.6 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

TEXAS are 65-45 SU (15.6 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

HOUSTON is 25-6 Under (18.4 Units) in May games over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Saturday, May 6

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, May 6

National League
Miami (16-17) @ Cubs (16-16)
— Hoeing is 0-1, 6.23 in two starts.
— Marlins are 1-1 in his starts
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He allowed 2 runs in 5 IP (87 PT) vs Chicago last week.

— Miami lost its last four games.
— Marlins are 6-8 on road.
— Marlins are 10-0 in one-run games.
— over 8-4 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-33
— record in first 5 innings: 10-18-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3.1-3

— Smyly is 3-0, 1.48 in his last five starts.
— Cubs are 4-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 4-1, 2.37 in five starts vs Miami.

— Cubs are 5-10 in their last 15 games.
— Chicago is 9-8 at home.
— under 9-1-1 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 15-10-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-2

Colorado (12-21) @ NY Mets (16-15)
— Gomber is 2-0, 0.82 in his last two starts.
— Rockies are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4-1
— He is 1-1, 2.40 in two starts vs New York.

— Rockies won four of their last five games.
— Colorado is 5-12 on the road.
— under 8-1 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 9-33
— record in first 5 innings: 11-18-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3

— Megill is 0-1, 6.14 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 4-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.

— Mets lost eight of their last ten games.
— Mets are 7-6 at home.
— under 7-2 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 4-33
— record in first 5 innings: 15-15-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8.2-3-3

Washington (13-19) @ Arizona (18-14)
— Gore is 1-2, 4.50 in his last three starts.
— Nationals are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— This is his first start vs Arizona.

— Nationals won four of last six games.
— Washington is 7-7 on road.
— under 12-4 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-16-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2-3

— Henry is 1-0, 6.30 in his two starts.
— Arizona is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.

— Arizona won five of its last seven games.
— Arizona is 9-6 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-2

Milwaukee (18-14) @ San Francisco (14-17)
— Rea is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
— Brewers are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP in his only start vs San Francisco.

— Brewers lost their last four games.
— Milwaukee is 3-2 in 2nd game of a series if they lost the opener.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 8-31
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-2

— Cobb is 1-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Giants are 3-3 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-4
— He is 1-1, 0.84 in three starts vs Milwaukee.

— Giants won their last three games.
— San Francisco is 6-1 in last seven home games.
— under 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 11-31
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-x-4

Los Angeles (19-14) @ San Diego (18-15)
— May is 2-0, 3.48 in his last two starts.
— Dodgers are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-2
— He is 1-4, 3.88 in seven starts vs San Diego.

— Dodgers won 10 of last 14 games.
— Dodgers are 7-8 on road.
— over 9-3-1 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-13-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-x-3.1

— Snell is 1-3, 4.71 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 1-5 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5
— He is 1-1, 2.50 in nine starts vs Los Angeles.

— Padres are 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— San Diego is 6-1 in its last seven home games.
— under 8-3-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-33
— record in first 5 innings: 15-16-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2.1

American League
New York (17-16) @ Tampa Bay (27-6)
— German is 1-1, 4.87 in his last three starts.
— New York is 2-4 in his starts.
— under 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He is 3-2, 5.64 in nine starts vs Tampa Bay.

— New York is 5-9 in its last 14 games.
— Bronx is 6-8 on road.
— under 15-5 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-33
— record in first 5 innings: 16-11-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-4

— Rasmussen is 1-2, 6.16 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 2-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He’s thrown 8.1 scoreless IP in 2 games (1 start) vs New York.

— Tampa Bay is 13-3 in its last 16 games.
— Rays are 18-2 at home.
— under 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-33
— record in first 5 innings: 23-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3.2

Minnesota (19-14) @ Cleveland (14-18)
— Gray is 4-0, 0.77 in six starts.
— Twins are 5-1 in his starts.
— under 4-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He is 6-4, 3.53 in 15 starts vs Cleveland.

— Twins are 8-4 in their last 12 games.
— Minnesota is 3-6 in last nine road games.
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— scored run in first inning: 7-33
— record in first 5 innings: 13-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-2

— Allen is 1-1, 2.45 in two starts.
— Guardians are 1-1 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 Minnesota.

— Guardians are 5-12 in their last 17 games.
— Cleveland is 4-9 at home.
— under 16-4 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-13-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-2

Oakland (7-26) @ Kansas City (8-25)
— Waldichuk is 0-0, 4.43 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.

— A’s lost 26 of their last 32 games.
— Oakland is 4-11 on the road
— over 21-12
— scored run in first inning: 12-33
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 8-18-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.1-3.2

— Singer is 1-3, 10.42 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 0-2, 4.58 in three starts vs Oakland.

— Royals lost 19 of their last 24 games.
— Royals are 2-15 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 11-35
— record in first 5 innings: 6-23-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-4-4.2

Texas (18-13) @ LA Angels (19-14)
— Eovaldi is 2-0, 2.57 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 3-3 in his starts.
— over 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 3-2, 4.50 in nine starts vs Anaheim.

— Texas won four of its last six games.
— Rangers are 6-7 on the road.
— over three of last four games
— scored run in first inning: 12-31
— record in first 5 innings: 20-9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-4

— Detmers is 0-2, 6.41 in five starts.
— Angels are 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 1-1, 5.19 in five starts vs Texas.

— Angels are 8-2 in their last ten games.
— Angels are 9-5 at home.
— over 3-2 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 10-33
— record in first 5 innings: 19-10-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-5

Houston (17-15) @ Seattle (15-17)
— France is making his first MLB start.
— He was 2-1, 2.79 in five AAA games (3 starts) TY
— He was 3-4, 4.15 in 34 AAA games (15 starts) LY.
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle

— Astros are 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Houston is 9-4 on the road.
— under 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2

— Gonzales is 2-0, 5.49 in his last four starts
— Mariners are 2-3 in his starts
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 2-9, 4.89 in 13 starts vs Houston.

— Seattle won four of its last five games.
— Mariners are 7-10 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-31
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2

Interleague games
Toronto (19-13) @ Pittsburgh (20-12)
— Berrios is 2-1, 2.96 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 1-0, 3.72 in two starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Toronto lost five of its last six games.
— Blue Jays are 10-11 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-2

— Oviedo is 0-1, 14.09 in his last two starts.
— Pirates are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-1
— He threw 3 scoreless IP in his one start vs Toronto.

— Pirates lost their last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 9-5 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 12-33
— record in first 5 innings: 17-10-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-3.2

White Sox (11-22) @ Cincinnati (13-19)
— Clevinger is 0-2, 7.62 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— He is 2-1, 4.50 in four starts vs Cincinnati.

— Chicago won four of its last five games.
— White Sox are 5-12 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 11-34
— record in first 5 innings: 12-17-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-2.1

— Lodolo is 0-1, 11.19 in his last three starts.
— Reds are 3-3 in his starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3
— This is his first start vs Chicago.

— Reds lost four of their last five games.
— Cincinnati is 9-7 at home.
— over 7-2-1 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 8-32
— record in first 5 innings: 11-17-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-3.1

Boston (20-14) @ Philadelphia (15-18)
— Kluber is 0-3, 7.71 in four home starts.
— Red Sox are 2-4 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 3-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5
— He is 1-0, 3.46 in two starts vs Philly.

— Red Sox won their last six games, scoring 41 runs.
— Boston is 7-7 on the road.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-34
— record in first 5 innings: 11-18-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

— Falter is 0-4, 6.55 in his last four starts.
— Phillies are 1-5 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 0-6
— This is his first start vs Boston.

— Phillies lost their last five games.
— Phillies are 8-6 at home.
— over 3-0-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 11-33
— record in first 5 innings: 14-17-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-x-3.2

Baltimore (22-10) @ Atlanta (22-11)
— Bradish is 0-1, 12.86 in his last two starts.
— Orioles are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— This is his first start vs Atlanta.

— Orioles are 21-8 in their last 29 games.
— Baltimore is 13-6 on road.
— over 8-3 last eleven
— scored run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 17-11-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-5.1-3

— Strider is 3-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— Braves are 6-0 in his starts
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 5-0-1
— This is his first start vs Baltimore.

— Atlanta is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
— Braves are 7-8 at home.
— over 19-7 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 14-33
— record in first 5 innings: 23-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3-3

Detroit (14-17) @ St Louis (10-23)
— Turnbull is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Tigers are 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
— This is his first start vs St Louis.

— Detroit won its last four games.
— Tigers are 6-10 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 9-31
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-1-3

— Wainwright is making his first ’23 start.
— He was 11-12, 3.71 in 32 starts last year.
— under 0-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He is 1-0, 2.00 in two games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— Cardinals are 3-14 in their last 17 games.
— Cardinals are 5-12 at home.
— over 7-1 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-33
— record in first 5 innings: 9-17-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6.2-3

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, May 6

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, MAY 6​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DET at STL	02:15 PM	STL -183 U 9.0	+500 +500
MIA at CHC	02:20 PM	CHC -178 U 9.0	+500 +500
NYY at TB	04:10 PM	TB -163 U 7.5	+500 +500
COL at NYM	04:10 PM	COL +188 U 8.5	+500 +500
MIN at CLE	06:10 PM	CLE -106 U 7.5	+500 +500
TOR at PIT	06:35 PM	PIT +131 O 8.5	+500 +500
CHW at CIN	06:40 PM	CIN -123 O 9.5	+500 +500
OAK at KC	07:10 PM	OAK +151 U 10.5	+500 +500
BAL at ATL	07:15 PM	BAL +206 U 8.0	+500 +500
BOS at PHI	07:15 PM	BOS +135 O 9.5	+500 +500
MIL at SF	07:15 PM	SF -161 U 8.5	+500 +500
WAS at ARI	08:10 PM	WAS +113 O 9.5	+500 +500
LAD at SD	08:40 PM	SD -129 U 8.5	+500 +500
TEX at LAA	09:07 PM	TEX -103 U 8.5	+500 +500
HOU at SEA	09:40 PM	HOU -114 U 8.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Pending Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Status	Pick
May 6, 2023	MLB	Milwaukee San Francisco	- -	07:15 PM	Under 8.5

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
May 5, 2023	NBA	Denver Phoenix	114 121	PHO -4.0	Win
May 4, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	100 127	GS -6.5	Win
May 3, 2023	NHL	New Jersey Carolina	1 5	CAR -115	Win
May 2, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	117 112	GS -4.5	Loss
May 1, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Houston	3 7	Over 8.5	Win

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
May 6, 2023	MLB	Milwaukee San Francisco	1 4	Under 8.5	Win
May 5, 2023	NBA	Denver Phoenix	114 121	PHO -4.0	Win
May 4, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	100 127	GS -6.5	Win
May 3, 2023	NHL	New Jersey Carolina	1 5	CAR -115	Win
May 2, 2023	NBA	L.A. Lakers Golden State	117 112	GS -4.5	Loss
May 1, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Houston	3 7	Over 8.5	Win

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
05/06/2023	18-12-0	60.00%	+2675	Detail
05/05/2023	10-18-2	36.67%	-5190	Detail
05/04/2023	11-9-0	55.00%	+1010	Detail
05/03/2023	5-1-0	83.33%	+1830	Detail
05/02/2023	11-15-0	42.31%	-3465	Detail
05/01/2023	8-4-0	66.67%	+1975	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

MAY'S MLB BEST BETS !

05/06/2023..............................10 - 6..............................62.50%......................................+ 27.65
05/05/2023...............................3 - 11.............................21.42%............. .........................- 43.80
05/04/2023...............................5 - 4...............................53.53%............ .........................+ 9.40
05/03/2023...............................5 - 1...............................83.33%............ .........................+ 18.30
05/02/2023...............................6 - 9...............................40.00%............ ........................- 24.30
05/01/2023...............................5 - 2...............................71.42%............ .......................+ 15.70

TOTALS.....................................34 -33.............................50.74%............. ........................+ 2.95

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack
Odds to win AFC East/NFC East this year:
AFC East:
Buffalo +125
NJ Jets +225
Miami 3-1
New England 10-1

NFC East
Philadelphia -110
Dallas 2-1
NJ Giants 6-1
Washington 10-1

Quote of the Day
“I don’t think there was ever a point where I was unhappy with what I was doing. It was just pretty clear that they had a different vision for me than maybe I had for a way that I could help the team win games. There wasn’t a wrong thing. There wasn’t disrespect on either side. I think it was just time for both sides to move on.”
Panthers’ WR Adam Thielen, on his exit from Minnesota

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Little Big League, a 12-year old kid inherits a major league team from his grandfather. What team did the kid inherit?

Saturday’s quiz
Mark Jackson was head coach of the Warriors before Steve Kerr.

Friday’s quiz
Steve Kerr has won nine NBA championship rings, as a player and a coach. He won three rings playing with the Bulls, two with San Antonio and has won four as coach of the Warriors.

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

— Heat 105, Knicks 86
Miami leads series, 2-1
Heat led 58-44 at halftime.
Knicks shot 34.1% from the floor.

— Lakers 127, Warriors 97
Lakers lead series, 2-1.
LA outscored Golden State 36-18 in 2nd quarter.
Warriors were only 13-44 shooting on the arc.

— Lebron James’ son Bronny committed to play college ball at USC next winter, staying close to home.

Bronny James isn’t his dad; he’s a 6-2 guard who scored 13.8 ppg for his high school team at Sierra Canyon in the LA area. He’s a good shooter, a solid player, but at this point he is a complimentary player.

Here’s what probably going to happen:
Bronny will play at USC for one year.
USC is going to get A LOT of attention next winter.
Then, in 2024-25, Bronny will join his dad’s team, wherever that is. Maybe he’ll play some in the G-League first, but Lebron and his son will be teammates in the NBA two years from now.

— Detroit 6, St Louis 5 (10)
Cardinals have lost eight games in a row, are 10-24, their worst start since 1973.

St Louis announced that Willson Contreras will play more DH and even some outfield, while Andrew Knizner takes over as catcher, for now.

Contreras will be making $18M a year starting next year, and they don’t want him to catch?

— Seattle 7, Houston 5
Astros led 3-0 in 8th inning, then Seattle scored seven runs in the 8th.

— Rockies 5, Mets 2— Mets’ TV had Marv Albert in their booth for a couple innings early in the game, ironically while the Knicks game was going on. Mets’ TV voice Gary Cohen doesn’t defer to a lot of people, but he called Albert the greatest basketball announcer ever. It was fun to listen to.

Meanwhile, the Mets have scored a total of 4 runs in their last four games. Not good.

— Dodgers 2, Padres 1
San Diego had their 12th sellout in 20 home games.
Dustin May out-dueled Blake Snell; LA is in first place in the NL West.

— Arizona 8, Washington 7
Nationals trailed 6-2, but scored five runs in 9th to take a 7-6 lead- they blew the lead, with Lourdes Gurriel tying the game with a homer, then Pavin Smith drew a bases-loaded walk to send the fans home happy.

— Rangers 10, Angels 1— Nathan Eovaldi tossed eight shutout innings, as Texas re-takes first place in the AL West.

— A’s 5, Royals 4— Oakland wins consecutive games for the first time this season; they also got another win from a starting pitcher, and their bullpen tossed four scoreless innings.

Kansas City is 2-16 at home.

— NL Central is a sinking ship this week:
Pirates have lost six games in a row.
Brewers have lost six games in a row.
Cardinals have lost eight games in a row.

Pittsburgh still leads the Brewers by a game and a half.

— Red Sox 7, Phillies 4
Boston has won eight games in a row.
Bryce Harper hit his first homer this season.

— This info is from Ralph Michaels on Twitter:
From 2004-22, only 8 times did a team play 30+ games, with a win % of less than 33%, then
was favored by -160 or more.

In the last three days, it also happened four times, after it happened four times in 19 years, and all four teams (Cardinals 3 times, Royals) got beat.

— In college basketball, in 23 conferences that are one-bid leagues for the NCAA Tournament, the Player of the Year in those conferences:

9 of the 23 graduated
10 of the remaining 14 transferred
One of the four who stayed, the DeVries kid at Drake, plays for his dad.

As an A’s fan, I despise rich teams poaching from the poor, but that is what college sports have become. 10 kids who were Player of the Year in their conference have transferred.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, May 7

 

[Udog]

ATLANTA is 34-64 SU (-36.4 Units) in home games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 41-88 SU (-55.8 Units) when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 15-5 Over (9.5 Units) in road games in May games over the last 2 seasons.

COLORADO is 37-50 SU (-18 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 195-158 Under (21.2 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 95-70 Over (18 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

KANSAS CITY is 79-106 SU (-37.6 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 367-374 SU (-44.4 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

CHICAGO CUBS are 38-22 SU (13.8 Units) in May games in the last 3 seasons.

SAN FRANCISCO is 24-15 SU (7.5 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 44-65 SU (-27.5 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.

ARIZONA is 725-618 Over (45.2 Units) at home when the total is 8.5 to 10 since 1996.

SEATTLE is 29-63 SU (-40.3 Units) in home games as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

CHI WHITE SOX is 40-62 SU (-29.9 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start over the last 2 seasons.

LA DODGERS are 59-52 SU (1.8 Units) when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.