Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/31/2023 | 11-7-0 | 61.11% | +2300 | Detail |
| 07/30/2023 | 19-11-0 | 63.33% | +3675 | Detail |
| 07/29/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -2400 | Detail |
| 07/28/2023 | 18-10-0 | 64.29% | +3400 | Detail |
| 07/27/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +825 | Detail |
| 07/26/2023 | 12-16-0 | 42.86% | -4325 | Detail |
| 07/25/2023 | 10-18-0 | 35.71% | -4700 | Detail |
| 07/24/2023 | 11-5-0 | 68.75% | +3100 | Detail |
| 07/23/2023 | 14-15-1 | 48.33% | -800 | Detail |
| 07/22/2023 | 10-12-0 | 45.45% | -2485 | Detail |
| 07/21/2023 | 13-14-1 | 48.21% | -1875 | Detail |
| 07/20/2023 | 10-10-0 | 50.00% | -550 | Detail |
| 07/19/2023 | 15-15-0 | 50.00% | +300 | Detail |
| 07/18/2023 | 14-14-0 | 50.00% | -1850 | Detail |
| 07/17/2023 | 8-10-0 | 44.44% | -1525 | Detail |
| 07/16/2023 | 10-19-1 | 35.00% | -7075 | Detail |
| 07/15/2023 | 16-16-0 | 50.00% | -200 | Detail |
| 07/14/2023 | 7-16-1 | 31.25% | -6175 | Detail |
| 07/09/2023 | 13-14-1 | 48.21% | -125 | Detail |
| 07/08/2023 | 11-18-1 | 38.33% | -5050 | Detail |
| 07/07/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -2250 | Detail |
| 07/06/2023 | 6-15-1 | 29.55% | -5575 | Detail |
| 07/05/2023 | 16-12-0 | 57.14% | +1900 | Detail |
| 07/04/2023 | 19-9-0 | 67.86% | +5150 | Detail |
| 07/03/2023 | 11-7-0 | 61.11% | +1600 | Detail |
| 07/02/2023 | 11-13-1 | 46.00% | -3275 | Detail |
| 07/01/2023 | 17-11-0 | 60.71% | +2375 | Detail |
MLB JULY'S BEST BETS !
07/312023..........................10 - 3....................................76.92%........................+ 40.50
07/30/2023.........................12 - 7...................................63.15...........................+ 23.75
07/29/2023.........................10 - 9...................................52.63%........................+ 2.25
07/28/2023.........................13 - 4...................................76.47%........................+ 48.00
07/27/2023.........................4 - 2.....................................66.66%.........................+ 9.00
07/26/2023.........................7 - 8.....................................46.66%.........................- 9.50
07/25/2023.........................4 - 14...................................22.22%.........................- 53.75
07/24/2023..........................7 - 2.....................................77.77%........................+ 31.25
07/23/2023..........................9 - 12...................................42.85%........................- 15.00
07/22/2023............................3 -2 ....................................60.00%.......................+ 4.00
07/21/2023............................2 - 0.................................100.00%.......................+ 10.00
07/20/2023............................7 - 5..................................58.33%........................+ 10.25
07/19/2023..........................11 - 9..................................55.00%........................+ 19.75
07/18/2023..........................11 - 8..................................57.89%.........................- 0.25
07/17/2023................. ....5 - 7 - 1..................................36.36%.........................- 17.25
07/16/2023.....................7 - 12 - 1.................................36.84%..........................- 32.00
07/15/2023...........................11 - 9.................................55.00%..........................+ 10.00
07/14/2023.............................7 - 12...............................25.00%..........................- 54.25
07/09/2023.............................7 - 8.................................46.66%..........................+ 4.25
07/08/2023.............................7 - 15...............................31.81%..........................- 52.75
07/07/2023.............................9 - 8.................................52.94%..........................+ 3.75
07/06/2023.............................4 - 11...............................26.66%.........................- 41.25
07/05/2023.............................7 - 10...............................41.17%.........................- 15.25
07/04/2023............................13 - 5................................72.22%.........................+ 44.75
07/03/2023..............................7 - 4................................63.63%........................+ 14.00
07/02/2023.........................7 - 9 - 1.................................43.75%.........................- 19.00
07/012023..............................12 - 6................................66.66%........................+ 29.00
TOTALS...........................212 -201 - 3.............................51.33%........................- 6.35
07/312023..........................10 - 3....................................76.92%........................+ 40.50
07/30/2023.........................12 - 7...................................63.15...........................+ 23.75
07/29/2023.........................10 - 9...................................52.63%........................+ 2.25
07/28/2023.........................13 - 4...................................76.47%........................+ 48.00
07/27/2023.........................4 - 2.....................................66.66%.........................+ 9.00
07/26/2023.........................7 - 8.....................................46.66%.........................- 9.50
07/25/2023.........................4 - 14...................................22.22%.........................- 53.75
07/24/2023..........................7 - 2.....................................77.77%........................+ 31.25
07/23/2023..........................9 - 12...................................42.85%........................- 15.00
07/22/2023............................3 -2 ....................................60.00%.......................+ 4.00
07/21/2023............................2 - 0.................................100.00%.......................+ 10.00
07/20/2023............................7 - 5..................................58.33%........................+ 10.25
07/19/2023..........................11 - 9..................................55.00%........................+ 19.75
07/18/2023..........................11 - 8..................................57.89%.........................- 0.25
07/17/2023................. ....5 - 7 - 1..................................36.36%.........................- 17.25
07/16/2023.....................7 - 12 - 1.................................36.84%..........................- 32.00
07/15/2023...........................11 - 9.................................55.00%..........................+ 10.00
07/14/2023.............................7 - 12...............................25.00%..........................- 54.25
07/09/2023.............................7 - 8.................................46.66%..........................+ 4.25
07/08/2023.............................7 - 15...............................31.81%..........................- 52.75
07/07/2023.............................9 - 8.................................52.94%..........................+ 3.75
07/06/2023.............................4 - 11...............................26.66%.........................- 41.25
07/05/2023.............................7 - 10...............................41.17%.........................- 15.25
07/04/2023............................13 - 5................................72.22%.........................+ 44.75
07/03/2023..............................7 - 4................................63.63%........................+ 14.00
07/02/2023.........................7 - 9 - 1.................................43.75%.........................- 19.00
07/012023..............................12 - 6................................66.66%........................+ 29.00
TOTALS...........................212 -201 - 3.............................51.33%........................- 6.35
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Rockies 4, Padres 3 (10)— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings, 6-18 in one-run games.
— Cubs acquired 3B Jeimer Candelario from Washington for 2 prospects.
— Mets traded OF Mark Canha to Milwaukee for a prospect.
— Rays acquired P Aaron Civale from Cleveland, for 1B Kyle Manzardo.
— Arizona acquired closer Paul Sewald from Seattle, for Josh Rojas/Dominic Canzone.
— Colts’ RB Zack Moss broke his arm, is out 4-6 weeks.
Quote of the Day
“There’s two ways to be successful; you can do you job like your competition does it and try to outwork them, or you can do your job differently from the competition…….any time I got a chance to be a little different, I thought that was the right thing.”
Steve Spurrier
Tuesday’s quiz
Which team in the 1980’s USFL did Steve Spurrier coach?
Monday’s quiz
Red Sox ended their long World Series drought in 2004; Terry Francona was their manager that year.
Sunday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, James Caan ran the Montecito Casino.
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Akron
— Last five years, Akron is 9-45 SU/20-34 ATS.
— Zips were 2-10 LY, but covered five of last six games.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 64 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB; started 10 games LY, threw for 2,609 yards.
— Akron was 7-4 ATS as an underdog last year.
— last four years, Zips are 2-10 ATS outside the MAC.
— Zips are 1-2 in bowls in school history; last one was in 2017.
Ball State
— Ball State has one winning season (2020) the last nine years.
— 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 67 starts back on OL, three starters are back.
— senior QB started 12 games at Texas State, also played 3 years at Arkansas State.
— under Neu, Ball State is 10-18 ATS as a favorite.
— under Neu, Ball State is 4-11 ATS as a home underdog, 18-14 as a road dog.
— last four years, Cardinals are 17-14 ATS in MAC games.
— Ball State is 1-8 all-time in bowls, 1-4 SU/ATS in last five.
Bowling Green
— Falcons went bowling LY, but have had 7 straight losing seasons.
— 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 75 starts back on offensive line, are expected to improve.
— junior QB Bazelak started 29 games at Missouri/Indiana.
— under Loeffler, BG is 7-12-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— last three years, Falcons are 0-4 ATS as a favorite.
— since 2016, Falcons are 5-14-1 ATS coming off a win.
— Bowling Green lost four of its last five bowl games (1-4 ATS)
Buffalo
— Bulls were 11-14 last two years; they were 24-10 from 2018-20.
— 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 55 starts back on offensive line.
— junior QB started 13 games LY, threw for school record 3,030 yards.
— under Linguist, Buffalo is 2-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— under Linguist, Buffalo is 3-10 ATS coming off a loss.
— since 2013, Buffalo is 11-19-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Buffalo won its last three bowls, after losing its first three.
Central Michigan
— Chippewas were minus-18 in turnovers in LY’s 4-8 season.
— 4 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 54 starts back on offensive line.
— unclear who QB will be: Bauer is more of a passer, Emanuel a runner.
— under McElwain, Chippewas are 13-4 ATS as an underdog.
— under McElwain, Chippewas are 13-8 ATS as a favorite.
— Since 2017, Central Michigan is 19-13 ATS coming off a win.
— Michigan is 1-4 SU/ATS in last five bowls; they were underdog in all five.
Eastern Michigan
— Eagles were 7-6/9-4 last two years, after going 32-61 from 2013-20.
— 4 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 58 starts back on offensive line; only two starters are back.
— soph QB Smith was 3-1 as starter LY, before he got hurt.
— under Creighton, EMU is 7-16 ATS as a home favorite.
— under Creighton, EMU is 29-13-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— last three years, Eagles are 13-9 ATS in MAC games.
— EMU won bowl game 41-27 LY, snapping 4-game bowl losing skid.
Kent State
— Kent went 22-21 last 4 years; their coach bolted to be an assistant at Colorado.
— no starters back on offense, 4 on defense- maybe that is why the coach left.
— only 5 starts back on offensive line
— QB room added transfers from K-State/Purdue.
— new coach was RB’s coach at Minnesota the last six years.
— last 10 years, Flashes are 7-3 ATS as a road favorite.
— last nine years, Flashes are 19-26 ATS as a road underdog.
— Kent State is 1-3 in bowl games, with lone win in 2019.
Miami OH
— Miami had +11 turnover ratio LY, was still only 6-7.
— 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 48 starts back on offensive line; 2 starters bolted to big $$$ teams.
— senior QB has 25 career starts.
— In nine years under Martin, Miami is 17-22 ATS as a favorite.
— Last six years, Miami is 17-23 ATS outside the MAC.
— Last three years, Red Hawks are 4-9 ATS coming off a win.
— Miami is 2-3 AU/5-0 ATS in its last five bowls.
Northern Illinois
— In four years under Hammock, NIU is 17-27 SU/22-22 ATS
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 117 starts back on offensive line- they’re supposed to be good.
— QB’s all got hurt LY; all three of them are back. Lombardi has 16 starts. — under Hammock, NIU is 12-4 ATS as a road dog, 10-18 in all other games.
— Huskies are 8-5 ATS in last 13 non-conference games.
— Last three years, NIU is 2-12 ATS in home games.
— NIU lost its last seven bowls, giving up 45.4 ppg in last five.
— Huskies’ last bowl win? 38-20 over Arkansas State in 2011.
Ohio U
— Ohio was 10-4 last season, after going 3-9 in 2021.
— 9 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 86 starts back on offensive line; they’re expected to improve.
— soph QB has started 19 games.
— since 2015, Bobcats are 13-7 ATS as a road underdog.
— since 2019, Ohio U is 7-12 ATS coming off a loss.
— Last four years, Bobcats are 4-10 ATS outside the MAC
— Ohio U won/covered its last four bowl games.
Toledo
— Last three years, Toledo is 20-13 SU/15-18 ATS.
— 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 94 starts back on offensive line— 4 starters are back
— junior QB has 19 starts, was 2nd-team all-MAC last year.
— last four years, Toledo is 7-12 ATS as home favorites.
— under Candle, Toledo is 4-10 ATS as road underdogs.
— since 2018, Rockets are 11-20 ATS coming off a win.
— Toledo is 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in last five bowls- they beat Liberty 21-19 LY.
Western Michigan
— WMU was 5-7 last year, their first losing season since 2013.
— 8 starters back on offense, 2 on defense
— 81 starts back on offensive line.
— junior QB started 22 games at Old Dominion; LY’s QB’s also return.
— new HC Taylor was OC at Louisville last year.
— since 2017, Broncos are 5-8-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— since 2017, Broncos are 18-26-2 ATS in MAC games.
— WMU is 2-3 SU/3-2 ATS in last five bowls, after losing first six bowl
— Rockies 4, Padres 3 (10)— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings, 6-18 in one-run games.
— Cubs acquired 3B Jeimer Candelario from Washington for 2 prospects.
— Mets traded OF Mark Canha to Milwaukee for a prospect.
— Rays acquired P Aaron Civale from Cleveland, for 1B Kyle Manzardo.
— Arizona acquired closer Paul Sewald from Seattle, for Josh Rojas/Dominic Canzone.
— Colts’ RB Zack Moss broke his arm, is out 4-6 weeks.
Quote of the Day
“There’s two ways to be successful; you can do you job like your competition does it and try to outwork them, or you can do your job differently from the competition…….any time I got a chance to be a little different, I thought that was the right thing.”
Steve Spurrier
Tuesday’s quiz
Which team in the 1980’s USFL did Steve Spurrier coach?
Monday’s quiz
Red Sox ended their long World Series drought in 2004; Terry Francona was their manager that year.
Sunday’s quiz
In the TV show Las Vegas, James Caan ran the Montecito Casino.
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Tuesday’s Den: College football info from the MAC
Akron
— Last five years, Akron is 9-45 SU/20-34 ATS.
— Zips were 2-10 LY, but covered five of last six games.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 64 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB; started 10 games LY, threw for 2,609 yards.
— Akron was 7-4 ATS as an underdog last year.
— last four years, Zips are 2-10 ATS outside the MAC.
— Zips are 1-2 in bowls in school history; last one was in 2017.
Ball State
— Ball State has one winning season (2020) the last nine years.
— 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 67 starts back on OL, three starters are back.
— senior QB started 12 games at Texas State, also played 3 years at Arkansas State.
— under Neu, Ball State is 10-18 ATS as a favorite.
— under Neu, Ball State is 4-11 ATS as a home underdog, 18-14 as a road dog.
— last four years, Cardinals are 17-14 ATS in MAC games.
— Ball State is 1-8 all-time in bowls, 1-4 SU/ATS in last five.
Bowling Green
— Falcons went bowling LY, but have had 7 straight losing seasons.
— 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 75 starts back on offensive line, are expected to improve.
— junior QB Bazelak started 29 games at Missouri/Indiana.
— under Loeffler, BG is 7-12-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— last three years, Falcons are 0-4 ATS as a favorite.
— since 2016, Falcons are 5-14-1 ATS coming off a win.
— Bowling Green lost four of its last five bowl games (1-4 ATS)
Buffalo
— Bulls were 11-14 last two years; they were 24-10 from 2018-20.
— 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 55 starts back on offensive line.
— junior QB started 13 games LY, threw for school record 3,030 yards.
— under Linguist, Buffalo is 2-5 ATS as a home favorite.
— under Linguist, Buffalo is 3-10 ATS coming off a loss.
— since 2013, Buffalo is 11-19-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Buffalo won its last three bowls, after losing its first three.
Central Michigan
— Chippewas were minus-18 in turnovers in LY’s 4-8 season.
— 4 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 54 starts back on offensive line.
— unclear who QB will be: Bauer is more of a passer, Emanuel a runner.
— under McElwain, Chippewas are 13-4 ATS as an underdog.
— under McElwain, Chippewas are 13-8 ATS as a favorite.
— Since 2017, Central Michigan is 19-13 ATS coming off a win.
— Michigan is 1-4 SU/ATS in last five bowls; they were underdog in all five.
Eastern Michigan
— Eagles were 7-6/9-4 last two years, after going 32-61 from 2013-20.
— 4 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 58 starts back on offensive line; only two starters are back.
— soph QB Smith was 3-1 as starter LY, before he got hurt.
— under Creighton, EMU is 7-16 ATS as a home favorite.
— under Creighton, EMU is 29-13-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— last three years, Eagles are 13-9 ATS in MAC games.
— EMU won bowl game 41-27 LY, snapping 4-game bowl losing skid.
Kent State
— Kent went 22-21 last 4 years; their coach bolted to be an assistant at Colorado.
— no starters back on offense, 4 on defense- maybe that is why the coach left.
— only 5 starts back on offensive line
— QB room added transfers from K-State/Purdue.
— new coach was RB’s coach at Minnesota the last six years.
— last 10 years, Flashes are 7-3 ATS as a road favorite.
— last nine years, Flashes are 19-26 ATS as a road underdog.
— Kent State is 1-3 in bowl games, with lone win in 2019.
Miami OH
— Miami had +11 turnover ratio LY, was still only 6-7.
— 7 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 48 starts back on offensive line; 2 starters bolted to big $$$ teams.
— senior QB has 25 career starts.
— In nine years under Martin, Miami is 17-22 ATS as a favorite.
— Last six years, Miami is 17-23 ATS outside the MAC.
— Last three years, Red Hawks are 4-9 ATS coming off a win.
— Miami is 2-3 AU/5-0 ATS in its last five bowls.
Northern Illinois
— In four years under Hammock, NIU is 17-27 SU/22-22 ATS
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 117 starts back on offensive line- they’re supposed to be good.
— QB’s all got hurt LY; all three of them are back. Lombardi has 16 starts. — under Hammock, NIU is 12-4 ATS as a road dog, 10-18 in all other games.
— Huskies are 8-5 ATS in last 13 non-conference games.
— Last three years, NIU is 2-12 ATS in home games.
— NIU lost its last seven bowls, giving up 45.4 ppg in last five.
— Huskies’ last bowl win? 38-20 over Arkansas State in 2011.
Ohio U
— Ohio was 10-4 last season, after going 3-9 in 2021.
— 9 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 86 starts back on offensive line; they’re expected to improve.
— soph QB has started 19 games.
— since 2015, Bobcats are 13-7 ATS as a road underdog.
— since 2019, Ohio U is 7-12 ATS coming off a loss.
— Last four years, Bobcats are 4-10 ATS outside the MAC
— Ohio U won/covered its last four bowl games.
Toledo
— Last three years, Toledo is 20-13 SU/15-18 ATS.
— 8 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 94 starts back on offensive line— 4 starters are back
— junior QB has 19 starts, was 2nd-team all-MAC last year.
— last four years, Toledo is 7-12 ATS as home favorites.
— under Candle, Toledo is 4-10 ATS as road underdogs.
— since 2018, Rockets are 11-20 ATS coming off a win.
— Toledo is 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in last five bowls- they beat Liberty 21-19 LY.
Western Michigan
— WMU was 5-7 last year, their first losing season since 2013.
— 8 starters back on offense, 2 on defense
— 81 starts back on offensive line.
— junior QB started 22 games at Old Dominion; LY’s QB’s also return.
— new HC Taylor was OC at Louisville last year.
— since 2017, Broncos are 5-8-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— since 2017, Broncos are 18-26-2 ATS in MAC games.
— WMU is 2-3 SU/3-2 ATS in last five bowls, after losing first six bowl
PHILADELPHIA is 25-46 SU (-25.6 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 43-76 SU (-40.6 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 110-77 SU (25.3 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 7-0 SU (7 Units) in home games when playing with a day off in the current season.
BALTIMORE is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the current season.
ATLANTA is 17-5 Over (11.5 Units) in home games as a favorite of -175 to -250 in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 49-27 Over (19.3 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 50-27 Under (20.3 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 40-53 SU (-18.3 Units) on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 11-2 Under (8.8 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.
NY METS are 20-48 SU (-32.8 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 51-25 SU (23.5 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in road games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 7-0 Under (7 Units) in home games when playing on Tuesday in the current season.
LA DODGERS are 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) in home games after 2 straight games where they stranded 5 or less runners on base over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 43-76 SU (-40.6 Units) in home games in night games in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 110-77 SU (25.3 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 7-0 SU (7 Units) in home games when playing with a day off in the current season.
BALTIMORE is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the current season.
ATLANTA is 17-5 Over (11.5 Units) in home games as a favorite of -175 to -250 in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 49-27 Over (19.3 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 50-27 Under (20.3 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 40-53 SU (-18.3 Units) on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 11-2 Under (8.8 Units) when playing with a day off in the current season.
NY METS are 20-48 SU (-32.8 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 51-25 SU (23.5 Units) in home games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in road games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 7-0 Under (7 Units) in home games when playing on Tuesday in the current season.
LA DODGERS are 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) in home games after 2 straight games where they stranded 5 or less runners on base over the last 2 seasons.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, August 1
National League
Philadelphia (57-49) @ Miami (57-50)
— Suarez is 1-1, 5.51 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 8-6 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6
— He is 4-2, 3.35 in 16 games (5 starts) vs Miami
— Phillies are 5-7 in their last 12 games.
— Phillies are 29-29 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 29-106
— record in first 5 innings: 43-47-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-2.1
— Alcantara is 1-2, 2.93 in his last four starts.
— Miami is 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— over 11-3-1 last 15 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-3
— He is 0-1, 8.44 in two starts vs Philly TY.
— Miami is 3-2 in its last five games.
— Marlins are 33-22 at home
— over 3-2 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-107
— record in first 5 innings: 46-39-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-6
Milwaukee (57-50) @ Washington (45-62)
— Peralta is 1-1, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 2-6 in his road starts.
— under 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-3
— He is 2-2, 7.29 in five games (3 starts) vs Washington.
— Brewers are 1-5 in last six games.
— Milwaukee is 28-26 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 32-107
— record in first 5 innings: 44-48-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2
— Gray is 1-0, 0.69 in his last two starts.
— Washington is 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-2
— This is his first start vs Milwaukee.
— Nationals lost three of last five games.
— Washington is 21-33 at home.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 37-106
— record in first 5 innings: 40-55-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-3.2
Cincinnati (59-49) @ Cubs (53-53)
— Lively is 0-2, 3.33 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He gave up 6 runs in 5 IP, in his one start against the Cubs.
— Reds are 9-3 in their last 12 games.
— Cincinnati is 31-23 on the road.
— under 13-4 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-107
— record in first 5 innings: 43-39-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-5.2
— Steele is 2-0, 2.19 in his last two starts.
— Cubs are 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— under 9-6 last 15 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-4
— He is 1-3, 8.34 in five starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cubs won eight of last ten games.
— Chicago is 27-27 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-105
— record in first 5 innings: 46-45-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-6
San Diego (52-55) @ Colorado (42-64)
— Padres haven’t named a starter.
— Padres are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings.
— San Diego is 23-30 on road.
— under 9-2-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-107
— record in first 5 innings: 51-44-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2.2
— Lambert is 1-0, 0.64 in his three starts.
— Colorado is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 1-0, 9.00 in three starts vs San Diego.
— Colorado is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Colorado is 25-28 at home.
— under 13-5 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-105
— record in first 5 innings: 39-53-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-4
Arizona (57-50) @ San Francisco (58-49)
— Gallen is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 4-7 in his road starts.
— over 4-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-4
— He is 3-4, 3.84 in 11 starts vs San Francisco.
— Arizona is 7-16 in its last 23 games.
— Arizona is 29-22 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 38-107
— record in first 5 innings: 42-44-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-4.1
— Cobb is 1-1, 2.42 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 14-5 in his starts.
— under 13-2-1 last 16 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-5
— He is 3-2, 4.93 in seven starts vs Arizona.
— Giants are 4-2 in their last six games.
— San Francisco is 30-24 at home.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-105
— record in first 5 innings: 45-43-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-4.2-8
American League
Tampa Bay (65-44) @ Bronx (55-51)
— Eflin is 1-2, 6.43 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 14-6 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-1
— He is 2-0, 2.12 in three starts vs New York
— Tampa Bay is 3-1 in its last four games.
— Rays are 28-25 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 37-109
— record in first 5 innings: 59-38-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-2
— Rodon is 1-3, 5.75 in his four starts.
— New York is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 0-1, 4.19 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.
— New York is 2-4 in its last six games.
— Bronx is 32-25 at home.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 29-105
— record in first 5 innings: 46-39-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-5
Baltimore (65-41) @ Toronto (59-48)
— Bradish is 2-3, 2.25 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 11-8 in his starts
— under 6-3-2 last eleven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-19
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— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-2
— He is 0-3, 5.59 in six starts vs Toronto.
— Orioles won 16 of last 21 games.
— Baltimore is 33-20 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 25-105
— record in first 5 innings: 48-39-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-5-3
— Ryu is making his first ‘23 start.
— He was 2-0, 5.67 in six starts last year.
— In his career, he is 75-45, 3.27 in 174 starts
— He is 5-1, 4.35 in nine starts vs Baltimore.
— Toronto is 4-3 in its last seven games.
— Blue Jays are 29-22 at home.
— under 18-5 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-107
— record in first 5 innings: 46-42-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-4-3
White Sox (43-64) @ Texas (60-46)
— Scholtens is 1-3, 3.32 in 16 games (2 starts)
— Sometimes he starts, sometimes he is a bulk guy.
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in two relief stints vs Cleveland.
— Chicago is 7-16 in its last 23 games.
— White Sox are 20-35 on road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 27-107
— record in first 5 innings: 40-53-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-x
— Gray is 0-3, 5.57 in his last six starts.
— Rangers are 3-5 in his last eight starts.
— under 6-3 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Chicago.
— Texas is 2-6 in its last eight games.
— Rangers are 34-20 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 33-105
— record in first 5 innings: 61-32-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-x
Cleveland (53-54) @ Houston (60-47)
— Williams is 1-1, 2.89 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.
— Guardians are 8-6 in their last 14 games.
— Cleveland is 25-30 on the road.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 31-107
— record in first 5 innings: 46-41-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2.2
— Valdez is 1-1, 7.40 in his last four starts.
— Houston is 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-6
— He is 4-0, 3.22 in four games vs Cleveland.
— Astros are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Houston is 29-25 at home
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 38-107
— record in first 5 innings: 51-38-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2
Boston (56-50) @ Seattle (55-51)
— Bello is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Boston is 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-3
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his one start vs Seattle.
— Red Sox lost its last three games.
— Boston is 26-27 on road.
— under 9-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-105
— record in first 5 innings: 39-52-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-7-1
— Miller is 2-0, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Seattle won nine of last eleven games.
— Mariners are 30-25 at home.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 31-106
— record in first 5 innings: 47-43-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-3-4
Interleague games
Detroit (47-59) @ Pittsburgh (47-58)
— Manning is 1-1, 4.19 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He gave up a run in 3 IP, in his one start vs Pittsburgh.
— Detroit is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Tigers are 25-29 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 26-106
— record in first 5 innings: 37-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3.1-x
— Oviedo is 1-1, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— Pittsburgh is 1-8 in his last nine starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 9-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-4
— He gave up 6 runs in 3.2 IP, in his one start vs Detroit.
— Pirates are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Pittsburgh is 25-27 at home.
— over 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-105
— record in first 5 innings: 38-51-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.1-4
LA Angels (56-51) @ Atlanta (67-37)
— Sandoval is 2-0, 2.19 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 3-8 in his last 11 starts.
— under 8-3 last eleven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-2
— He gave up 5 runs in 3 IP, in his one start vs Atlanta.
— Angels are 11-4 in their last 15 games.
— Angels are 27-28 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 30-107
— record in first 5 innings: 47-42-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.2-4
— Strider is 1-1, 4.38 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 9-2 in his last 11 starts.
— over 10-1 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-5
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.
— Atlanta won three of its last four games.
— Braves are 35-20 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 42-104
— record in first 5 innings: 61-29-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3
Minnesota (54-53) @ St Louis (47-60)
— Lopez is 1-1, 3.71 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 4-6 in his road starts.
— over 8-3 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-3
— He is 1-2, 3.16 in four starts vs St Louis.
— Twins lost their last five games.
— Minnesota is 24-29 on road.
— over 13-4 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-107
— record in first 5 innings: 44-46-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x
— Flaherty is 3-1, 3.03 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 10-3 in his last 13 starts.
— over 13-4 last 17 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-4
— He gave up a run in 5.2 IP, in his one start vs Minnesota.
— Cardinals lost six of last nine games.
— Cardinals are 23-29 at home.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 37-106
— record in first 5 innings: 44-42-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x
NY Mets (49-55) @ Kansas City (32-75)
— Quintana is 0-2, 4.09 in his first two starts.
— Mets are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 3-10, 4.17 in 25 starts vs Kansas City.
— Mets are 3-1 in last four games.
— Mets are 24-32 on road.
— under 19-9-3 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-104
— record in first 5 innings: 47-45-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-3.1-x
— Greinke is 0-5, 7.50 in his last six starts.
— Kansas City is 1-11 in his last 12 starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-4
— He is 5-1, 3.49 in nine starts vs New York.
— Royals won their last three games.
— Royals are 18-36 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 32-107
— record in first 5 innings: 31-60-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2
Oakland (30-77) @ Los Angeles (59-45)
— Waldichuk is 2-6, 6.38 in 24 games (13 starts).
— Sometimes he starts, sometimes he’s a bulk guy.
— He hasn’t pitched against the Dodgers.
— A’s are 5-10 since All-Star break.
— Oakland is 15-38 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 30-107
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 29-59-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-x
— Lynn is making his Dodger debut here.
— He is 1-1, 7.61 in his last four starts.
— White Sox were 9-6 in his last 15 starts.
— over 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-12-2
— He is 5-2, 3.56 in 10 starts vs Oakland.
— Dodgers are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Dodgers are 31-20 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 43-104
— record in first 5 innings: 48-44-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x
Umpires
Phil-Mia— Under is 12-5-1 in last 18 Livensparger games
Mil-Wsh— Under is 8-2 in last 10 Tosi games.
Cin-Chi— Over is 5-2 in last seven Carlson games.
SD-Colo— Favorites are 16-3 in Rackley games.
Az-SF— Bacon is a sub umpire, no trends.
TB-NY— Under is 6-3 in last nine Wegner games.
Balt-Tor— Underdogs are 7-4 in last 11 Muchinski games.
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Clev-Hst— Underdogs won seven of last eight Wolcott games.
Bos-Sea— Over is 8-4-1 in last 13 Vondrak games
LAA-Atl— Over is 9-4 in last 13 Rehak games
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, August 1
National League
Philadelphia (57-49) @ Miami (57-50)
— Suarez is 1-1, 5.51 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 8-6 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6
— He is 4-2, 3.35 in 16 games (5 starts) vs Miami
— Phillies are 5-7 in their last 12 games.
— Phillies are 29-29 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 29-106
— record in first 5 innings: 43-47-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-2.1
— Alcantara is 1-2, 2.93 in his last four starts.
— Miami is 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— over 11-3-1 last 15 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-3
— He is 0-1, 8.44 in two starts vs Philly TY.
— Miami is 3-2 in its last five games.
— Marlins are 33-22 at home
— over 3-2 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 21-107
— record in first 5 innings: 46-39-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-6
Milwaukee (57-50) @ Washington (45-62)
— Peralta is 1-1, 3.63 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 2-6 in his road starts.
— under 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-3
— He is 2-2, 7.29 in five games (3 starts) vs Washington.
— Brewers are 1-5 in last six games.
— Milwaukee is 28-26 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 32-107
— record in first 5 innings: 44-48-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2
— Gray is 1-0, 0.69 in his last two starts.
— Washington is 3-6 in his last nine starts.
— under 4-2 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11-2
— This is his first start vs Milwaukee.
— Nationals lost three of last five games.
— Washington is 21-33 at home.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 37-106
— record in first 5 innings: 40-55-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-3.2
Cincinnati (59-49) @ Cubs (53-53)
— Lively is 0-2, 3.33 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 5-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— He gave up 6 runs in 5 IP, in his one start against the Cubs.
— Reds are 9-3 in their last 12 games.
— Cincinnati is 31-23 on the road.
— under 13-4 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-107
— record in first 5 innings: 43-39-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-5.2
— Steele is 2-0, 2.19 in his last two starts.
— Cubs are 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— under 9-6 last 15 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-4
— He is 1-3, 8.34 in five starts vs Cincinnati.
— Cubs won eight of last ten games.
— Chicago is 27-27 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-105
— record in first 5 innings: 46-45-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-6
San Diego (52-55) @ Colorado (42-64)
— Padres haven’t named a starter.
— Padres are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings.
— San Diego is 23-30 on road.
— under 9-2-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-107
— record in first 5 innings: 51-44-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2.2
— Lambert is 1-0, 0.64 in his three starts.
— Colorado is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 1-0, 9.00 in three starts vs San Diego.
— Colorado is 3-5 in its last eight games.
— Colorado is 25-28 at home.
— under 13-5 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-105
— record in first 5 innings: 39-53-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-4
Arizona (57-50) @ San Francisco (58-49)
— Gallen is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 4-7 in his road starts.
— over 4-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-4
— He is 3-4, 3.84 in 11 starts vs San Francisco.
— Arizona is 7-16 in its last 23 games.
— Arizona is 29-22 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 38-107
— record in first 5 innings: 42-44-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-4.1
— Cobb is 1-1, 2.42 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 14-5 in his starts.
— under 13-2-1 last 16 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-5
— He is 3-2, 4.93 in seven starts vs Arizona.
— Giants are 4-2 in their last six games.
— San Francisco is 30-24 at home.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 29-105
— record in first 5 innings: 45-43-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-4.2-8
American League
Tampa Bay (65-44) @ Bronx (55-51)
— Eflin is 1-2, 6.43 in his last three starts.
— Rays are 14-6 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-20
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-1
— He is 2-0, 2.12 in three starts vs New York
— Tampa Bay is 3-1 in its last four games.
— Rays are 28-25 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 37-109
— record in first 5 innings: 59-38-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4-2
— Rodon is 1-3, 5.75 in his four starts.
— New York is 1-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 0-1, 4.19 in four starts vs Tampa Bay.
— New York is 2-4 in its last six games.
— Bronx is 32-25 at home.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 home games
— scored run in first inning: 29-105
— record in first 5 innings: 46-39-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-5
Baltimore (65-41) @ Toronto (59-48)
— Bradish is 2-3, 2.25 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 11-8 in his starts
— under 6-3-2 last eleven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 1-19
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-2
— He is 0-3, 5.59 in six starts vs Toronto.
— Orioles won 16 of last 21 games.
— Baltimore is 33-20 on road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 25-105
— record in first 5 innings: 48-39-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-5-3
— Ryu is making his first ‘23 start.
— He was 2-0, 5.67 in six starts last year.
— In his career, he is 75-45, 3.27 in 174 starts
— He is 5-1, 4.35 in nine starts vs Baltimore.
— Toronto is 4-3 in its last seven games.
— Blue Jays are 29-22 at home.
— under 18-5 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 25-107
— record in first 5 innings: 46-42-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-4-3
White Sox (43-64) @ Texas (60-46)
— Scholtens is 1-3, 3.32 in 16 games (2 starts)
— Sometimes he starts, sometimes he is a bulk guy.
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in two relief stints vs Cleveland.
— Chicago is 7-16 in its last 23 games.
— White Sox are 20-35 on road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 27-107
— record in first 5 innings: 40-53-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-x
— Gray is 0-3, 5.57 in his last six starts.
— Rangers are 3-5 in his last eight starts.
— under 6-3 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Chicago.
— Texas is 2-6 in its last eight games.
— Rangers are 34-20 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 33-105
— record in first 5 innings: 61-32-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-x
Cleveland (53-54) @ Houston (60-47)
— Williams is 1-1, 2.89 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 5-2 in his starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.
— Guardians are 8-6 in their last 14 games.
— Cleveland is 25-30 on the road.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 31-107
— record in first 5 innings: 46-41-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2.2
— Valdez is 1-1, 7.40 in his last four starts.
— Houston is 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 2-20
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-6
— He is 4-0, 3.22 in four games vs Cleveland.
— Astros are 10-5 in their last 15 games.
— Houston is 29-25 at home
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 38-107
— record in first 5 innings: 51-38-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2
Boston (56-50) @ Seattle (55-51)
— Bello is 1-1, 6.75 in his last three starts.
— Boston is 6-2 in his last eight starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-3
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his one start vs Seattle.
— Red Sox lost its last three games.
— Boston is 26-27 on road.
— under 9-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 35-105
— record in first 5 innings: 39-52-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-7-1
— Miller is 2-0, 3.94 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Seattle won nine of last eleven games.
— Mariners are 30-25 at home.
— under 7-4 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 31-106
— record in first 5 innings: 47-43-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-3-4
Interleague games
Detroit (47-59) @ Pittsburgh (47-58)
— Manning is 1-1, 4.19 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He gave up a run in 3 IP, in his one start vs Pittsburgh.
— Detroit is 3-7 in its last ten games.
— Tigers are 25-29 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 26-106
— record in first 5 innings: 37-51-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-3.1-x
— Oviedo is 1-1, 3.71 in his last three starts.
— Pittsburgh is 1-8 in his last nine starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 9-21
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-4
— He gave up 6 runs in 3.2 IP, in his one start vs Detroit.
— Pirates are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Pittsburgh is 25-27 at home.
— over 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 23-105
— record in first 5 innings: 38-51-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.1-4
LA Angels (56-51) @ Atlanta (67-37)
— Sandoval is 2-0, 2.19 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 3-8 in his last 11 starts.
— under 8-3 last eleven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-2
— He gave up 5 runs in 3 IP, in his one start vs Atlanta.
— Angels are 11-4 in their last 15 games.
— Angels are 27-28 on road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 30-107
— record in first 5 innings: 47-42-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.2-4
— Strider is 1-1, 4.38 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 9-2 in his last 11 starts.
— over 10-1 home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 11-5-5
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.
— Atlanta won three of its last four games.
— Braves are 35-20 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 42-104
— record in first 5 innings: 61-29-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3
Minnesota (54-53) @ St Louis (47-60)
— Lopez is 1-1, 3.71 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 4-6 in his road starts.
— over 8-3 last 11 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-3
— He is 1-2, 3.16 in four starts vs St Louis.
— Twins lost their last five games.
— Minnesota is 24-29 on road.
— over 13-4 last 17 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-107
— record in first 5 innings: 44-46-17
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x
— Flaherty is 3-1, 3.03 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 10-3 in his last 13 starts.
— over 13-4 last 17 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-20
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-4
— He gave up a run in 5.2 IP, in his one start vs Minnesota.
— Cardinals lost six of last nine games.
— Cardinals are 23-29 at home.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 37-106
— record in first 5 innings: 44-42-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x
NY Mets (49-55) @ Kansas City (32-75)
— Quintana is 0-2, 4.09 in his first two starts.
— Mets are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 3-10, 4.17 in 25 starts vs Kansas City.
— Mets are 3-1 in last four games.
— Mets are 24-32 on road.
— under 19-9-3 last 31 games
— scored run in first inning: 21-104
— record in first 5 innings: 47-45-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-3.1-x
— Greinke is 0-5, 7.50 in his last six starts.
— Kansas City is 1-11 in his last 12 starts.
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 3-20
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-4
— He is 5-1, 3.49 in nine starts vs New York.
— Royals won their last three games.
— Royals are 18-36 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 32-107
— record in first 5 innings: 31-60-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4-2
Oakland (30-77) @ Los Angeles (59-45)
— Waldichuk is 2-6, 6.38 in 24 games (13 starts).
— Sometimes he starts, sometimes he’s a bulk guy.
— He hasn’t pitched against the Dodgers.
— A’s are 5-10 since All-Star break.
— Oakland is 15-38 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 30-107
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— record in first 5 innings: 29-59-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-x
— Lynn is making his Dodger debut here.
— He is 1-1, 7.61 in his last four starts.
— White Sox were 9-6 in his last 15 starts.
— over 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-12-2
— He is 5-2, 3.56 in 10 starts vs Oakland.
— Dodgers are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— Dodgers are 31-20 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 43-104
— record in first 5 innings: 48-44-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x
Umpires
Phil-Mia— Under is 12-5-1 in last 18 Livensparger games
Mil-Wsh— Under is 8-2 in last 10 Tosi games.
Cin-Chi— Over is 5-2 in last seven Carlson games.
SD-Colo— Favorites are 16-3 in Rackley games.
Az-SF— Bacon is a sub umpire, no trends.
TB-NY— Under is 6-3 in last nine Wegner games.
Balt-Tor— Underdogs are 7-4 in last 11 Muchinski games.
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Clev-Hst— Underdogs won seven of last eight Wolcott games.
Bos-Sea— Over is 8-4-1 in last 13 Vondrak games
LAA-Atl— Over is 9-4 in last 13 Rehak games
Pending Picks
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI at MIA | 06:40 PM | MIA -130 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| TB at NYY | 07:05 PM | TB -115 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at WAS | 07:05 PM | MIL -155 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| DET at PIT | 07:05 PM | PIT -125 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| BAL at TOR | 07:07 PM | BAL -110 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAA at ATL | 07:20 PM | LAA +200 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at STL | 07:45 PM | STL +100 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHW at TEX | 08:05 PM | TEX -210 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| CIN at CHC | 08:05 PM | CIN +145 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at HOU | 08:10 PM | HOU -180 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| NYM at KC | 08:10 PM | KC +130 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at SEA | 09:40 PM | SEA -110 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| ARI at SF | 09:45 PM | SF -110 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Top six home run hitters for the Kansas City Royals:317— George Brett
240— Salvador Perez
197— Mike Sweeney
193— Amos Otis
190— Alex Gordon
169— Hal McRae
Quote of the Day
“[Eppler’s] answer was that the team is now kind of shifting vision and that they’re looking to compete now for 2025 and 2026, and that 2024, that it was not going to be a reload situation in New York, and that it was going to be more of a transition in 2024.”
Max Scherzer
Wednesday’s quiz
San Diego will be Rich Hill’s 13th team in the major leagues; he broke into the majors in 2005, with what team?
Tuesday’s quiz
Steve Spurrier coached the Tampa Bay Bandits in the 1980’s USFL.
Monday’s quiz
Red Sox ended their long World Series drought in 2004; Terry Francona was their manager that year.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— Astros 2, Guardians 0
Framber Valdez threw a no-hitter for Houston, throwing 93 pitches.
Big day for the Astros, getting Justin Verlander back, and then the no-hitter.
— Verlander makes $43M a year; if he throws 140+ innings next year, his $35M option for 2025 automatically kicks in.
— August 1, 1978, Pete Rose had his 44-game hitting streak stopped by the Phillies; ironically, he signed with Philadelphia as a free agent that next winter.
That August night was a fun one for me; I was visiting my cousin in Brooklyn for the weekend, and we went out that night to Catch a Rising Star, a club that was famous for starting the careers of many popular singers/comedians. They had pictures up on the walls of all the famous people who had performed there.
I was 18 at the time; this was a whole new world to me. The MC was Richard Belzer, who later became well-known as an actor on the Law and Order shows; he was a comedian at the time. He was busting chops with couple guys in the audience, and I’m sitting there terrified that he will start busting my chops. I didn’t realize the two guys were friends of his, part of the act.
Later on, a young lady comes out to sing; she was really good. It was Pat Benatar, who went on to have a great career as a singer, but she was just breaking into the business back then— she was 25 at the time.
Anyway, was reminded of that today. Always good to remember the fun times.
Tuesday was baseball’s trade deadline. Some thoughts:
— Mets traded Verlander to Houston, Tommy Pham to Arizona.
Mets started this year with a payroll of $356,879,103; in the last week, they’ve shed a lot of payroll obligations:
Verlander $43,333,333
Max Scherzer $43,333,333
Mark Canha $11,500,000
David Robertson $10,000,000
Pham $6,000,000
All that adds up to $114,167,000 that has come off the Mets’ books, pro-rated, of course.
— Mets’ GM Billy Eppler said this:
“We won’t have the same [World Series] odds in 2024, but we’ll put together a competitive team.”
Wonder what his boss thinks of that statement.
— As of 7pm Tuesday night, White Sox had traded away pitchers who accounted for 41.2% of their innings pitched so far this season.
— San Diego Padres are having a rough year; they’re 0-10 in extra inning games, 6-18 in one-run games. Xander Bogaerts is 0-11 this year with the bases loaded.
Their loss Monday night in Denver was horrific; down by a run in the 8th inning, Padres had guys on 1st/2nd with one out. Bogaerts gets a clutch hit to centerfield, but the third base coach sends Juan Soto home, and the CF throws him out at the plate, by 20-30 feet. Not good.
Maybe the worst decision I’ve ever seen by a third base coach; they wound up losing in extra innings, another agonizing loss in a rough season.
— Despite that, Padres traded for P Rich Hill, 1B Ji-Man Choi Tuesday, so they’re still trying.
— Padres 8, Rockies 5— Juan Soto hit two homers for San Diego Tuesday night.
— Cardinals traded P Jack Flaherty to Baltimore; this is interesting because Flaherty has allowed a .346 batting average on balls in play — worst in the majors among pitchers with 80+ innings pitched. His ERA is 3.45 in his last 12 starts, which is an improvement; we’ll see.
— Detroit’s Eduardo Rodriguez has a 10-team no-trade list; the Dodgers are on it. Detroit tried to trade him to the Dodgers anyway, but Rodriguez vetoed the deal, and LA acquired Ryan Yarbrough from the Royals instead.
Who doesn’t want to play for the Dodgers? Apparently Rodriguez doesn’t want to play on the west coast; too far away from his family, but jeez, you’re rich, bring the family out with you.
— Phillies 3, Marlins 1— Sandy Alcantara threw 8 shutout IP, but then Miami’s bullpen screwed the game up in the 9th inning. Marlins made several moves; will be interesting to see what they look like when the dust clears this weekend.
— Movie of the Day: Any Given Sunday (1999)— A pro football team with a veteran coach and an aging QB try to hang on and make the playoffs. When the QB gets hurt, then his backup also gets hurt, the 3rd-string QB comes in and things get very interesting.
Al Pacino is the coach; Dennis Quaid/Jamie Foxx are the QB’s, Cameron Diaz is the team’s owner, James Woods is the team doctor, Charlton Heston is the commissioner of the league.
Excellent movie; Lawrence Taylor is good in his role, basically playing himself. I could write about this movie for a week, but I’ll add this— the four coaches the Miami Sharks go against in this movie are all real-life Hall of Famers:
Dick Butkus, Bob St Clair, YA Tittle, Johnny Unitas.
— College Football Trend of the Day: Favorites won/covered the last four Las Vegas Bowls.
— Phillies acquired P Michael Lorenzen from Detroit; unclear if the Phillies will go to a 6-man rotation, or use Lorenzen in relief, or use Cristopher Sanchez in relief, but someone once said that you can never have enough pitching.
— A’s actually traded two more players, not that it matters; they dealt P Sam Moll to the Reds, 3B Jace Peterson to Arizona.
— Speaking of the Reds; they have a legit chance to make the playoffs, but they desperately need pitching, and they didn’t add any starters— Moll is a mediocre lefty reliever.
Cubs 20, Reds 9— Cincinnati left starter Lively in until he gave up 13 runs; 15 of the 27 batters he faced reached base. Reds have an abundance of position players; they should’ve made some kind of move to improve their pitching.
— We’ll close today with this, my annual reminder that the Baltimore Ravens try to win their preseason games; they’ve won their last 23 exhibition games SU, are 26-5 ATS in their last 31 summer games.
LA ANGELS are 6-18 SU (-17.1 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 114-72 Under (34.8 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 49-76 SU (-34.6 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 307-290 SU (-12 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.
COLORADO is 74-49 SU (20.1 Units) at home when the total is 11 to 11.5 in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 21-52 SU (-36.2 Units) in home games as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-41 SU (-14.1 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 111-77 SU (26.3 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 49-27 Over (19.3 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 19-5 SU (13.5 Units) in road games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the current season.
CHI WHITE SOX is 9-20 SU (-13 Units) in road games when playing on Wednesday in the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 20-48 SU (-32.8 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 35-25 SU (7.5 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 50-46 SU (7.2 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
DETROIT is 114-72 Under (34.8 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 49-76 SU (-34.6 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 307-290 SU (-12 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.
COLORADO is 74-49 SU (20.1 Units) at home when the total is 11 to 11.5 in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 21-52 SU (-36.2 Units) in home games as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-41 SU (-14.1 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 111-77 SU (26.3 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 12-2 SU (9.8 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 49-27 Over (19.3 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 19-5 SU (13.5 Units) in road games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the current season.
CHI WHITE SOX is 9-20 SU (-13 Units) in road games when playing on Wednesday in the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 20-48 SU (-32.8 Units) in an inter-league game in the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 35-25 SU (7.5 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 50-46 SU (7.2 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
